Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-05-02
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was arrested and fined $50 and co.ta
Racine.-The Racine Young Mon,.
Christian association VIII On Juno IA
start weeks campaign inr a s25OOOn
new building fund.
Madison.--In accordance with v,o
expressed in Mayor A. H. Kayser's ,n
augural message, the chairman of ,ho
license committee introduced a motion
TO reduce saloon licenses.
Manitowoc. - Touhan Salvano
wealthy Italian of Racine, is planning
to establish colony of his race IN
the Davis lake shore property, between
this city and Two Rivers.
Madison.-Ruth Weise, S36 William.
son street, was struck by q MOTORCYCLE
driven by Maurice Park and died
Park, it is said, did all he could n
avoid the accident.
Racine.-Racine's first Fourth NJ
July accident" occurred when Leo
Schlitzen, fifteen years old, blew of
three fingers when a toy pistol ex.
ploded
Kenosha.-Charles A. Pearson
switchman for the Northwestern Rail-
way company, residing in Evanston.
I'LL, had both of his legs crushed under
freight train here.
Oconto.-W ilfred Gotta, aged TWEEN.
ty-two, was perhaps fatally shot
while on a fishing trip. A shot.
gun WAS accidentally discharged and
the shot lodged in the calf of Mr..
Cota's left leg. Amputation may be
necessary.
Fond du Lac.-Persons supposed
to be responsible for the break
ing of store windows in Campbellsport
left 500 on the doorstep of a hard
ware store with a note saying the
money was to be used for paying the
damages.
La Crosse-William j. Brayman,
local Huerta sympathizer, was
severely beaten in a barber shop
by H. B. Sayre, Northwestern rail
road engineer, for saying, Il wouldn't
go into Mexico and fire one shot for
the dirty rag"
Green Bay-Too drowsy to con-
tinue to his home in Oneida, VIII
son Skenadore, an Indian, made him
self as comfortable as possible be-
tween the railroad tracks. A train
struck him. He may lose leg and an
arm.
Superior.-FIre threatened to de-
| stroy the village of Hawthorne.
| The Duluth Log company store, the
Wilson residence and the livery barn
were burned before the arrival Of the
| fire fighting apparatus from Superior
The village is located about fifteen
miles south of this city.
Appleton.-The Outagamie county
board Of supervisors went on rec
ord as favoring the repeal of the
state highway aid law and the county
board Of education law. 1t was on ths
verge Of adopting a resolution urging
the cleaning out of all the state COM
missions, when cooler heads prevailed.
La Crosse.-Word was received
here from Secretary of State Will
lam Jennings Bryan that Mark Mat
I thiesen, aged thirty-ive, manager
of the Gulf Oil company at Tampico,
! and brother of Ralph Matthiesen of
La Crosse, was accidentally shot there
on April IA. The dispatch from the
state department gave no details other
than that he will recover
La Crossword was received
here from Secretary Of State Will
lam Jennings Bryan that Mark
Matthiesen, aged thirty-fve. manager
of the Gulf Oil company at Tampico
and brother Of Ralph Matthiesen, La
Crosse, was accidentally shot there on
April IA. The dispatch from the state
department gave no details other than
that he will recover.
Racine.-William J. Beffel, owner
of large furniture house, was
awarded $107 damages against the city
by jury as result of an auto acci-
dent, but he cannot collect the sum.
as the jurors found him guilty of con-
tributory negligence. Beffel ran into
an open sewer with his auto and he,
his wife and two sisters-in-law were
badly hurt They sued for $4,000.
Durand-The new $4,000 parson-
age of st. Joseph's Catholic church
was totally destroyed by fire. Fa-
Their Vousson lost library, his vest
ments. valued at $500, his money, also
church collections. The tenants had
a narrow escape. The fire. starting
outside, was well under way when
discovered. 1t is believed the blaze
was Of incendiary origin.
Superior.-Announcement OF a re-
duction of the working time o;
mechanics employed by the Great
Northern railway shop here from nine
to eight hours day and from six to
five days week was made on Satur-
day. No reason was given, but it is
presumed that the change is part of
the policy of retrenchment which has
been instituted by railroads. Two hun
dred men are affected.