Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-05-16
News Of the
Badger State
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sue of S2,3OO,O00 to erect 110 miles OF
concrete road during the next five
years will be submitted to the electors
of Racine county. This action was
taken by the county board of super
visors on suggestions of the county
and state highway committee 1t is
planned, if the vote is favorable, to
begin at once the construction of con
crete highways ON all main roads.
Payments by the sale of bonds to be
made on completion of contracts. The
bonds are to be serial and payable
within twenty years. Unless the issue
is voted on favorably, then the con-
struction of concrete highways viii be
by direct taxation.
Madison This city has over 100
boys who died 'oyer there" and plans
are now being launched for a national
cemetery in which the bodies OF the
boys who sacrificed their lives so he
roically in France may be buried after
being sent here. The alderman was
asked to donate plot of ground in
Forest Hill cemetery for the project.
1t is believed it will not be hard to
get the war departments consent to
this movement.
Stevens Point More than 300
school children OF the city will partici-
pate in Home Garden contest during
the summer months. The contest is
being conducted by the Stevens Point
Normal school and cash prizes are to
be awarded the winners. 1t will be
featured by garden fair in the fall.
when the choicest garden produce
raised by the girls and boys will be
placed on display.
La Crosse-A committee CT twelve
aldermen and citizens has been ap-
pointed by Mayor Bentley to investi.
gate the advisability of establishing
real public market Experiments con
Quoted under the auspices of the
4 Chamber of Commerce last summer
were successful, and there is a de-
a mand for a permanent market place.
Milk depots have been established in
voting booths.
Madison. B. Borden resigned as
assistant dean of the University of
Wisconsin College of Agriculture, to
take effect July l. The regents ae-
cepted the resignation and elected ].
A. James. assistant professor of edu-
cation to the place. Mr.. Borden gave
no reasons. He was formerly assist
ant 2sate superintendent of schools
and secretary of the state council of
defense.
Milwaukee The Wisconsin Land
Holding Co, Milwaukee, has assem-
bled between 5000 and 10000 acres OF
land in Oneida county and plans to
place soldiers in colony there. No
payments of interest or principal will
be required on this land for five years.
Other aid is also planned for soldiers
so that they will be able to carry on
farming successfully, says John P.
Hume.
La Crosse-Chief of Police J. B.
Wehber received word that George
Mstts, who was charged with robbing
chewing gum machines in twenty-five
stations along the Northwestern road
between La Crosse and Madison and
several along the Milwaukee road in
the southern part of the state, was
sentenced at Dodgeville to the Green
Bay Ieformatory.
La Crosse-Eight million wall-eyed
pike were planted in tributaries of the
Black river by the government fish
hatchery here. This is the first large
consignment of pike planted in the
western part OF the state since the
hatchery was established. Nearly all
OF the output has gone to inland wa
ters.
Manitowoc-Frank A. Miller, re.
Gently appointed by Mayor Schroeder
as mem Yer of the board of education
after he had been defeated in the
spring election. was unanimously
elected president of that body. Henry
Gorth was named vice-president, and
Miss Emma Kirwan was elected sec
retaIy.
Appleton Kaukauns population
and area was increased when the
common council voted to annex part
OF the town of Buchanan to the city
Residents of the town had petitioned
the council to be included in the city
limits The territory effected has
population of about 1000
Sheboygan - Trinity Lu t b era n
church will celebrate the fiftieth ami
Versary of its founding with an elabo
rate program here in the fall The
church board has been authorized to
proceed with the arrangements.
La Crosse-Fred H Hartwell, attOr-
hey for the trades and labor council
OF La Crosse was elected president