Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-01-31
WISCONSIN NEWS.
TERSELY TOLDI

Mokovetz of the town of Bragean
Oconto county, has two well Devotional
tongues. The child is HEALTHY ana
normal in every other way
Marshfield.- Eastern promoter. ar.
endeavoring to interest local oan
ital in dynamiting factory Il
be located near this city, the idea No.
ing to furnish dynamite at low price,
to farmers for clearing land.
Notwithstanding to the repor
of the county clerk, bounties Vera
paid in 1913 on 165 wolves, 81 wild.
cats and four lynxes, making $3s3s
received by residents of this coYnty
for killing the animals.
Oshkosh.-Elks from throughonr
the state were here for the dadi.
cation of the new Elks' clubhouse !.
here. The visitors began arriving here
in the afternoon and every dedication
was met at the station by a band and
a reception committee. Judge Karel
of Milwaukee was to be in charge NJ
the ceremonies.
Racine.-After a running fight h
which ten shots were fred Nv
the two Racine detectives. F. Schultz.
twenty-one years old, and Ed Williams.
twenty-five years old. escaped The
police had the young men in tow. but
they broke from the officers grasp and
fed.
Madison.-Capt. NJ J. Olson. far ls
years member OF company G, FRS,
regiment. Wisconsin National guard
has notified the adjutant generals
department of his intention to re-
sign as soon as he can be relieved
He has been captain since October.
1912. He will DE succeeded by Frst
Lieut. William Smith.
Green Bay.--The quarterly meeting
of district No. 16 of the Re,
bekah lodges Of the state viii be held
In this city on February 2. Mrs. Ber-
tina Noble, Stevens Point, president Of
the state Rebekah assembly. viii be
present at this time The district in
cludes the cities of Depere, Kaukauna
Appleton, Sturgeon Bay, Hortonylle
Menasha, Kewaunee, Peshtigo, Ocou-
to and Green Bay.
Madison.-At a meeting with State
Commander c. H. Henry of Eau
Claire here, Lucius Fairchild post
G. A. R., set the date for the next an
nual encampment for June 9 to II, TO
be held in Madison. Other patriotic
societies of the state will meet here
at the same time, these including tho
WOmen's Relief corps. the Ladies OF
the G. A. r., and the Sons Of Vetef-
ans.
Wautoma A reward of $1,000
has been offered for the capture oil
the man or men who blew up two Of
the large derricks at the quarry Of the
Wisconsin Granite company at Red,
Granite. The loss through the two eX-
plosions will reach $4,000 on the prop
erty and the value of hundreds OF
window panes in the surrounding ter
ritory. A 50-pound box of nitroglycerin
taken from the powder house, was di-
vided into two portions and placed at
the bases of the two derricks.
Madison.-Fire in the Wisconsin
building at State, Miffin and Car
roll streets caused a loss of about
$4,000. The blaze started IN the
basement. where some waste paper
was being burned. Keeley's Palace q
Sweets and the dancing hall on the
floor above. both favorite resorts o.
University of Wisconsin students
were the most severely damaged. The
Commercial National bank, owner 0t
the building. moved it's effects ont
without damage. The building was
four-story brick structure, on the top
floor of which Fred w Curtis, a pho
tographer. and his studio
Northumberland Behrendt, niue
teen years old, residing at NaG
sau, was drowned in Lake Men
dota while skating His body was 70
covered. He started out to fish through
the ice, but getting no nibbles from
where he first tried. skated over near
the bridge on the state university
drive, where the ice was too thin 10
bear his weight He cried for help
but was too exhausted to catch a rope
thrown to him by a man who heard
his cries. He was visiting his sister.
Mrs. Mary Casper Hornung, 1920 Uni
versity avenue, whose husband is
gardener at the university
Racine.-Six years in the grades
and six years in the high school wa
the recommendation of Prof w II
Miller. educational expert of the Ia
yersity Of Wisconsin, in an address
before the Racine Teachers associa-
ton. He advised the Racine school
board to provide a course of six year,
In the grades. three years in a juncr
high school and three years in a senior
high school The school board is con
sidering the adoption Of the scheme
to avoid building a new high school
next year. Under the proposed ar
rangement the junior high school
courses would be given in the ward
schools
Reedsburg Tiul3 Kelly, a farms-