Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-04-29

After a wrangle of four months be-
tween the board of health and council
men, the ordinance was passed pro-
viding that all milk for human con-
sumption must either be pasteurized
or from tuberculin tested herds. En-
forcement rests with the board OF
health.
Marinette-A survey of the clover
crop by the county agent shows that
the crop wintered well under condi-
tons that might have had bad ef-
feet, very light snowfall The same
report is made on winter rye and
wheat. Farmers generally are plant
ing oats Treatment of seed oats is
general There will be at least 12.vu0
bushels of seed potatoes treated in the
county this spring.
Green Bay-Enlarged so as to in
clude thirteen counties instead of six,
the eighth division of the internal rev.
enue department with headquarters in
Green Bay has greatly broadened its
scope of activities. Brown, Door, Ke-
waunee, Shawano, Manitowoc, Flor
ence, Marinette. Oconto, Langlade,
Forest, Oneida. Price and Villas coun-
ties are now in the Green Bay divi-
sion. Six inspectors will work out of
this office.
Eau Claire An attempt to lift
chain from high tension wires of the
Wisconsin Minnesota Light and Power
Co. caused the death of John Casey,
40, a farmer near New Richmond.
Caseys children had thrown the chain
in play. The farmer climbed. on
step ladder and tried to dislodge the
chain with a wet chunk of wod, which
served as a conductor and sent $4,000
volts Of electricity through him, kill
ing him instantly.
Marinette Application for the aban-
donment of the Wisconsin, Northwest
ern railroad operating between Taylor
Rapids and Girard Junction in Marin
cite county, was made before R. w.
Clark, representing the interstate COM
anerce commission. Supt. w. l.. Hal
lenbeck of the road testified that the
road was not paying proposition.
Settlers in the vicinity oppose aban-
donment of the road.
Marshfield Members of the execu-
tive committee of the Wisconsin Press
association met in this city and com
pleted arrangements for the summer
outing of the members and thier fam
lilies Marshfeld, because of its cen
trail location, was selected as the start
ing place, with July 81. the date. After
touring the northern and eastern part
of the state, the party will disband
four or five days later at Amigo.
Green Bay-The Wisconsin State re-
formatory population is on an increase,
according to Superintendent B. NJ.
Coles, who announced that there are
now $50 inmates in the reformatory.
This is the largest number ever con-
fined to the institution at one time.
The corridors of the cell house, ac-
eording to reformatory officials are be-
ing used by some inmates as sleeping
quarters.
Madison-The cost of running Wis
consin's law-making bodies. including
the salaries of senators and assembly
men, is 1888 a day for every day that
the legislature is in session, if the fig
urcs of 1919 are to be taken as fair
criterion. Legislative employees in
Wisconsin are hired under the civil
service system.
Merrill--A Judgment of $3.50 in
settlement of a claim against the
Tomahawk Light and Telephone com.
pany was received by Walter Oreott,
father of Franklin 0rcott. the year
old boy who was electrocuted last
September at Tomahawk
Ashland-With the blasting of an
acre of stumps in one huge explosion,
Ashland and Bayfield, counties enter
upon a campaign to clear 10000 acres
of stumpland. This addition will near
~ double the agricultural land of the
two counties.
Green Bay-Jules Cauwenbergh is
only AZ years old but for IS years he
has toiled in the Green Bay postoftice.
Starting in as a kid messenger when
IS. he has handled every job in the
postoffiee with the exception of the
postmaster's.
People of Wisconsin are
appealed to by Gov. Blaine to set aside
the week of May / to s as China
Famine week. y period for special APP
peal in making the relief fund cau-
paien a success. The governor asks
that the people contribute literally in
order thai Wisconsin may do its mare
Merrill-Three cows of the Alex
Anderson herd and one of the c. d.
C,larke's herd Were found dead at the