Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-06-20
State
Happenings
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join with the Elks lodge in celebrating
the Fourth of July. A moster picnic
will be held at Brighton beach.
Janesville.-Frank A. Tanner, the
missing Harvard (IIl) farmer, has
been located at Great Falls, Mont,
and is on his way home, according to
word received by the GAINESVILLE police,
Florence.-The nature of the coun'
try In this county was shown when Al
bert and John Biller brought in the
pelts Of five bears they had trapped IL
miles south of this city.
Racine.-The four-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Greenwood, $40
Carroll street, strayed into the yard of
neighbor and fell into an open catch
basin leading to the sewer, choking to
death.
Centerville.-A large rock lying
the water has been found by the Off
GERS of the United States lake survey
steamer Search, about a mile from
shore and two miles south of here.
Madison.-Launches owned by F.
A. Stark, S. ]. Fryette and L. o.
Larson were burned when the boat
house owned by them was destroyed
by fire. The loss is more than three
thousand dollars.
Manitowoc. - The big car ferry
Ann Arbor No. became ground
ed at the foot Of Commercial street.
here, but after several hours work.
with the aid oftugs, was released. The
damage is slight
Madison.-The total fire loss in
Wisconsin for May was $721.15O,
as compared with $190,S00 in May.
last year. The number of fires was
277, as compared with 1874 Insurance
was S1.91S.05O and the year before
| $866,775.
Sheboygan.-Charles Clark, Mil
waukee, fireman on the tug Tor
rent, sprinted 100 yards down the dock
and dived into the Sheboygan river
just in time to rescue Herman Trier.
eight, as he was going down for the
third time.
Oconomowoc. - Fire, thought to
have been started by crossed wires.
destroyed large stable owned
by Frank NJ Hoyt here in which
his furniture was stored, causing
a loss estimated at $4,000, partly
covered by insurance.
Superior. - Elaborate preparations
for rhe annual midsummer festi-
val are being made by the Swed-
ish organizations of Superior The
program will include speeches, mu-
sic and athletic events. Some state
official Of Wisconsin or Minnesota will
be secured for the principal address.
Superior-Mary Nolan, aged TWEEN
| ty-nine, a clerk, was drowned,
and Edward Callison Young, a
business man. was rescued half
dead in the first park boating accident
of the season. Rowing in the dark
ness, their canoe struck a snag and
capsized.
Madison.-A modern railway sta
ton was ordered by the railroad
commission to be erected by the
/ Chicago, Milwaukee G. ST Paul at
Mosinee the building to be adequate
for all freight and passenger needs and
to be completed by October /. The
petition was by W. A. Won Berg and
others of Mosinee.
Baraboo.-Mrs. Catherine Brandon
burg, mother of O. B. Brandon
burg, publisher of the Madison Demo
crat. died at her home here after an
| illness of more than year She was
eighty-three years old and had been a
resident of Baraboo for the last Al
years. No funeral arrangements have
been made.
Washburn.-Mis Leah Olsen and
Melius Sylte, members of the 1914
senior class Of Washburn high
school, have been declared the win
ners Of the Wing scholarship prize
for having the highest four-year aver
age Each viii receive $50 in gold
being the interest on railway bonds
donated by the late Col. Isaac H
Wing.
Frederick Hines, bag
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died instantly when attacked by {
highwayman as he stepped from the
baggage room into the waiting room
of the 500 line station here The high
wayman escaped. The robber had jus
held up the ticket agent and had rifleC
the cash drawer of 500 when Hine,
came into the room. Hines started t.
run for help. The murderer shot hin
in the breast and as he reeled sho
him again In the back.
Delafield.-Old songs we're suns
md pranks of youth laughed over
when the Old Boys Of St. Johns
Military academy met at their fif
teenth annual reunion banquet a
Wells hall. The coming together O
the cadets Of years ago was a sort O
second last scene in the commence
ment drama being staged here thi.
week. the final curtain OF which vii
ring down on Friday, when as your,
men end their careers as cadets al St