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

! definite plans for the future, the girl
who is not now preparing herself for
useful work, is to be the object of a
definite campaign to be carried on
| through the speakers bureau of the
woman's committee. Girls are to be
urged to ut themselves either as
| nurses or teachers or stenographers in
/ all three of these professions there is
a great dearth Of proficient workers.
Ripon-Dr. Henry Coe Culbertson,
| formerly president of Emporia college.
! Kansas, and at present associated
with Mr.. Hoover in the work of the
United States food administration, has
been elected president of Ripon col
lege, and has accepted. He succeeds
DR.. Silas Evans, who recently resigned
to accept the presidency of Occiden-
raj college at Los Angeles. DR. GILBERT
son was born in Cincinnati, July IL,
1874
Wausau - Stanley Jarocha and Jo-
seph Gorzezyk, Pullman, H., are held
here for the United States department
OF justice. Among their effects were
found copies Of The Finnish Mystery
The men are alleged to be disciples Of
Pastor Russell and members of a
group operating throughout Wiscon-
sin
Green Bay-George P. Reidenbach,
postOGice inspector of Green Bay, is
the original Thrift stamp and War
Savings certificate travelling salesman.
His operations are confined TO selling
War stamps to passengers aboard rail
road trains while travelling over his
territory in Wisconsin. parts of Illinois
and Michigan
Sheboygan- The children of the pub
lie and parocbial schools have pur-
chased $8,53850 in Thrift and War
Savings stamps, fred Look, local di-
rector OF war savings societies. re-
ports OF the ABS school children,
1903 are war savers. Several classes
nave been awarded 100 per cent ban
ners.
Couderay Many settlers with a dis
tance Of fifteen miles of Sucker creek,
near here, are collecting their sum
raeT's supply Of red horse and suckers.
All the men have to DO is to kill the
fish with a club and throw them on
the shore W. fork . 1t is an easy
matter for one man to get 100 pounds
of fish in a few hours.
BirchwoOd-To advertise their live
stock the farmers Of Barron county
have formed a sales association thru
which men Will make their animals
known throughout the state. An as
sessment of per cent on all sales
made by members is to pay for the
advertisements contracted for by the
association.
JSaesville All the actions against
The Beoht, Delevan Lake and James
giile railway company which were in
etituted to recover damages for the
building and operation of the intemr-
ban railway on the streets on the west
1ANAN Va AAiN NiAy nave DtF1 NlS AiiA2NCA
by Judge Grimm Of Circuit court,
Madison Thirty-hve graduates and
former students of the University of
Wisconsin We're recommended for
commissions in the United States army
at the close of the third officers train
ing camp at Rockford. All were rec
commended for commissions as second
lieutenants.
Kenosha Norbut, former chi
cago man, and a member of the draft
quota from Kenosha county, attempted
to end his life by leaping into Lake
Michigan. He is being held in Jail,
but may be sent to camp later. Ply
sicians say Norbut has worked almost
constantly over the war.
Madison-A. H. Hirst, head of the
state highway commission, has the
honor of collecting the largest number
of Liberty Loan subscriptions in the
state capitol. Although tho quota for
the state capitol was not more than
100000, over $4,000 has been sub
scribed. Mr. Hirst collected SAL 900
Marinette - The Atlas hotel. Wau-
saukee, owned by Anton Jieha and the
Albert Jicha buildings were smeared
with yellow paint after the report had
been circulated that the men had re-
fused to buy Liberty bonds.
Shawano- JuSge f. V. Werner has
been appointed one of the delegates to
the convention of win the War for
Permanent Peace, to be held in Phila-
delphia on May 10 and II.
Madisou-Dr. II. NJ Kallen, instruc-
tor in philosophy at the University of
Wisconsin. has resigned to so into
war service He will leave soon for
England.
La Crosse The local chapter of the
Wisconsin Loyalty legion organized a