Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-26
STATE NEWS

colony will leave for New York next
week and will enlist in King Emman-
uePs war against Austria.
Milwaukee.-Frank and Louis Krop-
idlowski were fatally injured and sew
en- others seriously hurt when jit-
ney containing five passengers dashed
into an Oakland avenue street car.
Neenah.-CouRtless numbers of eggs
laid by wild ducks are being destroyed
on the upper Wolf, due to the rise in
water. The water has risen eight
inches in the last week.
Madison.-Fire destroyed the Conk-
lin Ice storage houses on East Johnson
street. Loss $4,000. 1t is believed
this will cause an ice famine here this
summer, as most of the city's ice sup
ply was stored in the houses destroyed.
Fort Atkinson.-The James Manu-
featuring company of this city has
been advised that 1t has been awarded
the grand prize for dairy barn equip
ment at the Panama Pacific exposi-
ton
Stevens Point-George Tyson, an
Odd Fellow forty years, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. D. J.
Leahy. He was born in Germany and
educated In France and had lived here
sixty years.
Manitowoc.-Sixty men employed at
the lime kilns near Grimms, a few
miles from here, went on a strike.
They demanded an increase of wages
and the return of a superintendent
transferred to another point
Beloit - Reports from farmers
near Beloir and in several adjoin-
ing townships are that recent rains
have injured their crops materially
Thousands of chicks have died be-
cause Of continued bad weather.
Janesville,-Walter Myer, twelve
years old, holds the record thus
far in the swat the fly" cam
paign. having a grand total of 1880
dead ones" counted and paid for by
the special committee of the Civic
club.
Superior.-D. C. Dixon, ffty-eight
years old, manager of a large
manufacturing concern here, died of
heart disease on a Chicago and North
western train at Missouri Valley, Ia.
With his daughter he was en- route
home from the Panama Pacific expo
sition.
Cumberland.-J. NJ. Krans bought
four pounds of dynamite, together
with caps and matches, and placed
his purchase in the oat bin for
safe keeping The dynamite was to
be used in blowing out stumps, but
the mice, it is surmised, got into the
oat bin and sampled the matches and
dynamite. The granary was blown
into kindling wood, 14O bushels Of
oats sown over the landscape and the
Krans touring car wrecked.
MISUNDERSTANDING one OF the
longest tours ever undertaken by
a college organization, the university
regimental band left Madison for
the coast where it will play at both
expositions. Thirty-five concerts will
be given in seventeen cities of the
Northwest before The fairs are
reached. The tour will end August
l at San Diego, Cal Maj. Charles A.
Mann, formerly of Milwaukee. is con-
ductor, and Capt. J. F. Saugstad is
manager Sixty students will make
the trip, two-thirds of them being pro-
fessional musicians, working their wav
through college by their musical abil-
ity.
Wausau.-Mrs. Della Larson of
Madison was elected commander of
the Daughters of the G. A. R..
department of Wisconsin. at the an
nual encampment held in conjunction
with the Grand Army encampment.
The other officers are: Senior vice
commander, Elire Wade, Kenosha:
junior vice-commander, Mrs. A. Woul-
Ike, Racine; chaplain, Nette Watts.
Manitowoc; quartermaster Regina
Klaina, Racine; adjutant, Nellie DOYLE.
Madison; sentinel. o. Leichweichs. Ra.
cine; first trustee, Ada Rhodes. Madi-
son; second trustee, Elsie Mae Wade.
Kenosha; third trustee Miss NJ Nor.
ris, Racine; auditor. Sarah Shaw. Ra.
cine; patriotic instructor, Miss s. Max
ted, Racine; officer of the day. Milue
Cook. Kenosha; counselor, Cora Lane.
Kenosha
Kenosha.-Alleging that he had
been held in the insane asylum
at Elgin, Ill, for seven months. not
withstanding the fact that he suffered
from no mental ailment, Joseph Kips.
a Kenosha man, demanded an exanin.
alton into his mental condition in the
county court here. Following the ex-
animation he was promptly discharged
and returned to a place in one of the
Kenosha factories. King said he had
gone 10 Chicago seven months ago
and had SIS in his pocket. He was
attacked by thugs. who robbed him
and left him unconscious in the
streets. He was picked up bv the
police, and when he recovered his
senses he was e patient in the asylum.
Waukesha.-Walter Blair. son Of
Frank c Blair. Ss1 Madison street
was graduated from TIE enginaar.