Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-01-02

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This step win mean Changing the gen
eral plan of organization of the de.
partment, by placing one official in
charge of butter and cheese directly
under Mr. Weigle, with single official
responsibility for each of them. The
new appointees will be assistant dairy
and food commissioners, chief Of the
cheese department and chief Of the
butter department. Carl E. Lee, assist
ant commissioner, resigned to go into
other work. Recently enacted laws
have greatly increased the work Of the
depar tment. During January at least
three important hearings win be held
Ice cream men meet Jan. 6, cheese
makers Jan. s, and condensery oper-
ators at date not determined
Madison The early trail from Prai-
rie du Chen to Chequamegon on Lake
Superior, which has been almost for
gotten although once an important
Indian. and 'palefacep highway, has
recently been traced satisfactorily.
and story of it, written by the r Y.
James H. McManus, of Coloma, ap-
pears in the December issue Of the
Wisconsin Magazine of History. This
early Wisconsin highway was first ira
versed with wagons by the Rev. Al
fred Brunson's party nearly a century
ago. 1t runs. through Viroqua, Tomah,
Black River Falls; Merrillan, Chippe-
wa Falls, Lac Court Oreilles, and on.
ward to the northern terminus at She
quamegon. Once it was the only con
neetion between the region of the
Mississippi and the lake region.
Superior Delegates attending the
| /. W. w. convention here have been
notified to await the action of the Tim.
Der Workers union before calling a
general strike. Just keep your eyes
on us next month";" said one of the
delegates. I'VE were scheduled to
st&ft a general strike all over the
country Jan. l, but we have orders to
lay OFF little and wait for the tim.
ber workers. When they are we'll un.
der way about Jan. 10 or is the whole
l. W. w. organization will get busy
Sheboygan-Dick Lemin was moi
getting an egg from his forty hens
He figured that his hens were on
Estrike because there was so much
profiteering and price-boodling in the
egg market.-So he hung this sign in
the coop: Eggs 10 cents dozen
h -31gt ~,
the nests. at shows that the hens
are willing to do their part, if the
commodity reaches the consumer at
fair price" he said.
Manitowoc-Th shipbuilding com
pany has laid keels for two boats for
the Atlantic Fruit Co, New York, this
being the hrst private contracts en-,
tered upon since the government took
over the plant two years ago. The
boats will be 259 feet with 37,6 foot
beams. Owing to its government con
tracts and uncertainty of completing
them after the war the shipbuilders
were unable to go to the market for
private work.
La Crosse - Mrs. Mary E. Davis.
widow of the late Aaron Davis, pio
neer La Crosse tanner, left an estate
of only S7,400, according to the peti-
ton for the probating of her will
When Mr.. Davis died he left large be
quests in trust fund for his two
sons. Walter and VIII Davis. The lat
ter is the sole survivor of the family
and will receive his mothers prop
erty.
La Crosse - AS a memorial to his
son. Donald, soldier of the A. e. f.,
who died after reaching his home here,
the Rev. d. C. Dixon has presented to
the First Methodist Episcopal church
of La Crosse a memorial bible and
flag OF the United States. The bible
will replace the c. H. Coughlan me-
<morial bible, which has been in the
pulpit since 1852
Monroe county banks show
a deposit increase of nearly million
dollars since last June, when sixteen
banks showed to5al resources of So
5S7. .969.5s. Last reports show 81,
5o3 .260.82. Sparta's banks have total
resources of $2,037.543.71, and Tomah
s2,254,9S949.
Merrill - Trustees of st. Stephan's
church, destroyed by fire, are plan
ming the erection of new church
building. The new structure viii be
ample to meet the requirements Of the
$500 communicates, and as nearly fire
proof as possible.
Marinette- The Rev. ]. Baron, 40,
rabbi in charge of the Temple Monte
fore, the leading Hebrew congrega-
ton here, died of typhoid pneumonia
He is survived by widow and two
children.