Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-01-28

- 'iAS annual meeting OF 81. JOhn $
Evangelical Lutheran church. Merrill.
1t was decided to celebrate the forty.
NTH anniversary of the congregation
on Sunday, April "a.
The jail in Wausaukee, Marinette
county, has been sold to Joseph Jeiois
Tor $50. Under prohibition the Jail,
which had been in service for thirty
years, has been idle The new owner
VIII use it for woodshed.
The Ministerial union of Fond du
Lac county was organized at meeting
OF the ministers of the county. The
Rev. L. +. kiekhoefer of Fond du Lac
was elected president, and the Rev.
W. c, Kurz secretary-treasurer
The overturning of lantern in the
barn of F. J. Gehrke, a prominent
farmer and dairyman, near Manawa,
caused $4,000 fire. Twenty head of
young stock were burned as was the
hay, grain and two silos. The cows
and horses were saved by neighbors.
Dist. Atty. Carl F. Young, Green
Bay in plea to citizens, asked for
cooperation in making the Green Bay
district a clean place in which to live.
His initial drive on the Wurtzel road
mouse is to be followed by others, it is
I said, and an attempt will be made to
mon up all the saloons in the country
territory.
/ A campaign against slot machines
I and punch boards is in progress at
Wausau. 4 raid resulted in confisca-
tion of six slot machines and one
punch board. Four offenders pleaded
guilty and were fined $50 and costs
each. 1t is expected the law enforce
ment crusade will be carried into the
country districts, where there are
many gambling devices in operation.
Edward Rogers, James King and
Charles Turner were found guilty by
jury in Oshkosh on the counts, as.
sault with intent to kill, in connection
with the holdup at the Exchange Bank
of Oshkosh on Sept. "a Attorneys for
the defense made application for
new trial. The jury had been out for
more than "a hours. Each was sen.
fenced to 30 years Imprisonment.
Ripon college goods have put the
ban on card playing. theater going, and
dancing on Sundays. through Iegisia.
tion passed by the executive and legis.
lative boards of the Womell's Student
Government association Owners of
ice cream and candy shops have of.
fered their cooperation by discourag.
ing or forbidding dancing in their par.
iors on the Sabbath
Believed the last remaining member
of the old Ninth Wisconsin regiment,
organized in Manitowoc during the
Civil war, Richard Bergman. S5. died
at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs.
August Ohm, following stroke OF
paralysis He was born in Germany
in 1885 and came to this country in
1857. In 1861 he enlisted in the COM
pany, then re-enlisted two years later.
He has resided in Manitowoc since
1865. when he returned.
| A mid-winter fair and farmers win.
ter school will be held in Manawa dur
ing the latter part of February by the
management of the Union Free High
school. Prizes will be offered for the
best exhibits of grain, potatoes, corn
and garden vegetables. The Junior
| Poultry association will also offer
prizes on poultry. Prizes will be OF.
fered for exhibits from every rural
school in the adjoining townships and
free dinner is planned for all at
tending. The fair and school will last
five days
The Superior commission passed an
ordinance which will put the motion
picture houses under the direction oil
The commission so far as license is
concerned, and will no doubt also
effect the censoring of films. The ordi'
nance is a result of the campaign
which Mayor Fred A. Baxter has been
carrying on to prevent the houses from
showing pictures and particularly
serials which show burglary. or I'M
moral or other scenes of the under
world. Heretofore picture was
granted a license by the city CLERK
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without investigation.
Racine is assured a $500,00O memo
rial building as a result of decision
by Atty. Gan. Morgan, that money held
in the war relief fund can be used for
the erection OF war memorials. There
is a balance of s150.O00 in the Racine
County War Relief fund. A total OF
500 600 was raised and S55O.oOo was
donated to different causes. IL 10
manned to erect a s50O.OOO building
OF this amount 100000 will be appro'
nriated from the war chest fund $lOV'
900 will be appropriated by the CITY
and the balance raised by puo'ic suo-
scriptions. .,.,.
While many other Wisconsin cities
are seeking industrial supremacy Ap'
nleton has embarked on campaign
vbich will maks It famous as me gar,
den cttv of the West" when plans OF
the the city beautiful department of Apple,
ton Woman's club are carried cut. me