Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-02-06

AOtuuyhe OIfnSDy Z6Z84b and her
three-months-old heifer. They were
purchased by P. f. Spaulding, Warren.
Mimi, for $2.100 The county farm
purchased the COW only one year ago
for S400, and thus made S1,7O0 on the
COW in one year.
Eau Claire The village of Prairie
Farm, Barron county, has returned at
least temporarily TO kerosene lamps
and gas lights. The Prairie Farm
Electric Co. discontinued furnish
ing electric light and power Feb. !.
The company has been operating at a
loss for three years and the railroad
commission recently granted its re,
quest to discontinue service Arrange
ments are being made to bring in elec.
tric power from some other source.
Chippewa Falls Government off.
cials are conducting a hearing here
with view of determining the rating
of the three candidates for postmaster
to succeed Postmaster Cunningham.
recently resigned. The three candi-
| dates for the appointment are Ernest
Nickel, assistant postmaster since Gun.
| ningham's resignation; Edward Rich
ter, who has charge of the office of
| tie Leinenkugel Brewing Co, and VIII.
liam McGough, railway mail clerk.
Neenah-Six years ago the city of
Neenah was about $4,000 in debt, was
borrowing money to pay interest on
borrowed money and the annual taxes
were consumed in paying debts of the
preceding year. Now Neenah is out
of debt. is working ON more or less of
budget system. is using the taxes
for the current years expenses and is
steadily reducing its bonded indebted
ness-th effects of careful and con.
servatiye municipal administration.
Ashland Ashland Weekly Call,
established in Ashland about two years
ago. by F. W. Haislett, has changed
hands and has been absorbed by The
Ashland Daily Press. This leaves
Ashland with The Press as its only
paper. During the past twenty years
or more, a number of weekly papers
have been established at Ashland, all
being absorbed ultimately by the local
Press, or going out of business.
Manitowoc The Cooperative Or
chard company of Sturgeon Bay, in
which much local capital is interested
and of which James G. Martin of this
city is manager. filed papers at Mad
ison, increasing the capital stock from
$100.000 TO 100000. The papers were
approved. improvements and in
creased output is the purpose of the
increased capitalization.
Wittenberg The Scandinavia acad
emy, which was destroyed by fire Jan
5, may be rebuilt in Wittenberg in
stead of in Scandinavia. Wittenberg
citizens are making strong effort to
induce the officials of the institution
to locate here. The new building
would represent an expenditure of
$4,000.
Marinette--Due to an alteration
when at work in one of the j. w Wells
Lumber companys camps near Wau-
saukee, Marinette county, William
Kostak is in the hospital here with
cut on the head inflicted by an AK in
the hands of fellow workman. The
authorities are searching for his as
sailant.
Antigo-That the demand for log
ging horses was the heaviest in years
is the statement of Sam B. Ullman,
well known horse dealer of this city.
He predicts a very strors demand for
farm horses in the spsfng.
Grand Rapids-G. D. Fritzsinger,
secretary of the Grand Rapids Cham
Der of Commerce, heads a new oil com
pany to be known as the Wood Oil
CO. The new organization will job
oils for the local dealers.
Sheboygar,- Chris Prange, 27, farm
er OF Oostburg, sustained broken leg
when a straw stack, covered with ice
and snow, tipped over and struck him
He was taken to- "a local hospital
Ladysmith- lunches viii be
served in all Rusk county rural schools
according to Miss Margaret Thomas,
county health nurse.
Madison Herman F. Wessele. so. a
grave digger. took bis own life here.
Ill health is supposed 70 have been
responsible.