Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-16


tory. Mr. Keown state the large ma
jority of the accidents due to ordinary
hand tools are preventa.ble being due
20 carelessness or Improper handlins
Of the tools used. Care is especially
necessary on the part of the people
who do not do much work Of this kind
Oshkosh Community club
which formerly floGriShed in the gym.
NJ I'M connected with the First Pres
byteriSn church, has been reorganjzed
and the officers TO take charge of the
new activities. which art largely
along Y. NJ c. A lines, are: Presi-
dent. Homer II. Bishop; secretary, D.
W. Geer, and treasurer, Emil W Mel
son. Indoor baseball leagues viii be
added TO the departments formerly
conducted.
Madison - Theater suppers and aft
erno0n teas will be discontinued until
after the war, in accordance with the
request of the United States food ad-
.
cakes and sugar which are served at
such meals, especially at teas, is to
be unpatriotic. 1t is an extra meal,
not necessary for health nor social
purposes, and contrary to the present
principles of conservation of food and
labor.
Fond du Lac-The Fox River valley
branch OF the Order of American Rail
way Express Company Employees was
organized here. A. L. Hanisch, Osh-
kosh, was elected president; F. H.
Smith, Fond du Lac, secretary, and
A. N. Merkle, Appleton, treasurer.
The district also includes Neenah,
Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Ripon.
Headquarters OF the branch viii be
maintained here.
Wautoma-Mr and Mrs Albert
Nowatny came to this country fl ON
Posen, German Poland. when young
people They married in Wisconsin
and have lived on their farm north
of Wautoma. ever since. They have
FIVE sons. Sylvester. "a: Frank. %;
Leo, 81 John, 20, and Joe, is The
four oldest entered the service. John
was killed in action,
Arpin-The Milwaukee railway has
men tearing up tracks of an abandon
ed logging road between Arpin and
Pittsville. This is done by request OF
a colony of H0llanders. who settled
this part of the country, and in the
early days used the Abandoned road
to transport cordwood. which they cut
from slashngs. This tract is now fine
dairy land.
Green Bay--Brown county held its
second annual potato show here Nov
9 and 10 and Iaree crowds inspected
the exhibits in-Tne court house High
grade displays Of "spuds" We're enter
ed by growers Members of the Brown
COUNT boys and Girls Potato club EN-
tered their tul ers in competition and
made a good showing with their elder
competitors.
Manitowoc- The word German" on
the window Of the German-American
bank of Mamitowoc, caught the eyes
of two gobe. With yellow paint they
we're proceeding to smear out the OBJ
iectionable word, when an officer ar
rested one Of them. Arraiencd in mu
nicipal court. the COB was fined $40
and costs, which he paid.
Struck - he head by
falling limb from burning stump
Leona safsu0m OF Stephenson, never
regained consciousness, dying shortly
afterwards. she was 4 years old and
was playing near The stump in a field
near her home.
Racine Derrick w West. Ray
mond. is the winner of $3.50, first prize
'or the largest acreage in the wheat
contest inauguratcd by Racine banker
to induce farmers to raise more and
better wheat
Madison - One out Of every fortv-
four Wisconsin farms Of more than e.
hundred acres used Il tractor last year
The tractor was one Of the factors H.
the $2500oo 600 increase in Wisconsin
agricultural products in 1913.
Madison That churches are gree
aid in spreading the gospel Of bette
agriculture and that Wilson's r
churches are leaders. is the statement
Of c. J. Galpin, University Of Wiscon
sin.
Wausau-Carl II Geislor who con
Quoted a butcher shop here since 1890
died suddenly OF influenza -pneumoD' II
His son. Private Arnold GeisIer, re-
entity died Of the same disease at %
logpital a Annapolis Sd.
Green Ba, Green Bay Us one Of the
few cities ia the country and the cr
city in the state that has successfully
eeav tho French F,nolieh and Are.