Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-06

D, the anniversary or Americas entrS
into the war, with more that 10000
marchers. Several hundred soldiers
from this county and vicinity, who are
now at Camp Grant, are expected to
take part. Former President William
Howard Taft is expected to be one Ut
the speakers.
Grantsburg - Simon Thoreson, for
mer assemblyman from this district,
died at his home here. He had been
in ill health for year. Mr.. Thoreson
had been member of the Grantsburg
school board, president and trustee Of
the village, chairman of the county
board of Burnett county, chairman of
the republican county committee and
in 1896 delegate to the republican con-
vention at st. Louis. He was born in
BardO, Norway, on May 20, 1849.
Madison - Under proclamation Is.
sued by c. P. Norgord, commissioner
of agriculture, approved by the state
council of defense and Gov. e. l.. Phil
ipp, all dogs in Milwaukee, Dane, Ra-
cine, Kenosha, Ozaukee, Waukesha,
Jefferson, Walworth and Washington
counties must be confined or muzzled
for period of 120 days to eliminate
the rabies. This is the most drastic
action ever taken in the state.
Madison-Wisconsin farmers are be-
ing warned to insist upon receiving
certified reports of termination tests
with all seed corn which they buy
from Connecticut growers or dealers.
Officials of the Connecticut Agricultu-
raj college have written the Wiscon-
sin seed stocks committee, cautiOning
trem against buying Connecticut corn
without requiring termination tests.
Fond du Lac-A H. Lewis, II years
old, for many years prominent in bus
mess affairs of Fond du Lac, was
found hanging in the basement of his
residence He had been i'll all winter,
suffering from a general breakdown,
and had just returned from st. Peters
burg, Fla, where he went for his
health. His wife died three years ago.
Waupaca-The potato starch factory
which has not been in operation for
seven years, will start up again to
make starch from potatoes which are
now at price that permits their use
as starch. The factory will use 1900
bushels of potatoes per day, paying 40
cents hundred now for culls and No.
2 grade.
Darlington - Miss Anna Schurman,
12-year old girl trapper of Willow
Springs, Lafayette county, trapped
$1,000 worth of furs during the winter.
Her catch consisted of fifteen musk
rats four sl1unks and two minks. She
personally skinned the animals and
cured the furs.
Madison-With few exceptions large
cities of Wisconsin reported fewer
deaths last year than in 1916. A de-
cline in the death rate is noted all
along the line. The death rate is COM
Duted on the basis of the estimated
and is considered at least
correct.
Wausau - Merchants in Wausau
have been furnished with sugar cards.
The card will apply to graduated
sugar only, ard to get a supply of
sugar the grocer will have to present
his card to the railroad company or
wholesale house when calling for an
allotment.
Athens - Joseph Lewandowski, a /
iler in a sawmill here was killed al
most instantly when steam pipe on
he boiler burst. Lewandoskis back
was broken and he was frightfully
,calded. He was % years old and is
survived by a widow and one child.
Sheboygan - Arthur Lackhaus, q
years old, died at his home in the |
own of Auburn as the result of inju-
les received when his arm caught in |
he fywheel of a motor on farm at |
New Prospect. His skull was crushed. |
boygan-Hundreds of house
wives attended the recent city fish sale |
1eld here, when the city sold more |
han 5000 pounds of pickerel and
'ough fish at prices ranging from Z to |
10 cents a pound.
La Crosse-The chief clerks office
IF the railway mail service here will
)e abolished according to word from
CONGRESSMAN Esch. David Evans,
chief clerk, and four assistants viii be
Prairie du Chien-Mrs. Minnie Drink
water c. Bridgeport, was held by
Judge Nelson of the county court On
, charge of having murdered her nus
)and, Frank Drinkwater, saloon
Keeper.