Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-03-11
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/ eIS III DdNe anu du JdEGHl CouuAACS
viii be held at the uni, ersity stock
| pavilion on March 10.
! Brodhead-M Mrs Loyina Peppers has
| fled petition for a divorce from War
rem A. Peppers, alleging that her hus-
band abused her and. in short, had too
peppery" disposition.
I OconomOwoc-Th body OF William
/ May, fifty years old, a laborer.
was found hanging in a shed on Silver
/ Lake street. No cause for suicide is
| known. MIR May was unmarried.
| Madison LOUIS L. Walford, a farm
/ er living two miles west Of
4 Cross Plains lied Of a fractured
skull he sustained in an accidental fall
in the yard at his home, He leaves
wife and two children.
Madison p. II. Swift, former
legislator and war veteran, died
suddenly while visiting relative
here. His home was in Water
town. lie was seyeuty-two years
old For many years he was a news
/ paper editor and publisher
| Appleton Every person who makes
application for membership in the
Outagamie Game and Fish Protec-
| tive association must sign a
pledge that he viii not knowingly vio-
late any part Of Wisconsin game
law
Beloit Albert Burt Of Momence
Ill.,, a senior of Beloit college
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squad. was badly injured in an explo-
sion In the college chemical labora-
tory. He was rendered unconscious
and badly burned and cut.
| Eau Claire The authorities came
near capturing the man who cut
down two miles Of copper wire on
/ the Wisconsin Telephone company
| lines near Elk Mound but swift move
1 ment via a window foiled them. The
/ wire was found under a pile of snow
Grand Rapids Marshfeld will soon
have Merchants and Manufac-
turers association the business
men OF that city being engaged in max.
ing the preliminary steps, Officers Of
| the local organization have been invit-
/ ed to attend a meeting in that city
/ March to assist in the organizing
steps
/ Mariuette-Leo Dargus held at the
county jail in Mcnominee for
three months charged with murder.
has been given his liberty lie was &C
cused of killing a man near Pembine
| on Christmas day, 1914 He was ar
rested on the testimony of two inmates
of Green Bay reformatory The testi-
mony proved 20 be false
! Madison The approaching wed
ding of Ge~ald W. Jamison of
Shullsburg to Miss Cora Gnbertson of
Eau Claire is announced here. Mr.
Jamison is a deputy state bank ex-
aminer Miss Gflbertson is a sister OF
Judge Julius Gilbertson of Eau Claire
The date of the wedding has not been
announced
Ashland Three hundred workmen
employed in the plant Of the
! Washburn Powder company refused
to work Wednesday because Of
anonymous letters that have been re.
ceiyed by officials Of the company
threatening the plant with destruc-
tion ON March l. The heads of all de
partments OF the factory excused all
employees who feared to enter the
plant Nothing else happened.
Madison - Prof John r. Com
mons of the university has issued
a book dealing with labor legislation
He was member OF the Wisconsin in
dustrial commission and later with the
! United States commission on indus
trial relations The experience OF Wis
consin in dealing with labor is the sub
ject of many interesting passages ii
the volume
Grand Rapids - The preliminary
hearing of Thomas Smyser. who
is being he'd here ON q charge o
assault With intent 60 murder. wa
continued to March e., the complain
Ing witness being unable 10 appear
Smyser is alleged 10 have shot H. }
Lewis in midnight bravl here whei
Lewis attacked Smyscr in q taxcat
Smyser was With Mrs Lewis
Ashland - The p3pkorn Hcnuln,
company of Milwaukee has beer
awarded the contract TO install
the government binding at Ashland
with electric lights and electric vii
ing and fixtures The Ashland publ
building was built ia 1880 nc cost q
about 100000. Ii is @ beautiful stru,
, ture built OF native browustone. bu
now equipped only with gas