Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-03-06
Wisconsin NerUs
Tersely Told

Veloped teeth was born in this city to
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thirion.
Baraboo.-Sixty years ago Miss Julia
Drake and R. f. Thomas were married.
On Tuesday they renewed their mar
riage vows.
Depere.-M. C. Connor. farmer
living near this city slaughtered
year old York shire hog which weighed
9SS pounds
Merrill.-Mrs. Waiter Rush died as
the result of a fall on ice at Toma-
hawk. The funeral will be held in this
city.
Burkhardt.-Joseph H. Mccoy, Is
years in the milling business here,
died at Grand Forks, N. D., of paralysis
He was born 65 years ago in Brooklyn.
Wis.
Fond du Lac.-Fire starting from
spontaneous combustion, caused dam
age of $4,000 to the Willichs block
here. The Albert Hauer paint and
wallpaper establishment is loser to the
amount of $4,000.
Oconomowoc.-Carl Onasch, aged
sixty years, is dead at his home in
Summit, as a result of being thrown
from his sleigh. The team he was
driving ran away. He leaves a wife
and five children.
Oconto.-At the annual meeting of
the Oconto County Fair association
these officers we're elected: President,
George Boyer; vice-president, R. T.
Mcdowell; secretary, John B. Chase;
treasurer, Joseph E. Keefe.
Racine.-At the fourth annual meet
ing of the Racine order of the Wis
consin Agricultural Experiment as
ISOLATION Robert Schelling was award
ed the title of best farmer in Racine
county. His exhibit of grains captured
all honors.
Alma Ceuter--Leo Bartholomew has
found kerosene is not a good drink for
calves. A loose faucet in a barrel of
the oil let the oil drop into a broad
pan A calf mistook the fluid for
water, drank it and died.
Wausau.-Thomas Callahan, aged
forty. committed suicide by shooting
| himself through the heart at his home
in Brokaw. Failure to secure work
is ascribed as the cause. A wife and
three children survive
Portage Rev. j. Nicholas of Elk
horn has been appointed priest
at St. Marys church in Portage to
succeed Rev J. ]. Mcrrissy, who takes
| the pastorate of St Patrick's church,
Milwaukee Rev. James Condor sue
ceeds Rev Mr. Nicholas at Elkhorn.
Rev. H. c. Saehling will continue as
assistant at St Mary's, Portage.
Merrill.-The frSt exhibition OF
the Northern Wisconsin Cheese
makers association here was at
| tended by large numbers of cheese
men from surrounding counties. Mara
| thon. Langlade, Oneida and other
nearby counties had exhibits which
are to be judged by Professor Sam
mis- of the state university on quality
! and manufacture.
Appleton.-Sta Started by electric bed
warmer. fire endangered the lives
| of forty-six girls sleeping in Pea
| body hall. new dormitory at Lawrence
college. Owing to presence of mind dis
PLAYED by Miss Eva Vanderlip. Me-
! nominee, Mich, and timely use OF
newly installed fire extinguisher, loss
was small Electric pad belonging to
Miss Lorain Taylor of Waupun be-
| came overheated.
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Rock county teachers training school
are learning how to use the Bah
cock milk tester An instrument has
been added to the schools agri-
cultural equipment and the girls will
be given problems in practical dairy
ing so they can teach the boys and
girls of the farm. Superintendent
! Antisdel is anxious to have a tester
placed in every rural school.
Waukesha.-Ch Charles w Gates, aged
seventy-two, a resident Of this city
for more than fifty years, was
hurled from a ladder while trim
ming trees and instantly killed, a
broken back causing his death. An
overhanging limb which suddenly
broke threw him TO the sidewalk. Mr.
Gates was a native of Germany. A
widow and five children survive him:
Mrs. Emma Armstrong and William
Gates, Chicago; Mrs. J. J. Casey and
Mrs. C. w. Barney Waukesha, and
| Albert Gates of Lannon.
Beloit.-The English conference
Of the United Lutheran church
representing many states, elected
Rev. H. B. Kildahl of Milwau
kee president. Other officers are:
Secretary. Rev. CLAUS Qualen Ottawa
/ Ill; resolutions committee, Rev. H. J
Holman. Chicago; Rev. Jacob F. Rob
lin. Roselane, Wis: correspondence
Rev. H. B. Kildahl. Rev. o. Qualen
and Rev. H. Maitland. Merrill. In
! mis- convention sermon Rev. T. v
Thompson, Chicago, declared that
English must be used in the Lutheran
church to prevent loss of members.
Kenosha.-Rey. George z. Gromley
for eight years assistant pastor
of st. James church here, has