Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-08-28
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in the post Office here and stole 5000
and other loot
Baraboo.-A young mink found it's
way into the business portion of this
city and after roaming about the
streets for some time, disappeared
into the basement of a livery stable.
Wausau.-Peter Weherly, real es-
tate dealer, was murdered by an un-
known person who entered the home
and shot him through the head while
he was sleeping in bed beside his wife.
Superior.-When the funeral was
held. one coffin contained all that
could be found of the bodies of two
sons of Pearl Phelps, a farmer near
| Scion Springs, who were blown to
bits by dynamite explosion
Marinette.-The British ambassador
at Washington, according to local Off
Gals, is trying to secure the release
| of Thomas Maxwell, who is serving
his forty-fourth year in Waupun for
murder Report says relatives have
died in England and left Maxwell a
! large fortune.
NASAACoAAhs ilAA ~ year dEO MI anu
Mrs. Robert J. Hobbs of Evanston
were married in st. Matthew's church
here. Kneeling on the same altar,
Miss Helen Hobbs, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Hobbs, became the
bride Of John Peter Million of San
Francisco. Following the ceremony
the party motored back to Evanston
Z Mnpr~n % 4
piest men in New Glarus during the
celebration of the settlement of the
Swiss colony, was Leonard Aultman,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Aultman,
pioneers. But before the decorations
for the celebration had been removed
he lay dead by his own hand, hav-
ing fired bullet into his brain
Jackson.-Dr. Frederick P LEIGH,
president Of the Jackson State
bank and practicing physician in Jack
son for many years. died at the age of
seventy-tive years. Previous to taking
up the medical profession he was a
minister in the Reformed denomina-
ton. The funeral was held Saturday
afternoon, with services in the Fried
ems Reformed church at Jackson.
Madison.-With FIVE deputies in the
| field. the work of the new state en-
tomologist, ]. G. Sanders, in inspect.
| ing and cleaning up the nursery stock
and orchards of the state is making
satisfactory progress Mr.. Sanders
has started on an overland tour Of
the Milwaukee nursery district extend
! ing from Waukesha to the lake shore
! His deputies will make their trips by
automobile throughout the nursery
sections of the state.
Racine.-Edna Florian Gillen, daugh-
! ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gillen
| 1112 North Erie stree, was married
| to George Davis .3ailey, Cleveland
at St Patricks parsonage, Rev. Faith
er Mulherin of Chicago officiating
Both bride and groom are University
Of Wisconsin graduates, and all the
attendants were graduated from the
| Madison school. The Phi Gamma
| Delta fraternity members of Milwau-
kee, wisconsin chapter, were present.
A reception followed the ceremony at
| the home of the brides parents.
| La Crosse.-The State Hotel Mems
association convention ended with a
steamer excursion to Winona The
convention commended the establish
ment of hotel school to teach hotel
accounting and detail A hotel was
defined as Any building or place Of
| fered to the public for sleeping or eat
ing purposes and containing five or
more rooms" This definition will be
recommended to the national associa-
ton. Elkhart lake, Grand Rapids and
Evansville want the next state conven-
! tion.
Marinette.-To prepare for the an
nual convention and exhibition of the
Wisconsin Potato Growers associa-
tion, which will be held at Marinette
November 1920, potato growers Of
Marinette county have organized a To-
/ cal association The county associa-
| tion met at the new settlers picnic at
/ Crivitz and Prof ]. c. Milward of the
| Wisconsin college of agriculture out
/ lined steps necessary to make the con-
vention surpass all previous state pO-
/ tato exhibitions Twenty counties
have already made arrangements for
exhibiting at the Marinette show. and
there will be three times as many
single bushel exhibits as at Grand
Rapids last year.
Appleton. Members OF the Law
renee quartet. who sang their way to
the Pacific coast. went into Mexico.
Writing about the trip Carl Mckee
says: If you want to see a first-class
comedy, take a look at the Mexican
army. Give me the Appleton boys
brigade for mine We visited one OF
their forts just across the border. It
would fall to pieces If a good sized
| summer zephyr worked overtime. A
alfblown cannon ball would make it
look like an ash pile. Everything
is wide open. Men and women sam-
Bile on the streets and murder is an
/ everyday occurrence. David Anderson
had a narrow escape when he tried TO
make ewes af a Mexican girl " The