Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-11-14

--A DC III competitive eXniDltlO0
the midwest horticultural show at De
Moines, 10. The Badger state vii
feature upper Wisconsin potatoes
Door, Baraboo and Bayfield, cour
ties apples and upper Wisconsin
Garden produce. The products will b,
in competition with other product.
from all points between the Missis
sippi and Denver between the south
ern boundary of Arkansas and the
Canadian boundary.
Oshkosh-It was like old times
when Oshkosh was the "sawdust city,"
at the sawmill of HoIlister, Amos &
Co., during the saving of IL huge logs
OF Wisconsin white pine. These logs,
the biggest cut into lumber here in
many years, scaled 7,400 feet, where
ordinarily it takes about is logs to
scale 1000 feet. One log was valued
at 5000, ahl was 4S inches across. The
timber was shipped in for use of the
Badger Lumber and Box Co.
Darlington During the civil war an
historical record was kept of every
member OF Co. H, Third Wisconsin
regiment, giving complete descrip-
ton of the 209 members. At the close
of the war the book fell intosthe hands
of James Driver, a member of the
company and has sisce been one of his
treasured possessions. He has pre-
sented the time-worn record to the
Lafayette County Historical society.
La CroSse-It was a bad day for the
Paul Heytens family, Superior, in
United States district court Paul
was found guilty in ten minutes of
selling whisky His wife Jared simi-
larly. Paul was fined $780, His wife
was fined $3.50 Marshal Frank O'Con-
nor relieved Heytens of 189 quarts of
whisky, found on his place in the Su.
perior cleanup campaign. The whisky
was on display in court.
Madison Martin G. Stanek, is,
from Yuba, Riehland county. won the
Plankinton Packing Co. trophy prize
at the junior live stock exposition held
at Madison. The animal was then
placed ON sale and sold for rs cents a
pound. The weight is $50 pounds.
The buyer was w. T. Rote. Wonewoc.
and the animal, Hereford calf, will
be exhibited at the International stock
show at Chicago.
Madison-The 1920 state fair win be
held on August 80, 81 and September
/, 2, 8 and 4, practically two weeks
earlier than usual, according to the
decision reached by the state fair ad-
yisory board. The Wisconsin fair will
come a week before the Minnesota
fair and during the same week with
the Iowa fair Bad weather during
past expositions is the occasion of the
change.
Clintonville- Comparative statistics
lust compiled disclose the greas in
crease in value of Waupaca county
cities. In 1862 Clintonyifie was ap-
nra,sed s1S,56S. Today its value is
set at $4,05S,970. Waupaca city in.
creased from $99,650 to $2,594,231
during that time and New London
from s1OO,7S9 to s2,376.SsS.
Eau Claire - Because of cold and
wet weather, work on the S21O,0OO
federal, state and county concrete
highway between Eau Claire and Chip
pewa Falls has been discontinued for
the yaar. Al mile and half of the
road remains to be put in and con-
crete viaduct over the 500 railroad
Just outside of this city.
La Crosse-The Rev. B. S. Stead
well. La Crosse. president Of the
Worlds Purity congress-. will attend
the third Worlds Christian Citizenship
congress. at Pittsburgh. He is chair
man of the congress committee on so
cial, impurity. This is the first con-
ference Of this organization since 1913
Kewaunee-H. F. Pohland, formerly
register of deeds OF Kewaunee county
end known as the father" OF the
cheese industry in the county. died at
Auburn, ore. Mr. Pobland, native OF
Sheboygan county, became prominent
in oregon as a banker and business
man.
stevens Point-That the high cost
- ,,,r;,y had No effect on the demand
for marriage licenses is evidences Dy
~ 49, records OF County Clerk A. q
Ronrn nor /, During October As marriage
licenses were applied for beating the
nreyious high record Of AZ in June.
Antigo-J. E. Engquist, cashier OF
49, EYrst National bank since March,
Is1e. m resigned 10 accept a position
elsewhere. W. w. Smith. vice-presi-
dent d.S Of the bank, viii assume the du-
ties Of cashier for the present