Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-24
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

tlansen' Norwegian Lutheran church,
has refused call from a Philadelphia
church.
Rhinelander.-Postal savings in the
Rhinelander office have increased from
$4,56S to $5.l67 in the year ending Oc-
tober 4.
Plymouth.-Word has been received
here of the death of Rev. William
Gardam, former rector of St Paurs
Episcopal church in Plymouth, who
died in Atlantic City. n. J.
Madison.-Members Of the Dixie club
OF the University Of Wisconsin have
entered into an agreement not to wear
silk hosiery and to contribute one dol
lar each to purchase bale of cotton.
Marquette.-The municipal commits
sion of this city has enacted an
ordinance making the possession of
government license prina facie evi-
dence that the holder thereof is en-
gagged in selling liquor and, therefore,
If he has no state and city license he
is selling in violation OF the law.
Madison.-A Dixie club is being or
gained here, to include hundreds
of the state university girls, who
are pledged to wear no more silk
stockings until Southern cotton plant
ers are relieved of distress. A big
ball will be staged, at which only
those clothed in cotton will be admit
ted.
Wautoma.-The Zimmerman Bros,
store at Red Granite, nine miles
east of this village. was robbed and
several overCoats, shoes and dry goods
taken. The burglars then loaded the
safe, which weighed about half a ton,
on fiat car and took it down the c.
& n w. railroad track a half mile and
blew it up The amount they secured
is not known
Eau Claire,-A petition asking Pres
ident Wilson to pardon John Dietz.
defender of Cameron dam, who
is now serving a life term in the state
Denitentary at Waupun for the alleged
murder OF a deputy sheriff during the
famous siege of the Dietz homestead,
has been mailed TO the chief execu-
tive at Washington by Leslie Dietz, a
son of the prisoner The petition.
which bears 100000 signatures of
people from every state in the Union,
was mailed to Washington from New
York, and Leslie Dietz now proposes
to 90 to the national capital to pre-
sent to the chief executive letters from
governors of various states all urging
a pardon for Dietz
Kenosha.-Three Wisconsin women
were hOnored by the grand en-
campment of the Wisconsin Odd Eel
lows here, when the Decoration of
Chivalry was conferred upon Mrs
Amelia Whitbeck and Mrs. Marie
Walker Kenosha, and Miss Jennie
Howard. Albany. Following was held
the encampment ball More than
thousand people were in attendance.
La Crosse.-Women in this sec
ton of the state are taking up hunt
ing in greater numbers than ever be
fore. In La Crosse county five women
have taken out licenses this fall Mrs,
Elizabeth Trayanek called at the cOun-
ty clerk office for her license and was
surprised to find four Of her sex were
ahead of her on the same errand. SO
far 1850 hunting licenses have been
issued in this county this fall
Ashland, Investigation by the au-
thorities has failed to bring to
light the motive for the double trag-
edy, involving murder and suicide,
which occurred on Burt Volaskas farm.
eight miles southwest of Ashland Burt
Volaska, a farmer having a wife and
six children was deliberately killed
by his employe George Casper TWEEN
ty years, old who worked for Volaska
about year Both men went into the
woods to hunt. Casper blew out Vo-
laskas brains. returned to the house
and informed Mrs Volaska Of the deed
Then he went into the yard and shot
himself. When the woman took the
gun away from him he crawled to the
woodpile and tried to guiliotine him
self with an AK When physician ar
rived he was still alive and talked per
fectly rational, but refused to give an
explanation Of the deed.
Superior ~ Horace Baggs, who
helped clear a forest which has
since become the site Of Racine Elk
horn and other Badger cities and
towns. died al the age of ninety-six
years. at the home Of his daughter
Mrs. W. n Carpenter. Duluth. Mimi
Cancer. combined with the infrmities
of his age caused his death Mr.
Bags was a personal friend Of Abra-
ham Lincoln and when the war pres
ident was in Office frequently visited
him at the White House He also
numbered among his acquaintaaces
Andrew Jackson. Franklin Pierce and
Andrew Johnson Born at Black Lake.
y y in 1896 Mi Bags came West
VIA the lakes to Ohio going from there
By land to southern Wisconsin to set
tie on a farm passing through Chi
cago when il was but a town lie
lived at Elkhorn until tweuty-eight
years ago. when his wife died. NOV.