Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-03-09
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
In WISCONSIN

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Milwaukee The Republicans, at
loyalty conference held here, indorsed
/ Congressman Irwin L. LenrOOt for
/ United States Senator with eighty
seven votes as against forty-five for
former Gov. Francis Z. McGovern and
one for Gov. Philip. Passed resolu-
tons unanimously pledging unswery-
ing support to the national govern
ment. and condemned Senator La Fol
! lettes stand on the war Also asked
state Assembly to approve state Sen
ate resolution censuring La Toilette.
Brentwood - Resolutions have been
/ forwarded to Food Administrator Her
pert c. Hoover at Washington by the
| Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce, the
Ladysmith council and others calling
! attention TO the fact that thousands
/ of bushels of potatoes are still in cell
/ lars throughout this section. The ship
ment of potatoes has been greatly
/ hampered by the railroad congestion.
! Some staple market where the pota-
/ toes can be disposed of is advocated
/ n the resolutions.
/ Madison Convincing indications
that wartime diet has not only i'm
proved the health of the people but
| has resulted in the saving of hundreds
Of lives in Wisconsin are furnished by
tIe state mortt lily figures for Janu-
airy, announced by the state board of
health. The months mortality was
2,221, ard the death rate was 8.8 per
900 people There were 1852 fewer
deaths than in January, 1917, and l.
345 fewer deaths than in the same
month of 1916.
Wausau- While testing a band mill
wheel by revolving it at a great speed
on a shaft at the D. J. Murray Manu-
featuring companys foundry the wheel
which weighed 5000 pounds broke into
several pieces and passed through the
outside wall of the building. 1t con-
tinued across the street where it en-
tered the factory of the J. NJ Kuebler
company, breaking through the build
ing and damaging the boiler and heat
| ing systems. No one was injured
Green Wisconsin farmers must
raise enough sugar beets to supply
| Wisconsin homes with sugar in 1888.
or there will be sugar famine in the
state, said George w. Mccormick, as
sistant food administrator of Michigan
and general manager of the Menom-
inee Beet Cugar company, in address
ing farmers at the annual grain show
of the Brown County Order of the Wis
consin Experiment association here,
| Observation-Disclosures GAINESVILLE will
/ have a primary election on March 10
to decide on the candidates for city
Offices is a question The mayor and
the city attorney contend that the pri-
mary is unnecessary as the election
/ Will be conducted on a nOnpartisan
I basis while political leaders claim that
if nomination papers designating GER
tain candidates are filed the primary
must be held
Kaukauna--A service flag will be
/ displayed in s. Mary's church of this
city as soon as the ladies of the parish
/ have completed sewing into place the
/ fiftyseven stars representing this
/ church'e contribution TO America ;
/ forces The fas viii 0e sixteen feet
long and six feet wide. on which the
/ tifty-seyen stars will be arranged to
.orm the word Liberty.
/ Oshkosh - By working overtime an
hour or more a day, the output of
/ binder Irvine at the state prison at
/ Waupun, is expected TO reach 4,700, 900
/ pounds the current year. The warden
and state board Of control are striving
! TO comply with the governments re
/ q+7ast that total Of 100000 pounds
more be teurned out by operating a
/ double shift.
Wausau-A hairless calf has been
4 AIt IL blt tAlE mn lew Qdlts 1dAku near
+ the village of Edgar. The mother is
+ a high grade Guernsey. The calf is
/ otherwise normally developed, weighed
10 pounds at birth and is healthy and
full of life. The freak of nature has
attracted many people to the farm
+ which is owned by Henry Bauman.
+ Sparta-Dr T. B. Salisbury. well
! known Sparta physician, is suffering
from nervous breakdown and IS in a
/ critical condition here. Or. Salisbury
was splitting wood recently and ran a
nail into his finger. Blood poisoning
! developed and he suffered a nervous
breakdown
] Bploit-H D. Kelly died from tba