Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-01-09

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moved from Office. The mayor refused
to answer question of McKinnon's
attorneys. asking if a representative
OF brewing concern had contributed
more than $1,000 to his campaign fund
He also refused to answer when
asked If gamblers had contributed to
his fund and the contributions not in
eluded in his sworn statement of cam
paign expenditures.
Stevens Point-The leap-year offer
of County Clerk Algie Bourn holds
good again in 1920 and here's an op-
portunity for prospective Wisconsin
brides, no matter from what county
The only requisite is you must step
lively and get here first. Algie Born,
who is president of the Wisconsin
County Clerks association, win fur
nlsh free marriage license to the
first leap year bride who applies for a
license. Circuit Judge b. B. Park viii
perform the ceremony free of charge.
Stevens Point-The Rosholt Electric
Co, Rosholt, Portage county, has been
authorized by the railroad commission
to increase its minimum charge from
81 to $3.50 and to increase its metered
rate from 10 to 1914 cents per kilo-
watt hour. The company claimed that
low water conditions compelled it to
use steam for generating current and
the Increased cost of coal made pres
ent rates inadequate. The increase
granted in the metered rate is one-half
of what was asked for.
Madison--W Wireless messages are to
be received in Madison every night,
according to dispatch received here
by L. B. Rowley. one OF the city's
wireless enthusiasts. The Great Lakes
wireless station will begin sending out
what is called a broadcast amateur
service for operators in this district.
The messages win begin to arrive
about 1880 and include weather re-
port, short dispatches and some navy
codes
A0oNASOAA lit new clQLAnl Q11GGlOIy
to be published soon by the Univer
sity of Wisconsin is being pushed rap.
idly AID will probably be issued soon.
To prepare the list of names has been
slow, careful task. for in many cases
it was difficult to trace alumni The
directory will contain the names OF
some $4,000 alrmni, dating frem the
first graduating class in 1854 through
the class of 1919.
Green Bay-Charles Finey Dutton,
"a years old, one time resident of Mil
waukee, and closely identified with in
dustrial development of northern Wis
consin, died in hospital here. Mr..
Dutton lived in Milwaukee thirty years
ago. when he was general manager of
the Milwaukee and Northern railroad,
now part of the Milwaukee system.
He later lived at Wausaukee, Mari
nette county. where he had extensive
land interests.
Merrill--Merrill has beSn the butt of
jokes on account of the street car sys-
tenn having been sold for a dollar. The
laugh is on the other fellow now, for
the street cars are still running and
will continue 10 run, as the franchise
does not expire. This fact has been
recognized and submitted by the at
gorney for the street railway company
Merrill Many buildings will be built
here in the spring. The Presbyterians
plan erection of new edifice Trus-
tees of ST. Stephens church, recently
burned, will build a new and more
costly building. A junior high school
costing $4,000, and new Second
ward school at $4,000 win also be
erected.
Green Bay announcement was made
oi the purchase by the Catholic Won
ems clI,5 of large residence. Known
as the College inn, sifom the Cady
Land company for $4,000 The club
will. reconstruct the building for club
house purposes and establish a day
nursery in its welfare work.
Beloit-With beth feet so badly
frozen that amputation may be neces-
sary, Harry Adams is the first Beloit
victim of the cold wave. Adams is in
hospital following exposure suffered
when his automobile stalled neal liar.
lem station.
Appleton Directors Of the Wiscon-
sin Association Of Real Estate brok-
ers discussed plans for the annual con-
vention in Green Bay, Feb. is and 10,
at meeting here at the Office of the
secretary, Daniel p Steinberg.
William Giguere. who
was injured in the Swanson quarry at
Amberg, was awarded $2162 by the
state industrial commission A gauge
glass broke and struck him in the eye.
destroying the optic.