Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-02-28
News OF the
Badger State
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is the nrSt word Mr.. SOper has heard
from the young man in five months,
and is the first intimation the family
had that he had gone overseas. The
name of Earl Soper, which appeared
in the casualty lists caused the family
much anxiety until they learned he
was from Blanchardviile, as they did
not know where Clyde was located.
Stevens Point - Holstein, Guernsey.
and Jersey breeders of Portage coun-
ty have organized a county livestock
board. Y. P. Tobie of Amherst juno
tion has been elected president, Ar
thur H. Peterson of Nelsonville, sec
retary, and S. Earl Carley of Plover,
treasurer. The Portage Waupaca
Counties Guernsey Breeders associa-
tion has been split, and two organiza-
tions formed
Manftowoc-M. M. Guhin, former
ReedsVille man. who served as K
of c. secretary at the Paris club, was
here for visit on his way % his nor.
NAL school duties at Aberdeen, S. D.
driving a car between Paris and st.
Nazaire, distance of 225 miles, on
which route he said they kept seven
teen such machines busy all the time
Madison-Maj. John S. Woods has
just ben appointed commandant of
the military department at the Uni
a iG q dino nf
Point, has seen overseas service, and
comes to Madison from Camp Travis,
Tex. The university has had no
commandant since the rehabilitation
of the S. A. T. c. and the departure
of Maj. J. D. Holloway about Jan. 1.
ShebOygan The sum of $3.50, 900
for highway construction in Sheboy-
gan county has been appropriated
from various sources, including the
federal, state, county town and vii
lage taxes. Last year $116.154 was
used in improving 200 of 1,021 miles
OF roads in this county, seventy miles
of which are on trunk lines.
Racine-The first of many suits
growing out of the taking over OF
land by the Du Pont Engineering
company, of New Jersey, for the pro
posed powder plant at Caledonia, was
filed by August Krenzke His farm
of fifty acres was part of the more
than 5000 acres taken over as the
site of the proposed plant.
Manitowoc The milk agitation
here took another turn, the farmers
having reduced the price to dealers
rs cents per hundred pounds. The
new price is $S.85 per hundred-weight
with no test specified, while the price
at the condensery is $500 per hun.
dredweight based on 4 per cent test
La Crosse-At a meeting of the La
Crosse common council the aldermen
refused to increase the salary of the
mayor from $1,000 to $2,5OO, as pro
posed in an ordinance drafted by
Mayor A. A. Bentley, recent candidate
for congress. He was allowed $300
for clerk hire.
Marinette Peshtigo is to have a
new canning factory financed by Mil
waukee men. A site has been dona
ted and two buildings will be erected
one so by 200 feet and the other sc
by so feet, two stories. Peshtigo is
the center of large farming region
La Crosse-Fifty war babies have
been born in La Crosse, according to
a record completed by the exemption
board. Fathers of all the babies were
in environments in this country or in
France when the babes were born.
Cumberland - Burglars broke into
the Cumberland Auto company's gar
age and stole about $1,000 worth OF
tires, castings and auto accessories
City Marshal Gilbert found most of
the stolen goods in an old barn.
Manitowoc - Twenty-seven former
residents of Ma itowoc county were
present at the annual Wisconsin Folks
picnic held at Los Angeles on Feb. IL
Thirteen were former residents OF
the city Of Manitowoc
La Crosse-William Barney, La
Crosse, member of the Fifty-second
Ammunition train, went from France
to Los Angeles, via New York, and
back to Camp Grant. for discharge
In twenty-eight days
La Crosse - Former Senator Otto
Bosshard and Mayor Arthur A. Bent
ley have started circulation of papers
as candidates for mayor of La Crosse.
Bentley has been mayor for two
terms.
Wausau- William Sweeney of Tom
Anawk was arrested by United States
aarsbal Frank O'Connor. charged
With selling liquor to Indians. He was
+aken 70 Madison for trial.