Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-27
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III February.
Sheboygan.-Carl Meinecke pleaded
guilty to trapping and killing musk
rats in Fond du Lac county and paid
fine Of s25 and IS costs.
Grand Rapids TIE Wisconsin
State Drainage association will meet
here in annual session January
10 to 81.
Grand Rapids.-Joe Namesnick .
farmer living in the town of Sar-
atoga, shot two foxes on his farm
This adds two more to the list of these
animals, of which several have been
killed in the neighborhood.
Manitowoc-The new St. James,
Catholic church at Cooperstown
was dedicated. Bishop Rhode ami
forty priests from this county and
vicinity attended 1t was the first
visit OF the bishop here. The new
church cost $4,000.
Ashland.-Railroad traffic in north.
ern Wisconsin was tied I'D on ac-
count of a blizzard that tore down
wires and spilled six inches Of snow
along the railroad tracks. Scores OF
hunters who are in this section of the
state will be showed in temporarily.
Sturgeon Bay. At the end OF
the permit season for trout the
Sturgeon Bay state fish hatchery is
lacking one-quarter its capacity OF
trout eggs. the result of the heavy
seas on Lake Michigan. Twenty mil
lion trout spawn will be shipped here
from southern lake ports
Madison. - The attorney general
advised District Adorned Fred Nor.
rill of Green Bay that a Congrega-
tional minister, though he has not had
charge of a parish for seven years.
but continues his communion with his
religious Organization, may lawfully
perform marriages in Wisconsin
Madison-Otis Post Of New York.
of the firm of George B. Post
Sons, architects of the state
capitol, declares that the entire capi.
tol building will be finished in about
eighteen months. He is greatly pleased
with the progress of the work recent.
ly.
Racine. Judge E. B. Belden Of
the circuit court, who returned with
a buck shot in the northern woods.
condemns in strong language the new
game law intended for the protection
of the does He claims that deer are
killed Unfortunately. and when a
doe is brought down the carcass is
left to rot in the woods.
Grand Rapids. - Through the eff
forts of the good roads commit
tee of the Merchants and Manufactur-
ers' association, the county board ap-
propriated $4,000 to be used on CITY
roads leading up to the roads which
have been paved leading into the city.
This was appropriated on the condi-
ton that the city of Grand Rapids put
up a like amount
Milwaukee.-Does as we'll as buck
deer are being shot in large num-
bers in the northern woods, &C
cording to Mrs Warren Bullock. 745
Farwell avenue, who returned from
West Bay lake, north of Eagle river,
where she and Mr. Bullock had been
hunting for several days. Mrs. Bul-
lock killed a spike-horn buck which
she brought home with her
Superior-With a plumbers wag
on as hearse and a coarse box made
of pine planks as a coffin. the
body of Father Walter Fardy, for
over twenty years pastor Of Sacred
Heart parish, for several years vicar
general Of Superior diocese and for
over thirty years a priest. was taken
to the Catholic cemetery for inter
ment, all details having been arranged
in accordance with his will
Prairie du Chien.-Max Budgo. who
killed John Erickson with a bill
lizard rue at Muscoda five weeks
ago, pleaded guilty to the charge or
manslaughter in the second degree
and was sentenced by Judge Clement
son to FIVE years in the Green Bay re-
formatory. Ruel Davis of Soldiers
Grove pleaded guilty to larceny and
was sentenced to two years, but was
paroled by the court.
Madison. - Reports received BY
the state fire marshal department
show that the fire losses in the state
of Wisconsin in October. 1915, were
$50 above the losses reported in Octo-
Der, 1914 The October losses this
year were 1861 ,12O, while in October,
1914. they were 1851 .061. The number
of fires this year was 21Ss in October.
1914, they numbered 243. The totals
for September. 1915, were $4,000
The biggest single loss in October
this year was al Lugarville. Price coun-
ty, when a spark from a smokestacA
caused a lumber yard loss Of $Sl.o'o
on October %. The loss was fuily
covered by insurance Milwaukee,
county led in the number Of fires.
total of 80. but the total loss was but
S13.495. The approach of colder
weather has increased the number ot
fires from defective heating arrange
ments
Beloit.-The evangelisuc meetings
conducted by Rev James Ray
burn IN bfg tabernacle cor