Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-13
News of the
Badger State

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uperior-Petitions were formulated
at meeting of the department heads
of five of the drygoods ard department
stores at the Y. NJ. c. A., asking that
the stores be closed at D. m on
Saturday evenings during July and Au-
gust. 1t was suggested that the stores
close at l p. IN. on Thursday after
Moons but this was overruled. The
Merchants association has discon-
tinued meetings during the summer,
but it is expected that a special meet
ing will be called to decide what to do
with the requests.
Baraboo-When Alden NJ. Potter.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Potter of
BaraboO, became a member of the Ma
tional army recently June 2S), he was
the fifth brother of one family to enter
the service. The other four brothers
are: Lieut. Howard l. Potter, in
France; Rollin Potter, Columbus, o.;
Arthur Potter, Camp Grant, and Frank
Potter, Newport News, Va A sixth
| SANNANAB A'Cs " L OtlCIy - WIN 81 dQudl-
ed from the Barahoo high school this
year, intends to enlist in some branch
| OF the service soon.
Monroe-At the annual school meet
| ing the main question discussed was
| that of maintaing German in the cur
| riculum. A majority of the people here
/ talk German homo hn 4xuo
main churches have German services
Upon motion to drop German, the
| chairman called for a rising vote
| There was not a single vote against
| the motion. 1t was also voted to burn
| all German books at public bonfire
| Thousands of people attended the
burning.
! Madison-Frank E. Davidson must
not manage the candidates. of j. n
| Tittemore and the others of the Title
more slate for state Office Attorney
| General Spencer Haven has ruled. No
| committee or individual can manage
| more than one candidates affairs with
out humping into the corrupt practices
act, Haven held, in an opinion to Sec
rotary of State Merlin Hull
| Appleton-A new paper mill is to be
! built at Stevens Point on the Wiscon-
| sin river by the Consolidated Water
| Power & Paper Co, with which the In
| terlake Pulp & Paper Co, Appleton, is
| affiliated. G.. l.. Giddings, formerly
sales manager of the futile Press Co,
| will be in charge. This new CONVEX
sion will manufacture wrapping tissue
paper.
| Marinette-A Marinette young man,
| John H. Culnan, was awarded the dis
| tinguished service cross, according to
| information to his family. He was
wounded June 6 at Chateau-Thierry,
| France, while assisting a companion to
the rear, and, in spite of his own
wound succeeded in taking the other
| injured one to a dressing station.
Madison-A cook in lumber camp
near Hiles, Forest county, filing his
! claim to the industrial commission for
| compensation, writes that while pre-
pairing a meal he was struck on the
back of the neck by the coffee kettle,
affecting the nerves and causing him
| to lose the sight of one eye.
Madison-The war department in a
telegram to President Van Hise, Uni
versity of Wisconsin, announced that
fourteen faculty members and 1913 stu
dents are to be chosen from the uni
yersity to go to a second military
training camp at Fort Sheridan, III.
from July Is TO Sept 16.
Madison - There was $1,S76, 404,0S6
worth of fire and marine insurance
written in the state of Wisconsin in
the past year according to the compil-
ations gust completed at the insurance
department. For the year previous the
amount of insurance was $1,325, 1906
104.
Fond du Lac-Mrs. Minnie Warren
Campbell, former Waupun girl, has
completed training at San Francisco,
under direction of the National Wom-
ems Service league, for army service.
She will drive a supply motor truck.
Madison-Prof Carl Russell Fish of
the history department, University of
Wisconsin, is spending his summer va
cation making guns in the plant of the
Northwestern Ordnance company here.
Rice Lake-The most successful
dance held in Barron county, both in
attendance and from d social stand
point, Melted $32125, which was do
mated to the Red Cross.
De Pere-Rev Fathers Exler and Nc