Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-11
State
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ried.
Grand Rapids.-Karl Mantka
Manawa merchant, is the owner of =
hen that recently laid an egg weight.
more than a quarter of a pound 80
measuring 81 by six inches.
Superior congregation Of -.
Presbyterian church at Itasca IN.
decided to erect a new buiidis@
which will cost about two tbousans
three hundred dollars.
GAINESVILLE GAINESVILLE cbvrcbo.
have begun an active campaign
for go to church Sunday" which
will be observed here on April 2s
Every church in the city is enlisted in
the movement.
Notwithstanding women arc
taking an active part In the cleo.
ton of school commissioners. Thav
are boosting j. T. Hooper in opposition
to Arthur Fisher, who previously had
no opposition.
Chippewa Falls.-John Yorke. four
years old, of the town of Ruby
was found, after a search of sew.
eral hours, in the hot pond of the mill
Death had occurred some time nr4.
viously
Couderay post Office herr was
robbed An entrance was forced
/ through window. Some small
/ change and a book of money order,
was taken All signs indicate work
/ of professionals. No trace was left
Edgerton.-A county conference Of
the Rock county Y NJ c. A. was held
here. The meeting was opened with
! an address by L. A Markham. sec.
rotary, followed by the election of Off
/ GERS.
Janesville.-Eigh hundred school
children of this city have been
| enlisted in the cleanup campaign and
have been organized into the Junior
Civic league by the organizing com
mittee of the Women's Civic league.
/ Beloit-Unda Kemfer, Nora Mat
son and Sara Darby, three young
girls, were playing on a raft in Turtle
/ creek and the raft capsized Had it
not been for the presence of some rail
road men the girls would have
/ drowned.
/ Madison. - Governor McGoyem
committed the sentence of Gustav
Ducks. serving in Racine Jail from
1 three months to ten days. in order that
/ he might be released. Ducks was con.
victed December 10 Of selling liquor
without license.
[ Madison.-That a state empoya
under civil service is not sepa
rated from the service, even after the
expiration of a year, is held by Attor-
ney General Owen in an opinion to
/ chairman Hazelwood of the civil serv-
/ ice commission.
Marshfield--A stranger, supposed
/ to be John Havoc, formerly OF
Nekoosa, aged about fifty years was
/ found hanging by a clothes line from
/ the limb of a tree in White City park,
this city. An inquest has been or.
/ dered
Madison. - A spring festival is
announced by the Madison Choral
union to be held under the auspices OF
the University of Wisconsin School OF
| Music. This festival will consist OF
three important concerts on Monday
and Tuesday, April 20 and 81.
La Crosse. - Genuine Winnebago
Indians. With whom this section
of the country was at one time
thickly populated, will participate ia
the homecoming and July celebra-
ton to be held here this summer un.
der the auspices of the La Crosse
| board of trade.
Superior. - With the acceptance
of the articles of Incorporation by
the board of directors, the Superior Y
M. {. A. has been given legal entity
campaign for funds to complete the
structure, the foundations of which
have already been laid, will be started
shortly. 1t is proposed to raise
total fund of s125.00O
Beloit. - The Modern Woodmen
county convention elected DELEGATES
/ to the state convention in Fond
du Lac in May as follows: David De
/ throne. Beloit; o. S. Morse, James
/ Vile; w. R. Thorpe, Milton Junction
W. II. Greenwood, Beloit The cOnven.
tion Endorsed E. n. Bort for reelection
as national director and passed resolu.
lions opposing a raise in rates.
Eau Claire. Mrs. E r. Shute
OF Altoona. whose husband was
killed in the wreck at WoodvilIe last
August. received a mysterious letter
demanding that she place 500 near
the Altoona depo, Failure to do as
/ ordered meant daath to her and her
children, stated the letter. Mrs. Shute
notified the authorities Officers were
posted in the neighborhood of the de
pot. Mrs. Shute. accompanied by
male companion who was attired as
female left for the spot They noticed
that two unknown men followed them
In the meantime police officers ana
the sheriff watched and waited from
points OF concealment near the pole
but no one came to get the money
Oconomowoc. - William Benton
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