Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-06
News of the
Badger State

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uperiot-Nearly $4,000 acres haye
been seeded with crops of All kinds in
douglas county this spring, showing
an increase of s per cent over last
year. Oats is the leading crop of the
county. about 10000 acres being seed
ed to this cereal. followed by 5000
acres each of wheat and rye, 1000
acres barley, 500 acres soy beans, 500
acres fax. 200 acres corn, $50 acres
buckwheat and 100 acres peas. The
balance OF the acreage is utilized for
notatoes. roots and garden truck In
addition, there is large acreage of
clover, which shows a strong and
firm stand.
Appleton Sergt Walter Tippett,
medical detachment of the One Hun
dred Twenty-seventh regiment, Thirty
second division, was awarded the
croix de guerre with a bronze star by
the French government for excep-
tional bravery under fire. The deco
ration has been sent to Camp Grant,
from where it will be forwarded to
Appleton. Sergt. Tippett was dis
charged several weeks ago and is
physical director of the Y. M. G. A.
here.
Watertown-This ity benefits from
the increased freight service an
nounced to begin at once over the
Northwestern railroad between James
vile and Fond du Lac. Two trains
daily for way freight are to be run
and they will pass daily at Watertown
at 1850 a. N. The service for way
freight in the past has been given by
one train Each train will go north
one day and return the next, stopping
for all way freight enloute.
Appleton - Between 100000 and
$500 900 will be the Lawrence college
share of the $5,000,0OO building and
endowment fund to be raised by eight
Wisconsin colleges, according to Sam
uel Plantz, president The local col
lages share will be added to its en-
downment, DR.. Plantz said An Ap-
pleton man will be selected as one OF
the eleven men to conduct the cam
paign. There will be little activity
before September.
Appleton - Because Appleton high
school is unable to accommodate the
enrolment expected next September,
the movement to establish junior
nigh school is gaining momentum and
the common council will meet to con
sider the advisability of enlarging the
high school building or authorizing
The construction of a junior high
school. Six hundred and fifty pupils
|Rre expected next September.
Lomira-Mrs. George Huber, Lomi-
"a, was struck by lightning as she
stood outside her dwelling in the vii
Rage. One shoe was demolished as
me bolt left her body for the ground.
She was unconscious for several
hours 1t is believed that her life was
saved by the fact that she stood about
four feet from metal clothesline over
which part of the bolt travelled to the
house.
j Madison-The new state capitol
pudding has the largest electric sign
"a the world. 1t is eight feet high and
completely circles the huge dome of
khe capitol, 30S feet in circumference
lhe sign reads, Wisconsin Welcomes
tier Soldiers. Sailors. Marines, Nurs-
1t will be illuminated by $500
4ed lights. Nearly $500 feet of lum-
per was used in building it.
Fond du Lac - Fifty-two pure bred
guernsey cattle brought $1S,S15, or,
fVerage of 1851 per head at the first
ONT sale under auspices of the Fond
~ Lac County Guernsey Breeders as
ociatlon and the WuneGago County
guernsey Breeders association Six
kulls brought $1,345, or an average of
-z4' while As cows brought $17,470,
T. average of 1879.
Marshfield - The fifteenth annual
Sleetlng of Group 6, Wisconsin Bank
association. was attended by
Iankers from all parts of the district,
ME banks of Chicago, Milwaukee,
inheapolis and st. Paul were well
vepresented William Ryder, bond de-
Aaftment Of the federal reserve bank,
minneapolis, spoke on After the War
@riotism.
Id crosse = Lieut.. Harvey Fraser,
tuler physician at West Salem, has
eA decorated with an Italian dis
sulshed service medal Fraser has
y distinction of serving as a sur
va with armies of three countries
1ling the war. Starting with the
.n'1olans he was transferred to the
Aslian.
" alertown - After having federal
ents on his track for many months.
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