Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-01-16
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Markesan Charged with the mur
der of his motherinlaw, Mrs. Nettie
Duties, DR.. John Freudenberg of this
city, was served with warrant signed
by William Perry. brother of the dead
woman. Mrs. Duties was the fifth
member of the family who. it is as.
serted, died under battling circum.
stances. Shortly after her death last
November an inquest was begun. DR.
c. H. Bunting, professor of pathology
at the University of Wisconsin per
formed an autopsy and removed af
fected organic and tissues for labora.
tory investigation, this resulting in the
finding of mustard gas in the bladder.
Beloit Mrs. Adolph Anderson is
near death in hospital here suffering
from burns received in an explosion OF
kerosene which she was using to start
a fire in the kitchen range at heI
home. Her husband was painfully
burned in extinguishing the fire which
had spread and was threatening to de.
stroy the house. Mrs. Hans Anderson
also suffered burns received in smoth
ering the flames in her daughter-in.
laws clothing.
Manitowoc - In spite of the fact
that increases amounting to $50 per
month have been granted in the past
eighteen months the city firemen are
back with petition to the council
asking for further increase of $40
per man per month. The matter has
been referred to the committee on
fire and police. 1t is expected that
should an increase be granted the po
licemen will file Q. similar request.
La Crosse-For the second time in
six months Louis Ruehl, detective fol
the Milwaukee road, was founG not
guilty of murder Ruehl was charged
with second degree murder for shoot,
ing and killing Fred Bunker on March
is last in the local railroad yards He
swore that he shot in self-defense.
Since his acQuittal at the first trial,
Ruehl has been working for the Nil.
waukee road at Winona, Min.
Madison Dist. Atty. Roman He'll.
man and Chief of Police Shaughnessy,
Madison have hit upon new method
of stopping the automobile speeding in
Madison and Dane county. They pro-
pose to not only fine the driver of the
speeding car, but lock up the car for
a given time, probably for as many
days as the number of miles the car is
going above the speed limit
Green Bay-Joseph Schneider, New
Franken, Brown county. has added
new laurels to the county by winning
the state two-acre corn growing con-
test and has been awarded purebred
bull calf as a prize by the Wisconsin
experiment. association, it was an
nouneed. Schneider raised 120 bush
els of golden glow corn on each of the
two acres he planted.
Eau Claire Eau Claire is to have
sixth bank. Water street business
men have applied to Madison for a
charter to establish a bank on Water
street and most of the stock has been
subscribed. The Eau Claire State bank
viii open for business here within
few weeks, making Eau Claire's fifth
banking institution.
Kenosha Charles Halberstadt was
ground to death beneath the wheels of
railroad train after he had crawled
under the gates at a crossing. The
body was hit by limited, which car
rled it some distance. and cut it to
pieces. The victim was a prominent
baker.
Kenosha-Fire early destroyed
large ice house at Powers lake, near
this city The damage is estimated at
$4,000. The place had a storage ca
pacity of $4,000 tons of ice and had
been partially filled. 1t is suspected
that the blaze was OF incendiary
origin.
Rhinelander Oneida county, of
Which this city is the county seat,
gained more than s1,000,00O in new
capital during 1919, according to
figures Just made public. OF this
amount $45O,OOO is invested in timber
or timber products.
Merrili-The CIoverdale Dairy farm
owners tried the experiment last sum-
mer Of raising sunfiowers for ensilage,
Planting 16 acres. The ensilage is
coming out in fine shape and is prov
ing excellent feed for their dairy stock.
Racine - Members OF the Racine
nfe department will, beginning Feb. 1,
save one Gay OF in three. With new
men added to the department the
membership win be increased from