Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-03-28


Trades and Labor council Plans are
the Patriots fund. to which all con
tributed during the war, and use a
good portion for working men VINO
need hospital services. Other things,
such as stadium seating 10000 per
sons, public baths, community house
or public comfort stations were sug
gested as objects to which this fund
should be directed.
Superior - The Tri-State Mutual
Fire Insurance Co., was organized al
a convention of co-operators from
northern Wisconsin, Michigan and
Minnesota. The plan is to amalga
mate county mutual fire insurance
companies and use tie present com.
panies as branch societies. The home
office is to be in Superior, which is
also the home of other cooperative
movements operated by the same in
terests, such as wholesale and retail
mercantile business, bank, printing
plant and bakery.
La Crosse - Louis Ruehl, Milwau-
kee railroad detective who shot and
killed Fred Zunker and John B. Scho-
mers, is in the county jail awaiting
hearing on the charge of first degree
murder. District Attorney Lucien T.
Reid, after an investigation, called off
the scheduled inquest and swore out
the warrant. No attempt at assault
was made upon Ruehl, according to
Andrew Bartoyiak, and Otto Dasse,
companions of Bunker and Schomers,
who witnessed the killing.
Eau Claire-After serving the city
of Eau Claire for nearly twenty years
as city clerk and comptroller, and
after being elected by the people and
since 1910 by the city council nine
teen times as city clerk, John c. Fen.
nessey filed his resignation with the
city council to take erect April /.
Mr.. Fennessey retires from the serv-
lee Of the city to accept the position of
secretary treasurer of the Information
al Toy Co., Eau Claire.
La Crosse - The scent street car
fare, reduced from cents by the cir
cult court of Dane county, after two
trials, will not go into effect for a
month. Judgment will be entered and
an injunction prohibiting charging
cents win be requested. The Wiscon-
sin Railway, Light & Power Com
pany, which controls street car sys-
TENS in several other Wisconsin cit
les, may appeal to the supreme court.
Sheboygan-Dr. George w. Crosby,
81 years old, one of the best known
physicians and surgeons of this city
died of apoplexy. He was stricken in
the Office of another physician and
died few hours later. He was grad
ate of the University of Michigan and
was prominent fraternity man, be
ing Mason. knight Templar, Pythi
an, Moose, Elk, Eagle and Forester.
Appleton-For the first time in the
thirty years that Appleton people have
had cottages at Lochryst on the north
shore of Lake Winnebago, ice and
water have done no damage to the
property. The water now is at nor
NAL height, being from two to three
feet lower than it generally is at this
time of year.
Beloit The First Presbyterian
church has given a call to its pastor
ate to the Rev. H. NJ Noble of Fred
erickstown, o. The church has a fine
property and strong membership.
The Rev. Hugh Moore, its last pastor,
resigned to take charge at Parks col
iege, Parksville, Mo.
Neenah The city of Neenah, is
about $4,000 better off than it was
this time year ago, according to the
treasurer's annual report. With ev-
erything paid, Neenah starts the year
with balance of 100000.
Kenosha Plans contemplated for
raising a reconstruction fund as a
continuance Of Kenosha's famous pa
triots fund have been laid aside un
til the work of raising the Victory
loan is completed
Rhinelander - George Conant, IL
years old, was badly injured when
caught in the eogs of a wood-sawing
machine on his fathers farm.
q Beloit = Railway detectives have
caused the arrest of Robert Young of
SBeloit on the charge of stealing 1000
cigarettes from freight cars.
Beloit-The common council has
awarded contracts for five miles of
asphalt street. Five more miles are
Alnder consideration.
Minocqua-Osca J Dorwin Of Min
pcqua has been elected president Of
Rhe Harvard legal aid bureau Of Har-
FRrd law schOo;.