Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-19
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sentative Henry A Cooper q resolu-
ton urging congress to pass The ma
tional prohibition amendment bill.
ChippoNa Falls.--The bird zoo in
Irving park, one of the finest col
lection of phessants and Wisconsin
wild fowl in existence. burned Tues
day night with every bird ia its cage.
Baraboo - Wesley Burton, many
years a resident of this city and
born in slavery celebrated his nine
ty-ninth birthday anniversary on
Tuesday. His health is good
Berlin.-The City hotel was again
sold by its owner, Mr., Knipshieid,
to William Bowen of the town Of
Leon, who took in payment the farm
known as the Martin Kileen place of
100 acres.
Madison.-Goyernor Philip appoint
ed G. d. Jones OF Wausau to be
member of the state board of re-
gents for the university, to succeed
himself, for the term ending the first
Monday in February. 1922.
Green Bay-Louis St George. a
Depere resident. was killed by
Northwestern passenger train at
crossing in this city while waiting
to board an interurban car to return
to his home. He died a few moments
after being hit He was sixty-four
years old.
Kenosha. Achille Tenuta met
death in horrible form here when
his clothing became caught in ma
chinery at the Allen tannery. He was
carried about the shaft twenty times
before the power could be shut off.
Nearly every bone in his body was
broken. Tenuta was working alone in
the building Ct the time
Kenosha The Chicago & Mil
wauke Electric Railway company
was named as defendant in suit for
$4,000 brought by Louis Schildt OF
Kenosha. Schildt alleges he was run
down and seriously injured by one of
the limited trains of the company last
November He claims he was stand
ing at a station south Of kenosha sig
mailing with a lighted match when he
was struck by the train and crippled.
Washington - postmasterships at
Checseburg. Donaldson and Wilton
will be dlled following civil serv-
ice examinations March H. The
following postmasters have been APP
pointed Carl Whitaker Chctek; Ray
G. Stewart, Clinton; Charles NJ Tall
man. Delavan; John A. Zimpelmann.
Eagle River; Thomas Walsh. Oregon;
William w Sanders, Osceola; John $.
Barry, Phillips; Elmer A. Peterson.
Walworth
Oshkosh The pioneers in the
Oshkosh Industrial Promotion com
pany met at a luncheon at which fifty
were present Fourteen ohairmen were
named and each Will nave charge Of
subcommittee. In the next three or
four days 1t is expected the money
will be raised The plan is TO get the
business individuals. including profes-
sional men of the city to subscribe
500, 600 and keep it up every year for
five years until the fund reaches $780,
600 Loans win be made to infant in
dustries of this city
Oshkosh-A sympathy strike was
inauguratcd at the saWmil at the
Paine Lumber company plant, which
resulted in shutdown OF the
sawmill Union officials explained that
several Of the employees were going
to be put TO work in the other depart
ments of the plant. At a conference
the company agreed to take back 500
men who walked out This applies
only to those who were employed at
the time the strike was called. Janu-
airy 81.
Grand Rapids Earl Price of this
city has left for Minneapolis armed
with newly discovered evidence by
means Of which he expects to Sc
cure a new trial for his brother Fred
/ erick T. Price. who was recently con
victed Of the murder Of his wife by
throwing her from the top of cliff
to death near that city The convicted
man is now IN the Saltwater peniten-
tiary, having been sentenced for life
by the Hennepiu county district court.
The Price family have been residents
OF Grand Rapids for many years and
Frederick r. Price lived here until
about twelve years ago
Mayville Alice Miller has been
found and she is writing a book
Alice is the daughter Of John Miller.
who lives on North Main street and is
a laborer in the plant Of the North.
western Iron company. What her book
is about she will not tell Whether it
is a recital Of her many adventures
since she left Nayville three years ago
is shrouded in mystery Whether she
win humorously dwell upon the in
stance OF her reported offer % $4,000
TO Lawrence college at Appleton and
the great interest I'm her which was
1eoused In President Samuel Plantz
and DIR. u vaughn is an authors
secret
Grand Rapids - ghe first weed
and eeed school ever held In
Wisconsin is scheduled 70 take place
at Bethel, a village uorta OF here, on
February s. and 9 The school viii