Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-05-11


ports no car shortage, and there
should be no scarcity of potatoes any
where.
Madison Under tie Nay draft call
announced by Provost Marshall Crow
der of Washington, Wisconsin will
furnish approximately 10000 men, ac-
cording TO Adjt.-Gen. Orlando Holway.
Gen Holway also announced that the
counties will furnish their respective
quotas based on population and not
upon the number of men in Class /.
Madison-Banking Commissioner A.
Z. Kuolt has refused to grant charters
to several new state banks recently
where banks are already established
in the district on the ground that if
the people have any excess money at
this time of war it should be invested
in government securities and not in
bank stocbs.
Green Bay-The memory of William
Kirkhoff, an employee Of the Lawson
Aaircraft corporation, was honored in
an unusual manner at his funeral,
when Alfred Lawson, plotting a mill
tary tractor biplane, lowered over the
mourners, strewing flowers upon the
grave.
Madison-Both parties in an appli-
cation for a marriage license in Wis
consin must appear in person before
the county clerk or make sworn state
ments before notary, according to
an opinion of the attorney general to
John W. Soderburg, district attorney
of Barron county.
Beloit-Announcen was made by
Fairbanks, Morse x Co., that every
employee who continues with the com
pany for year will receive a bouns
of 10 per cent of his wages in quarterly
payments. The bonus does not apply
to those whose selaries exceed $1,000
per year.
Madison-James B. Borden, assist
ant state superintendent of schools
and recently named assistant dean of
the University College of Agriculture
was elected secretary of the State
Council Of Defense at a special meet
ing.
Marinette-Edwin Arens of Amberg,
who wrote the local draft board in an
swer to a call to service that he would
be unable to come, has been brought
here by Sheriff Hallen. His case will
be investigated by the board and &C
ton taken later.
La Crosse-Coal users of La Crosse
were saved from SO to 81 ton for
coal when the Chamber of Commerce
succeeded in having La Crosse contin
ued in d district which makes it pos
sible to obtain fuel from the Illinois
fields.
Milwaukee - Beginning May l the
eighthour work day with ten hours
pay went into effect in the meat pack
ing houses of Milwaukee and Cudahy
About 1900 workers will be benefited
by this arrangement.
SpoOner-T. II. Fielding, Washburn
county food administrator, member of
the County Council of Defense and a
prominent banker and merchant, died
suddenly at his home here of heart
failure.
Eau Claire-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed big barn, thirty-two head
of valuable dairy cattle, six horses
machinery and other property on the
farm of Ole Torgerson, fourteen miles
south of here The total loss is $4,000
La Crosse-Pursuant to orders from
Director of Railroads McAdoo, strong
guards We're placed at all of the
bridges on the transcontinental rail-
roads which cross the Mississippi and
the Black rivers here.
Sheboygan --Rheinold FRANKIE lost
his life when the American steamer
Lakemoor was torpedoed and sunk
April II. according to reports receiv-
ed by his father. Richard FRANKIE.
from the navy department.
Beloit-Beloit college viii establish
a summer school TO be opened This
season. Practically the entire plant
win be used. 1t IS expected that mill
tary units viii also use the school
this summer.
Milwaukee - Wlnnebago county
farmers report their crop conditions
excellent Planting, except corn, is
about completed in that county.
Racine-When arraigned OH the
charge Of stealing jewelry valued at
from $4,000 to $4,000, Robert Reed