Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-01-16
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| hfty-three, hanged himself, desDon
over loss of work
La Crosse.-The annual coDva-
of the Wisconsin State Hotel
association will be in this CITY On
gust 2
Portage.-Fire starting from a
line explosion in Wrights pe
and popcorn store, DESTROYED
Emporium block, in the business
ter here. Several firemen were
jured The loss ~ estimated al a.
La Crosse.-Mrs. Martha CAM
whose husband was killed Dee
Der II while employed by the
Crosse Plow company here
awarded $3.50 by the state indust
commission.
Welcome.-The third annual MI
ing of the Holstein-Fresian BraN
ers' association will be held here
association has large memberslA
made up Of enterprising farmers
Waupaca and Outagamie count
George A. Philippi is president
Kenosha.-Mrs. Grace Gillian r,
iste to many society women
Kenosha, was arrested here on
warrant charging arson. She is h
at the county jail charged with u
ting fire to the rugs in her apartmeS
in the heart Of the business distr
on New Years day Mrs. Gillian \
made no effort to secure bonds
Madison. Governor Philip era
ed his first pardon when he
stored to citizenship Harvey Gustl
Gus, who, in September. 1909 W
convicted in Winnebago county Of
sault regardless of life" and sentenol
to serve seven years in Waupun G n
tavous served his sentence and "A
pardon now serves only to restore b
the privilege Of citizenship.
Oshkosh.-Word has been receivI
Of the death at Ventura, Cal
James A. Day, who committed Il
eide by shooting. Dependency oyI
the death of his wife is given as n
cause. Mr. Day was one Of the 6rl
settlers at Oshkosh, and oreanhI
the J. A. Day company. now knovl
as the Cook & Brown Lime comuanl
He went to California in 1874.
Medford.-After being murders
here, the body Of an unidentif5
man, thought to be Finlandel
was carried TO a planning mill and the1
hung by the neck. The murdered mad
had been stopping at the Riversid
hotel. A few days ago he had seI
money to relatives and t is though
robbery was the motive. 1t is believed
the man had been warned and BID
actions indicate he anticipated troubi
Appleton.-Arrangements have bed
completed for the annual meet
ing of the Educational associatol
of the Methodist Episcopal col
leges, which includes all Of the Metho
dist colleges and universities in tht
United States, to be held here Janu
airy is, 10 and 20. The program in
cludes addresses by some of the mos
noted men in the Methodist confer
ence. Among them will be Bishop F
J. Mcconnell of Denver, Colo.
La Crosse.-AIfred Leslie Morse
Pillager, MINI, former Wisconsin
Methodist minister, fled suit 70
100000 against the Modern Wood
men OF America. charging libel I
similar suit for $4,000 is pendin
against B. F. Keller. state deputy o
the organization. The suits are th
outgrowth of the recent insurgen
fight during which Keller and tn
Woodmen are alleged to have dis
tributed a pamphlet defamatory d
the character of Morse.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, one time ia
nous among the counties of wi;
consin on account of the number o
marriages, was hard hit by the eg
genics law The report of Count
Clerk Jones shows that there wer
but 2S9 marriages in the county las
year. as compared with 500 in 1911.
kenosha was formerly a haven 70
Chicago couples seeking to MARI
without publicity, but the record
show that there were but eleven MAJ
riages OF this sort in the city durin
the year
Madison.-Former Gov. w. D. Hoar
of Fort Atkinson, citizen. soldie
agriculturist and public officer. wa
honored by & brilliant banque
attended by ESQ leading men from al
parts of the state at the Park bote
Owing to i'll health former Governo
Hoard was unable to attend. as hi
physician advised against it, but b
sent his son. Albert Hoard, with
written greeting, entitled the "Dut
of the Hour" which the son read {
the banqueters. The speakers refeue
TO Mr. Hoard as the grand old man d
Wisconsin, the big crowd repeated.
cheered the name whenever a speake
mentioned it Former Congressma
Burr w. Jones OF Madison was 81
pointed a committee of one to conve
to him the greetings Of the banQueter:
Governor Philip paid a high triblt
u the character and work OF MI
Heard. He said that he had know
him for many years and greatly I'D
mired him as a man and q citize
and a public officer