Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-12-12


city, according to information secured
Wnen a building. an old landmark, was
wrecked. William Shultz brought the
birds to America from Germany in
1875, while a resident of Sheboygan.
having noted the absence of sparrows,
Mr.. Shultz decided to bring some of
the birds home with him upon his re.
turn from a trip to Germany. There
originally We're 10 sparrows in the
shipment. One broke out of its cage
at sea and the rest were brought to
Sheboygan and released at the corner
OF North Eighth street and New York
avenue.
Green Bay-In order to give the
city of Green Bay larger representa-
tion on the Brown county board of
supervisors, the city council is con-
sidering plan of establishing twenty
wards, instead of the fifteen precincts
into which the city is now divided.
The present fifteen precincts comprise
only eight wards, and the city's repre-
sentation on the county board is
eight, while there are twenty-seven
towns and villages. and the city of
Depele represented on the board.
Madison According to figures
given by T. A. Pollexs. tax commits
sioner Of the Northwestern road, Wis
cunsin farm land values have risen
fully 80 per cent in the last ten years.
The average value was $4125 an acre
in 1909 and is now $64. Dane county
farm land rose from $3.50 to $136.75.
Land in Milwaukee county, highest in
the state, is worth $60425 an acre.
Racine county land is second at
$173.75.
Madison-The use of United States
army aeroplanes to expedite the work
of eradicating the menace of white
pine blister rust from the forests of
northern Wisconsin is suggested by
State Entomologist S. B. Packer. who
for some time past has been working
on various methods of stamping out
the bark disease, which is threatening
the Badger white pine output.
Manitowoc-Jerome Dick, 40, presi.
dent Dick Brothers Baking Co., this
city, drowned when he drove his auto
mobile off the north abutment OF
Tenth street bridge into the river. He
was driving to the Northwestern sta,
tion, escorting a travelling salesman
to the train When the travelling man
saw the danger, he jumped and saved
himself
Stoughton- Nicholas Anderson, in
1899 member of the assembly and
until recently, an alderman from the
First ward, died suddenly Mr. An
derson was an early settler of the
East Koshkonong district, his father
having owned much land in that
vicinity. He actively represented
Stoughton in the Spanish
war.
Manitowoc - Roy Kaceroyski, in
charge when the steamer Virginia was
converted into the troop transport
Blue Ridge here, has been appointed
fleet engineer of this district and will
have charge of all ships owned by the
navy department including the Ger
man submarine. Mr.. Kacerovski has
gone to Chicago to begin his new
work.
Green Bay-Mayor Elmer S. Hall,
Secretary Frank H Smith of the As.
sociation of Commerce, and Herman
Greiling are in Washington to attend
the rivers and harbors convention.
They will endeavor to interest Wis
consin senators and congressman in
a project to deepen the outer harbor
at this port.
La Grandma Sjolander, 95,
acted as bridesmaid at the wedding
of her granddaughter, Miss Laura
Marie Sjelander and John Stewart
Reid, manager of Hotel Medford, Mil
waukee. The ceremony took place in
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
anu MIS-. ". -. OJOiohNCAf OASAe~9tAeA'
Beaver Dan-Edwin L. Huebner,
city letter carrier, has way of beat
ing the high cost of living. He plant
ed city lot to popcorn and has just
harvested and sold it for $48.45, net.
At this rate an acre planted to pop
corn would net s193.S0.
Antigo-Aftel' pleading guilty TO
charges, Willard Bailey ana
Mrs. Eta Tackett we're sentenced by
Judge A. B. Goodrich to prison terms
of a year and nine months and two
years, respectively.
Appleton-P. w. Sherwood is new
chairman of a movement to work for
passage of a bill in congress chang |
ing the department of the interior into |
one called department of public |
works.
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