Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-12-18
Badger News
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SOAAeeo stuuenls' Newspaper Editing.
by Grant NJ. Hyde, instructor in the
University of Wisconsin Journalism
course, has just come off the press
Madison.-The state board of med,
cal examiners will hold examinations
in Madison January II for candidates
aspiring to practice medicine in Wis.
consin.
Aadison.-Julius Schimming and Al.
bert Thompson, farmers, were killed
when the automobile which Scbim.
ming was driving plunged into ditch
near Token creek.
Calumet.-The Houghton County
Medical association at a meeting here
decided on the second week in August
for holding the 1916 convention of the
state association in Houghton.
Madison.-If you should see a lone
ny in your house these chilly
December days swat him. Don't rest
easily under the assumption that be.
cause the summer is over flies are no
longer to be guarded against. is the
advice of the state health board.
Beloit.-Joseph K. Bullock, eighty.
five years old. former city treas
urer, one of the oldest members of the
Masonic lodge of Beloit and one of the
earliest members of the volunteer fire
department, died at Elgin. Ill.
Madison.-Allen Ruggles of Madison
and John B. Steven of Washington, D.
c., were appointed efficiency expert
and assistant examiner respectively of
the Wisconsin state civil service com.
mission by that body.
! Naturalization Lakso, arrested
at Chicago for the murder of
Hugh Maxi at Red Granite during a
strike of quarry hands, has been bound
over for trial by the lower courts. lie
pleaded not guilty and plans to fight
on grounds of self-defense.
Madison.-A. o. Johnson, who has
been in charge of the municipal
accounting and auditing of the
Wisconsin tax commission, has been
appointed efficiency expert of the State
University of Nebraska by the regents
Of that institution. He will assume
bis new position on January Is.
Milwaukee-"The Wisconsin Dairy
Union" is the title by which the
new organization Of dairymen and
the makers and sellers of dairy sup
plies, formed in Milwaukee recently,
will be known. This was decided upon
at a meeting of charter members in
he directors room of the Merchants
I and Nfopufo
Grand Rapids.-Through the efforts
Of the Jewish Agricultural and In
lustrial Aid society of Arpin, Miss
Bessie Lipsitz of that village will be
entered in the short course Of agrieul-
lure at the state university The So
ciety is endeavoring to educate the
race along scientific farming lines and
will pay the young woman's expenses.
MadisOn.-The use of the same
face towel on different customers
in barber shops must stop, or prosecu-
tons will be instigated, according to
the state board of health. inspectors
report it is a common practice in many
shops to use one face towel on several
customers, and sometimes during the
entire day. This custom is prohibited
by the state rules.
Madison.-By permission Of Gov
ernor Philip the 1916 prom Of the
University of Wisconsin viii be held
in the capitol instead of the university
gymnasium, as in past years. Danger
from lack of exits in the gymnasium is
given as one of the principal causes Of
Chairman Charles Walton's plea for
the use of the statehouse. The prom
will be held on February II.
Waupun. - Penitent, sick, weary
with a sprained ankle, Eliza Blue
sentenced to Waupun for three
years from Milwaukee October Is for
throwing lye into the eyes OF John Cal
lis, lies in the woman's quarters at
the state prison aftex her flight She
lad scaled the walls and wandered
about all night She was found by
guards on the front porch Of the K J.
Pinkerton home.
Madison. - The state board Of
medical examiners will hold exam
nations in Madison January for
candidates aspiring to practice medl-
cine in Wisconsin. Many communlca
lions have been received by the state
board of health, which has no relation
to the board of medical examiners.
The board of health suggests to al
applicants that they communicate
directly with Dr. ]. NJ. Dodd OF ASH
land.
Racine.-The annual meeting Oh
the Racine County School assocla'
ton viii be held at Union Grove
| December is, with about 300 delegates
in attendance. One f-rhe intereslIns
subjects for discussion will be tAal
advanced by A. L. Larson, state rlTa-
school inspector. who will urge me
establishment OF community schools
which would bring the number OF dis
tricts now in the county down IRON
seventy-fve TO about fifteen.
Portage. - David Evans OF tai7-
donia was awarded a verdict Oh
$4,000 against William O'Brien OF he'