Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-08-08
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uon on Friday. The summer enroll
ment has exceeded two thousand five
hundred students. The fall session
VIII begin the week of September 25.
Portage,-Dr George w. Case, prom
inent Wisconsin clergyman and in
Masonic circles, died. He was
born in Newstead, Erie county. n. Y,
on September 80, 1895. When fourteen
years old he moved with his parents
to Whitewater. He was educated in
Milton college, Lawrence university
and Hillsdale, Mich.
Bear While bathing in the
Embarrass river, near Welcome,
William and Reynold Krause. both
married, and William Werth fifteen
year, old, were drowned Cramps had
taken the Werth boy, who threw his
arms about the neck of one of the
older men and took him under. The
other krause, going to their aid was
also entangled.
La Crosse.-ThinkiAg the water was
only few feet deep and that
1t covered a sandbar, Arthur
Schildman, sixteen years old, son OF
the late Florian Schildman, prominent
manufacturer, undressed and leaped
from rowboat to wade in the Mis-
sissippi river The water was Is feet
deep and he drowned while compan
ions were unable to assist him.
Beloit.-Mildred Luke, daughter
7 mel 10 ,,
George Allen of Independence, Ia, a
former college student, and were mar
ried at Freeport, H. The bride is six
teen years old and her parents invoked
the aid of the police to prevent the
match. The couple went for an auto
ride and did not return. Wednesday
Mrs. Luke received a message that
the couple were married
Couderay. - Chippewa Indians on
the Couderay reservation held a
convention at Reserve village re-
garding the matter of stopping the
white men from fishing in the reserva
ton lakes They will now have the
matter taken up with the commission
er Of Indian affairs at Washington.
There are several lakes in the reser-
walton where fishing is good and the
indians object strongly to having them
lshed by summer tourists.
Madison Commissioner of Bank.
ing Kuolt approved the articles Of
incorporation Of the State bank OF
Hillsdale, Barron county, capital $10,-
600. The incorporators are c. II. Mu-
sens, A. Hoschejt, c. c. Post, E. f.
Mcclellan. C. NJ. Kilmer and d. B. HUI
burt. The Brentwood State bank at
Brentwood Washburn county, capital
$4,000, was given authority to com
mence business. The president is A.
Wise and c. e. Wise is cashier
Waukesha.-Fr Cayl, an Ital-
ian contractor and former deputy,
said he believed the war clouds over
all Europe would not interest his fel.
low countrymen. Austrians or any
other of the foreigners whose mother
countries are threatened with war Mr.
Cayll said most of the foreigners IN
this city are citizens, or have officially
declared their intention of becoming
naturalized and that they have all
pledged allegiance to the United
States. in which they expect to re-
main.
Superior.-An invitation to dele
gates of the Womens Christian
Temperance unions in northern Wis
consin to hold their next annual con.
vention in this city has been extended
by members of the local unions and
will be presented to the various other
unions individually for acceptance by
Mrs. A. McGeorge. Mrs. McGeorge is
president of the northern district w. c.
T. u. organization, which includes all
the w c. T. unions in Douglas, Bay
field, Burnett, Sawyer and Washburn
counties.
Superior The labor demand in
Superior far exceeds the supply
and for the first time in many
months there are more than fifty jobs
waiting at the state free labor bureau
alone for men whom superintendent
Scoon has been unable to round up
The average wages paid is around two
dollars a day. The railroads are show
ing indications Of the intention to re
sumo repair and construction work
held up pending the rate decision. now
up to the interstate commerce com.
mission
sheboygan.-Fo the second time
within year Capt. Harry Groh
saved Harry Kirst from a watery
grave. Last August the young men
were passing the lighthouse in a canoe
when it capsized and Kirst sank. Groh
brought him up and swan to the light
house with him. Kirst was swimming
near the breakwater when he was sud
denly taken Htth cramps. The tug Pc
ter Reiss was passing. Groh caught
him and swan with him until his faith
er. Capt William Groh. threw out
line
superior-With tie death Of James
Toney. a dock worker. in the wa
tiers Of the bay, four Twin Ports
residents have been victims OF drown
ing accidents and seven barely IS