Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-23
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rs years is Mary Altman, aged 6fteao
who was married to William Edward1
Barron.-Mrs. Albert Clemmons u..
run over by passenger train baro
and killed. She was an old settler .nS
about sixty-eight years old.
Oshkosh.-An unidentified mo-
about seventy years old dronnas
dead in a North side saloon. Heo,.
failure was the cause
Manitowoc.-Thrown over the dash
board of his buggy and strizins
his head on sharp stones Job1
Alderman, a st. Nazianz farmer was
found dead in the road. He was tbir.
ty-eight years old and unmarried
Stoughton.-The steel ski slido
built three years ago and said
to be the highest in America, wac
blown down in a storm and lies mass
Of wreckage. 1t will be rebuilt
Racine.-George Myers. twentr
eight years old, Waterman at the
gas office, retired to the wasbroon
and shot himself with revolver. dy.
ing instantly. Grief over the death Of
his mother two weeks ago is the SIM.
| posed cause.
Portage Wrecking crews were
called out of Portage to Reece.
Vile east of Columbus. Several 90.
| foot towers Of the transmission line 70
Milwaukee from Kilbourn We're blown
down by the storm and blocked the
] tracks of the Milwaukee road
Clear Lake.-Mr. and Mrs Co
| lumbus Law celebrated their golden
wedding here and the relatives made il
/ the occasion of a family reunion. MIR
| and Mrs Law were married in New
| Richmond so years ago and resided in
that city until 1881 They have two
daughters. Mrs C. M. Reed of this
| place and Mrs George Eldridge Of
Kirkland, Wash.
New Richmond.-Prof. w. F. Lusk.
former principal of the New Rich
mond high school and previous TO
| that an instructor in the Stevens Point
normal school, will take his masters
| degree in the University of Minnesota
this year, and at the opening Of this
l914-15 school year will succeed E. c.
Davis as associate professor Of agri.
cultural education in the University Of
| Minnesota.
Kenosha.-Earl Sigafoose, aged
thirty-five years, and said to be-
of prominent family at Elkhart Ind.
is in Jail here charged with stealing
$50 in nickels from the trunk of Ke-
nosha theater manager. The man ad-
mitted his guilt and declared that he
stole the money to provide medical
care for his only daughter, who is
with the divorced wife of Sigafoose in
/ Detroit
Marinette-John Lester used to
be city dog catcher. John consid
cred himself one of the crack dog
catchers of the state. His pride is re-
spOnsible for his being sentenced to
the state prison for eight years, One
night when John was telling of his art
in a saloon at Marinette he was ban
tered by Antoine Brcss. Lester pulled
revolver and fired at Bross' head.
Green Bay-Two boys, Fred AlcorD
and Win Burt barely missed death
/ when a taxicab in which they
were riding shot off the Main street
bridge into the Fox river as the draw
was swung to let a steamer pass.
/ Burt jumped out of the car as it left
the bridge and broke his arm when he
landed against the bridge railing Al
1 corn went into the water with the car,
/ but managed to get to safety.
Superior-A copy of the Su-
/ perior Gazette near a half a century
old was found in chink in the wall OF
an old residence which is being demol-
ished to make way for a modern struc-
ture in the east end of Superior, the
/ original townsite James Borden still
/ a leading resident of the East end. was
editor, and Col Hiram Hayes, also
/ prominent Eastender, was one OF The
/ large advertisers in the issue, which
is dated June -. 1859.
Antigo.-Elections of officers at
/ the convention of the Wisconsin
Home Missionary society, Appleton
/ district, were: Mrs. N. L. Everesz
Amigo, president; Mrs r. C. Woltef.
/ Appleton. vice-president; Mrs NJ. b
Sanborn Appleton, secretary; Mrs o.
E. Trader, Green Bay, treasurer; Mrs
I L. d. Bowman, Green Bay, secretary
of temperance and literature section.
The next convention will be held az
/ Manitowoc
/ Minnie Extra, six
/ year-old girl, got her foot caught
in a car crossing. Motorman Frank
Gibbs saw her on the track 9aL
thought that she was playing when
she signaled him to stop the ear
When he realized the truth it was too
/ late to stop The foot of the CIR Vas
cut of. The district attorney is seek
ing to have Gibbs arrested. buJ be
went to Highwood and, under instr4c-
I tons OF superior officers, refused 20