Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-02-16

rendered Dy Attorney Genefai Haven
to Distict Attorney w. c. label of
Milwaukee. Mr. label said the manu-
facturers of flags desired to print an
of flags for sale and to
have a smile of the flag in the center
of the advertisement The attorney
general holds this is prohibited by
law
Madison The Wisconsin land com
missioners have announced a sale of
lands at a public auction at the state
land Office at Madison at 2 O'Clock p.
IN. on Wednesday, Feb. o. The lands
to be sold lie along the Mississippi
river in Crawford county, and are
commonly referred to as river bottom
lands Thee are about 1920 acres to
be sold. lying in tracts of from one TO
fifty seven acres.
Marinette - Marinette county won
first honors at the corn judging con-
tests in Madison, receiving a silver
cup. Harold Loomis Vernon Wood
and Emil Jensen of this county were
the representative They won similar
hohors at the county exhibit held re-
Gently. In the grain display they had
twelve exhibits, securing eleven
awards-three firsts, three seconds,
four thirds and one fourth
Watertown- Mrs Matilda Mulber-
ger So years old, mother of Senator
Charles Mulberger. died here as a re
suit of injuries received in a fall
month ago. Her husband was the elev-
enth mayor of Watertown and each of
her three sons-Henry, Arthur and
Charles-have served as mayor. Sen
ator Mulberger is mayor of Watertown
now.
Sparta-Gen. Randolph A. Richards
of Sparta has been chosen one of four
brigadier generals for an important
war service. He is one of four gener-
ais selected to command two brigades
Of army corps troops and two brigades
If pioneer infantry known as army
corps which are being organized at
Camp WadswOrth, Spartansburg, S. c.
Green Bay - Fifteen years in the
state penitentiary at Waupun was the
sentence imposed upon Gus Bartels,
charged with assault with intent to
kill, by Judge n. j. Monahan Bartels
was found guilty of attempting to kill
Peter Neerdaels at the St. Paul hotel
on Dec. 81. He was 81 years old.
GAINESVILLE In a decision just rem
dered by the railroad commission at
Madison the new Gas and Light COM
pany of this city is given authority to
increase its raes by 10 cents per thou
sand cubic feet per month. This is
one-half of the raise which the com
pany asked for.
Baraboo - The Southern Wisconsin
Sheep company was organized here
with a capital stock of $4,000. Four
hundred acres of land have been Sc
cured near this city on which 500
sheep have been placed.
Fond du Lac August Heller. re-
tired farmer was struck and killed at
grade crossing near here. Two
years ago the same crossing was the
scene of a similar accident in which
four persons were killed.
Birchwood-Th discovery of TWEEN
ty cases of smallpox on the Bad river
Indian reservation at Odanah has
caused energetic action on the part
of health officials to check the dis
ease.
Madison - The State Horticultural
society will endeavor to double the
number of war gardens" in Wisconsin
this summer, according TO Frederick
Craneheld, secretary of the State
Horticultural society.
La Crosse - Mrs. Jorgen Nordby,
wife of Bishop Nordby- of the eastern
district of the Norwegian Lutheran
church, died at the age of SO years.
She was born in Sun Prairie, Wis.
Fond du Lac While returning to
his home in Van Dyne after register
ing as all enemy alien, August Keller,
so years old, was struck by an inter
urban and fatally injured.
Eau Claire - James Maloney, con
ductor, died here as a result of inju-
ries received when he fell beneath a
freight car at Altoona, severing his
leg He has wife in St Paul.
Janesville-The contract for the
building of an addition TO the present
city water pumping station has been
let TO local contractor. The new ad-
dition will cost the city s7037.
La Crosse-A service flag showing
11S young men in the forces of the