Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-05-16


Racine-A jury in circuit court
awarded S5,05O in suits for $4,000
brought by ex-Postmaster Hiram J.
Smith and his wife against the Vel
low Cab Co. In October, 1918, Mr..
and Mrs. Smith were returning from
Milwaukee in an automobile. 1t was
alleged the Smith car ran into a taxi
of the defendant company, which was
being run on the left side of the road
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were hurled from
their seats and injured.
La Crosse-The La Crosse Tele
phone Co., an independent concern
which bought the Bell system here !,
few weeks ago, was granted an in
crease in rates by the state railroad
commission. Business phones went
up 50 cents a month and the ordinary
house phones were increased 25 ceuts
per lOnth. Increased cost of opera
ton was given as the cause o. the IL
creases.
Green Bay-Oddfellow OF Wiscon.
sin are making elaborate plans for the
celebration of the centennial anniver-
sary of Oddfellowship in America dur.
ing the. seventy.third annual conven-
ton of the grand lodge of Wisconsin
in Green Bay, June 2, 3, and 5. The
tebekah assembly will hold it's thirty
fourth annual session on the same
dates.
Appleton - Elaborate preparations
are under way for the annual state
convention of the Fraternal Order OF
Eagles, which is scheduled to be held
here on June 10, II and IL. Large
delegations are coming from most OF
the cities in the state, and indications
are that the convention will be one of
the largest in the orders history.
Grand Rapids--Clam fishermen have
begun a busy season in the Wisconsin
river valley, removing from the river
bottoms clam shells which are used
commercially in the manufacture OF
pearl buttons. Eight large tents have
been erected near Nelson island on the
river and twenty boats have been or
dered for the seasons use.
Eau Claire-The Dells Paper and
Pulp Co. and the 400 union sulphite
workers and papermakers who have
been on strike for eleven days, have
come to an agreement and the plant is
now in operation. Under the agree
ment, the plant remains an open shop.
Wage increases were granted
Kenosha-The Nash Motors Co.
subscribed to the largest sum of Vic
tory loan bonds here, S714,500 The
Simmons Co. took second place with
$67O,O00. Following came the Aliens
Sons Co., with $102,5O0 The factories,
including employees, subscribed to
more than half of the quota
Madison-Students and members of
the faculty are signing a petition be-
ing circulated at the university urging
the state conservation commission to
preserve the beauty of Devils lake
park. 1t is being PROPOSED by some
officials to blast road through the
natural timber.
La Crosse - BARRIERS in La Crosse
will receive $40 a week and 60 per
cent of all business over $50 hereafter.
Employers agreed to the new scale
averted. BARRIERS heretofore received
SIS week.
Appleton - A workman engaged in
wiring the Let's home, two miles
north If here, caused the complete de.
struction of the house when he drop
ped lighted torch down between the
walls. The loss is estimated at more
than $4,000.
Neenah-Capt. A. ]. Weber, Co. /,
One Hundred Twenty-eighlh infantry
Thirty y-second division, has chosen the
army for his life's work He notified
his family that he had elected to re-
main in the service indefinitely.
Sheboygan - Twenty-Five patrolmen
and nine crews are working on She
bay countys highways. This county
leads the state in highway improve
ment, according to reports from the
state highway commission.
Oshkosh-Despite the fact that the |
big bond issue for highways failed to
carry in the vote at the last election, |
Winnobago county will lose no time in |
starting two important pieces OF road |
building to cost $150.000.
RhineIander - resolution passed |
bv the county board asks that aliens |