Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-03-23

bronze medals for the best kept gar
dens in the city and county. There
also will be given two gold medals for
the two largest potatoes grown, two
gold medals for the largest pumpkins
and five gold medals for the five larg-
est ears of field corn. !
Clintonville-A dry petition has been
put in circulation and indications are
that a red hot wet and dry fight will
be staged in this city from now till
election day, April 2. The soldiers
school here, it is thought, will have
considerable influence in placing the
city in the dry column on account of
the army regulations being so strict
regarding the sale of liquor where
these schools are located.
Madison - The state of Wisconsin
has disposed of 1900 acres of bottom
lands north of Prairie du Chen. This
is the first state land sold in many
years. These lands were advertised by
the state a few weeks ago and were
sold TO Iowa people at an average
price of S. per acre An attempt will
be made by private interests to re-
claim this land by drainage.
Madison-The following paragraph
is clipped from a letter received by
the Wisconsin industrial commission
from a widow. recently granted an
award by the board for the death Of
her husbands Il am having so much
trouble in trying TO collect the money
that I sometimes almost wish / had my
husband back"
Madison - Wisconsin soldiers and
sailors now in camps in this country
will cast their ballots in the special
election to be hsld April ,. Wherever
there are 200 or more in one group a
special representative OF the secretary
OF state will be sent TO collect the
votes, but where there are fewer than
zoo they will use the mail voting plan.
Wausau - s. Winkelman, chairman
of the state committee in charge of
idlSlilS AuliuS ~ Ctitu q AOAAAtAA Af7N7iCAA ~
Palestine to aid in re-establishing a
Jewish nation there, announced that
the state quota of $4,000 has been
raised. but that the committee expects
to raise more than its quota, probably
$4,000.
Green Bay Just as he stepped from
his ship on its arrival at port in
France, Paul LeClair. Green Bay sol
der. was greeted by Capt. William
Chapman Elmore a boyhood compan-
ion. be had not seen in several years.
Madison keep a restaurant open
on Sunday in a city of the fourth class
only to sell candies. fruits and cigars.
is a violation of the law was the opin-
ion of the attorney general to District
Attorney Glen of Clintonville.
Madison-W Worry over income taxes
that did not actually affect him is be-
lieyed to have led John Teckham, town
of Middleton farmer, TO end his life.
His body was found hanging on his
barn.
Janesville-Milk producers in the
vicinity of Footville have been prac-
tically locked out of the condensory
there as a result of their refusing to
accept $3.50 a hundred pounds for their
milk
Clintonvile - William NJ. Barnum
and Herman Kratzke are the only
candidates who have petitions out for
the Office of mayor Of this city. Mr..
| Kratzke is the present incumbent
Madison 49, Miss Marie Montague,
Madison. has been accepted by Uncle
Sam as telephone operator at the
battle front in France She will leave
for over there" within three weeks.
Washington - Col Harry l. Weed,
| Oshkosh. Wis, was awarded a com
mission as MAJOR in judge advocate
generals reserve corps.
| Wausau-Word was received of the
death of Walter c. kiefer. member OF
the Ambulance company No. 10. at
Fort Riley. of meningitis.
Madison-The war garden work for
1915 in the state has been placed in
charge of the Wisconsin Horticultural
society by appointment of State Coun-
Gil of Defense. Three garden experts
are now in the employ of the State
Council who will cooperate with the
society.
! Neenah-After he had received the
! endorsement of The Prohibition party
las candidate for mayor. eX-Ald. Neis
/ Larsen has refused 10 run but wants
Ito be elected supervisor. He vas The
only candidate for mayor.