Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-29

| upon for 5000 more men under the
| draft for general military service. Maj.
| h. A. Fitzpatrick, state draft admins
traitor has received an order from
Provost Marshal General Crowder for
1900 men to be sent to Columbus bar
racks, o., during the five-day period be-
ginning July S, and 5000 for the same
place during the five day period begin
ming July Is. This is the first large
general call since March and probably
will completely exhaust all the Glass 1
men in a number of local boards.
Shawano-The -four mill at Bonduel,
nine miles from Shawano, was stopped
| from grinding -four by the county food
administrator. 1t is reported wheat
was ground for farmers from neighbor-
| ing counties and that the mill had
| fourishing business. The day it was
closed it had twenty-three customers
| with an average of 314 pounds of
wheat. 1t is thought that state au-
| thorities will take up the case
| Rhinelander-C Eby of this city has
| just closed deal for the sale of 1000
acres of cut-over land near Gagen, in
| this county. to Minneapolis parties. 1t
| is the intention of the new owners to
colonize the tract and large number
of families will take up homes there
at once Most of these new settlers
are laboring people from Minneapolis
and ST. Paul.
Marinette-A ground glass scare
that excited both this city and Menom-
inee was exploded when investigation
revealed that the glass in the bread
was due to a broken electric light blub
A painter at work in a local bakery
happened to strike the bulb with his
brush and some of the fragments flew
into a nearby breadmixer.
Brentwood -- According to Chief
Gunner's Mate L. H. Helmer, now re-
! cruiting for the United States navy,
/ Ladysmith leads all other cities of
Wisconsin per population in supplying
men for the navy. Eighty Ladysmith
| boys have thus far enlisted from that
city in the sea fighting forces.
Deerfeld-A 500. 900 fire here to-
tally destroyed three business build
| ings and damaged others. Two of
! them housed farm implement agencies.
( The volunteer department finally got
/ the blaze under control, after the en-
/ tire downtown district had seemed
| doomed.
! Manufacturer of Marin
! cite and Oconto counties who held a
convention here to promote war work,
named Robert Goodman, chairman,
and J. E. Shaw, Peshtigo, secretary.
The convention was largely attended.
| Ashland-Hurley which is now the
oasis for the thirsty Michiganders will
! be dry as the Sahara desert if the Off
/ cials of the various mining companies
are successful in having their request
to the government granted.
Oshkosh-H f. Manuel. former as
semblyman and pioneer resident, died
here at the age of 50. He was promi-
nent in the Order of Oddfellows, grand
master of the state in 1899 He served
in the Wisconsin assembly in 1900.
Wausau-The cornerstone of the
clericate monastery of the Province of
St. Joseph of the Capuchin order in
course of erection at Marathon, will
be laid Sunday. July 7. Archbishop S.
G. Messmer will officiate.
Madison-C. L. Lathrop, former as
semblyman from Crawford county, has
announced his candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination for congress in this,
the Third district, on a strictly loyalty
platform.
Sheboygan - Christ Herman, who
lost a leg and foot when, it is alleged.
he was struck by an Eastern Wiscon-
sin Electric interurban car, filed suit
against the company for $4,000 dam
ages.
Wausau-The Wisconsin Valley Re-
tail Harness Makers assertion will
meet here in July, when preparations
for the next state convention, which is
go be held in Wausau, will be made.
Sheboygan-Mrs. Mary Fielder, 81
years Old, drowned when she fell into
a tank OF water in a barn at the home
pf her son. Peter Fielder, a farmer near
Cedar Grove.
I Wausau-The Y EAR old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Gleason, who re-
side in the town Z. 4,ingle, was fatally
burned after setting fire to herself
with matches.