Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1913-10-11
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Red Granite.-Albert |. Paeth fell
into stone crusher at the Red Gran
tie stone quarry. He was crushed to
death.
Alma.-Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand
Walter of this city have just celebra.
ted the fftieth anniversary of their
wedding.
Madison. - State Treasurer John
son drew upon the depository bank
! for 100000 to replenish his run
ming account In the checking banks.
Cranmoor-While hunting, Albert
Pischke, fourteen years old, ac-
cidentally shot himself. The boy drew
| the weapon toward him. He died in
| few hours.
Superior.-Not wishing to leave
work during the partridge season,
| Charles Goshaw went to the top
OF a store with his gun and shot o2e
on the opening day
| Observation-Disclosures of Bar
| ing Kuolt has issued a certified
authorizing the Peoples State bank VI
| Whitehall, with a capital of $4,000
The president is Ludwig Solsrud. and
| ]. f. Wilberg is cashier.
Beloit.-Lloyd Mathews, aged sew
I enteen. was instantly killed by an
interurban car south of the city
| while driving across the track. He
was working with a crew of thresh-
| ers.
Madison.-A public conference on
the use of blowers and exhaust
! systems in Wisconsin factories
will be held on October s, in the Re-
! publican house. Milwaukee, by the
state industrial commission
Sturgeon Bay-The Door County
| Guernsey Breeders association has
been formed with the following
officers: President, L. F. Henshel;
vice-president, Charles Deutch: sec
rotary, Milton Goff. and treasurer. Ed
ward Faehl
Madison.-Dr. ]. A. Estey and
H. D. Simpson have been appoint
| ed members Of the faculty of the uni
versity by the board Of regents. Doc
tor Ely, head of the economies depart
ment, will sail for America October
Z, after delivering lectures in Europe.
Janesyille.-Mercy hospital. erected
| at a cost of some 100000 by the
/ efforts of the Sisters Of Mercy Of
the Catholic church, was formally ded-
/ icated by Archbishop Messmer of Mil.
waukee. assisted by a corps of twenty
| priests from all parts Of southern Wis
! consin
Green Bay.-At the point OF q
gun. Mrs. Gussie DeGFay and Otto
Luedke were held up and robbed in
| the saloon of Mrs L. B. Solomon in
the town of Allouez. The holdup man
secured nearly $500. The man entered
the place with the gun drawn and, af-
ter covering both, walked behind the
bar, emptied the cash register and de-
/ parted through a rear door, making
his escape by backing out.
| La Crosse.-After searching for
two days, the police have found
| the 1ody of Thomas Rye. seventy
three years old, who was missing after
having received a blow on the head
| during a free-for-all saloon fight. The
body was lying In Quagmire The
/ police are holding Nicholas Hefti as
an accessory to Rye's death. Heftf
4 admits having struck Rye during the
/ fight 1t is believed the aged man
wandered about in a dazed condition
and that he either fell in the mud or
committed suicide A coroner's in-
queset will be held
Grand Rapids.-While returning
from a hunting trip in the town
OF Cranmoor, Wood county, Al
| bert Piscke of Nekoosa was accident-
ally shot, from the result Of which hs
died few hours later Young Piscke
had been spending the day, in cons
pany with three other boys from Ne
koosa. hunting for ducks, and at the
time Of the accident was in a row.
| boat on the Wisconsin river near
the Port Edwards dam. He reached
over to draw his gun toward him when
In some manner it discharged and the
contents entered his body just below
doe heart. His companions hurried
to Nekoosa as fast as possible but
before reaching town the injured boy
was unconscious and died.
Grand Rapids.-The store Of tina
Arpin Mercantile company at Ar
pin, north of this city. was burned ia
the ground and nothing was saved.
The building and contents were val.
ued at $4,000, covered with $4,000 in.
surance. The company consists of
James Mercer and five Stoflet brotEMm
ers, who live at Arpin. The fire wal
under control shortly after it started7
but powder and shells stored in the
building began to explode, opening up
a cannonade from which the fire
lighters fed. When the explosion
ceased the fire had gained such head
way that nothing could be saved. The
company conducted a ger raj mer-
channlse and meat market business In
a large and modern store The Gauss
OF the fire Is unknown and is being
investigated by deputy fire mar.
shall.