Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-03-19
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Green Bay Claiming that she
reared he would carry out his threat.
made In writing. and in person TO her.
that he would kin her II she refused
10 marry him. Miss Adeline Aft, OF
this city. caused the arrest OF Clyde
j. h. Johnston. whose home is said TO
be in Kenosha. He was ARA gned in
Municipal court ON warrant charg-
ing him with thre atening to kin Miss
Aft, and was ordered 10 Jail by Judge
\. J. Monahan. until more evidence
could be obtained
Madison The NorthwF Stern road
has been ordered by the railroad com
mission to pay 20 the state of Wiscon-
sin $4,000. the cost OF re coating two
highways in Racine county which now
crcss the tracks of the company. The
commission, in it's order points out
that in permitting the relocat ON OF
the highways and asses sing the rail.
road, it is saving the company the cost
OF track elevation which would have
been necessary because OF the danger
to highway traffic
Kenosha-Officials of the health de.
partment added insult to injury when
they took Miss Agnes Hughes. II, to
the isolation hospital in hearse after
discovering that she had contracted
smallpox. The police ambulance is the
only conveyance in the city suitable
for such use, and fearful of exposing
others who might be carried in it, the
officials had to resort to the funeral
car.
Baraboo-An exciting chase here
ended in the captu OF Cha les
Churchill. who escaped from the coun-
ty Jail where he was being hell prior
to transfer to Waupun Churchill was
sentenced for SIX years for obt; in n !;
money under false pretenses in con-
nection with Canadian land sales. Ha
claims TO be relative of Winston
Churchill, British cabinet officer.
Sheboygan Mud ba hs may bs
healthy, but pedestr ans in tn bust
ness district are particular about the
tsnIe and place of taking them. Goa.
sequently they have filed compliant
with the board of public wo KS that
automobiles shoot a 'ong the street so
as to splash mud in all directions and
ask to have this practice ourtailed.
The board is investigating.
Wausau-A road school Is to be held
in Wausau Friday, April 2, at which
all problems of road building and
maintenance will be discussed All
members of town and village boards
and all patrolnen and pathmasters in
Marathon county are to attend. Mem
bers of the Wisconsin highway com
mission and road experts are TO take
part in the discussions.
Stevens Point--Increase in salaries
sggregating $4,000 will be paid Stev.
ems Point city school teachers next
year. Supt Snyders salary is raised
from $4,000 to SO 500, Principal L. r.
Klinger will get $22S per month next
year and the wages Of teachers are
boosted an average of is per cent.
Janitors were also granted substan-
tial raise.
Chassell- Tom Franchet, octogenar-
fan settler. was found frozen to death
in his farm house near here by hunt.
ers. An examination revealed that he
had become too i'll TO attend TO the
fires and 1t appeared that he had made
repeated efforts to administer to his
wants while unable TO do more than
crawl about. He lived alone.
Madison-The eighth annual mill.
tary ball Of the University OF Wiscon-
sin will be held on April o, in the ar.
mory. Previous to the dance the Off
GERS dinner and reception VIII be
given. Students and others planning
to attend may wear any military uni
form they are entitled to wear or have
ever been authorized to wear.
Rhinelander-W While employed in a
nearby logging camp Tom Planter. a
young woodsman, was bitten by an un.
known insect. Blood poisoning devel-
oped and physicians fear II will be
necessary TO amputate his left arm.
Oshkosh Herman Ei,ers, proml.
nent here as banker, died after an
illness Of several months. He was
cashier Of the Exchange bank OF Osh-
kosh for twenty-eight years. He is
survived by wife and two children.
Crivitz-M Many new settlers are ar.
riying in this vicinity daily. Five cars
of household goods came from Iowa a
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