Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-07-30

Racine Fifty delegates represent.
ing eighty building and loan associa-
lions in annual convention adopted an
amendment to the cosdtution chang
ing the name from the Loan and
Bnilding Association league of Wis
consin to the Wisconsin League Of
Building and Loan associations. The
Following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, +. W, Krueek, Milwaukee; vice
president, John A. Morris. Chippewa
Falls; secretary, Paal Berndt. MnNau-
kee; treasurer, ]. f. Lefevre. Green
Bay; delegate national convention,
Thomas A. Pagan, Racine.
Marinette Goodman, Wisconsin
electors voted to issue bonds for a
new high school to cost $150,000. The
plans call for gymnasium, manual
training department, and other mod
ern high school features. A bank
building to cost $50, 1000 is also one of
the new buildings planned in this COM
paratiyely new lumber town, the loca-
ton of the big hardwood mill and
chemical plant of the Goodman Lum-
Der company.
Clintonville- Fred Lentz and
two children are dead, Fred Lentz, the
husband, was terribly burned and may
die, and another child, g. was badly in
jared from an explosion of acetyline
gas at the farmhouse near Split Rock.
The light in the house went out and
Mr.. Lentz started for the cellar with
a lantern to make an examination. He
had not proceeded far when a terrific
explosion occurred.
Manitowoe-Bidsh have been opened
by the shipping board at Washington
for the sale of sea-going tugs now
operating at Sturgeon Bay, Green Bay
and Manitowoc They are part of the
"a used on the Great Lakes. which are
to be sold. Terms of sale call for %
per cent of the purchase price on de
livery and the balance in semi-annual
installments over period of three
years.
Kenosha Alleging that her hus.
band had married her merely because
he wished to avoid a breach Of prem
Use suit that was being threatened by
another woman, Mrs. Florence J.. Mar
tin asked Judge Tully in Municipal
court TO grant her a divorce from
Lawrence F. Martin. They were mar
ried June % at Waukegan. She asks
for half of their property.
Eau Claire-George Tibbetts and
Arthur Ostermen, liveryrnen here,
were bound over to circuit court after
hearing on The charge of stealing
tires. Harry Conley, II, was the prin-
cipal witness against them. He plead
ed guilty to similar charge. Oster-
man is charged with having taken
four tires, Tibbetts with having taken
twelve, hesid IS oil, chains and lenses.
Both pleaded not guilty.
Madison - Corp. A. Moore lost an
eye at Chateau-Thierry. He lost an
other one while diving off the pier at
the University of Wisconsin. Having
become accustomed to it, in a way,
it did not inconvenience him so much
as it would most, people. 1t was the
glass eye. He calmly set to work look
ing for it, but his search was fruitless.
Madison-The newest history of the
University of Wisconsin is off the
press. The author. Prof J. F. A. Pyre.
of the university English department,
gives the growth of the state uniyers-
ity from the time Madison was viii
lage of few houses in wilderness
down to the time. of President Van
Hise.
Chippewa Falls-Wire has arrived
on the -Tilden Road, north
west of Chia pewa Falls, for the con-
stluction OF pens for silver gray fox.
The wire will run eight feet above the
ground and in very fine mesh for three
sizes will cover two across. The farm
will start with 40 silver foxes.
Janesville-Belief that gang Of
moonshiners operating out of Milwau.
kee is commencing operations in out
lying sections of Rock county is ex.
pressed by prohibition enforcement
officers now working in this territory.
Three arrests on the charge of work
ing stills have been made in the past
week.
Gillman-William Heagle, 40. was
killed at the staye and heading mill OF
the Gilmon Manufacturing Co, when
large drive belt he was adjusting
caught his clothing. He died in few
minutes. He is survived by his wlfe
and six children. His brother, Roy.
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