Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-10
FOOD vl0LATORS
ARE PENALlZED

Testimony was filed against ]. Field,
man. Of Madison, that he bought two
bales of Peruna wheat, which being
unable to dispose of, he sold without
substitute. He was ordered to pay $40
to the Madison Red Cross.
Joseph Sokup of Chippewa Falls,
was fined $40 for selling five pounds of
flour with only three and one-hale
pounds Of oatmeal and for selling corn
syrup as a substitute with flour. and
his store was closed for three days.
For grinding excess amounts OF
wheat -four for farmers, the Bonduel
Feed and Light Co. OF Bonduel, Wis,
has been ordered closed until the mat
ter of a license is presented to the
State Food Administration for consid-
Grafton. The millers have been or
dered 20 see that the excess -four de-
liyered to all their farmer customers
be returned to the mill and held for
further disposition by the Administra-
ton. In getting the -four back, the
farmer is entitled to reasonable sup
ply for thirty days. Each one of these
farmers who have taken wheat to the
mill and had it ground in excess of tho
amount allowed by the food reeula-
tons Is guilty of violation of them,
and their cases will be considered
after the report from the miller of the
amount of -four which had to be
brought back TO his mill has been
made to the administration. The mill
Is ordered to furnish the Enforcement
Division of the Wisconsin Food Ad-
ministration with copy Of it's grist
books from March LIST down to the
time the mill was closed
From a hearing held in Milwaukee,
it appeared that Ernst Tretten of Mil
waukee had an allotment of 172 bar,
sells for use in other products than
bread and rolls. but had used up to
June 18th 3l4 barrels. an excess OF 142
barrels over his allotment, Accord
ing to the advice of the Wisconsin
Food Administration, he was ordered
to cease baking other products than
bread and rolls and TO pay to the Red
Cross a sum equal to his estimated
profits on the extra flour consumed,
which amounted to $56S
For carelessness in making their re-
ports and failure to observe the Wis
consin food regulations as to quaint.
Of he ~ n
f. Gherke and r. F. Reilly. bakers of
GAINESVILLE, have been ordered to pay
fine to the Red Cross.
Upon complaint Of County Food Ad
ministrator J. II. McGowan, Herman
Moede Of Luxembourg has been charged
with violating the food regulations for
bidding the boarding OF flour Mr.
Moede was ordered TO pay $50 to the
Luxembourg Red Cross Chapter and di
rected to take the surplus amount of
flour back to the Luxembourg Milling
Co.
Alvin l.. Jones Of Oshkosh has been
found guilty Of violating the sugar
regulations He admitted that Of the
1000 pounds Of sugar that he sold the
Cakes Candy Company in May, he de-
liyered 500 pounds on June Is and did
not take the certificate as was then
required under the sugar regulations
His contention Is that the sale was
made in May and that he was within
his rights in delivering a May order in
June without certificates The sworn
statement. however. OF Cakes and Co
filed In the Sugar Division on June 6th
reports no sugar contracted for from
Mr. Jones. In view Of this report by
Cakes and Co It is apparent that the
delivery of 500 pounds In June with
ov certificate was violation OF the
sugar regulations. The business has
been closed during the week before
this hearing before the Enforcement
Division of the State Food Admins
tration. and Mr. Swenson ordered that
IT remain closed until jug 5th and
that Mr. Jones pay 500 to the Bed
Cross Chapter Of Oshkosh.