Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-03-14
News of the
Badger State
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Baraboo- Mrs. Al Ringing and Mrs.
George w. Burdick nj this city have
become heirs to about $4,000 each,
the money being portion of an es-
tate of S5.000000 left by Louisa Nor
ris Churchill a relative of Winston
Spencer Churchill, the English author
Most of the property is in England
Canada and California and will be di
vided among a large number of heirs
Charles Edgar Spencer Churchill is
second cousin of Mrs. Ringing and
Mrs Burdick.
Beloit-The school board voted to
increase the salaries of graded school
teachers from minimum of $50 to
$40, and from $50 to $50 per month
as maximum, respectively, and ac-
cepted contract with the govern.
ment to establish in local school a
reserve officers training corps One
hundred and fifty hign scnoui ooys, it
is estimated, will receive military
training by an army officer to be de-
tailed by the war department.
Beloit-Beloit wets have decided to
call for submission of the license
question at the spring election. They
contend that the dry majority of last
spring will be reversed and that sa-
looms might operate for several
months without federal interference.
City Attorney r. A. Edgar rules that
if licenses are granted the fee must
be the same as would be asked for
full year, namely $500.
Sheboygan Attending school for
over seven years and completing the
studies of all the grades without miss
ing one day is the record of Oleta
Meves, the 13-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Meves, who was
graduated from the eight grade last
week. In addition to other high
standings, she received sixty-five spe-
cial merits.
Grand Rapids-A second large team
of horses was lost here during the
present ice harvest when pair OF
nicely matched blacks became unman-
ageable and ran onto thin ice, going
through and drowning. They weighed
S,100 and were valued at $500. Two
weeks ago team of grays worth $500
drowned
Manitowoc- Transfer of five women
patients from the Manitowoc county
insane asylum to the Outagamie coun-
ty asylum. near Appleton, revealed
the fact that the asylum has been over
crowded for months. Outagamie
county recently built an addition and
provided room for forty additional pa
tients.
Sheboygan-Judge Martin L. Lueek
of Port Washington ordered $4,000 to
be paid by the Mutual Liability Insur-
ance company to the widow OF Hugo
Rowe, former employe of the She
boygan Dairy Products company, who
was killed when milkf wagon over
turned in a snowdrift.
Madison-In the state grange show
here during February Marinette coun-
ty took eight out of a possible twelve
prizes, winning three firsts, two sec
onds, two fourths and one fifth. Mar
inette county won eleven out of
twelve prizes, last yesr and ten out
of thirteen in 1917.
Manitowoc-Ffre said to have been
due to defective chimney completely
destroyed the school building in dis
trict No. town of Liberty The build
ing was an old frame structure and
the district will rebuild with modern
freproof structure.
Janesville George Champion. for
five years a member of the police
force, offered his resignation to take
effect Immediately to Chief of Police
William Cover. Mr.. Champion is the
second to resign in two days
Eau Claire-Congressman-elect Vic
tor L. Berger and State Senator Louis
A. Arnold, Milwaukee. must stand
trial before Judge A. L. Sanborn in
United States District court here on
Tuesday, May 13.
Sheboygan - High school students
are complaining of the addition pro
Tided to the high school. 1t is a for
mer bathhouse. moved toathe school
grounds and repaired as school.
Rhinelander-John Selkirk, VINO re
Gently returned from years SIS. ICE
IN France, was fatally injured when
struck by falling tree while working
IN the woods near Bolton.
Sheboygan- With the lifting of fed
eral food regulations, Sheboygan mer-