Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-09-18
Seen and Heard
In Wisconsin

Killed by lightning while watching the
storm.
Madison.-The state civil service
commission has refused to exempt en-
ployees Of the new state printing
board from civil service and all en-
ployees will be required to pass an
examination.
Madison-Governor Philip APP
proved the state railroad commits
sion's appointment of Prof. j. d.
Mack as state engineer. Professor
Mack at once proceeded with the
work of organizing his department
His force of assistants will consist
of engineers who have been working
fer the state railroad commission.
state tax commission and state high
way commission.
Milton.-Rev. Lewis A Platts,
d. D., emeritus pastor of the Mil
ton Seventh Day Baptist church.
died at the home of his son, DR.. l.. A.
Platts, Jr.. in Chicago. at the age OF
seventy-tive. AT various times he was
editor of the Sabbath Recorder, pro-
fessor at Alfred Theological seminary,
vice-president Of the board of trustees
of Milton college and pastor at Milton
for thirteen years. The funeral was
held at Milton.
Madison The Wisconsin Industrial
commission reorganized by elect
ing Joseph d. Beck of Viroqua
president to succeed Charles II.
Crownhart of Superior, who was dis
placed as member by former Assem-
blyman George P. Hambrecht of Grand
Rapids Beck has been a member OF
the commission since II was created
four years ago. and before that served
some years as state commissioner of
labor and industrial statistics
Madison.-The disease known as
the Fox river valley horse disease
has again appeared in Winnebago
county. A field man has already
been sent there from the state depart
ment of agriculture. and is making a
preliminary survey of the amount OF
infection. II is then planned to bring
in as many scientific Investigators as
may be available from different col
Ieges, and the federal bureau will
| also be asked to cooperate in this In
vestigation,
Rhinelander. When a bear visited
road camp Of the Fish Lumber
company and ate up all the grub.
work was stopped for half a day be-
cause the men were hungry. The
teams of the company were being
| used on o new ~oad under construc-
ton between here and Three Lakes
and as camp was more than a mile
away from where the men were work
| ing they took their meals in a large
basket Bruin smelled out the good
things. The men continued their la
bors when more food vas brought
| from camp.
Madison.-George e. Flynn Of Mad
ison was elected president OF the
Wisconsin Retail Clothiers' asso-
citation which closed its session and
banquet in the Park hotel Other
officers chosen are. First vice-presi-
dent, A. p. Hansen, Eau Claire sec
ond vice-president, A. l.. Kemmer,
! Kiel; secTetary-treasurer H. o. Nc
Cabe, Kenosha. Among the resolu-
| tons passed was one declaring in ia
vor of February / and August 1 as
clearance sales dates It was also
! decided to incorporate the associa-
ton The next convention will be
held in Milwaukee August Is and 18,
| 1916.
Superintendent of Public
| Property M, A. Blumenfed award
ed contract to the Borreson
Manufacturing company of st. Paul for
supplying metal plates for automo-
biles and motorcycles for Wisconsin.
The Borreson company agreed to fur
niEh the plates for four and one-half
cents each. The state is paying seven
! cents each under the present con-
! tract, which is held by the Schwaab
Stamp and Stencil company Of Mil
waukee. AS about 100000 plates win
| be used next year. the saving to the
state will under the new contract be
over $4,000. The new plate will have
a cardinal background with raised
white figures.
Chippewa Falls-A booster special
train on the 500 line, bound for
the northern Wisconsin state fair
with 200 citizens aboard, crashed into
west-bound freight taking a siding
at Boyd. twenty miles east OF here
Six box cars with merchandise we're
knocked of the track, the engine Of
| the special badly damaged and Dr.
Harry Wands, Joseph Korbitz, Oscar
| Fossum. r. j. Emerson. all Of Chip
pewa Falls. ard others were injured.
The freight train was slow in getting
on the siding. and the special came
around curve at fifteen miles an
| hour Engineer Ole Lee. the fireman
and Conductor Frank Murray Of the
special were saved by Jumping. The
special Of four cars had started on
tour Of Owen, Ladysmith. Rice Lake
and other northern Wisconsin towns
10 boom the fair to be held here Sep
TENDER 21-24 The wreck was cleared
very soon and the special continued.