Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-03-30

ard, chairman; Prof. w. H. K1ekhoe-
fer of the University of Wisconsin,
and H. J. James c9 Fort Atkinson
chairman of the county council OF de-
tense, spoke, advocating quick and
thorough preparation for the third
Liberty loan campaign.
KenOsha-JOseph Pappan, a Keno
sha man who was supposedly buried
with ceremony here some three years
ago has turned up again. Letters from
San Francisco announce Pappan is
now superintendent of tannery there.
Three IRIS ago, body recovered
from the lake was identified as the
body of Pappan. A brother of Pappan
and members of the society to which
he belonged are now wondering who
the man they buried was.
| La Crosse-The libel suit of Rev.
Alfred Leslie Morse of Waukesha
against the Modern Woodmen of
America, which grew out of the re-
cent insurance rate war when, Morse
alleges, the order DETAINED his charac-
ter by the publication of booklet
dealing with his life as minister in
Wisconsin towns, was settled here.
The Woodmen paid him a substantial
sum, attorneys said.
Madison-Owing to the fuel situa-
ton the saloons will close in Merrill on
Sundays. The question arose as to
who should make the complaint for a
continuation of the enforcement of the
Sunday closing law. The attorney
general suggests that those who have
through custom kept their places open
on Sunday, be Notified. An enforce
ment of the Sunday closing law is con-
templated.
Racine = An Austrian employed at
the factory of the J. l. Case Threshing
| Machine company was roughly nan
| died by fellow employees, and would
| have been thrown into the river mao
officers of the company not prevented
| it. The Austrian was ordered to KISS
the flag, which he did after crawling
on hands and knees for considerable
distance, and then willingly contribu
ted to the county war relief fund.
Madison = "Any attempt to charge
eXtOrtionate fire insurance rates in
Wisconsin will result in lawsuits, M
J. Cleary, state insurance commission
err, has announced Circulars have
been sent through Wisconsin declaring
the intention of the fire insurance
companies to add 10 per cent to pres
ent rates in large part of the western
section of the state.
| Madison-John r. Hayes, for sever
al years deputy state bank examiner
has resigned to become assistant cash
| Ter of the Merchants and Savings bank
of this city. Mr.. Hayes has been one
! of the deputies sent out by the de-
partment for the examination of the
condition of the different state banks
| of Wisconsin. The resignation takes
| effect April l.
Madison-That it is the duty of dis
| trict attorneys to enforce the law
wherever they know of a violation and
| that it is their duty to make com
plants wherever they occur is the
opinion of Atty-Gen. Spencer Haven to
Dist-Atty. Ralph Smith of Lincoln
county.
Sturgeon Bay-The big government
transport which is under construction
at the shipyards here is nearing com
| pletion and the launching will take
place, it is expected, at an early date
/ Preparations are being made to make
the day of launching a big patriotic
event.
Appleton-Mayor John Faville has
Withdrawn from the race for election
of mayor The mayor said: "As the
vote for Mr.. Halves at this primary
election included more than half the
voters of the city, it is not necessary
for me to run"
Menasha-Menasha will not vote on
the wet and dry issue this spring az
cording to present indications. If the
drys are casting their eyes in the di
| T6CIlOI VI MeudSud luey nave yet u
make the fact known as no prohibi
ton petitions are in circulation.
Neenah-Whistles blew and bells rane
here in formal announcement that in
dustrial Neenah had commenced work
ing for the war. One-half per week
under the Kenosha plan, will be de
voted to the raising of war fund
Green Bay-The Brown County Bal
association unanimously endorsed JUS
tice Marvin B. Rosenberg as candi
date for justice of the supreme court
to succeed himself.
Sheboygan-Dynam was resort
ed to break up ice jams in the She
boygan river which resulted in inun
dating large part of the factory sec
ton of the city.
Wausau - Marathon county's Z pc
cent contingent TO go to Camp Gran
will consist of seventeen. persons WHIT
| bovo walnut orod from c1aSS