Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-09
News Of the
Badger State
Observation-Disclosures

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Wausau-Ge General Manager Harry c.
Berger of the Marathon war fund re-
ports that pledges amounting to $685.
3o5,76 have been made by Marathon
county people for the year as contribu-
tons for war activities. The number
OF pledges number over $4,000. The
advisory board has requested the di-
rectors to accept their official quota
as worked out by the committee in
Wisconsin for the united war work
campaign, and, if necessary, increase
the amount on the basis as the other
counties increase it.
Lake Mills-The city of Lake Mills
will come into possession of Tyrane-
ma, the country home of the late Rev
E. g. Updike, former pastor of the
First Congregational church in Madi-
son, following the death of Mrs. Up,
dixie of pneumonia. In the terms of
the will the property is to retain its
present name 2ud TO serve as a public
park. The estate includes fifteen acres
of land on the SHORE of Rock lake and
a large colonial mansion.
Madison-In response to an urgent
request by telegraph from the gas de
Tense division chemical welfare serv-
ice, United States army, New York
City, Gov. Philip has asked the peo-
pie of the state 70 give special atten-
ton to the collection of fruit pits and
nutshells. In order to meet the de
mands for this high quality of carbon
for gas masks 100000 pounds day
of fruit pits and nutshells are re-
quired.
Fond du Lac After thirty-seven
years of service as an employee of the
late J. A. Merryman, clothing mer-
chant, Oscar c. Davis filed a claim for
$8,17114 against the Merryman es-
tate claiming that it had been under
stood that he was TO be paid for extra
service, the payment to be in the form
of bequest from the clothing man
The court has upheld the claim, allow
ing all but about $500.
Oshkosh-Mrs. Margaret Edward is
suing the estate of the late Young
Campbell. pioneer railroad civil engi-
neer for SO, lor 346 weeks service
and nursing, which she claims she per
formed for MIR. Campbell She testi-
fed that Mr.. Campbell agreed to be
queathe her that amount in his will
George Johnson, chief beneficiary I'M
der the will. is opposing the claim
Madison - An orange" fund, with
which to provide one orange daily to
all S. A. T. c. mer in the university
infrmary, has been started by women
students at the University of Wiscon-
sin with approval of Dean F. Louis
Nardin, and Frederick Wolf, secretary
of the army Y. M c. A. Miss Ger
trude P. King, junior, is chairman of
the orange" fund.
Wisconsin's treasury CON
tains a balance of $4,059, 494 as com
pared with S2,05S,230 on October I,
according to the monthly statement of
State Treasurer Henry Johnson The
total in the general fund scared from
| 1913, $50 to $2.05S, 230 in month as a
result of the payment of the last half
of the railroad taxes.
Racine-The Racine college $3.50 coo
endowment campaign which was plan
ned for the week previous to the
! fourth Liberty Loan campaign and
which was deferred, has not been
! dropped as reported several days ago.
There are still prospects Of the cam
paign being carried ont with the aid
of the citizens' committee
La Crosse Mrs. Oline Odeguard Of
| Fosston, Mimi, appeared in county
/ court here as one of seven second
! cousins to claim an estate of $4,000
left by Chris Hagen, which is about to
| escheat to the state. There are also
fifty third cousins claiming a share
in the distributions.
Marnctte-The death Of three mem
bers Of the family Of Charles Wall Of
Wausaukee. Narinette county, occur
red in less than a day Mrs. Wall and
two young sons We're the victims of
Spanish influenza a sister Of Mrs
Wall was critically i'll at the time in
the same house