Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-03-21

found on many farms in Wisconsin,
and throughout the country. 1t is in
no way serious to animals.
Fond du Lac-The Fond du Lac
County Council of Defense will con-
tinue TO act as an organization until
the last Fond du Lac county boy or
girl is back from overseas. 1t will
also undertake any service asked of it
in connection with the Victory Liberty
loan drive or any other war or patri-
otic endeavor until the peace treaty is
signed and the war officially declared
at an end. This was the unanimous
decision of the town and ward chair
men and other workers of the coun-
Gil
Lake Geneva = Schuyler S. Bundy,
civil war veteran and first white child
born in Lake Geneva, ended his life
in his home here by hanging himself
in his BEDROOM. Dependency. brought
about by continued i'll health, is
thought to have caused his deed.
Bundy, who was 70 years old, served
in the One Hundred Fifty-third Illi-
nois infantry during the civil war and
was prominent in G. A. r. circles.
La Crosse-The war between com
mercial net fishermen and rod and
line men of La Crosse county has
come to a head in the form of an ac-
tion against eight Of the former,
charged with pulling net in Black
river and taking $4,000 pounds of fish
last December Black river, in La
Crosse county, is closed to licensed
netting.
Shawano - Thirty-three patrolmen
to take care of the county and state
trunk line roads, have been appointed
in this county, sad it is estimated
that it win cosC the county at least
$4,000 to take care of the roads the
coming season. They get from S125
to S140 per month with SIS per month
bonus il they reniain all the season.
La Crosse - To eliminate jo5bers
and other middlemen is the aim of a
new association of grocers here.
Thirty-flve dealers agreed to the plan.
which provides for engaging one man
to buy for all members. Lower"
prices to consumers are bound to re-
suit from this plan," said Secretary
Harry Taggart of the association.
Wausau-The imminent maple sy-
rup harvest in this section promises to
be very satisfactory, according to res
idents who have made business of
gathering the sap in privious years.
If weather conditions continue favor
able, a record-breaking run" is pre-
dicted in Marathon county's large
tracts of sugar brush"
Green Bay-Green Bay fish dealers
have entered a protest with the gov
ernment's railway express headquar-
ters against a ruling not to make de-
liveries of fish on Sundays. About
II 900 pounds of fish are handled every
Sunday by Green Bay Dealers" said
F. C. Schilling, dealer, in speaking
of the subject.
Appleton-Lake Winnebago ice will
be used during the coming summer
as far west as California. A crew OF
the California Fruit Packers iassocia-
tion, which is being shipped to ware
houses between here and that state.
Marinette - J. A. Beitz and G. /.
Wells of Dunbar have purchased a
tract of 2,64O acres near Goodman.
Marinette county, upon which they
expect to conduct logging operations.
They were associated with the Girard
Lumber company for many years.
Eau Claire-The jury in the U. S.
district court, which has been hearing
the governments case against Christ
Hendricks, Tomah, charged with vio-
lating the espionage sct, reported a
disagreement and WIS discharged.
La Crosse - George Mcdonald was
elected president of the Western Wis.
consin Poultry & Pet Stock associa-
ton. He is a La Crosse breeder Of
poultry. The annual show win be held
Dec. to s.
Sheboygan The association OF
Commerce has recommended to the
legislature the passage of law free
ing municipal and county highways
from unsightly advertising signs.
Sheboygan - The sum OF Ss3l.16
was paid to thirty-eigh mothers in
Sheboygan county who are drawing
aid under the mothers pension law.
The amounts range from s35 down.
Sheboygan = School pupils viii as.
s:st the county history committee IN
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