Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-02-09
fsfsEsiti'ssfstttEEaitikI Observation-Disclosures
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
In WISCONSIN


: In WISCONSIN :
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Madison-The industrial commission
By stipulation awarded the widow of
Edward B. Warner, Racine, $4,000
compensation and 800 for funeral ex-
penses. Warner, who was a watch
man for the Standard Oil company,
was killed on Dec. Is. Instead of con-
testing the case, the company took the
unusual course of STIMULATING the facts
to the commission Immediately.
Madison-A year ago all funds IN
the state treasury showed a balance
of 1925. 19493, as compared with
1858, 63415 on Feb. /, this year. This
is a difference of $1,500,000 The
balance in the general fund is about
$4,000 more than on Jan. /. On that
date the general fund had a balance
of $41,022.50 as compared with $685.
701.24 on Feb. /.
Green Bay-The service flag of Mrs.
Cassie Denney of Oneida has three
stars. Three of her four sons are in
the army, showing the Oneida In
dams, particularly the Denney family
are patriotic and loyal to the nation.
The proud mother was presented with
a service flag by B. l.. Parker, chair
man of the legal advisory board in
Brown county.
Manitowoc - Otto Kahlenberg, 80
years old, one Of the earliest settlers
of Two Rivers, is dead. Mr.. Kahlen-
berg settled there with his sister when
he was Is years old. He was civil
war veteran and an uncle of Prof.
Louis Kahlenberg of the state uni
versity.
Madison-The food supply in some
Wisconsin cities and towns is practi.
cally exhausted as a result of the
freight car famine. The Wisconsin
railroad commission rushed cars of
food and coal to WATERFOWL, Waterloo,
Sun Prairie and Marshall to relieve
the situation there.
Menomonie-The annual meeting of
Group No. l of the Wisconsin Bank
ers' association, which includes sixteen
counties in the northwestern part of
the state, will be held in Menomonie
on Feb. %. II is expected between
ESQ and 300 bankers will be present
Neenah--Dr T. d. Smith arrived
home after seeing service on the bat
tie front in France. Dr. Smith was
forced to give up fighting due to a
wound and will resume his practice
here
La Crosse-Helen of Troy, 2-year-
old Duroc SOW, was sold for 81 $50 at
auction, the price being one of the
highest ever paid for a pig. Four of
her sons brought $500 and FIVE daugh-
ters were bid in for 81 ,010
Two Rivers--The Hamilton Manu-
featuring company was awarded a sub
contract by the Dayton Wright Air
plane company of Dayton, O., for aero
plane parts. which they are manufac-
turing for the Government.
La Crosse-James Gibson and c.
Dyken have left for Vancouver bar
racks to join the spruce production de-
partment of the aviation corps Both
have been employed by the Milwaukee
railroad here.
Marinette-The spring convention of
the Federated Womens clubs of the
Ninth district will be held in Mari
nette. This was decided at a meeting
of the womans clubs of this district
at Goodman
Madison-The Benson Speed Signal
company. a 100000 corporation, has
filed articles of incorporation. The
company will engage in a general auto
and supply business.
Reedsburg has been received
by Col. w. A. Wyse that his son,
Sergt. James Wyse, who enlisted
about two months ago in the aviation
corps, had gone to France.
Sparta-Sparta and Camp Robinson,
the military cantonment near here,
claim to being the coolest spots in
America on Feb. /. The mercury reg
istered AZ degrees below zero.
Green Bay-An ordinary feed cut
ter, used in chopping up all kinds of
fodder, is doing service in the Red
Cross workshop in cutting waste ma
terials for pillows.
Neenah-Because he expects to be
drafted soon, Ernest Rhoades has sold
his clothing store and now stands
ready to serve with the national army.