Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-05-09
News OF the
Badger State


Baraboo-Sale in Wisconsin of sill.
ica rock or canister. for making brick
and for Innings for furnaces is rapidly
increasing, according to a report by
the United States geological survey.
The total in 1913 was $303, ,760. The
production in 1918 in Wisconsin,
where six plants were in operation, in
creased "a per cent in quantity and 81
per cent in value in 1918 Practically
all the output was used in making sill.
lea brick, small portion being used
for furnace and converter Innings The
producing localities were Grand Rap
ids. Wood county, and Ableman, Dew
lis Lake and North Freedom, Sauk
county
Deloit-E c. Pierce, this city, died
as a direct result of privations endur-
ed while a prisoner of the Confeder-
ate forces in AndersonYille more than
a holf-century ago. Pierce was mem
Der of the Twelfth Wisconsin infan-
tlyfi, serving four years in the Union
army. He was taken prisoner and
held in Andersonviile for three
months. His death was caused by
recurrence of an illness contracted in
the southern stockade, according to
physicians.
Hurley-The Newport, one OF the
largest iron mines on the Gogebic
range, owned by Ferdinand Schlesin-
ger, Milwaukee, has laid off several
hundred men, principally aliens, thru
their failure to take out citizenship
papers. The company will fill their
places with returned soldiers and
sailors. The mine is near Ironwood,
Mich, but both Michigan and Wiscon-
sin soldiers are hired.
Sturgeon Bay = After passing thru
the most important battles with the
famous Thirty-second division, being
gassed and wounded, Henry and How
ard Collard. twin brothers and sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. julie Coiiaiti, arrived
home. They enlisted at the same
lime in Co. e and were so much alike
that It was dinicalt for friends to tell
them apart. even their parents being
confused at times.
Madison-The latest types of army
radio, telegraph and telephone equip
ment. designs that have been secret
until now, are to be supplied to the
new signal corps detachment of the
reserve officers training corps at the
university. This was learned from
Maj. J. e. McQuillin, who visited the
university to complete the organiza-
tion Of the signal corps unit.
Eau Claire = Journeymen plumbers
who were out on strike here for the |
last five weeks. returned to work, hav-
ing Deen granted an increase from i
561a cents to 20 cents an hour, and an |
eight hour working day. The contrac- |
tors, however, won a point in the con
troversy when it was agreed to allow |
nonunion men to work with the union |
men of other crafts.
Delavan-The state school for the I
deaf here may soon boast of being the t
only institution of its kind in this part |
OF the country possessing library of i
literary productions or the deaf. I
Dr. Warren Robinson, member of the |
school faculty, sponsored the move
and he has been supported by Supt
T. Emery Bray Works of more than
twenty deaf authors win be obtained.
Green Bay-Reported killed in ac-
ton, Private AIphonse Watermelon,
United States marines, walked in ON
MS family and they thought the dead
mad come to life" He was severely
wounded at Champagne and also got
hospital scratches" at Chateau
4hlerry, Scissors and St. Mihiel. He
Is a proud possessor of the croix de
guerre with star.
henosha-Julius Bogwilo, 48 years
oia, employed by the Nash Motors
company, is alleged to have shot and
Rilled his wife, Mary Bogwilo, 26,
mother of FIVE children. The shooting
looH place in the doorway Of the home
Ioi Mrs. Bogwilo The husband, leav-
rne the woman dying on the ground,
ieo He surrendered two hours after
the killing.
Green Bay-Road improvements in
s2to~n county are progressing rapidly.
Et1lgh@ay Commissioner Cormier has a
lpie crew on the extension of the
1eoaF Greek highway so as to have
Is iolte completed in time for the
oaIlst travel to the cherry orchards
p Door county.
Aimond-The annual convention of
l4 Portage County Sunday School
sSociation win be held in this village
saturday, May 1T. Delegates from
-ozen schools in the county will at