Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-10-19
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Green Bay - Fishing in Green Bay
mas never been better, according TO
the fishermen who make their daily
Trips INTO this port. The fish houses
are dong a record business. and their
shlppihg reports are about 25 per cent
higher than in former years. Due to
the scarcity of help, women are beine
used on the dock and in the houses
sorting the catches.
Green Bay - Another vocation has
oeen invaded by women in Green Bav.
Ihey are replacing man as arc light
cleaners on the streets of the civ
rive women are now working daily at
the new job and making good. accord
ing to the city officials. These women
nave taken the places of men. who
nave been transferred to the ship
building plant
Madison - The railroad commission
issued an order granting a 7-cent
street car fare to the Ashland Light
over and Street Railway company.
The order provides that cash fares
shall be cents with six tickets for 40
cents, while school chiIdrens tickets
are increased from 21a to 31a cents.
Inc order becomes effective on Oct
16.
Madison - In a statement issued
mere, State Treasurer Henry Johnson
takes exception to certain statements
| made as to the finances of the state
for alleged political reasons. and
warns the municipalities TO prepare
for decided decrease in income taxes
If the proposed excess profits tax now
pending before congress becomes a
law.
misunderstanding of milk routes
and a central delivery system in some
cities We're suggested as possible
means of cutting down the cost of
production, at a conference here of
Senator George S. Skogmo, River
Falls, and Assemblyman H. J. Grell,
Johnson Greek, members of the leg
lslative marketing committee.
Fond du Lac-Immediate consolida.
ton of the 500 line and St. Paul Pas
senger and freight depots in Fond du
Lac and Oshkosh has been recon.
mended by superintendent Van Vleet
OF the st, Paul line and F. W. Urbahns
of the 500 line with F. D. Pendell of
the Northwestern railroad concur
ring.
Wausau-Thirteen members of the
Marathon County Bee Keepers asso-
| citation this year realized a total of
$1,000 pounds of honey according to
reports received at the fall meeting
held in Wausau. Lewis Francisco of
MOsinee reported the largest amount,
eleven tons of honey being the prod
uct of his bee colonies this season.
La Crosse - Because Health Com.
missioner J. M, Furstman had taken a
stand against closing schools to
check epidemic of Spanish influenza,
Mayor A. A. Bentley called in two
members Of the board of health and
without Fufstman's consent, issued
an order closing all schools, churches
and theaters.
Wausau-Mr. and Mrs. Gust Ander-
son have the distinction of having
their only four sons in national serV.
ice Alex, 20, is in the overseas army;
Alfred, 26, is at the Great Lakes Naval
station; Algot, %, is in overseas work,
and Harold. q, is attending an army
! school in Kansas.
Madison-Because of the shortage
of American cheese. state hotel chair
men for the food administration thru
out the country have been asked to
eliminate all cheese from the free
lunch counters. serving at such
lunches only crackers, pickles and
olives.
Marinette-Matthia Rauner has six
sons in the SERVICE Edward, a spruce
cutter; Charles, in England; Max, in
/ Washington; Matthias, in France,
Ernest, in Rockford, ILL.,, and Emil. re,
Gently indicted.
Marinette - Marinette is planning
a $4,000 Liberty loan memorial for
the boys Of the county who made the
supreme sacrifice during the war.
Subscriptions will be voluntary. The
plan originated here.
Fond du Lac-Mrs. Rebecca W.
Bass. a Wisconsin pioneer. aged SIS
years, died here. She travelled widely
and celebrated her SEVENTEEN year by
a tour of the Holy Land.