Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-06-06
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Green Bay - Before leaving for
Washington, Congressman Thomas F.
Konop announced he would be a
candidate for reelection.
Manitowoc.-Stricke by blindness
as she slept, Mrs. George Tros-
sen, former Milwaukee woman,
who now resides at Two Rivers. was
taken to Milwaukee to be placed under
the care of a specialist.
Oshkosh.-Dr. NJ. r. Streeter Of
this city was arrested here and
Mrs. Dora Wellhouse was arrested at
Appleton and brought to this city en-
a charge Of manslaughter in the Sec
ond degree.
Oconto.-Louis Berghammer, eigh-
teen years old, operating a gang
machine at the Holt saw mill,
dropped a three-foot iron rod to the
floor. 1t was brought back and
thrown by the cogwheels, piercing his
abdomen.
Racine.-The town board of Gale
donia erred in granting a liquor
license to John Goebel, Jr., at Racine's
summer resort up the river. A pre-
vious license had been revoked be-
cause of violation of laws. 1t was held
that the Baker law had been violated.
Madison.-A statement issued by
the governors office announced that
the governors conference, sched-
uled to be held in Madison June
9 to II. has been postponed until
November. This is in accord with re-
quests made by many governors and
former governors.
Racine.-The annual conference Of
the Chicago District Preachers as
sociation of the Norwegian-D Danish
Methodist Episcopal church will
open in Racine next Tuesday and
will continue through the week. One
hundred delegated ministers will at
tend.
Racine.-It being the opinion of
the attorney general that clubs
having club houses in which there are
buffets should have city liquor Ii
censes, the common council will have
licenses, as the number applied for
will be greater than is permitted by
law.
Alma. - Ralph Clark and Ralph
Schultz, both nineteen years of
age, were put on trial for first degree
murder for the death of Ole Skjorum
last December. 1t is charged that the
old hermit was killed in an effort of
the youngsters to get a fortune that
was reported to be hidden in his house.
They secured, 1t is charged, only $36,
and were unable to find $3.50 which
he had hidden
Racine-Charles Gerloff, wealthy
farmer of the town of Burling
ton, died at the local hospital with
broken back. He was driving to his
home with wagon loaded with cement
aud sand, and in some manner was
thrown under the vehicle, the wheels
of which passed over his back, break
ing IT, He was brought to Racine on
a special train and died a few hours
later.
Il
Blews and Professors Charles A.
Stoll and F. NJ. Stanger of the Ev-
ansville Free VIII Methodist school
were arrested and held under $500
bail in connection with a $4,000 Sian.
der suit brought by Auro Mason, aged
nineteen. Mason, an expelled STUDENT
claimed the three professors circulated
false stories of his alleged miscon.
duct with three girl students, the
youngest being fourteen years of age.
Racine.-Frank Althos, aged twelve
years, son of a farmer of the
town of Newmunster, Racine coun-
ty, was instantly killed when the
charge of a shotgun entered his left
breast. He had been cautioned not to
touch the weapon, but secured it and
| in an attempt to throw it from the
window the hammer of the gun struck
the window sill. The weapon was dis
charged and the full charge of shot
entered the breast. The boy fell over
the sill dead
Madison.-The state university au-
tAuIALAeS are p4dHAlAS 5bEluS6ul DC
ton as a result of the anti-freshman
riot on the campus, as a result of
which a dozen freshmen will not be
/ able to take their meals sitting for a
week, and two were so badly padded
that they are in the hospital. The riot
was caused by the freshmen, who, in
/ convention, burned the green caps
which the upper classes force them to
wear. The faculty plans to forbid any
further upper class restrictions on
freshman behavior.
Fond du Lac.-An automobile driven
by John Raidy, a contractor, and
carrying man and two WON
en-. whose names are unobtainable
turned turtle near Taycheedah and
pitched down a steep embankment,
pinioning Raidy in the water under the
car. Paddy was rescued from drown
ing b. persons driving other automo-