Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-02-20
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

ulAeSIols Vi lhe Biz Badger fair for
1915 are August 81 and September 1,
and 8.
Janesville.-Janesville sent its sec
ond installment to the Belgian relief
fund, bringing the total amount for.
warded from this city to $SO0.92.
Port Washington-Gottlieb Schmit
Of Cedarburg committed suicide by
hanging himself with his suspenders
fastened to the iron bars in the county
jail
La While with a party of
friends, Mrs Samuel Wheeler died on
a street car. A companion, receiving
no response to a question, found Mrs.
Wheeler had died.
Marinette.-Peter Olson, employed
as a log decker fer the l. Stephenson
company near Escanaba. was killed
when he was crushed by a falling
boom.
Baraboo.-A calf was born without
a tail on the farm of H. A. Hill, near
this city. A few weeks ago a calf was
born without tail on the farm of
Herbert Smith.
Beloit.-The will of c. A. Cummings
of the Town of La Prairie, Rock coun-
ty, bequeaths $4,000 to Beloit college
provided his heir leaves no issue Mr..
Cummings property interests inven-
tory $4,000.
Wausau.-F. NJ. Wilcox of the
state industrial commission was in
Wausau hearing evidence regarding
seven claims for damages for per
sonal injuries under the workman's
compensation act
Racine.-Frank Kubik, fifty-four, a
farmer of Racine county, took his life
by shooting himself. Kubik recently
purchased team of horses and since
the sale has been worrying, feeling
that he got the worst of the bargain
Madison.-During 1914 the first
year OF operation of the eugenic mar
riage law, 1000 fewer marriages were
reported to the Wisconsin board of
health than in 1918, The 1914 total
was 1882
Kenosha.-Mrs. Victoria Schaeffer,
mother of Tony Schaeffer, a naval
cadet alleged to have been shanghaied
on British vessel, has died of bro
ken heart worrying over the pro-
longed absence of her boy.
Superior Arrangements for the
annual meeting of members of group
No. 1 of the Wisconsin Bankers
association to be held here Feb
ruary q were made at a conference
of the group officials. One hundred
and thirty banks have agreed to send
at least one representative to the
meeting.
Green Bay.-The Fox River Val
ley Medical society held its TWEEN
ty-seventh annual confer renee at
Green Bay. clinic was conducted
by Doctors Fairfield and Bartran at
st. Mary's hospital The meeting con-
cluded with a banquet Or. J. L.
Yates of Milwaukee and DR. Thomas
J. Watkins of Chicago addressed the
physicians
Green Bay.-A test case will be
started and taken to the United States
Supreme court to settle the question
of whether an Indian has legal right
to drink intoxicating liquor after he
ceases to be a ward of the government
and possesses citizenship rights en-
ioyed by whites.
Turtle Lake.-Stirred to action by
a financial report showing business
Of oyer $4,000 done last year. the
Beaver Pure Seed Potato Growers
association will form cooperative
company at a meeting to be held on
February 27. The association has
saved members hundreds of dollars
annually
Marinette.-At a special meeting o:
the city council here a bond issue Of
$50, 900 worth of Az per cent bonds
was authorized, to secure money for
the new high school building now in
course of construction. The action
was made necessary by a communica-
ton from the commission of public
lands to the school board here. advis-
ing the board that the expected loan
of $4,000 from state trust funds could
not be granted, and must be cut to
$4,000.
Racine. - Racine contractors have
been awarded the contracts for build
ing the new Y NJ. c. A. building. The
general contract was given to A. c.
Kappel, whose bid of $4,000 was the
lowest received. John Feiner. with a
bid of $3.50, was given the plumbing
work and the Thomas Heating com
pany, with a bid of s7,797, got the
heating contract. No contract was let
for the electric wiring or excavation.
The building committee decided to get
further particulars on the work before
accepting any bid. Three Racine con-
tractors were bidders for the work
Further bids will also be secured for
the excavating. the two received being
rejected because they we're considered
too high. F. H. Shculz and H. F.. Muel-
Ter are the new directors. John d.
Rowland was elected treasurer Of the
association and also Of the building