Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-10-16
BADGER News
Briefly Told

gational association closed here. About
one hundred delegates attended.
Wausau.-Claire B. Bird has been
elected president of the Federated
Charities of Wausau. Last year the
organization disbursed nearly $4,000
Oshkosh.-The body of Gustav Null
Ter an aged tailor, was found floating
in the Fox river. Muller had been
missing from home since Sunday.
Sheboygan.-E. H. Rummele has re-
turned from Crivitz, where he caught
a black bear which weighed 1870
pounds.
Madison.-The state needs about
100000 for current expenses and
accordingly State Treasurer Hen
ry johnson sent request for that sum
to the different state repositories
Sheboygan.-AugGst Moenning of
the town of Wilson, south of Sheboy-
gan. established new record when
he caught over 5000 pounds of
herring in his pound nets
misunderstanding John Fl.
Helm, former mayor of this city.
celebrated tho twenty-ffth anniversary
of lis wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Helm
were at home to their friends.
Eenosha. Three horses, valued at
500, were burned to death here
in a fire which destroyed the sta
| bles of e. j Filbin meat market. The
horses were locked in the barn and
had no chance 10 escape
Madison.-In an opinion to Mark
Catlin, district attorney of 0uta-
gamie county. Attorney General Owen
held that the state law providing
penalty for drunkenness does not ap-
ply in city or town that has an ordi-
nance of similar import
Superior-An elaborate banquet
attended by priests from the do
cese and points as far away as Cleve-
land marked the celebration of the
! fortieth anniversary Of the ordination
of Bishop j. NJ. Koudelka Of the SUI
perior Catholic diocese here.
Green Bay-A bread knife thrown
in a fit of anger by Frances Zimba,
six years old, caused the death
of her sister the fve-month-old baby
of Mr. and Mrs Frank Zimba of Flints-
vile. according to a statement made
by Rose Zimba, fifteen. to District At
| torney Davis.
Depere.-When some men who
were fishing from the dam at this
place lifted a dip net they found the
body of Allen Johnson in it. The net
belonged to Johnson and the other
fishermen lifted ii for him, believing
he had gone uptown. He was about
twenty-seven years old and leaves a
widow and an infant child.
Oconomowoc - The Oconomowoc
council has voted to adopt a budget
calling for $50. 40761 for 1915 ex-
penses. A petition was presented
asking that interurban cars stop at
Jefferson street crossing as formerly.
| A special session will be held when
the matter of injuries sustained by
Willis Besaw, city lineman. who fell
4rom a pole and had his leg broken,
will be taken up
Madison Wisconsin spent $1,077.-
1857 for the care of insane. feeble
minded and tubercular patients
during the past year. according to the
audit just issued by the state board
Of control OF this total, $617, 335. so
V2s paid by the state and $460,259,95
by The counties. There are $3.50 In
sane and feeble-minded patients con-
fined In the various state and county
| institutions in Wisconsin.
Madison.-Charles NJ Brown. a
court commissioner, has issued an
| injunction order restricting the
Stoughton club at Stoughton from
dealing in liquor unsil further orders.
| Some time ago an action was begun in
circuit court to prohibit the club and
| its members from selling or giving
| away liquor. Stoughton Is a dry town.
/ The club filed a demurrer but Judge
/ Stevens overruled IT. 1t is under
stood the club has appealed to the su-
| preme court.
| Waukesha-The body Of John Van
| Staub, about sixty-fye years old.
was found hanging from a rafter
/ in an old house on the Bush farm at
/ Durham hill in the town of Muskego.
4 by Mrs. Bush. Coroner Schaeffel re-
moved the body to the county poor
4 farm for burial Van Staub was en-
| ployed in various parts Of Milwaukee
and Waukesha counties and when
/ ever out Of work he would return to
the old house on the Bush farm for
shelter Nothing Is known OF his past
| life.
Racine-Two masked automobile
bandits held up the Lake Side
/ hotel south of the city limits and, after
taking valuabes and jewelry, escaped
| after a wild chase toward the city. One
/ of the men held the door with a reyol-
yer IL each hand, lining up the guests.
/ while the other rifed their pockets
and the cash register One Of the vic
/ tins thought the affair a joke and
/ laughed. He was knocked senseless.
Arpah Bro representative Of a Chi
/ cago Hungarian newspaper. was the
I heaviest loser
ghebovRau Rev p Curtis