Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-04
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Observation-Disclosures county's insane
asylum's population is on the IN
crease. according to the annna,
report of the superintendent. me-
are 1913 inmates, 68 men and SIS won,e,,
In the poorhouse there are SO Inmate,
"a men and i5 women
La Crosse.-A. H. Yonker NJ +hi.
city spent Thanksgiving day in
cell here because, the police charge
he made off with about $50 worth NJ
jewelry from the home of A. O Ha,-
son, under the guise of a rescuer when
the latter's home on Cormon Coulas
road burned. The police say Yonkars
rescued the threatened valuables but
neglected to restore them to their
owner
Stevens Point.-By throwing snow.
balls on the roofs and against
the sides of dwelling house and barn
belonging to Father T. Malkowskj az
Polonia, three hundred men. women
and children kept a fire which had
started in Father Malkowskis garage
and woodshed from spreading The
fire started in the garage while the
priest was conducting funeral services
in a church near by.
Kenosha. - The Kenosha county
board voted to unite with the
county board of Racine county in the
opening of joint county training
school at Union Grove. The new school
will have three instructors and it is ey.
pected that they will be able to take
charge of forty teachers. The expense
of the school will be shared Jointly by
the two counties. 1t will be opened at
once.
Fond du Lac. - Fountain pen
thieves paid their fourth visit to Fond
du Lac in year when they robbed
two stores. Pens valued at $3.50 were
taken from the j w. Burton store and
razors valued at $50 from the W. r.
Plank store. A year ago the Burton
store was robbed of $340 worth of pens.
A month later the Huber store lost
$3.50 worth and two months after that
another visit to the Huber store netted
the thieves $3.50 worth of pens
Madison-The attorney general ad-
vised Adit Orlando Holway that
Company d, Third regiment. Wis
consin National Guard. has nc
lawful claim against the city Of
Mansion for failure of the city to carry
out its agreement made with the com
pany over ten years ago to build a new
armory for use of the company on con-
dition that the company transfer to
the city two lots of land and sell Slg.-
600 of Mansion city bonds
Delavan.-It has been decided by the
Walworth county board of super
visors that no convict labor will
be used on the state aid roads
Their contention is that there is
enough home labor to do such work.
To aid in keeping the state aid roads
in repair the supervisors have set
apart fund of $4,000 to be used the
coming year. They further decided
that no cities or incorporated towns
Of the county shall benefit from the ST.
232 automobile tax fund, but it shall be
apportioneG to the smaller places,
Oconomowoc.-Mr. and Mrs. Fred
erick viii observed their golden we'd
ding anniversary at their home IN
Oconomowoc, and a number of friends
and relatives called to offer congratu-
lations. Many towers and other gifts
were received by Mr. and Mrs Will
Mr.. VIII served as IN orderly sergeant
Of Company B. Twenty sixth Wiscon-
sin volunteers, in the Civil war and
took part in Sherman's march to the
sea. At the battle of Peach Tree creek
he lost small soldiers hymnal, which
was picked up on the battlefield by an
Ohio soldier and returned last May to
its owner.
Madison. The buck cav is work
ing out fine and, l believe, meets
the approval of true sportsmen.
declared Conservation Commissioner
w. E. Barber Mr. Barber has just re-
turned from the north woods, where
he made a personal investigation Of
the reports of the slaughter of does
Fully 90 per cent of the stories about
female deer being found dead in the
woods are fakes" said he. The COM
mission has fifty wardens engaged ~
looking after violators and they hove
reported the finding OF only seven
slaughtered does"
Waukesha.-Judge David Agnev 9l
the county court annGlled Tue
marriage OF Ella Mae Finch I'LL.
teen years old. AID Henry Finch Nj
Calhoun. to whom she was married
on April %. 1915. at Sparta. The plain
tiff, through her guardian ad Item. Al
bert n Coombs, alleged cruel and .h-
human treatment and asked that me
marriage be repudiated on gro1a-s
that she was an infant when marie
In his answer the defendant denied
the charges of cruel treatment ana
claimed that he married the plaint-I
in order to escape prosecution o1
serious offense.
Delavan.-According to a report q
County Clerk Grant Harrngi
the taxas for the cities and tOEa7