Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-03-25


examination disclosed the fact that
they had been poisoned by a comhina-
ton of salt, oats and strychnine. The
owner recently moved into the neigh
borhood, and is unaware of having any
enemies. The loss is estimated at
about SIS.
Marinette-Within few years there
will be a beautiful automobile drive
out of Marinette, one of the finest in
this section. 1t is the loop from Marin
ette down the bay shore to Peshtigo
harbor and then from the harbor to
the city of Marinette, about % miles
in all. This drive will include about
eight miles of shore drive up the Pesh-
tigo. At present the roads are pass
able but not very good
Kenosha-Three horses belonging to
Kreger brothers, Kenosha county,
were killed, and one man, Emil
Kreger, was seriously injured when
bolt of lightning struck in the barn
yard of the Kreger farm. The men.
were working when the storm broke
and hurried toward the barn They
were hit by the thunderbolt just be
fore reaching safety. Kreger is in a
hospital.
Green Bay-The Fairmont Creamery
Co, the main Office of which is located
in Omoha, was found guilty in muni-
eipal court here on seven counts
charging violation of the state dairy
and food laws and was fined s175 and
costs. The company was charged with
holding butter and eggs in cold stor-
age in violation of state laws, with no
marks to show on what date the dairy
products were placed in storage or
when released.
Green Bay-One of the best records
in the state this year for A year old
Holsteins was made by COW owned
by Walter Wieckert. town of Center,
Outagamie county in an official seven
day test, conducted by an expert from
the College of Agriculture, Madison.
The COW gave GIL pounds of milk with
a butter fat record of 2906 pounds.
Her best days record was 104 pounds
of milk.
Madison-In the last six months of
1920 the average wage of all injured
employees whose cases were settled
under the Wisconsin compensation act
was S28.51 per week, as shown by an
analysis made public by the industrial
commission This figuresis to be com
pared with $2299 in the same six
months in 1919 and $3.50 in the first
six months of 1920
Manitowoc Another "meanest"
thief has come to light He is Mic
Stevens, an Indian, who was sentenced
to one year in the Green Bay reforma-
tory after pleading guilty to the charge
Of having stolen $50, valuable purse
and a revolver from Patrick Burns, an
aged blind man of Maple Grove, Mani
towoc county Stevens was a guest at
the Burns home when he committed
the theft. He was arrested at Witten-
burg.
La Crosse-Now comes Uncle Sam
with a demand that six La Crosse
saloon keepers convicted of selling
liquor, pay revenue taxes on all liquor
sold since the Volstead act went into
effect Frank Kratzer, who pleaded
guilty to the charge Of selling home
brew beer, is asked to pay tax Of
s4,51S.
Wisconsin Rapids-In memory Of |
six Winnebago Indian youths of this |
district who gave their lives in the |
World war, Ahdawagam chapter Of the |
D. A. R. will erect a tablet. The |
memorial win be in the form OF huge |
granite boulder and will contain the |
names of the six dusky heroes.
Manitowoc-The Equity society is
a membership campaign in
this county with 1000 members as its
objective. L. z. Ross, Winnebago !
county, one Of the state organizers. is