Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-09-14

Gates an increase of over IS per cent
in the number of sheep on farms COM
pared to May last year and nearly 8
per cent in the number of swine over
four months old, according to W. +.
Callander, of the Wisconsin Co-opera-
tive Crop Reporting service at Madi-
son. The assessors returns year ago
showed 2S6,37S sheep and 619,75S
swine over four months old.
Racine-In making an attempt to
come ashore while seas were sweeping
Lake Michigan one of the keepers, be-
lieved to be William Larson, was
drowned when the row boat he was in
was capsized. The coast guards made
an effort to save the mans life but
when they reached the scene in their
motor-driven life boat there was no
trace of the man. The rowboat and a
suit case were recovered.
Wausau-Patrick Burns was notified
that his son, John E. Burns, died Aug.
20 in France from wounds received in
action. Another son, James E. Burns,
was killed in action in France on May
%. Another son, Patrick Burns, Jr., is
at Camp Mills, Long Island, member
of the Blackhawk division. There were
only three boys in the family. -Four
sisters and their parents reside here
cf1tdyv of Tho OF n &
from the engineers standpoint is car
ried on in the course in aernGaCtics of
fered by the college of engineering OF
the University of Wisconsin. Stresses
in airplanes and in air screws, inherent
stability, automatic stabilizers, and de
sign of aviation engines are the sub
jects treated. The course is open &c
all men students.
Madison-Plans are under way to
endeavor to obtain legislative action
this winter that will authorize a four
year medical school at the University
of Wisconsin. At the present time the
medical course at the university is a
two-year course and is therefore mere
ly preparatory course for Rush Med
ical, John Hopkins and other medical
schools.
Eau Claire-Durand, Pepin county
is in the throes of a typhoid fever ep
idemic of mysterious origin which has
already claimed one victim, Sarah Cas-
sidy, 14-year-old daughter of DR.. Cassi
dy of that city, who died at an Eau
Claire hospital The epidemic broke
out suddenly and there are now more
than fifteen cases, most of them of q
very serious nature.
Eau Claire-Private John A. McIn
mis-, son of Mr. and Mrs. James McIn
mis-, this city, member of Co. E of Eau
Claire, is the first Eau Claire man tc
be taken prisoner by the Germans
He was listed as missing in action
June II, but letter from the war de
partment has just been received stat
ing he was a prisoner at Camp Giesen
Germany.
Marinette-Word was received here
that Capt. Oscar Falk of Menominee
had been severely wounded in France
He was a veteran guard officer of Mich
igan who had served on the border
Capt Edward Mayville of Marinette
commanding a Rhinelander company
is suffering with shock and burns from
grenade in a hospital in France.
Madison - Six Wisconsin schools
hSve been added to the accredited list
of the university this year, bringing
the total Of accredited high schools tc
355. Those recently added to the list
are; Boyd, Bay View of Milwaukee, st
Peters of Oshkosh, Patch Grove
Campion college of Prairie du Chie1
and Williams Bay.
Madison-C. P. Cary, state superin
tendent of schools. in his circular tC
Wisconsin educators, attacks the
states system of industrial education
dual system partly under the stats
superintendent and partly under an in
dependent board.
Green Bay-Since last fall Greer
Bay has given los of its men to the
United States navy, according to {
list complied by the navy recruiting
officer
Marinette - During August there
were twenty cases of appendlciti:
treated at st. Joseph's hospital here
The majority of persons afflicted wer'
boys.
| Milwaukee-The annual meeting o
the Wisconsin Association of Master
/ Bakers will be held ar the Republican
house on Sept. 80 and Oct I and 2.
large assembly of speakers will arrive
from the Retail Merchant Bakers as