Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-03-16
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
IN WISCONSIN
Observation-Disclosures

l.. Le0root, making the issue a clean
cGt onc between Mr.. Lenroot, the 10y
atty conference nominee and James
Thompson. La Crosse, La Toilette can
didate. Mr. McGoyern in his formal
statement declares he is ready to
work for the election of Mr. Lenroot
and of ers his services. He takes the
stand hat the indictment in Chicago
of Victor L. Berger, socialist candi-
date virtually eliminates the latter from
the race, regardless of whether or not
he is convicted, and that the pacifist
vote will consequently be centered on
Thompson. Mr.. McGovern sees grave
fears of the nomination of Thompson
under these conditions and his subse-
quent election. This, Mr. McGovern
says, would be a party, state and ma
| tional calamity and rather than see it
occur he prefers to withdraw from the
contest.
Waupun-Mrs. Charles Rauk, 81, is
one of the most active workers the
local Red Cross chapter has. She has
Knitted thirty-six pairs of wristlets
and has made seventy-fve holders and
two quilts, which were sold, the
money going to the local organizations
! treasury. Mrs. Rauk is in good health
! She is bright and active and takes in
terest in events of the time. She has
been resident of Waupun since 1855
Madison All digitalis raised last
year in the drug plant garden at the
University of Wisconsin is to be used
in the medical departments of the
army and navy. About $50 pounds of
the powdered drug, which is used as
| a heart stimulant, is now ready for
shipment, and almost as much that is
not so perfect is available for the max
ing of tincture.
Green Bay - The Wisconsin Sheep
and Dairy Cattle company, v hich is
launching a project to convert north
ern Wisconsin cut-over lands into
sheep ranches. established headquar-
ters in Green Bay, with H. NJ. Spang
as manager, Ten thousand acres of
land north of Phillips, Price county,
is owned by the company, and sheep
are being placed on the land.
Madison - Mrs. Lottie Woodford.
chairman of the wOman's committee
Marquette county council of defense,
has started an Every Woman Working
campaign and expects by April to
have every woman in the county doing
war work. She has enlisted press,
pulpit and movies in her endeavor to
include women of all classes and
seCts.
Neenah-To force the city to pay an
auto license fee on a motor fire truck
is unconstitutional according to the
opinion of officials here. Funds de-
rived from the licenses are used to
keep county roads in repair and the
fire truck never uses these highways.
That is the point upon which the Off
Gals base their assertions.
Jefferson-Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rfc.
KEENAN, of Jefferson celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary on March
8. Mr.. Rickeman is 10 years old and
his wife is IS. They have four girls
and one boy. Mr.. Rickeman served
three and one-half years in the civil
war, being one of the first volunts RS
In 1861
Madison-About fifty Wiconsin wom-
en- athletes will attend the athletic
conferences of American college wom- |
en- at the University of Chicago April
2 and IS. Nineteen colleges and uni |
vevsities of the west and middle west
will be represented at Chicago, as well
as seven colleges from the Men Eng
land states
Wausau-At a meeting of the Cen
trail Wisconsin Fair circuit, dates for
the following fairs were fixed Mara |
thon county, at Wausau Aug. 81, %, |
20, 80; Marshf1eld, Sept. 8, 4. 5, 6:
Stanley, Sept. 10. II, u, 10; Chippe- |
wa Falls. Sept II, IS, 10. 20; La
Crosse. Sept "a, %, 26, 81.
Madison-Whooping cought took 1872
ehildren's lives in Wisconsin last wear.
according to state records compiled by
he state board of health. Deaths in
previous years We're as follows: 1910.
200; 1911, 224; 1912, 32S; 1918, oil:
1914, 1855; 1915. 1S6; 1916, 1870.
Eau Eighty-ffve Liberty loan
workers here by reclamation adopted
q resolution denouncing the action of
Assemblyman c. \. Saugen. represent
ing thu Wilcox amendment to the 10y.
atty resolution condemning Senator
La Toilette.
Horizon - Everyone of the $50
pupils of the Horizon High school is a
member Of the Junior Red Cross. The
High school department is also 100 per