Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-10-10
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schooI sIuueht' Whlle hunting duct.
near bingham, attempted to mo- "a
boat. His shotgun was discbargaa al. us
his left hand practically blown a1.s+ N
MISUNDERSTANDING ]. J. Fov
the Green Bay diocese OF the C..S
Ollie church officiated at the
hrmation exercises at Sacred u
church, at which SO were confirmed
Beloit.-Rev. H. B. Kildabl saa..
OF Our Saviour's church. Nilw.Y
kee, was reelected vice-presideD,
the Milwaukee circuit court NJ w.
United Lutheran church, at the ~,
cult conference here.
Sheboygan.-United States 1,a,.
w. H. Seaman. president ~ ne
Sheboygan County Pioneer association
presided at the annual meeting AZ Sba
boygan Falls. Lieut. Col. J. A W.,
rous Of Milwaukee, who came IN O..
boygan as youth in 1914. gave ~
address.
Superior,-If Sweden and M.
way are able to keep out of tho
European war the great conaict win
be blessing in disguise for the Scan
dinavian peoples, according to Ed.
ward K. Berglein, prominent Supari
or Norwegian. just returned from =
visit to Norway.
Madison.-Immigrati Commissio,
er Packer and his aides have re-
turned from their tours of the states
Of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and
Missouri, where they made exhibits AZ
Wisconsin farm products in the inter
est of securing immigrants, particu-
larly for the northern sections of the
state.
Sheboygan. - Born on April IL
and 20, 1908. only two doors apart
Wilma and Edna Hermann, cousins
were christened together, confirmed
together, went through school TO-
gether, graduated in the same class in !.
high school and became the brides Of
Fred Rosenthal and R. P. Never. re-
spectively, in a double wedding.
Waukesha.-O. L. Rosenkrans Of
Oconomowoc was elected president
of the Waukesha County Veterans
association at its annual meeting
here. o. p. Clinton and j pH
Phillips Of this city were elected sec
rotary and treasurer, espectiyely
Seventy-f1ve were in attendance
Twenty members died during the last
year. Department Commander S. A.
Cook was the principal speaker on a
program given at the Auditorium
Madison.-Mrs. Amy Winshp the
University of Wisconsins oldest
student in point of years. being past
ninety, has again registered, eectingI
the biological science and advanced
work in the domain of electricity and
magnetism. The war prevented a con
templated visit of inspection to yari-
Gus European seats of learning AS
long as life is given me, she says, mol
one need look for me anywhere out
side of university
Scion Springs.-After a desper
ate struggle, Special Deputy Sheriff
Brown of this place killed 300-poundl
black bear with his hands, according
30 his story. He has the carcass toI
substantiate his claims. Browns storyh
is that while in the woods the bear
visited his camp and ransacked hisl
larder while the officer was away. on
his return he laid in ambush for thel
bear, which returned at night Brown
fired at the animal. but only wounded
him and the bear charged. In grap-l
ping he lost his knife and had 10 hn
1sh the work with his hands. The bear
was finally choked to death
Oshkosh.-Rev. Frederick G. Codl
pastor of the Baptist church, VIE
neconne, has instituted a suit fo7
$4,000 against F. J. Smith Of the sames
place for the alleged killing OF fieo
erick A Codd, nine years old by Virgil
Smith at Winneconnee, May IT, l''f
He asks for $4,000 damages for mel
death of his son on the ground Jhd~
the fatality was the result Of careless
negligent and willful conduct Of >rs'
Smith and the careless, negligent ana
willful conduct of his father Al l17l
inquest, held shortly after the TRAGEDY
the coroner's jury returned a Yerd''-
to the effect that young Codd came 70
his death by gunshot wounds rom .
rife in the hands OF Virgil SmitA-
Madison.-The total value Oh d"
property in the state is S9l'-'S''
1854, according to the state assessmeI'
announced by the state tax coHm'
sion. This is an increase OF El'4.eV-'
449 over last years assessment. 4l
total value of all real estate 10 '"'
state is $2,592, 9e9 $50, and OF al PEI
sonal property $3.50, O06.Ooo4. Real g
tate has increased SIPS .SsS,444 anu
personal property s45,913,005 over 'as'
year The total value OF all proper
in Dane county is s157SS6,o-o' j. W. Wv
du Lac. $74,7SS.417; Douglas, So
974; La Crosse, s43,73S,+Ss; Ali"a1
kee, s617,336.757; Rock, $500 .-s
Racine. sS4,730,529; Waukesha E
5s1.251; Winnebago. s74,35o'l'>. I1
total value OF real estate In NM" .a-
kee county is given as S7i'..--s-
and all narsonaJ nroperty SI4l.--5''-