Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-08-21
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Nagel left for the San Francisco fair
on their bicycles.
Berlin.-Fire destroyed four large
buildings in the town of Lobr~ille.
The buildings were Occupied by meat
market, grocery and saloon. The
cause of the fire is not known.
| it-Congressman Charles E.
Fuller of Belvidere. ILL.,. was the prin.
| cipal speaker here at the annual pic
mic at the Rock River Valley Old Set
| tiers association.
| Appleton.-Local Cinnamon have
carried the boycott against Japa-
nese goods to such an extent that
! Charles Moy refused to buy collar
| button because there was a Japanese
mark on il.
! Oconomowoc.--Ata meeting of st.
Paul's Lutheran congregation a call
was issued to Professor Meyer of New
Ulm, Mimi, to the pastorate of ST.
| PauPs, Rev. G. A Kuhn having re-
signed on account of i'll health.
Racine-At the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George c. Bryant final serv-
ices were held over the remains
of their three little daughters, who
burned to death in the Delavan fire.
Father Penfield of st. Luke's Epis-
copal church was in charge. The fu-
neral was private, only the family be-
| ing in attendance
Couderay. - Rev. Robert Alexan-
der, who has had charge of the
Presbyterian churches at Couderay,
Radisson and Winter during the past
year, has accepted a call from the
Presbyterian church at Gilman, and
will move at once. Rev. John Moffet
of Valparaiso, Ind, has been assigned
to the field made vacant by Mr. Alex
ander's resignation.
Kenosha. Mrs. Susan Emperor,
wife of Christopher Emperor, a
farmer residing : ar Prospect, in the
town of New Berlin, was found dead
in her home. Coroner John Schaeffel
ordered an examination by DIR. F. c.
Walsh, who pronounced heart trouble
to be the cause CT the death Besides
her husband the woman leaves one
daughter in Chicago. Burial will be
at New Berlin.
Madison.-Max Blumenefeld SUI
perintendent of public property and
his force killed forty-three bats in
rooms and corridors of the capitol
Monday night nearly as many were
still flying through the capitol 1t is
believed these bats are attracted to
the capitol by the myriads of lake
flies, bugs and beetles that nightly
futter around the big bright electric
lights in the building.
Fond du Lac.-Physicians are
awaiting the results of an unusual
experiment in surgery performed upon
Lyle Potash, twO-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Potash, residing near
Oakland. The child's right foot was
severed by moving machine driven
by his father while the latter was
cutting weeds on his farm. The foot
was cut off just above the ankle. and
the physician who was summoned
sewed the foot back into the leg.
Oconomowoc.-The annual meeting
Of the Medical association of the
First Wisconsin district compris-
ing Waukesha, Dodge, Jefferson and
Washington counties. was held at
Juneau. Papers were read by Dr.
Daniel Hopkinson of Milwaukee and
Dr. Wehle of West Bend. Officers
elected are: President, H. B. Sears,
Beaver Dam; vice-president. D. Engs-
berg, Lake Mills; secretary treasurer,
5. B. Ackley, Oconomowoc The next
annual meeting will be held at JET
ferson.
Oshkosh - The following officers
were elected at the closing ses-
sion of the Wisconsin council I'm
proved Order of Red Men: Great
Sachem, oscar Ahlgren. Superior:
great senior sycamore. NJ. II. Math-
aeus. New Holstein; great junior saga
more. Henry Theurer, Arcadia; great
prophet, Clarence Carroll, Superior:
great chief of records. John Meili
Alma; great keeper of wampum, J. Z.
Laingdon, La Crosse; great trustee.
NJ. ]. Dificy, Superior. Green Bay
was selected as the 1916 convention
city and the meeting will be held the
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August.
Madison.-To provide an eligible
list for the position of assistant
building inspector, the civil serv-
ice commission will hold an examina-
ton This position, created by the
present Legislature, will have a begin
ming salary of $1,000. increasing to 81
500 per year. Candidates should have
had at least three years of experience
in building design and construction
and some technical knowledge. An
examination to provide an eligible list
for supervisor and inspector of appren-
tees under the industrial commission
at beginning salary OF 81 500 upward
will be held also. Both will be unas-
sembled examinations. questions belng
sent to candidates. The former must
be written August 2S. For the latter
examination a thesis must be sub