Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-08
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held for petty offenses.
Fond du Lac.-Mourned as dead for
four years, William Libow, aged eight
cen years, has been restored to his
parents at Sheboygan.
Racine.-A grippe epidemic has
hit Racine and Kenosha counties
so savagely that all social events, in
Guiding New Years watch night serv-
ices in churches. have been called off
In Rochester and Waterford, Racine
county. and Somers. Kenosha county.
Appleton.-Three hundred workmen
were imperiled by a fire of sup
posed incendtary origin which broke
out Tuesday night in one of the
buildings of the Du Point Powder COM
pany at Barksdal, near Washburn. ac-
cording to District Attorney Mark Cat
lin.
New LONDONDERRY. William Stew
art, for 62 years a minister of the
Christian church, died at his home
near here, following a second stroke
OF apoplexy. He retired from all ac-
tive work in August, after having cele-
brated over one thousand weddings
and OBLIGATED at many funerals.
Fond du Lac.-Congressman Reilly
predicted that Roosevelt would be
the candidate for the East for
the Republican nomination for pres.
ident. He declares that Roosevelt's
rabid pro-ally denunciation of the
Wilson administration makes him
the presidential hope of the strongly
pro-ally eastern people and press.
Kenosha.-At the annual meet
ing of the Old Settlers club of
Kenosha county the following officers
were elected: President, Perkins G..
Torrey; vice-president, 2. G. Sim
mons; secretary, Charles NJ. Bishop;
treasurer, Charles c. Brown; trustee,
former Assemblyman Charles H. Pfen-
mig
Eanesville.-John M. Whitehead,
former state senator from Rock
county, has formally announced his
candidacy for the Republican nomina-
ton for United States senator at the
September primaries in letters which
he has written personal and political
friends and formally to Governor
Philip.
Janesville.-It is estimated that one
out of every four residents Of
GAINESVILLE is suffering from the
grippe. Manufacturing plants, rail
roads,. offices and stores are badly
crippled by the number of employees
suffering from the disease, which, in
many cases, has resulted fatally, pneu-
monia and other complications setting
in.
Waukesha-Charles Caspar,9 furni-
ture dealer and undertaken, died
suddenly at his home here Heart fail
ure was the cause. Mr.. Caspar was
born in Waukesha December 6, 1S49
He was the youngest person to enlist
IN the Civil war serving with Com
pany C, Thirty-ninth regiment, Wis
Gonsin Volunteer infantry.
Monroe.-The coroner's jury in
vestigating the death of Edward I'm
derwCod. struck by an automobile
Christmas morning and thrown against
the curbing, as the result of which his
skull was fractured. returned a verdict
of accidental death. No blame was
placed on William Gnagi son of DR.
w, B. Gnagi. city health physician,
who was driving the car.
Mineral Point. Two University
of Wisconsin graduates have Sc
cured passports for a journey to In
dia. where they are to undertake a
new experiment in mission work for
the Methodist church They are Glen
D. Spoor of Kenosha, IA and his wife.
who was Miss Ella Richards of Min,
| eral Point. Their work will be in con
| nection' with a plantation industrial
colony near Singapore.
Stevens Point-Miss Helen Park
hurst. director of the primary train
| ing department in the Wisconsin
Normal school, who has been studying
! under Nine, Montessori, has been
named director of all the Montessori
method schools in America. Nine
Montessori has just returned to Spain
| to supervise the installation of her
| teaching methods there.
Madison.-Under a law passed by
| the last legislature, town and vii
| lage boards and common councils
of cities, may, by two-thirds vote,
extend the time for the payment of
taxes without the usual two per cent
penalty from February / to March /.
1t was reported to the state treasurer
that many town and village boards and
city councils were preparing to extend
/ the time
Madison.-A new edition of in
structions for the use OF state lab
oratory of hygiene has been published.
and .copies were mailed to physicians.
veterinarians and health officers of the
state They contain the announce
mentthat whenever necessary the lab.
oratory will make special sanitary en-
gineering Investigations for determin-
ing the efficiency of water publication
plants and sewage treatment plants.