Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-06-25

Fond du Lac-Guy M. Dulin OF the
National Soldiers home, Milwaukee.
was elected commander of the Wis
consin United Spanish War veterans
az the convention held here. c. A.
Aiiliseh Of Camp No 10. Madison, was
named senior vice commander; Mar
TN G. Kenney of t&e Nelson A. Miles
camp of Oshkosh. junior vice COM
Ihanoer. Delegates to the national
convention are Daniel G. Herzog, Mil
waukee; Thomas Kingston. Madison;
e HOLSTER, of the National home
Milwaukee. and F. Kubatsh. Milwau-
kee. The next meeting of The organi.
cation will be held at Bcraboo.
Watertown The apple crop of
southern Wisconsin is seriously threat
ened by an insect. the inroads OF
which are devastating many orchards
IN Jefferson, Dodge and nearby coun-
ties. The insect spins a thin web over
the leaves, which causes the leaves to
shriVel and die, thereby shutting eff
the air supply of the trees and caus-
ing immature fruit to drop. Agents of
the extension division of the Uniyer-
slty OF Wisconsin are investigating
and viii suggest preventative methods
TO farmers located IN the affected area.
Kenosha-Charles w Nash, presi-
dent Of the Nash Motors company OF
henosha and Milwaukee, said that his
proposed trip to England would be for
the purpose of establishing a plant in
that country He declared that Eng
lish motor agents had been urging this
| step. An announcement at the Nash
dealers convention here showed that
the Nash company had signed con-
tracts for s7400O.00O worth of busi-
ness for the year.
Tomah-Paul Taylor. II, an active
Boy Scout OF this city, holds the big
fish record in Monroe county to date
this season. While in camp with the
Boy Scouts of Tomah under Scout
master G. M. Willett at Waterwill, the
/ youthful fisherman landed a pickereI
40 inches long, Weighing Ii pounds.
On the afternoon of the same day, he
caught a second pickerel which meas
ured 81 inches and weighed II pounds.
Kenosha-For the first time in the
history of st. Matthew's Episcopal
church a faith healing service was
held there. 1t was attended by more
than 400 Kenoshans. who watched the
Rev. Norm i Hutton and the Rev.
Frederick G.. Budfong, rectors OF ST.
Chrysostoms' and St Peters Epis-
copaI churches. Chicago, respectively.
lay hands on the score of cripples and
invalided who passed by the altar.
Tomah-The harvest Of Wiscoasin's
strawberry crop is on, and prospects
point to one of the biggest crlA,s ever
grown. Growers are obliged to pay
pickers. 2 IL cents per quart, and fear
they cannot secure enough at that
price TO harvest the crop. 1t prob
able that higher price will be paid
TO pickers before the close of the sea-
son. One and one-half cents a quart
is the highest price previously.
North Lake.. j. Jameson. Shulls-
burg, was elected president OF the Wis
consin Bankers association at the
twenty-sixth annual convention here.
Other officers elected are: Burton M,
Smith, North Lake, vice-president; T.
T. Hennig, Oshkosh, treasurer; Milo
Hagen, Madison; William Dresser.
| Waupaea; r. = Banny, Kilbourn, and
H. N. Bacon, Racine. members of the
executive council.
La Crosse-The council of Catholic
women's organizations of Wisconsin,
in convention here, voted to join the
national Catholic Womens council.
Wisconsin is the tht-i state to join
this organization. The next conVen-
ton viii go to Green Bay. Mrs Jo-
seph +. Murray, Green Bay, was elect
ed president and Mrs. Joseph Mueller,
Green Bay, secretary and treasurer.
Madison-July IL may be the date
set for a rifle camp to be held at the
Wisconsin military IeS6ENat4oH, SdAAp
Douglas. Each company in the ma
tional guard will have the privilege
of sending two competitors to try out
for the state team to enter the ma
tional match to be held at Camp
Perry, Ohio, in August.
Ashland-The North Wisconsin Hay
crop wiz rank from 80 to 100 per cent,
based on the condition Of the crop IN
Ashland county, and in the vicinity OF
Ashland. Winter wheat was killed 10
a small extent in some places, but II
win be so per cent yield, as 1t now
looks. Spring rye looks good.
vespe--wood county has out