Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-04-11


Scarlet fever caused the death OF
Robert Reinert, 2, Plymouth, while his
father was in a Sheboygan hospital
with blood poisoning.
La Crosse Brewery workers signed
an agreement for a weekly increase
of $3.50 for the coming year They
had requested 81 more per week.
Senator Otto Bosshard. father Of
many Wisconsin labor laws, was de-
feated for mayor of La Crosse by
Mayor Arthur A. Bentley. The vote
was: Bentley, 1928; Bosshard, 2.159
James Cannon, who fought with the
Princess Pat regiment, has returned
to Rhinelander. He joined the Cana
dian forces after he had been rejected
for service in the United States army
Citizens Of Algoma organized to get
memorial for soldiers and sailors
Officers have been elected to plan a
suitable building. Membership is lin
tied to those who have sons or broth
ers who are or were in the service.
Warden Henry Town of the state
prison at Waupun planted potatoes
over sea of steam pipes on March "a
and hopes to have the earlies+ pota.
toes raised in Wisconsin this year.
The steam will warm the ground anG
put it in shape for early growth.
Twenty-four patrolEen for Langlade
county roads have been appointed by
the county board. Five will be on the
federal trunk line and the rest on the
state and county aid roads. Three pa.
trolmen are still to be appointed. The
patrols will average about sever. miles
in length
The Rev. and Mrs. Oscar Samuel.
Racine, recently celebrated their gold
en- wedding anniversary, which was al
tended by the Rev. Mr.. Rosenstengle,
Carthage, H., who performed the
marriage ceremony fifty years ago.
Two of their eleven children were
present. The Rev Mr.. Samuel is pas
tor of Emmanuel Lutheran church
The judicial campaign cost the Su.
preme court candidates approximate
ly $4,000. According to campaign ex-
penditures filed with the secretary OF
state, Justice NJ B. Rosenberg spent
81, ,04039, less an unexpended balance
of $195, and j. t. Dithmar spent ST.
256.26. Judge E. B. Belden, Racine.
spent nothing ON his campaign.
A farm owned by John r. Collentine
was sold to Henry S. Starffacher OF
Jordan township, Green County, for
SIS, 900. The farm contains 200 acres
and is located one and one-half miles
northwest of Monroe in Monroe town.
ship. This is evidence of how farm
ersi in Green County prospered. Mrs.
Collentine bought the farm twenty
years ago for S100 an acre.
So great was the interest in the
La Crosse mayoralty campaign be-
tween Mayor Bentley and former
Senator Otto Bosshard, that patients
in hospitals voted, and two men SO
sick they were carried into the poll
ing booths to cast their vote. The
total vote cast was approximately as
large as in a presidential election,
despite the absence of some 400 sol
diers.
The pay of teachers must be raised,
said Superintendent of Schools M. N.
MacIver at a meeting of the Oshkosh
board of education. The maximum
salary is now $500 and the minimum
$500. Mr.. MacIver maintained that if
the .1ty expects to retain it's compe-
| tent and experienced force, action
must be taken Immediately or teach
ers will seek other positions which
are more remunerative.
| Louis Bradshaw, for five years gen
eral secretary of the Racine Y. M. G.
A., left for New York to sail for
France to engage in "Y" work with
the American army of occupation.
He expects to remain in Europe as
long as the American Y. M. G. A. is
engaged in work among the soldiers.
During his administration of ''Y"
work in Racine he has seen the mem
bership grow several thousand.
Final checking of the Liberty bonds
taken from the Office of the American
Brass Co, Kenosha, show the amount
taken to be $4,000. Two revolvers
found with other guns and amInuni-
ton in two grips behind billboard
at the Green Bay and Burlington
roads have Deen identified as taken
from the Frass Co. Office, proving that
the robbers left the luggage in the
fight during which their command
eered -axicab was ditched near Bur.
| lington.
Frank and Leslie Kraeger were
found guilty of murder in the first de
gree for killing Harry Jensen, station
agent at Withee, Wis, by jury in
Judge James ]. O'Neilrs court at Eau
| Claire. Mrs. 2 Caroline Kruger,
mothSr of the two men, and who with
them faced trial on a charge of first
degree murder, was adiudged no.
/ guilty. Immediately upon leaving the
courtroom, Mrs. Kruger was rear
rested by Assistant United States
Marshal Gantz on charge Of melting
resistance to the draft law. She was
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