Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-29
Badger News
Briefly Told

Madison.-A warning against max
ing dollhouse of the home in cold
winter days and ignoring all princi-
pies of ventilation was sounded by the.
health board.
Milwaub ee.-Wisconsi COW pop
ulation is 1,680,0O0, valued at
1925, 100000, according to statistics.
compiled by the federal agricultural
department. The total number Of
cows in the country is 100000.
Racine.-The United States Supreme
courts ruling UNFOLDING the legal
ity of the Dt5 Naines anti-smoke.
law will mean a revival of the Racine
city ordinance, which was not en-
forced penang the test OF the Des
Moihes suit
Madlson.-In preparation for the
longest bodybuilding school ever
held in any state, the state highway
commission has issued a program for
six days. beginning January 81. It is
expected that there will ls5 more than
300 in attendance, including the II
county highway commissioners.
Madison.A total of ESQ fires in
Wisconsin was reported to the
fire marshal department in the Of
hce OF the commissioner Of insurance.
during the month of December, 1915.
This was eleven fewer than for the
corresponding month in 1914. The
losses in December, 1915, were $780,
IT'S and in December. 1914, $415, ATS.
Madison.-When he returns to Wis
consin Senator La Toilette plans
to make thorough campaign of tho
northwestern section of the state and
is arranging for addresses at Superior,
Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Hudson.
La Crosse and possf0ly at Spooner.
He will later speak at Prairie du
Chen, Waukesha and Kenosha.
2irantsburg. Tonstrom pleaded
guilty before Justice f. G. Dahl
berg to manslaughter in the fourth
degree and was sentenced to six
months in the county Jail odd
John Anderson, as he was known here.
died at the home of Tonstrom some
days ago and the manner in which the
remains were handled brought suspi-
cion Oh Tonstrom
Jefferson.-Jefferson County Fair
association on Wednesday elected
the following officers: A. r. Hoard,
president William Higgins, vice
president; R. B. HELEN, secretary;
VIII Henry, treasurer This year
more land is expected TO be bought
and the grounds much improved The
grandstand i8 TO be moved and en-
larged, premiums will be increased
and purses for races will be much
larger
Madison.-The Wisconsin Veterin-
airy Medical association in annual
convention elected the following
officers: President, T. ]. O'Reilly, Mer~
rill; vice-president, Herbert Lothe,
Sharon; secretary, w. o. Wolcott,.
Madison; treasurer, J r. Roub Mon
roe; trustees, R. S. Heer, PlattevilIe;
G. H. Atkinson. Waupaca, and H. E.
Horell, Augusta. The association de-
cided to hold its next midsummer
meeting at Menomonie
Racine.-After being confined to a.
hospital here for two weeks at
the expense of the local medical
fraternity Doctor Stewart of Waco,
Tex, applie6 for lodging at the police
station pending the receipt of money
from his mother in Texas, whom he
wired for travelling expenses. He says
he came to Chicago shortly before
Christmas with s400, but his pockets
were picked. lie then worked a week
as inferno in Chicago hospital before
he started out again. landing in Racine
without cent and suffering an attack
OF pneumonia
Kenosha.-Herbert C. hewitt of Mil
waukee and A. ]. Whiting. Chi.
cago, trainmen of the Chicago &
Milwaukee Electric Railway com
pany in charge of the car which killed
Carl G. Schulze at the Salem averals
crossing here December Z, were con-
victed III TIE municipal court on
charges Of violating the Kenosha rail-
way speed ordinances. The limit fine
OF $50 and costs was imposed in each
case. The attorneys at once gave no.
t1ce of appeal aGd the defendants were
released on bonds of $40. The attor.
neys held that the Kenosha ordinance
did not apply to the speed of interur-
ban cars.
Milwaukee.-The twentieth annual
convention of the Wisconsin Re-
tail Hardware association will be
held in the Auditorium February 2, 3
and 4. In addition to the convention
sessions in Juneau hall, the main
arena will contain one of the biggest
hardware shows ever held here. Que
hundred booths. occupied by as many
different concerns, will show the latest
in everything sold in a hardware
store Wednesday morning is given
over to the annual meetings of the
two hardware insurance companies.
Besides the routine, three directors
are to be elected for thraa-vear .arv,,u