Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-06-13
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD


Appleton. - About four hundred
Catholic Foresters from neighboring
cities attended the initiation of class
of 80 here.
Erin Prairie.-The new Catholic
church, erected at a cost of $4,000 in
this village, will be dedicated on June
16.
Green Bay.-The congregation OF
the Norwegian Lutheran church has
decided to raze the old structure and
erect a new church.
Fond du Lac-Mr. and Mrs. T.
G. Kinyon, pioneer residents of Lee
roy, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of their marriage. Mr.. and Mrs. Kin
yon have four children.
Waupun.-A new Irvine factory to
consume all the hemp grown by farm
ers in this part of the state will be
built, according to plans of local pro-
motors.
Milwaukee. - Losing his balance
while fishing from a small skiff
in Muskegon lake, when he hooked
ten-pound pickerel, Joseph P. Smukow-
ski fell into the water and was
drowned.
Green Bay.-Two suits aggregat-
ing $4,000 have been brought
against the Kewaunee, Green Bay &
Western railroad on account of inju-
ries alleged to have been sustained by
eight-year-old Ernest Delaux.
Antigo.-Maj c. Werden, one Of
the oldest Masons in the city
and one Of the best known abstract
men in northern Wisconsin, died at
his home here after a lingering i'll
ness. He was also war veteran.
Stevens Point.-After being SEN
fenced to the state prison for is
months, August Lubesky complained
of rheumatism until given the free
dom of the jail, then he made his es.
cape and has not been recaptured.
Green Bay - Damage that will
amount to many thousands of dol
lars was done by rain and an electrical
storm in Green Bay. Scores OF fam
lilies were driven from their homes or
held prisoners.
Portage.-Nine of a herd of Is cat
tie sleeping in a fence corner. were
killed by one bolt of lightning which
struck the fence. They we're owned by
Charles o. Anacker and August Pfue-
Ter.
Janesville.-"Fly swatting" by the
Junior Civic league give a total
of 1900 flies killed during the cam
paign which closed. These flies were
paid for at the rate of ten cents hun
dred.
La Crosse.-Charles Bjore, Preston,
Mimi, aged thirteen, was killed while
his mother was attending the funeral
/ of her mother-in-law The boy fell of
a fertilizer spreader and was cut to
pieces.
Berlin. - At a largely attended
meeting of the directors of the
: Green Lake County Fair association it
was decided to hold the usual county
fair this year. Steps are to be taken
to raise fund to promote it. Meet
ings are to be held weekly.
Beaver Dam.-O. Wilke of Madison
was reelected secretary-treasurer
of the English Lutheran confer
ence of Wisconsin at the annual
session here. President H. Fritchen
of Milwaukee and Vice-President N.
Matthias, Fennimore, were also re-
elected
Beaver Dam.-O. Wilke of Madi-
son was reelected secretary-treas-
urer of the English conference of the
Wisconsin conference of the Lutheran
church at the annual session. Presi-
dent H. Fritchell of Milwaukee and
Vice-President N. Matthias, Fenni-
more, were also reelected About one
hundred and fifty are expected to at
tend the German conference here.
Sturgeon Bay-The body of Rose
Felhofer, who disappeared nine days
ago. was found floating ON the
bay near the bridge. A coroner's jury
met and adjourned until after the doc
tors have finished an autopsy. There
are no marks of violence and the doc
tors agree that she had not been
drowned. The body had been in the
water for a considerable time Miss
Felhofer was the daughter of a promi-
nent farmer residing near Sturgeon
Bay.
Kenosha. - Charged with having
threatened the life of Rev. 10
seph H. Schiefen, pastor of St AL
phonse's Catholic church at New
Munster. John Elvermann, one of the
wealthiest men of the western part of
Kenosha county, is detained in the
county Jail here pending an investiga-
ton into his mental condition. His
relatives alleged that he is insane
Father Schiefen has joined in the re-
quest that the man be committed to
an asylum. A bachelor himself, Elver-
mann seems to have a strange antip-
athy to marriage and he threatened
the life of the priest when the latter
insisted in performing a marriage GER