Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-03-07
News S Of the
Badger State

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Merrill Battery F. One Hundred
Twentieth Field Artillery, will prob
ably return to this country in May.
Battery F is composed of Merrill and
Lake Geneva men, commanded by
Capt A. H. Smith, this city. The bat
tery left for France last March on the
Fatherland, with Secretary of War
Baker. They were used as an instruc-
tion battery at the artillery school at
Samaur, and remained there until the
first of February. this year. They
have rejoined the Thirty second diyi-
sion.
Kenosha = Harry L. Goldberg.
wealthy real estate dealer of Kenosha.
was named as defendant in suit
brought for $4,000 damages in the
Circuit court here by Joseph Goldstein
who alleges that Goldberg, by false
prosecution, damaged his good name
to that extent The case is the out
growth of welfare work among the
Jewish people in Kenosha, and sensa-
tional developments are promised to
be disclosed at the trial
Sheboygan-R Regular routine will be
resumed at the plant of the Nichols
Harness Co., which since Aug. 2, 1917,
has turned out 1891 900 worth of gov
ernment orders. The total amount of
contracts received by the company
was $516,O00, of which $135,0OO was
cancelled. J. G. Nichols, president, ex-
planned that the greatest difficulty lies
In getting skilled operators Mr.. Mich
OILS is planning on building another
factory in Canada.
0conomowoc-V. C. Buell., secretary
of the Wisconsin Game and Fish Pro
teetive association. addressed a large
meeting at Oconomowoc in the inter
ests of this statewide plan to protect
the game and fish of the state. Rec
concentrations of several laws to fur
ther this project were adopted. One
hundred Oconomowoc citizens have
signed up as members of the county
branch
u Oshkosh--An estate of only $4,000
In personal property and the home
stead was left by Congressman James
H. Davidson, who died in Washington
last August. This was revealed when
the widow, Mrs. Niva Davidson, flets
a petition in probate court for the ad-
ministering of the property, and ask
ing that her son, Kenneth w. David
son, be named as administrator.
Manitowoc-Mayor John Schroeder
is to make the run for reelection or
his record as mayor. Schroeder will
be opposed by Martin Georgenson, 8
Socialist. All of the present alder
men, with one exception, will try fo1
their seats again. The Socialists will
have a complete ticket in every ware
and will also have candidates in the
field for all city Offices.
Grand Rapids A movement has
been started by the Wisconsin Prison
Reform league to grant Mortimer vii
son, this city, serving a life sentence
at Waupun for murder, pardon. He
killed Grant Beardsley, a prominent
local merchant, while attempting tc
hold him up in 1912. At Waupun
Wilson has been confined to the tuber
cular ward.
Racine-By way of furnishing en-
bloyment to returning soldiers, city
officials of Racine outlined plans in re
construction work to cost $424,335 fo-
public improvements. The committed
felt that this sum should be expended
as practically all such work was elm
mated last year o'a account of the war
Superior Milk went down from Il
TO IA cents. The milk dealers price
to dairymen will be cut from $420 tL
$3.50 per 100 pounds. Cream prices
i also decreased l cent per one-half
pint. At the cooperative cash ano
carry stores, the price now is II cents
per quart
Rhinelander-In a recent bulletin b.
4 The department of agriculture of the
University of Wisconsin list of the
certified seed potato growers is given
4 oneida county leads all counties in
number of growers. sixteen having
been listed while Barron, second, has
only eleven.
Janesville- GAINESVILLE will have nc
primary election this spring owing tc
the fact that all office seekers have
#nled their papers on the nonpartisan
& ticket. Aid Thomas Welsh is the only
candidate for mayor, and Victor Z.
1emming has no opposition for city
sclerk.
brentwood William t. Kennedy Of
EAmery win be a candidate for Judge
of the circuit court for the Eleventh
district William R. Foley of Superior