Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-02-06
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Neenah.-John Gould, former Men.
asha resident, has joined the English
navy. Mr.. Gould was employed by the
Menasha Woodenware company as
river foreman.
Kenosha.-Dania society of Kenosha
celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary
when $50 members attended the ami
versary banquet. Seven of the char
ter members were present.
Neenah.-A covey of quail, so in
number, are being fed daily on the
farms of Edward Walker and Charles
Payne, near this city. The birds fly
to the barnyards for their daily feed.
Necedah.-Burton Christensen, a
farmer, fifty years of age, living near
Shennington, hung himself in his barn.
He is survived by his wife and several
grown up step-chiltren.
APPROXIMATELY Young of Mer-
rill and Wallace Smith of Oneida
reservation, doing four and six
months in the county jail here, re-
spectively, made their escape and have
not been located. Young was found
guilty here on charge of burglary,
having broken into box car at APP
pleton Junction.
Miiwaukee.-Rev Hiram F. Fair
banks, oldest English speaking Cath
Ollie priest in Milwaukee, for "a
years pastor of St Patrick's church.
and first Catholic ever to graduate
from Lawrence college, Appleton.
Wis, Methodist institution, died after
prolonged Illness. He was one of
consultors of Milwaukee archdiocese,
Waukesha.-Fire due to defective
wiring broke out in the New Colo
NAL theater here, while about four
hundred persons were in the house,
and caused damage estimated at 49,
600. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jones. who
manage the theater, informed those in
attendance there was a small fire. re-
questing the audience to walk out
quietly, which they did
Osceola Tie annual meeting of
the Polk County Butte and Cheese
Makers association was held here.
Joel Winkler, state dairy commits
sioner of Minnesota, gave an ad-
dress. H. c. Larson, assistant dairy
commissioner of Wisconsin. also
talked. Others on the program were:
c. w. Staples, Osceola, and U. S. Buer.
Boardman.
Milwaukee.-Rt. Rev. Edward Koz-
lowski, auxiliary bishop of the arch
diocese of Milwaukee, was re-elect-
ed treasurer of the Polish Priests
Association of America during the an
nual convention at Buffalo on Thurs
day Bishop Kozlowski attempted to
decline the honor The other officers
chosen were: President, Bishop Peter
p Rhode of Chicago; secretary, Rev.
Ladislaus Krakowski, Bay City. Mich,
and assistant secretary, Rev. Caesarri.
GUS Kryzan. Buffalo,
Madison-The. Wisconsin Associa.
ton of County Fairs, in annual
convention, elected c. G. Wilcox of
Depere as president, Arthur Taylor of
Rhinelander, vice-president. and
Charles Hart of Watertown, secretary
and treasurer. The association de-
cided to hold its next meeting at
Oshkosh The association adopted a
resolution recommending the re-elec-
ton of James Mackenzie as secretary
of the state board of agriculture. The
association voted to oppose the Nc
Gowan bill in the state legislature
Withdrawing state aid from county
agricultural societies. The present
state aid is 80 per cent of the cash
premiums paid by agricultural 50.
cieties,
Marinette-The Copper Country
special, a fast through train of
the Milwaukee road, southbound.
was wrecked near Arbutus. about
seven miles north of Pembine, when
it hit broken rail. Three sleeping
ears, with 20 passengers, plunged
down 20-foot embankment The rest
Of the train passed over the break
safely The private car of Superin-
tendent j. NJ. Clifford of Green Bay.
on the rear of the train. plunged into
the ditch and the superintendent was
slightly hurt. A man from Crystal
Falls, Mich, was injured and several
were scratched and bruised. none
seriously. The sleeping car occupants
were taken from the cars through the
broken windows.
Milwaukee.-Offi of the Wis.
eonsin Retail Granite and Marble
Dealers association we're reelected at
the closing session of the tenth annual
convention. at the Republican house,
with a single exception. William
Stampa. Milwaukee. was chosen to
succeed J. Zimmerman, Wauwatosa.
as vice-president The other officers
are: President. Merrill Shaeffer.
Milwaukee; vice-presidents, n. Blu.
menthal. Columbus: H. Lueloff, Bril-.
lion, and F, Luchsinger, Monroe: sec
rotary. G. F. Kegler. Plymouth; treas
urer. Henry Scheele, Jr., Sheboygan:
directors. A Bensing. Milwaukee; H.
Haertel. Stevens Point and Paul
Hempe, Milwaukee. The financial re-
port showed the net amount of burg