Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-17
News of the
Badger State

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Eau Claire-J. ]. Auer, publisher of
Der Herold, local German weekly
| published here, was sentenced by
| Judge Evans in federal court 10 eight
eep months in Leavenworth, Kas., on
| his plea of guilty, made to charge of
violating the espionage act by print
| ing seditious articles in his paper and
| also failing to file with the postmaster
| translations of articles printed in Ger
man in his paper
Green Bay-In a special meeting,
the Brown county board of supervisors
adopted a bond issue for building high
ways at cost of $27O,000. The chief
! Job will be done in the town of
Lawrence on the Green Bay-Appleton
road. the appropriation being 100000
The road will be of concrete. and will
make a continuous road from the Fox
! River valley points to Green Bay.
Appleton-Mayor J. Austin Halves
of this city was the first man in Outa-
gamie county to return his question
naire to the farm labor committee of
the Outagamie council of defense
pledging ten days service. He will
| do any kind of general farm work
when called upon and will give his
aervices free.
Residents of the village of
| Winneconne on the Fox river, say the
war has had serious effect upon the
summer resort business WHICH flour
ished there in the past. Although the
number of resorters enjoying rest and
recreation at the up river village is
fair it is way below the records Of
other years.
Rhinelander-P. J. Cain, county
treasurer, is the owner of deck of
| German cards, taken from German
prisoner by his son Reuben. Lieut.
Herbert Frogner brought them to
America at the request of young Cain,
and gaze them to Mr.. Cain while in
Rim chandler recently.
Antigo-Peter w. Krier of this city
has been appointed senior examiner of
the United States employment service
and will have charge of Langlade and
Oneida counties. All Iaborers in his
territory will be registered at his
Office and the requirements of each
employer will be tabuIated.
Madison Secretary of State Merlin
Hull is already laying plans for collect
ing the soldier vote at the primary
election in September Representa-
tives of the state secretary will be
sent to each of the environments in
this county where Wisconsin voters
are now in raining.
Beaver Dam-The small grain crop
In Dodge county this year is breaking
all records. Oats are yielding as high
as ninety-fve bushels to the acre;
wheat forty and barley forty-hve
bushels There has been more wheat
raised this year than for a number of
years.
Menomonee Falls-Joseph Fellenz
found an egg in his chicken yard that,
the long way, the oval measured 81
inches around and the circumference
at the middle, 612 inches The hen
was a Plymouth Rock and steady
layer.
Shawano-No county fair will be
held in this county this year as the
grounds need considerable improve
ments and officials believe they can
use the labor to Better advantage in
helping take care of the crops.
Green Bay--A meeting of the Wis
cunsin Live Stock Breeders assOcia.
ton will be held in Green Bay the sec
ond week in October, according TO an
announcement by County Agricultural
Agent L. A. Carncross.
Kenosha-Harold Hart. manager Of
the truck department Of Nash Motors
corry.ny, and one of the best known
men in the automobile game in the
middle west was commissioned cap
tain in the United States army.
Oshkosh-An exhibit of the crops
gown by the boys and girls Of the
Oshkosh schools will be held at the
high school early in September under
the direction Of T. G. Brown. super
visor of agriculture in the schools.
Sheboygan-Private Henry Mey
.1n Of Mrs. Louise Meyer town Of
Sheboygan, died in ,he base hospital
at Camp Zachary Taylor from the ef
fects of a heat stroke.
Beaver Dam-The Board Of Eddca
ton of Beaver Dam by an unanimous
{ t-c4a decided 4ba+ pa~aa ffer p O. -trTdy