Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-18
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GFeen Bay-ChriS Loebel, an Odd
Fellow for forty years. died IN the Odd
Fellows state home here. He was
eighty-three years old.
Berlin.-Alderman Peter Bartol, who
Will move to Fort Atkinson, was pre-
sehted with a cut-glass water set by
members of the council at a farewell
dinner.
Madison.-The wireless station of
the university caught part of
message from Berlin, 4.500 miles away,
The message contained. war news on
the western and eastern fronts.
Ashlapd.-This city was swept by
one of the worst storms of it's
history. Snow drifts are seven feet
deep and traffic is at standstill. 'Tele-
graph and telephone communications
are impaired
Beaver Dam.-Mayor Frank J. Mir
ZACH, City Clerk A. j. Schulze, City At
torney John C. Healy. Assessor Tim
othy F. Williams and City Physician
E. P. Webb will have nc opposition at
the spring primaries
Janesville.-Over 300 delegates at
tended the district rally of the
Endeavor held at the First Presby,
terrain church. DR.. William Shaw of
Boston, Mass. gave the principal ad.
dress.
Fond du Lac.-While CROSSING the
railroad tracks in Oakheld. Earl
and Harold Doehrig, aged four
and five. respectively, sons of Mrs. L..
S. Doehrig. narrowly Escaped being
killed by a Northwestern passenger
train.
Superior.-A fierce blizzard is rag
ing in northern Wisconsin and
the upper peninsula of Michigan.
Railroad traffic is blocked by the
heavy snow and the mail service into
the copper country is temporarily
suspended Telephone and telegraph
lines are also interfered with.
Washington. - Wisconsin pensions
granted were: Gunhild Thomp-
son, Deerfeld, $12; Abelona AL
son, Ferryville, $12; Jennie S. Roberts.
Waupun. $12; Celia F. Hinchlilfe,
Monroe, SIP; Louise Trep8nier. Wis
consin Veterans home, $12; Clara D.
Rounseveil,' River Falls, $12.
Marinette.-Leo Dargus, held at the
county Jail in Menominee for
three months charged with murder,
has been given his liberty. He was &C
cused of killing a man near Pembine
( iCfrr
rested on. the testimony of two inmates
of Green Bay reformatory. The testi-
mony proved to be false.
La Samuel Wttwer of Ar
cadia lies in ? hospital in a
critical condition with a broken neck.
MIR Witwer was thrown from a box
on which he was sitting in a wagon.
to the frozen ground when the wheels
Struck a rut An operation was per-
formed, replacing the dislocated YER
tebrae
Madison of the move
ment to establish a union religi-
GUS .center in the University Of
WISCONSIN met to perfect an organiza-
ton. A draft of articles of incorpora-
ton was adopted The name selected
is the Union Religious Center Of the
University of Wisconsin. All the
Protestant societies working among
the students were represented
La Crosse.-Charlie Ross wanted
a drink but didn't have the price
so he offered TO trade a Bible
for a glass of whisky The deal didn't
go through because the bartender had
Ross arrested That's the limit" said
Chief Weber. Turn him loose and
order him out of town; we don't want
him here" 1t was found that the
Bible was stolen from the city mis-
sion
Appleton-Altbough Elwood Smith,
the Lawrence college freshman who
served IN the British army was
born in Wisconsin and is twenty
one years cid. he will not be
able to vote until he is twenty
Martin j. Kiladonk, naturalization off.
Ger, has ruled that Inasmuch as Smith
served in a foreign army he has lost
his citizenship. An attorney gave an
opinion that it will be necessary foS
Smith to go through the same pro
ceduBe as any alien and that he will
have to make application for citizen.
ship and wait five years before he
again becomes a ofull-dedged Ameri.
can
Edgerton,-Fire which started at
2.30 in the morning in the Par
some news stand burned itself out
at noon, after destroying a large sec
ton of thu business district, entailfng
a loss of about $4,000. Other losers
were the Titus drug store. Hitchcock
iewelry store Edgerton Cigar como
pany, McCarty's restaurant Dali
man Drug company and Browns
saloon. The fire burned 10 the Edger-
ton bank. where it was checked by the
GAINESVILLE fire department. which sent
aid on a special train. Edgerton to-
bacco warehouses, the largest in the
state. were not "a the fire area.
Oshkosh.-A pretty marriage was
solemnized here when Miss saEah
Davis became the bride of FL
bert D. Weed al the home Of the bride
Mrs. Weed is a daughter of the late