Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-11
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loon here and when pursued by two
deputy sherihs shot one of the officers,
who may die. The robbers escaped.
Baraboo.-While hunting. Joseph
Rodwell accidentally shot and killed
his son, Roy, twenty-one years old, near
their home in the town of Dellon.
Milwaukee, -Twenty-si of the sew
enty-four public schools of Mil
waukee will be closed by order OF the
city building inspector unless the
buildings are Immediately made safe.
1t was announced following the dec
laration of Chief of the Fire Depart
ment Clancy that these schools are
fire traps
New London.-Wallace w. Lind
say, general manager OF the Hatten
Lumber company and president
OF the First National bank. dropped
dead of heart failure while sitting in
his office chair talking with his broth
er He was a former alderman and
considered the probable next mayor of
the CITY
kenosha.-The police are seeking
L. e. Lewis. who claimed to belong
to the United States navy and who
is wanted on charges OF issuing
worthless checks on a bank at Los
Angeles, Cal Lewis. it is alleged. vic
timized several local merchants and
got cash and merchandise to the value
of $50.
Madison.-"Farm Investments That
Bring Return" is the title OF a bull
letin issued by the Wisconsin Bank
ers' association. which is being dis
tributed by local bankers in all sec
tons of the state. 1t is written by ID.
H. Otis of the college of agriculture.
who is manager of the Wisconsin
Farm Management contest
Waukesha-A petition containing
many signatures. most of them from
Oconomowoc. was presented to the
county board asking that the nee
essary steps be taken TO have COM
mittee of county residents investigate
the needs and requirements of a tu-
bercuIosis sanatorium in this county,
and that an appropriation be made for
the erection and maintenance Of such
an institution
Nenah.-Willie Rasmussen, eight
years old and n son Of George
Rasmussen of this city, drowned
while crossing the ice over a
portion Of Little Lake Butte des
Mortes here on his way home from
school. The little fellow was in com
pany with two companions and was
the only one TO go through the ice.
Physicians working with pulmotor for
several hours failed to revive him
Madison. r. Fire, which may have
been caused in an effort to pre-
vent the sale of its products to the
allies destroyed the plant OF the
French Battery and Carbon company
100 South Dickinson street. entaili1g a
loss Of 100000. 10 addition to the
plant OF the French Battery and Car
bon company three railroad cars were
burned and the factory of the North
ern Electric company. adjoining. was
also damaged by flames
Madison. Health officials see prob
able cause and effect in state
laboratory analysis of Bayfelds wa
ter supply and the presence OF an I'M
usual number OF typhoid fever cases
at Bayfield, during the past two or
three weeks Fer fear the typhoid
germs were drawn from the city mains
Bayfield, is now boiling all drinking wa
ter. Bayfield,. Ashland and Washburn
all derive their water supplies from
and discharge their sewage into the
CheQuamegon bay.
Madison. Rumors that facts about
the prevalence OF smallpox have
been systematically suppressed by To-
cal newspapers for the good of the
town" led the state board Of health
10 sound warning It is charged that
IN a small city where over one hun
bred cases were reported little or no
mention OF the epidemic was made in
the press This is an example. says
the state hoard of how local inter
ests will keep disease outbreaks Sc
cret for fear publicity might hart bust.
ness. AS a matter of fact those poll
cies. if pursued. will inevitably ruin
business"
Madison. The stste civil service
commission announced the stand
ing of the persons who took the
recent examination for the position Of
state editor. which is now temporarily
held by J. S Hubbard of Beloit and
who Will probably be appointed to the
position. The order Of the rating Of
the ten highest is as follows Hal 8
lockwood Of Portage, FIRST; J. 5. Hub
bord Of Beloit. second; John r. Shaw
Of Ellsworth. third. Charles f. Zeidler
Of Madison, fourth; 3 b Hanson Of
Mansion. fifth A J. Kearns Of Nil
waukee. sixth; p. NJ. Parsons OF Mad
lson. seventh. Ernest Greyerus OF Der
lin. eighth. and +. A Oakley Of Madi
con. ninth.
Madison Hereafter cIrcuses vii be
denied licenses by the state MA
less they first show that construc
tios Of bleachers for patrons conforms