Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-03
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

| Persia, from Persian massacres
Superior.-Drainage of approximate
ly two hundred thousand acres of
Douglas county lowlands is aimed at
IN movement started by w. H. Webb
president of the Northern Wisconsin
Development association.
Madison. - Assemblyman Bradley
presented a joint resolution to amend
the constitution giving EMPLOYEES of
railroad companies, who hold village
ofhces, right to accept and use passes
from railways.
Manitowoc.-Mayor H. A. Stole, So
c1aiist, who refused to be a candidate
at the primary for denomination. re-
celVed the highest number of votes
cast, the voters writing his name on
the ballots.
Portage.-The spring meeting of the
Madison Presbytery will be held in
Portage, April 90 and 21. Delegates
from different cities to the number Of
100 are expected. Doctor Sickle of
New York will speak.
Madison. - The state board of
public affairs reported that there
mas been an increase of 800 per
cent in the cost Of maintenance of
the state university in the years be-
tween 1905 and 1914.
Portage. county fair man
ayers reelected Christopher Hecker,
president; Frank A. Rhyme, secre-
tary, and E. Z. Hinckson of Poynette.
treasurer Dates of the fairs we're
set for Portage, September IA, Is. 16
| and II.
GAINESVILLE. - The second of the
Parents nights" at the GAINESVILLE
high school during the winter took
place. These have proved so salts
factory they will be continued. Vari-
GUS school problems are discussed at
these meetings.
Black River Falls.-John and Frank
Lippermah were bound over for
trial on the charge of burning
a freight car containing household
furniture. The authorities are work
! ing on the supposition that the car
contained goods stolen from stores
in raid on business houses of Red
Granite.
Sparta. - Nathan Steele. jewel
er, started on his honeymoon trip
alone. He went to Winona to be
married. returned her and then
was notified that he must make a
three weeks business trip to the Pa
cific coast. The bride did not dare
to leave her mother, who is at the
point of the death.
Neenah-Because of demand that
each city pave the entire street
the street which divides Neenah
from Menasha is unpaved and
this spring is impossible Planks
have been thrown across at street
crossings to allow pedestrians to avoid
getting into mud over shoe tops when
they cross.
Manitowoc.-This county is to have
a $4,000 prize herd of Holstein-F Fries
ian cattle through a deal in which
julius Linstedt of this city has dis
| posed of his 400-acre farm at Even,
Mich, and becomes owner of a 495-
acre farm a mile north Of the city.
| The herd consists of 60 cattle hold
! ing records for butter production.
Racine.-In the wake of several jit-
ney bus lines now operating in Racine,
| people at Corliss are planning the in
| stallation of a jitney line from that
| town TO Racine. Because of the large
number of men from this city going
| to and from work at Corliss each day
it is thought such a line will pay. The
seven-mile trip is now made by train.
Janesville.-The charge that "Oid
| Abe" Wisconsin's famous war eagle,
was not a He but a militant
suffragette and should have been
named Eliza" has reused the anger
of the members of the Eighth Wiscon-
sin, with whom Old Abe fought
through the Civil war Colonel Brit
ton, commander Of the regiment, de-
MES the charge that he ate eggs of
Old Abe's production.
Milwaukee. - George D. Rogers,
known throughout the middle West
as "Silverware' Rogers. was held
here awaiting removal to Chi
cago where he will be prosecuted for
alleged frauds. The police were in
formed that in the last three years
Rogers has cleaned up" nearly $780,
600 by selling territorial rights for
agencies of articles which he claims
to own. Postal Inspector Smith OF
Chicago arrested Rogers here.
Milwaukee.-Mrs. Florence Gamble
was taken to the federal prison
at Fort Leavenworth. Kan, to be-
gin a sentence of one year and six
months. She pleaded guilty before
Federal Judge Geiger to a charge of
using the mails to defraud. Mrs.
Gamble advertised in a st. Paul, Mimi,
newspaper that she was widow with
$4,000. a kind and gentle disposition,
brown hair and hazel eyes. Federal
authorities said the statement was
true except the mention Of the $4,000.
La Crosse.-Attorney Fred H. Hart
well, representing locked-out en-
ployees of the La Crosse Rub
bor Mile counany In Madison. is IN