Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-10-17
WISCONSIN
!. STATE NEWS

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stevens Point The potato business
,n central Wisconsin has been given
another boost. With the early predic-
tions quoting a record price for No.
Grade potatoes for the farmers of
portage county, the market has been
opened for No grade by the estab.
lshment of a new potato -four cora
many at Grand Rapids. the first con
Germ of its kind in Wisconsin. The
company will buy 700 carloads of No.
potatoes this year. which it will use
IN the manufacture of potato flour.
The establishment of this market for
No. 2 potatoes promises to make po.
tatJ raising considerably more at.
tr4ctiye, as this grade has previously
Jeen practically drug on the market
and direct loss to growers.
Green Bay-Leonard Raymakers,
renresentine the Square Deal grocery,
entered a plea of guilty to the charge
of keeping for the purpose of sale a
lesser quantity of commodity than
he represented such quantity to be"
and was fined $50 and costs of $6.6S
by Police Justice HowIet. This is the
second arrest made by City Sealer J.
A. Flanagan, in an effort to curb the
practice OF adding paper and scoop
weight when selling bulk butter and
lard. Retail establishments have been
frequently visited by the official and
warnings given in an effort to obtain
compliance with the law by co-opera-
ton.
Watertown When Fred Gruchow
died, his farm was left for sale to the
one of his three sons Who bid the most
for the land, after ae will had been
admitted to probate. The highest bid
was made by Herman, who offered
$1S650 per acre. Dissatisfied with the
result six daughters of the deceased
recently petitioned Judge Kirkland of
the probate court to set @side the de-
cision After hearing several wit
nesses, the judge refused TO set aside
the terms of the will and ordered that
the deed to the land should be given
to Herman, who made the highest bid
for the properly.
Burlington-The supervisors of Ra-
cine county have ordered the building
next spring of a concrete road connect
ing Racine and Burlington. and ex-
tending west through Burlington to
the Walworth county line. 1t is
thought the road will be connected
with route 20, state highway, through
Lake Geneva to the Illinois line. This
will prove boon to Milwaukee and
Racine motorists who travel to and
from the lakes in this section.
Madison Plans for the Memorial
Union building, to be erected at the
university as tribute to it's men and
women who served in the world war
are now well under ay. To carry on
the campaign for raising $750,000
through subscriptions by alumni, for
mer students, and friends, headquar
ters have been opened in 500 Uni
yersity building, Milwaukee, and A. L.
Sommers, Sheboygan, '07, has been ap-
pointed manager.
Sheboygan- Mrs Harry e. Thomas,
Sheboygan, was reelected president of
the state organization of Kings
Daughters at the annual convention at
Sheboygan Falls. Mrs. f. G. Dunn,
Milton, was reelected vice-president;
Miss Gertrude Reiss. Sheboygan, sec
Ietary, and Mrs. w. G. Hanson, Ra-
cine. treasurer. The 1920 convention
VIII be held at Milton
Marinette-Alma Edswick, maid en-
ployed al the Corwin home in Menomi-
nee, was badly burned She heated a
can Of syrup on the stove. and while
Trying to open it on the kitchen table,
NE can exploded. The hot syrup was
hurled into her face and onto her
mead It was feared that she would
lose her sight.
Madison - The university campus
took on a warlike appearance when
tae new field artillery equipment was
pat INTO place for the training of stu
uehts in military classes. The classes
"a military work have not yet begun
outdoor drill, but have been learning
ae fundamental formations in the
gymnasium.
Aadison-Albert S. Romig. graduate
u me university in 1907 and former
instructor in the steam and gas de
partment Of the college of engineer
aas' is dead at Boulder. Col, accord
mg to word received.
oshkosh - Directors of the Winnie
DagO County Sv-ira praaders' assOcia-