Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-04-18
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD


c. j. Stangel of the high school bor.
been reelected by the board of ednco
ton for term of three years.
Jefferscn.-Albert Lnsdtke. an ala.
trician employed by the city. aban
doned his family, departing 70,
parts unknown. He drew from the ~
cal banks all of his funds. amoun+,no
to $500,
Fond du Lac.-Lucy Destessano
aged thirteen, who eloped fror,
Marblehead with Joseph Yatto. TWEEN.
ty-five, was found at the home .,
her uncle in Hamilton. The father n,
the girl says he will permit his dangb.
ter to wed Yatto.
Madison.-Capt. D. Hoag, Delavan
was appointed general CT man Of
the annual military bali of The
University of Wisconsin CORPS n,
cadets. The ball will be held at tba
armory on April 25. and promises IN
rival the junior prom" in splendor
Kenosha.-Winthrop Harbor, the
little village at the state line inst
south of Kenosha. had the biggest
fire in its history when the home Of
George Kirk, president OF the village.
was destroyed by fire. The loss is SIS
900.
Sparta.-The grocery store OF
Wakeman Bros. was entered nv
yeggmen, who opened the safe and Sc
cured a loot of about four hundred dol
lars. The safe is located near the front
window and ives opened by working
the combination.
La sse.--Over-eagerness to end
her life after her husband de-
clared he would leave her, frustrated
Mrs. George Nesham's plans She took
enough poison to kill three persons
and her stomach revolted. She is re-
covering at a hospital.
Sheboygan. - County Treasurer
Charles NJ Ries collected S4.73S..
SO inheritance tax in the quarter end.
ing on March 81. Inheritance tax
was paid on 16 estates, the largest
amount, $3,506.40, having been paid by
the estate of Thomas NJ Blackstock
Superior.-The first ore of the sea
son has been received at Superior
docks. The 500 line hauled in
S5 carloads and will continue at inter
walls to bring down tonnage all OF
which comes from the Guyana range
Regular movement in appreciate
quantities is not expected for week
or more.
Marinette-For the fourth time
within a month the 500 line sta
tion in Delta county (Mich.) was
robbed in true wild west style. Two
masked highwaymen entered the 500
station at Gladstone. Mich. and at the
point of a gun compelled the agent to
open the safe and then made their es-
cape with approximately $500 belong
ing to the Western Express company.
Sheboygan .-Assemblyman Carl Zil-
Her seventy-five years old, the
oldest member of the last legislature,
was seriously injured while entering
the post Office AS he entered the re-
volving door two boys started out with
a rush, moving the door so rapidly that
Mr.. Zillier was knocked down and rem
dered unconscious. His head and hip
were injured
Kenosha.-Leslie Leonard aged
forty, of the town of Bristol, hanged
himself within a few hours of
the hour set for the funeral OF his
father, Frederick Leonard. a pioneer.
When the son was told of the death
of the father he was overcome with
grief. He is survived by widow and
three children. Father and son viii
be buried at Bristol.
New Richmond.-Prentice c. Max
son, seventy years old. formerly
cashier of the Manufacturers bank
this city, also engaged in the lumber
business in Amery, dropped dead at
his home in Minneapolis, Mimi, from
heart failure. He served through the
Civil war in New York regiment, and
was one of the few remaining surviv-
ors of the Andersonville military
prison maintained by the Confederates
during the war.
Plymouth.-Forty dairy farmers OF
Sheboygan county met here and
organized Sheboygan County
Testing association. The association
will engage the services of an expert
to make monthly tests of the cows
owned by all the members OF the asso-
citation. The officers are: President,
Arthur Zelm. Plymouth; vice-presi-
dent. Charles Nehrling. Lyndon, and
secretary-treasurer, Frank Ubbelohde.
| Sheboygan Falls
Monroe,-John W. Stewart, county
clerk, who has written the fish
and game laws of Wisconsin in meter
and rhyme. has been elected to fill
position created by the voters OF Green
county. The election and making OF
the position were acted upon at the
1 same time. His work in writing infor
nation on tax matters and on the eu-
| genie law entitled him. the farmers
said, to the position Of poet laureate
Of Green county, but voted no salary
| in connection with the position