Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-07
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sau. the edict being principally direct
ed against Kelly pool playing.
Manitowoc Henry Esch of this city
has received a letter from Germany
telling of the death of two nephews in
| the war
Ladysmith,-The congregation of
the Christian church will soon occupy
a new building constructed of brick,
at cost approximating 100000.
Wausau.-During the season 10h
miles of macadam roads have been
built in the county under the state aid
system and Is miles have been graded.
Ashland William Schroer. em.
ployee of the Northwestern railway.
dropped dead while at work. presum-
ably from heart disease He leaves six
children.
Observation-Disclosures Pritchard. one
Of the best-known residents of
| Racine county. died at her home in
this city at the age of ninety years.
She was born in Wales and came TO
Racine county Ga years ago.
Racine.-William Chwick, a young
farm hand who robbed a coun-
try store. lost his voice in court and
was unable to utter a sound. He was
sentenced to one year in state prison
and was led away speechless.
Racine.-C. r. Cupp, a youth still
in his teens plead guilty on
Wednesday to having passed worth
less checks at Burlington and Lake
Geneva. Sentence was suspended I'M
til his parents at Plymouth. Ind, could
! be notified
New Richmond.-Louis Christensen.
sixty-nine years old, a farmer.
many years resident of the towns
of Star Prairie and Stanton was
run down and killed by 500 line pas
senger train on a grade crossing near
! St Paul
| Madison.-To acquaint themselves
| with the systems OF farming fol
lowed by Wisconsin stockmen, a
delegation of 25 farmers from Nc
Cracker county, Kentucky, will visit
the state during the week of Novem-
Der 1880.
Racine. - Ted Juttner, forty,four
years old. an expert mechanic
! from Chicago, who died in a cell at the
police station, after being picked up
on the street. was not victim of al
cohoiism. as claimed by the police, but
died from heart failure. according to
| the post-mortem examination.
ille-Earl Wheelock, nine
| teen years old, was sentenced to
three years at Green Bay reformatory
and Raymond Jogolske fifteen years
old. will be given a sentence, either
| to Green Bay or Waukesha. both
| pleading guilty to a burglary charge.
William Wheelock filed a certificate
of prejudice and will ask for trial on
the same charge in the suit court.
Monroe.-Fred c. Dahms, wealthy
mill owner and farmer, was prob.
ably fatally injured when his auto
turned turtle 20 miles south OF here.
W. F. Trukenbrid, druggist, suffered
dislocation of the left shoulder and
bruised back, and j. ]. Schneider,
clothier, was injured about the face.
Henry Davis of Freeport escaped in
jury. The injured men were taken to
Freeport (Ill) hospital.
Mauston.-Four men. who escaped
from the county Jail here last
week by pulling up the board floor,
are still at large. and no trace Of them
has been discovered although they
are being sought all over the state.
The men are Tony Conicota. Grant
Phillips, Harry Scholtz and James Ho-
gan One was charged with robbing
a store at Elroy. and the other three
robbed a store at Friendship, it is al
legged
Waukesha. - The rooms ordered
built in the third story OF the
Municipal hospital building have al
| most been completed. At the regular
council meeting the first week in No
vember II is probable Mayor a. J. Dopp
will appoint trustees, who will immedi-
ately take up the management of the
hospital. A trained nurse will be at
| the head Of the institution. IT. is said.
A public reception will probably mark
the formal opening. Various clubs
and fraternal organizations will fur
nish the rooms.
Haugen.--A great wolf roundup"
one of the first to be held in
northern Wisconsin IN years. is
planned by the farmers In this vicin-
| fly. For several months a band OF 20
or more wolves has been causing
farmers considerable worry because
Of increasing losses from raids on
their stock and poultry yards. Embol-
! dened by their cuccess On foraging
trips the animals now show little fear
Of people and have been known to
/ skulk along the roads after pedestrians
1 for miles before abandoning the trail
1 Whether in such cases there has been
| danger Of attack, or the wolves were
merely hoping that something eatable
might be discarded, the farmers have
/ not attempted to decide. II the whole
/ band Of 20 wolves is bagged the hunt
ers will be entitled to bounty amount
/ ing to $500. half Of which must be paio
/ ~ the counfy and half nv the etate