Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-02-04
WISCONSIN,
STATE NEWS

and was. the oldest member in point of
years. He was born in the town of
Menasha, May A, 1850. Despite rapidly
failing health, Justice Kerwin insisted
on working almost to the end. Justicd
Kerwin was graduated from the law
school of the University of Wisconsin
in 1875. He at once began the practicd
of law at Menasha. In his long career
on tie bench, the most notable del
cision delivered by Justice Kerwin was
in the soldiers cash bonus case This
law was carried into courts. The main
opinion on the subject was written by
Justice Kerwin. His co-workers del
clared it one of the most important del
cis!ans ever pronounced by the court.
Green Bay-Farmers are almost to a
unit in opposing any change in the pro-
hibition laws which would permit rel
turn of the old style saloon, according
to answers received to a QUESTIONABLE
sent out by j. T. Phillips, prominenB
dry worker in this part of the state.
Replies were received from 101 farm
ers and 100 of them were in favor of
keeping the saloons closed. Fifty-twd
of them claimed that the prohibition
law was not well enforced and SO of
them agreed that the dry wave has del
creased drunkenness.
Sturgeon Bay-This city will be the
scene of a mammoth Cherry festival
during the height of the cherry season
if present plans of the Chamber of
Commerce materialize. A special com!
mittee is working out details for the
carnival, which will be made a yearly
sevent. 1t is planned to hold Venetian
night in conjunction with the festivii
ties, as there are hundreds of motor
and pleasure craft around this city DUR
ing the summer season.
Manitowoc- Miss Ferne Waugh of
TWO Rivers has the distinction of have
ing left-handed appendix. Physicians
who diagnosed her illness as appendit
citis operated on the right side as is
customary for all well-mannered, if
misbehaving, appendices. There was
no sign of an appendix. So the doctors
operated again on the left side and
found it. The left-handed appendix is
most unusual, the physicians say.
Antigo-Property owners on Fifth
avenue will assume the entire burden
of installation of white way" if the
plan outlined at recent meeting is
followed. Property owners viii pro-
ceed with the work and pay for the iml
provement directly instead of having
the cost placed in the tax roll. The
assessment will be $3.50 a front foot.
Soliciting committees will begin work
at once.
Fond du Lac-Almost 900 worth
of business was transacted during the
year 1920 on capital of $3.50 by the
Fond du Lac County Equity associat
tion. Twenty-Five carloads of cattle
were shipped during period of eight
months. The association has also
erected it's warehouse and coal sheds
and has made comfortable profit on
its livestock business for the members.
Manitowoc-Despite the slump in
building operations last year, due to-
high prices Of material and labor and
the unsettled conditions following the
war, the annual report of the Mani
towoc Building and Loan association
shows a net gain of s65,00O in assets,
which total sac, 1880 for the year. Al
business of more than $4,000 was
transacted during 1920.
Jefferson-At meeting of the board
Of directors Of the Jefferson County
Holstein-Friesian Breeders association
It was decided to hold the next asso-
ciation sale at Fort Atkinson, May rs
1t was also decided that the annual
Holstein breeders picnic be held at
Jefferson, July T.
Wausau-What is considered very
unusual in the line of butterfat tests
OF milk has occurred in the Guernsey
herd owned by Paul Kickbush, town of
Stettin. For more than five months
MS herd produced milk with an aver
age test of 5 per cent.
Racine = Religious and civic So
eieties of Racine plan to take an inn
poFtant part in the municipal elections
% be held here in March and April,
When mayor, city clerk. assessor, all
oermen and supervisors are to be
elected.
Treen Bay-Hopes of the city em-
pioyes for a wage increase were shat
1ered by members of the council when
t1ey passed the salary budget for the
coming year with but few trivial I'M
Eases. Many applications for pay
boosts we're on file.
hedtord-Taylor county has raised
over $4,000 for the relief fund COR
@!F'-s children in Germany The
@4ol Qent Tor TAYLOR county is 800