Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-09-03
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Watertown-P. c. Burchard and
p C. Main, Fort Atkinson, were
named directors of the newly organ
ized Southern Wisconsin Guernsey
breeders association at the meeting
recently held in GAINESVILLE and attend
cd by a number of Watertown breed
ers. The new association embraces
membership in Jefferson, Rock.
Green, Dane, Walworth, Racine and
Kenosha counties. Cooperative ad-
vertising is planned and assistance in
the purchase and sale of Guernsey
blooded cattle. Wayne Mum was
named president: Ralph Trait. vice
president, and James H. Murphy, sec
retary-treasurer.
Appleton Outagamie county's
growth in the last decade was more
than twice its population gain in the
period from 1900 to 1910, according to
announcement of the 1920 population
by the census bureau in Washington.
The countys population is now 55,166.
gain of 12.2 per cent. or COLL, over
the 1910 census. From 1900 to 1910
the county gained only 1856 residents.
Outagamie is one of the few agricuI-
tural counties which have gained in
popula.ion in the last ten years.
Madison-Another dam is to be
thrown across the Wisconsin river,
this one between Lone Rock and
Gothma, 200 miles east of the latter
village. The structure will start on
the William FELTON, farm in Iowa coun-
ty, and, running north across the
river to the Peter Bremmer farm on
the north shore in Richlands county.
The dam will he similar to that at
Prairie du Sac, and will furnish power
for electric current, which viii be
transferred to nearby cities and farm s.
Madison State and county institu-
tions for the care Of dependent classes
show a decrease of SO in population
for the past year, according to state
ment issued by the state board of con-
troll. There has been constant de-
prison and reformatory. The records
for August show 26S at the reforma-
tory, and 6S7 at the Wisconsin state
prison. Before the World war, the
population Of the states prison was
1000.
Sheboy gan-Dr. f. A. Nause has re-
signed from active duty in the navy,
as naval surgeon, in which capacity
he served the past three and one-half
years. He was stationed or battle
ship of the Pac.6e fleet VIII has a
complement Of 1900 men He was
one OF the first young men from this
city to volunteer for war service and
at the time of his enlistment was an
inferno at the Municipal Contagious
Disease hospital.
Madison Glenn Halick has been
awarded the diamond medal for excel
lcacy in scholarship by the Chicago
Musical college. Halick was soldier
bonus student from La Crosse, who
Vas sent to Chicago to complete his
musical eduCo ton, under the soldier
bonus law. THE bonus has surely
helped me to make this success pos
sible," Says Mr.. Halick in a letter to
the state board of education.
Birchwood-Th largest fish ever
caught in northern Wisconsin is said
TO be a 54-pound musky caught by T.
T. Beam. Hayward, IN the Dells pond
at Eau Claire. 1t measures three feet
Ten inches in length. The game fell
low fought for half an hour before it
could be landed. Mr.. Beam intends
70 have the fish mounted by taxi
dermist.
Eau Claire - Alfred Johnson, %,
shot his wife to death at Rice lake
ana put two bullets into his chest near
MS heart. Officials say the shooting
vas done during fit of jealous rage
~hen Mr.. Johnson returned to the
Sity. His wife was only II and had
oeen an orphan for many years. They
nave baby Is months old.
Oshkosh John Hergert was
eharged with manslaUghter, following
me death of fellow workman, Will
haln Wagner.s Hergert, it is alleged,
Was responsible for the death of
wagner by applying a hose to him
lioin which issued powerful stream
u condensed air. Wagner died IL
uays after the fatal prank.
madison = The state conservation
eoAlialssion has full authority to es-
.aoilsn one buck limit, according to
~ =. opinion to the commission by At
seAney General Blaine. Wisconsin
I-L,ers i,ers will return TO the one buck
s1 s-.I.l again this season after big
- IIlaughter Of deer though the one deer
"a" IN effect last year.
toFt Atkinson-Daniel vogel, who
-s had charge Of St. Paul's parochial
@NaD0I for fha r,.-s cr+o1.v, ..1rrr he q