Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-12
Wisconsin Mems
Tersely Told

near Fern Dell, killed Ave wolves a's
received $40 sfrom Sank county
Baraboo.-Rev. John B. Donalds..
has been installed as pastor Of W.
Presbyterian church at Prairie du ca'
La Crosse.-As a result of CONNIE -
contact with live wire while at nlo1
Allan Hines, fifteen years old. was -
stantly killed.
Superior.-The body of Alexando,
Anderson, a retired saloonkeena.
missing from his home, was fopn5
floating in the bay.
Beloit.-Louis Bundy, the Beloit bo,
convicted at Los Angeles for kiln
sixteen-year-old boy, was reprieyed nm,
til August 8 by Governor johnson a,
California.
Antigo.-Miss Theda Babcock A.,
teen, Nation, who was shot in the Oh
domen by her brother Francis, five. ia
dead. The little boy shot at her in
play.
Marinette.-Carl Dove, fifteen. Crvs.
tai Falls, shot and killed by a .22,riee
bullet, fired by his brother Eugene Tho
two boys were scuffiing for possession
of the gun, which Eugene held. Tba
bullet entered the brain.
Mathematician E. EssmaD fo,
mer state superintendent of puh
lie property in the state capitol
has been released from the Wisconsin
state prison after serving a sentence
of fifteen months on conviction of en-.
bezzling several thousand dollars from
the state.
Janesyille.-Francis Davis, colored
one hundred and seventeen years
old, was buried at the county
farm where he has been a charge for
years. He was in good health up to
recently and often recalled incidents
of the War of 1872 He was brought
north by Wisconsin soldiers who
marched through Georgia, with Gen.
eral Sherman. His wife, who died a
few years ago, did washing for SOL
diers in the War of 1912.
Menomonie,-Ffve hundred MasoDs
from a dozen cities of this section
joined in the dedicating of the new
Masonic temple here. Following the
grand lodge dedicatory ceremony, a
banquet was served, after which ses-
sion of speechmaking was held Grand
Master B. F. Keller of La Crosse, c.
Z. Whelan of Milwaukee and George
B. Wheeler of Eau Claire were among
the speakers, J. T. Flint of this city
being POSTMASTER. The temple cost
| $4,000. 1t will house the Menomonie
Commercial club in addition to the Ma
sonic bodies.
Marinette.-On a spring evening
three years ago John Houck left
the home of his sou-in-law on the
Little Cedar river, Menom.nee coun-
ty, to bring the COWS ir to milking
He never returned A H. Gradient
fishing along the Little Cedar, stun
bled on some object while making his
way through the brush along the
shore. He looked down ard saw d
human skeleton. Investi cation dis
closed the fact that the bones wer9
those of the eget man who went for
the COWS and never came back. The
cause of his death is a mystery.
Janesville.-Janesville boys and
girls established some high averages
in the fly swatting league Exactly
2&400 flies were counted by members
of the Junior Civic league committee
in charge of this respective campaign.
At five cents per 100 the league paid
out $14.20. Walter Meyer of Webster
| school sits on a pedestal all by him
self when it comes to killing flies.
Walter swatted exactly 5000 flies in
one week, leading his nearest com
petitor, Duane Phillips of the Adams
school, by $500, the latter youngster
being second with 5.400. Alfred Meyer
of the Lincoln school and William Hes
senan of the Garfield school killed
total of 5000 each. The total is the
highest of any one week since the
campaign was instituted.
Manitowoc.-The thirtieth annual
convention of Wisconsin odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs closed with
election of the following officers;
Grand master, Paul ]. Mahoney La
Crosse; deputy grand master, John ;.
Craig, Superior; grand secretary, t.
w. Thwaits, Milwaukee; grand chap
lain, J. S. Jossyln, Belleville; grand
warden. a J. Engli, Ellsworth; grand
| marshal, A. NJ Arhenson, Amigo;
grand conductor, D. R. Williams Osh-
| kosh; grand guardian, c. J. RaTliss'
Stoughton; grand herald, S. J. Que
man, Milwaukee. officers Of the Be
! bekahs: President, Mrs. Joseph Iy-
rill. Madison; vice-president. MIS-
/ Dickerson. GAINESVILLE; warden, Mrs.
Reynolds, Appleton; marshal MIS-.
Nelson, Amigo; secretary, Mrs. Howe
River Falls conductor, Mrs. Hoe Nil
waukee: inner guard. Mrs. Galloway
La Crosse; outer guard, Mrs McR4e'
/ Stevens Point. Berlin won houors IN
the competitive cousest for drill teams.
/ scoring &c points and winning over
/ Green Bay by a narrow margin. Mt
4 Mary Oakley. Madison, was voted ia7