Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-27
Hhsttttt1Atstttfsttastsit Observation-Disclosures
HAPPENIN GS
or THE WEEK
IN WISCONSIN


Madison White grubs cost the state
of Wisconsin several million dollars
in 1912 and 1915. and are due to APP
pear again this summer, according to
a circular issued by the Wisconsin de-
partment OF agriculture. Farmers are
warned not TO plant corn or cultivated
crops on grass sod land this spring.
! This is white grub year" especially
in southern Wisconsin, and grass sod
land is filled with the grubs in many
places.
! Janesville-Th county board of su-
| pervisors has enacted an ordinance
| regulating the size of loads to be car
| ried by vehicles traversing roads main
| tanned by the county or state or Doth
The ordnance provides that no motor
! or horse driven vehicle shall carry a
| load in excess Of 1900 pounds per
inch width of tire and no load to ex-
coed 5000 pounds.
! Madison-Col II. H. Spencer. for
merly resident of this city but now
living in Algona, la, is the father of
the second pair of twins in two years.
Col. Spencer is rs and a civil war vet
eran. He enlisted from Madison and
was captured at Chckamauga. He
served a year in the famous Libby
prison, escaping when being transfer
red by jumping off train.
Grand Rapids-The largest amount
of money ever awarded by the indus
trial commission for the loss of an
arm, was given Edward Aligney, who
was injured while operating ma
chine at the Relland lacking Co.'S
plant The award was made against
the Employers Mutual Liability lusur-
ance Company for $4,000 and an arti-
fetal arm.
Marinette Former Mayor Jacob
Wittig, who is chairman OF the garden
committee, has announced that the
city would have more than 1000 war
gardens. as many new plats have been
turned over to the city for that pur-
pose. Railroad rights OF way within
the city limits will be made into gar
dens
Fort Atkinson Word comes from
the national council of defense Wash
ington, d. C., that Jefferson county
has the best organized council of de
tense in the United States. W. d
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| featuring company. OF this city, is
chairman of the organization
Kiel Steps are under way to incor-
porate kiel as a city Annexation OF
Hinzeville. an adjoining community
was voted by residents of both vii
| lagos. giving Kiel population of about
1900 Application for articles OF in
corporation has been made TO Madi-
son.
Madison Thirty appeals have been
| taken from decisions OF the state high
way commission as to routes for the
new federal aid trunk line highway
through Wisconsin, The cases viii
come up before the special legislative
! committee within a few weeks.
Sheboygan - The Baby week cam
paign viii be opened here May l. y
clinic will be in operation three days
| at the sheridan, Lincoln and jefferson
schools. Babies up to a year old will
| be weighed and measured at the clinic
Horizon An epidemic of German
measles has spread over this city in
the last week, at least sixty cases hav-
ing been reported. A physician has
given the disease a popular name Of
enemy measles.
Appleton Complaint has bean
made to State Food Administrator
Magnus Swensou that farmers in Out
! agamie county refuse to sell potatoes
at s. cents a bushel. the price fixed
/ by The county food administrator
| Beloit- Mandersan (Budl Lehr, for
mer Beloit athlete and member of the
/ famous La Fayette escadriIle. has
! been transferred to tire American avia-
/ ton section in France and commits
| stoned q first lieutenant
/ Bloomer - In order 20 utilize the
surplus supply of potatoes in this vi
/ entity the manufacture of starch from
/ potatoes has been resorted TO- Fifty
cents per hundred pounds are paid for
/ the potatoes.
| Nanitowoc The local branch of the
Red Cross expects TO make $75o0 on
I its white elephant sale which is
/ now in progress. Anything from stick
candy to Liberty bonds may be pur-
! chased al The sale
Gl.dden-The directors of the Ger
man American State bank voted 10
change the name 10 the American
. State hank W e John is president
Tnesyi1'e -- George HALL of Johns.