Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-08-14
Seen and Heart
lin Wisconsin

WIN LAS peSD received
of the drowning of Tony AndrzeyoL,
of Wausau, twenty-six years old =,
Currie, MINI.
Neenah.-Members of the local rts1
ian colony are leaving for New york
where they will embark TO fight for
their country. Already about fifteen
have left.
Wausau.-Charles Lennon killed .
wolf in the town of Weston. He Voc
hunting when he saw deer pursued
by five wolves. He killed one. The
others abandoned the chase
Oconomowoc.-Mr. ard Mrs Iobn
Bender, who have resided at Oconomo-
voc since 1866, observed their sixtietb
wedding anniversary at their homa
here, and all of their eight children
were present.
Racine.-Detective Edward Scbu.
maker has rounded up gang of des.
perate juvenile thugs who have com.
mitted a number of robberies in the
aast week. The Oldest is fourteen
years old.
Racine.-A burglar attempted 10
jimmy" a second-story window on
the residence of Mrs. P. R Hess
was frightened off the ladder bv Wal.
ter Stottgreen, a hotel porter. The
thief escaped after an exciting chase
Eau Claire.-All union carpenters
went on strike here, tieing ID
considerable building work, partic.
ularly the Eau Claire normal school
two church edifices and many private
buildings. Carpenters protest against
employment of nonunion labor on
buildings where they are employed.
Kenosha.-Arthur Peterson, junior
member of meat market firm.
was arrested here on charges Of en-.
beZzling funds of the corporation to
the amount of $3.50. Peterson declares
he is innocent. He admits that the
money is gone, but claims that he
does not know what became of it.
Kenosha.-The Kenosha Retailers
association has formally voted to
invite the Wisconsin State Retail.
ers' association to hold its an
nual convention in Kenosha in 1916
and a big delegation of Kenosha retail
ers will go to Oshkosh to extend the
invitation.
Sheboygan.-The smallest hoy on
record in this county and one Of
the smallest in the state, was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kelles. 1885
Virginia avenue. The baby weighs
just one and one-fourth pounds is
fully developed and the attending
physician declares it is normal and
will live.
Ashland-A letter was received
here by William McRae from his
nephew, Fred Cummings, from East
cote, England, who is serving in
the British army. Young Cummings
is a former Ashland boy and was seri-
ously wounded while participating in
an engagement with an Austrian regi-
ment.
Waukesha.-E R. Estberg, vice
president of the Waukesha Ma.
tional bank, was elected mayor by
the common council to succeed A. j.
Dopp, recently named postmaster. Mr.
Estberg received eight votes to four
for Philip Kiehl. The new mayor has
been an alderman for little less than
a year, having been named to hll
vacancy. Mr.. Dopps resignation was
accepted just previous to the ballot
ing on his Successor
Oshkosh.-A note and clothing
found on the banks of the river
started a search for Henry A Jacob
son of Green Bay. This name was
found in pocket of the clothes. The
note was dated Oshkosh, August 2.
1t read: My Dear Wife: Please
ray August Jappe, Sr., $14 and hlas,
sen, t24. Try to think well of me.
jacobson left his employment az the
Ryan shipyards last Saturday Papers
indicated he was boat captain anu
owner of the tug Ralph NJ. Wheeler
Cranmoor.-The twenty-eightb an
nual meeting of the Wisconsin SlaIe
Cranberry Growers association VIII
be held August 10. Dinner VIII
be served by the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the Catholic church OF Ne
koosa. President ~ndrew sears
Grand Rapids, will give the opening
address. followed by the report Of 'he
secretary, j. W. Fitch. George W
Paulus will have a review OF the "oIA
done for and in the interest oil lAe
cranberry industry by the late J1ose
J. A Gaynor.
Waukes ha.-A deplorable state O.
affairs was exposed in muH.c,is'
court when Humane Officer ATs
E. ]. George had George Miller
farm hand employed by Paul IoTho.s''
near Pewaukee, arraigned ID J0Uss
Muekleston's court on a charge "
cruelty to animals. DR. F. II AA.u
testified that a horse, belonging ~
Miller had been reduced to q mass VI
welts, cuts and bruises as the 'ss-
Of continued beatings. Hard.' "1''
10 hold his temper. the court '7f-
handed the defendant severe'3- "'''
In addition to fining him the NM
e.E apd coste sentenced him p" .a"