Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-27
News of the
Badger State

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Wausau Henry Carl Theodore
Fromm, living near here, was arrested
charged with wilfully and unlawtulIy
advocating, teaching and advising that
citizens of this state should not aid
and assist the United States in procur-
ing and carrying on the war with pub
lie enemies of the United States The
accused is a son of Fred Fromm, so
cialist candidate for state senator
One brother, Walter, disappeared
when called for military service early
in May and another, John William, fail
ed to respon for entertainment.
Madison-Unless the farm labor sit
nation clears itself Immediately Gov.
E. l.. Philip will probably issue a
proclamation calling on all business
and professional men and manufactu-
rers, except those engaged on war
work. to close their places of business,
al least one day week so their en-
plOyes can go out and help the farmers
With the greatest harvest in the his
tory of the state.
APPROPRIATENESS have been posted
various paper mills of the Fox River
valley announcing important increases
of wages to become effective Aug. l.
10,
horizontal one of Az cents an hour,
averaging perhaps about 40 cents per
lay, in wages of both men and women.
The notice of the increase came as a
otal surprise to the employees.
Madison-RObert LaFollette, Jr., son
Of Senator LaFollette, who has been
IL for many months, has been taken
rom the senator's home at Washing
ton, d. c., to Hot Springs, Va, on the
orders of his physician. Senator and
Mrs. LaFollette and their daughter,
Fola, accompanied him to Hot Springs
and prepared to remain there with him
Indefinitely.
city, for the second consecutive year,
won the Interstate Trapshooting AS
'ociation State Amateur championship
at the Wisconsin State Trapshooters
| tournament at Wausau. He will be
the states representative in the Great
| American Handicap tournament. The
1919 state tournament will be held at
| Milwaukee.
Madison-The war book of the Uni
Versity of Wisconsin is now off the
press and ready for distribution
throughout the state. 1t is reprint in
200 page volume of the twenty Wis
| consin war pamphlets which were pre-
pared by professors in the university,
10000 of which have been circulated
In the past six months.
Rhinelander - A napkin ring made
from piece of German shell fired at
Verdun is the highly priced possession
OF Miss Louise Handson of this city
who received it from a sailor of
France. The article is beautiful in dc
scription "Verdun"
Birhcwood-O Oliver, the only wet
town in the vicinity of Duluth and Su-
perior, has added five special police
men to its force of one, since the vii
lage became an oasis in the thirst des-
ert. The only saloon in the town en-
ploys eight bartenders to handle its in
creased trade.
Wausau-L. S. Dell of Madison won
the premier event of the state trap
shooters program, the Interstate Trap
shooting associations Wisconsin han
dicap, by scoring SO points out of a
possible 100. st. John. of Green Bay
was second, with "a, and there were
six ties for third place.
Sturgeon Bay-Cherries are being
sold by the fruit growers of Door
county for the highest price in the
history of the crop. Cases are sent out
at prices from $2.75 to So for each 16-
quart case. This is due to the very
light yield from this years crop.
Madison - Dane county Democrats, |
in conference indorsed Z. ]. Reynolds. /
Madison attorney, for the Democratic
nomination Tor congress in the Third |
district. NJ. J. Briggs, Dodgeville, and
c. L. Lathrop, Crawford county, are
also candidates.
Madison - Two University of Wis
consin co-eds, Margaret Lewis and
Alice King, swan Lake Waubesa,
distance of about three miles. Miss
Lewis made the trip in fifty-fve min
utes. Miss King in about siXty.fiYe min !