Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-08-22


holstein COW, owned by c. F. Curtis.
Greenville, established a new record
Tor butter fat production in Outaga-
nile county when she produced 1883
pounds of milk and 6S pounds of but
ter fat in July. Her record was com
piled by Louis j. Rieck, tester for tho
Greenville Cow Testing association
"Bess,' a 4-year-old grade Holstein.
also owned by Mr.. Curtis. produced L.
42S pounds of milk and Sc pounds of
butter fat in the month.
Kenosha-Kenosha is not going to
have the honor of naming one of the
big ocean-going ships of the shipping
board fleet. An examination of the
records of the registry has shown that
there is already a ship sailing under
the name of Kenosha, between Wash
lngton and Alaska According to the
federal government, two big ships
bearing the same name cannot be in
service at the same time, so Kenosha
viii have to select another name.
Stevens Point-Lancelot A. Gordon,
elected county superintendent OF
schools in Portage county while
serving overseas, has assumed Office.
He was drafted during his first term.
but his friends reelected him after he
had cabled his candidacy. He has ap.
pointed Miss Clara Doxrudo, lola, and
Miss Mary Rychwalski Stevens Point,
county supervising teachers for the
next school year.
Green Bay Journeymen plumbers
ON strike for two weeks, returned to
work in nearly all instances following
an adjustment of wages. An agree
ment was reached by which the men
are to be paid S6 day until Oct. l,
$3.50 day from Oct. until Jan. J.
and 81 day after Jan. l. Both sides
conceded points. The workmen had
asked 81 day, an increase OF $1.2O a
day
Beloit-Lieut. Filmer Stuart Cuckow
of Beloit, an officer in the tank corps
was married Aug. to Miss Christine
Johnson, Manchester, N. H., who serv.
ed thirteen months overseas in France
and Germany. After the honeymoon
in Maine and Beloit, they viii maks
their home in Hongkong. China, where
Lieut.. Cuckow is to engage in Y. M.
c. A. work as educational secretary.
Watertown Two of the best Hol
stein herds in this section of the state
are to be sold next month, when John
Masche, Watertown, and Louis Pref.
bush, Lowell, will sell out and retire
from. business. Mr.. Masche's sale will
be Sept. II and Mr.. Priebush's Sept.
%. King Segis, Homestead and Jo-
hanna stock are in these herds.
Sheboygan-She William Brock
mann has asked for special session
of the County Board to pass a measure
making it possible for him to enforce
| traffic regulations in the county and
avoid continuance of a series of seri-
Gus accidents which have occurred OH
the Lower Falls road and on other
much travelled highways.
New Glarus AS a result of being
gassed with cl lorine in the Argonne
drive, Martin Schneider died recently
at a government hospital in Colorado.
Schneider went over with the Eighty
sixth division, but was soon trans.
ferred to the Eighty-ninth division.
His father, Paul Schneider, is pio.
neer resident.
Madison-A directory of all gradu-
ates of the universitg, giving their col
lege records, their present addresses,
and occupations, is in course of prepa-
ration at the University of Wisconsin
under the direction of w. S, Crawford,
secretary of the alumni association.
Nearly 10000 graduates will be listed.
Madison-United States District At
torney A. c. Wolfe started work on
complaints against brewers, manufac-
turing, and saloon keepers selling 2.75
beer in the western part of the state.
| The district attorney announced he
would prosecute under present laws.
Hartford-The hotel at the foot OF
Holy Hill, owned by Miller & Co, was
struck by lightning and burned. Mrs.
Miller and her son. only occupants at
the time, escaped. The building was
used as a boarding and lodging house
for pilgrims who came to the hill.
Madison-Plat Whitman, state COM
missioner of insurance, issued warn
ing to life insurance solicitors and
others not to advise soldiers to drop
their federal insurance policies.