Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-05-04

/ tee OF national defense, medical sec
/ ion, of which Dr. Rock Sleyster, Wau-
/ pun, is secretary, sent out an appeal to
phys clans for enlistments. Wisconsin
! already has given literally of her med
! ical men The state stands second in
| the nation in the number Of physicians
/ enllting in percentage 70 population.
Pennsylvania being the only state with
| better showing.
| Sturgeon Bay 49, The first Great
Lakes transport built under govern
| ment supervision aor service on the
Atlantic ocean, was launched here be
| fore a huge crowd Miss Eleanor Vol
/ ter daughter of one of the builders of
/ the vessel christened the transport
! the Sturgeon lay" The vessel is 261
/ feet long and has been in the process
/ of construction for over nine months.
! Kenosha - Kenosha has issued
/ challenge to every city in the nation
/ in the adoption" of fatherless chill
/ dren of France. Up TO date KenOsha
people had adopted 220 of these chill,
dren. A hundred were adopted by the
| city as whole One family anOny.
mously adopted fifty and the remain
| der were provided for by individuals,
clubs and organizations.
Wausau-- The first Junior Volunteer
company of Wausau has been organ
lied with boys under u years of age
as members. The purpose is to bring
/ a feeling of cooperation with the gov
eminent, in every possible way; keep
up nome spirit, and . prepare the
boys for military duties in the future
/ if needed
Racine Members of the First Dis
trict Wisconsin Federation of Won
ems clubs in convention here unani-
mously adopted a resolution offered by
Mrs. A. B. West of Milton, pledging
themselves to eat no more wheat until
after the next harvest and to urge the
| women Of their respective communi-
ties 10 do the same.
Marinette-John NJ. Butler, 72,
prominent and wealthy resident of the
city of Peshtigo, has filed suit against
his wife, Laura Z. Butler, AZ, for di.
vorce One Of the principal allegations
of the plaintiff is that his wife fire.
quenty called him a mean old
Dutchman and a black old Dutchman."
Madison - Lawrence c. Whittet of
EdgertOn, twice speaker of the assem-
bly,. and three times a member of the
lower house Of the Wisconsin legis-
lature, will not be candidate for re-
election. This important announce
ment was made by Speaker Whittet
before he left Madison for Edgerton.
Darlington city of Darlington,
with a population of 1900, has thrice
Oyersubscribed its subscription to the
Liberty Loan. They have subscribed
over 100000, while the allotment was
but $4,000.
La Crosse-The Parent Teachers
association of the Washington school,
one of those in the public system here,
passed d resolution calling for a new
school building, the present structure
being a fretrap, so it was alleged.
Neenah-Families of men who are
at the front will be given free legal,
medical, and financial assistance
where required through the home
service department of the Red Cross
recently organized here.
Neenah-The eighth grade here has
hung up a record for which it would
be hard obeat. Every one of the fifty
seven students is pledged to make and
maintain a war garden this summer
Barron-Nick Gallo, who killed his
brother last fall, pleaded guilty to muir
der in the second degree before Judge
Ross at Superior. and was sentenced
to fifteen years at Waupun.
Manitowoc-June 5 is the date set
for the opening of the new Elks' club.
house. At meeting of the Elks' Club
company reports showed that SOS, 500
has been spent on the new building.
Beloit 49, Departure Of Company E,
First Wisconsin National guard, for
the war with Spain 20 years ago, was
celebrated by veterans OF that COM
pany on April %.
Beloit - Liberty Loan committee
passed resolutions, demanding that
teaching of German in public schools
be abolished, a petition to that effect
being generally signed. German is
taught only in the Beloit High school
Green Bay-Explosion of dynamite
caps during a fire at the Morley Muir
ply Hardware company warehouse
here could be heard for miles. The
fire loss is estimated at $4,000. Two
boys watching the fire from box cars
were blown off by the force of tn
blast and both suffered broken limb