Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-03-20
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

the annual chautauqua VIII be aeld IN
Wausau July Is to rs, inclusive.
Elkhorn-Charles Kneirt, wealthy
Troy Center farmer, committed sui
eide by drinking carbolic acid
New London.-John Bodoh Of this
city was electrocuted In his home. He
went into the basement, took hold OF
lamp cord and was instantly killed.
Wausau.-H. H. Humphrey of Wau-
shara county has been selected by the
Marathon county board of education
as county representative to look after
the agricultural interests.
Kenosha.-Mrs. Mary Polimeni,
who sought to commit suicide here
several weeks ago by inhaling illum-
mating gas, died in st. MaTy's hos
pital at Racine
Antigo.-Dorothy Close, aged five
years, was badly burned about the
body and hands when her clothing
ignited from a match lighted in her
mothers absence Her recovery is
doubtful.
Madison.-Governor Phillip granted
pardon to restore to citizenship
Clyde Schuldt of Rusk county. Schuldt
was convicted of adultery and SEN
fenced to serve two years in Waupun-
He served the sentence.
Green Bay.-Rev. B. L. Bergstrom
was released by the Winnebago Pres
bytery at a special meeting He has
received a call from a Michigan city
and will leave in short time for that
place.
Milwaukee.-There will be no
strike in the breweries. the unions
at their balloting decided to &C
eept the employers offer of a 81 a
week increase in wages and the men
will return to work as soon as this
agreement is signed
Madison.-The 1916 class Of civil
engineers at the university will
make a three-day trip of inspec-
ton to several of the largest manufac-
turing plants in the country on March
20, 80 and 81 The class will visit
Gary. Ind, Burlington, ILL.,, and Chi
cago.
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to board a westbound freight train
on the 500 line at Junction City,
William Collins, aged twenty-five, fell
beneath the cars and both legs were
severed. He died an hour later Col
Inns father is an engineer on the Mil
waukee road and lives in Milwaukee.
Fond du Lac-Dr. B. o. Bendizon.
residing at Dundee, this county
had a narrow escape from being
burned to death in a fire which
destroyed his home. The fire was dis
covered by neighbors who broke into
the house and rescued the physician
who was found lying on bed over
come by the smoke
Antigo.-Sugar camps in the maple
groves near here have started OPP
erations. as the sap has begun
to run. The camp of II. n Chandler,
considered the largest in the state,
taps 1000 or more trees, collecting
nearly 5000 gallons of sap day I'M
der favorable conditions, and produc-
ing as much as forty gallons of maple
strip day.
Kenosha. - Kenosha entertained
10000 farmer guests at the round
up institute and midwinter fair
which opened. There will be special
departments for many different lines
of agricultural pursuits. The insti-
tute for the women of the farms is
in charge of Laura B. Breeze of Wau-
Of
the department of home economics at
the University of Wisconsin.
Oshkosh. - The following made
addresses at the Fox River Dental
soc;ety's convention, which was
held here Walter L. Conkey, APP
pleton, president; DR. NJ. L. FEEDER
spiel. Milwaukee; Dr. Kent T. Wood,
Madison; DR.. F. Ewing, Chicago, and
demonstrations were made by Drs.
Carl b. Case. Byron II. Albert, John
p. Carmichael and Adolph Chopper.
all of Milwaukee. The next conven-
ton will be held in Appleton in March.
1916. Officers are: President. c. A.
Cheney. Fond du Lac; vice-president.
F. C. Babcock, Kaukauna; secretary
and treasurer. R. J. Cady. Oshkosh.
Madison.-There isn't much re-
semblance between a shetland pony
and a giraffe. neither is there a
family resemblance between a coyote
and a wolf, but somehow county clerks
of wisconsin are sadly befuddled over
| animals. As a result of this confusion
the state of Wisconsin annually is
"fiim-fiammed" out of $4,000 in boun-
ties under the law which provides for
| the payment of bounties for certain
scalps. L. B. Nagler. assistant secre-
tary of state. informed the house com
mittee on state affairs that the state
Is losing much money in the payment
OF bounties on fake" scalps, and he
spoke in favor of a bill to abolish
the county idea. A certain county
clerk recently paid out s140 for thir.
teen wolf sealps," An expert found
the clerk had paid for the scalp OF one
coyote. two red fox. one black SOUR.
rel. one fox squirrel and eight gray
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