Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-09-05
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS
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TENDER 3. This is the first day of the
county fair Plans ara being laid for
celebration.
Racine.-The fist hunting license
issued in Racine county by County
Clerk Hay was issued to Mrs. Clarence
Adams. She intends 20 join her hus-
band in the fall
Antigo-Farmers have began cut
ting a heavy second crop of clover
Corn has been making excellent
nrogress since the rains, and DO
tatoes are looking good The biggest
crop in the history of Langlade county
is looked for this year
Antigo.-Arthur NJ. Arveson ana
j. w. Brown attended the convention
at Wittenberg of the Twelfth district
of Odd Fellows. The district com
prises the lodges from Amigo, Shaw
ano, Rhinelander, Clintonville and
Marion
-Winnebago county farm
ers will hold their annual outing
and field meet at Winnebago on Sep
TENDER at the asylum farm Dairy
Ing and alfalfa crop will be discussed.
The dairy herd. consisting of is full
bred animals, will be inspected This
herd was founded seven years ago.
Observation-Disclosures of Bank
ing Kuolt issued a certificate au-
thorizing the West Side bank of Green
Bay to begin business with a capital
of $4,000. The officers are: Anton
Platter, president; William DriscoIl,
vice-president; George Gibbs cashier
Certificate was also granted to the
Freeland State bank of Freeland to
begin business with capital of $4,000.
The officers are; E. w BRANDED presi-
dent; Eli Cupery, president;
Henry Pritchard, cashier
Greenwood.-Fire, caused by an ex-
ploding can of oil in G.. A Eb-
erts store at Emerald, destroyed
Eberts' general store, the post office
and the Olcott Lumber company. The
village has no fire department and for
while it was feared the entire town
would be burned. Citizens, with buck
cts, saved other buildings, The losses
were: G. A. Eberts, general store, So
600; P. B. Dunbars building and post
office, $4,000; Olcott Lumber company
building and stock, $4,000.
Racine-The town board of Union
Grove has voted $500 for the
Improvement of the highways near
that place. This. together with the
state and county appropriations, viii
bring the Union Grove good roads
fund up to $4,000. Waterford, Roches-
ter and other Racine county towns are
expected to take like action at the
| coming election. County Road Com
| missioner Mutter is about to begin
work on macadam road between this
city and Union Grove en- route to Bur
lington.
GAINESVILLE. 49, Frances Harper and
Clara Thompson, Madison. who ran
away week ago. were arrested
/ Gy the police after they had bor-
rowed a quarter from a boy and at
tempted to buy carbolic acid at a drug
store with intent to commit suicide, &C
cording to the police. Previously they
had visited a restaurant and asked for
a meal in exchange for work They
came to GAINESVILLE from Rockford, III.
Communication with the Madison po.
lice brought their parents to James
Vile, who took them home.
Milwaukee, Grand Carniolan
Slovenian Catholic union, which held
its national convention in the South
Side Turner hall, closed its sessions
with election of officers and commit
tees as follows Supreme president,
Paul Schneider, Calumet, Mich; first
vice-president, Joseph Star Joliet,
/ H. second vice president, Anton
/ Grdina, Cleveland, o.; supreme secre-
tary, Joseph Zalar, Joliet, Ill; supreme
| recording secretary, Joseph Rems, New
York city, supreme treasurer. John
Grahek, Joliet. H.; spiritual director,
Rev James Cerne, Sheboygan; attor-
ney in fact Martin Munich, Forest
| City. Pa; @preme medical examiner.
| Or. NJ. j. Ivec, Joliet. ILL.,
Kenosha--Joe Papan. who was
/ supposed to have been buried at
| st. George cemetery in this city on
July Is, has made a protest The body
/ Of a man was found floating in the lake
! off Kenosha. 1t appeared to have been
/ in the lake for more than a year A
/ lot of trinkets from the pockets were
/ identified by Andrew Papan. Kenosha,
as the property of his brother who
/ disappeared June 10. 1913 letter
was received from Joseph saying he
was in Santa Clara, Cal and planning
/ 10 return to Kenosha at once The
brother had expended more than three
/ hundred dollars on the funeral The
/ Papan family held a great celebration
4 and will make no effort 10 force the
removal Of the body from the cemetery
/ lot and make no claim against the
county for the expenses of burial.
/ Elkkart Lake "A. a session OF the
! East Wisconsin saenger bund the
/ 1915 festival was awarded to KEEL
/ in Manitowoc county. Joseph Beh-
rens. Sheboygan. was reelected
president. Other officers also we're