Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-03-02
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Beaver Dam - Assemblyman f. j.
Labuwi was arrested at Neosha by the
sheriff OF Dodge county. Later he was
released on $500 bond The charges
were preferred by Silas Mcclure be.
fore Justice of the Peace J. d. l.
and grew OUT OF the handling OF the
funds of a celebration held last July
which, il is said, was advertised as a
benefit for the Red Cross.
Manitowoc-Judge Isaac Crate 81,
first municipal judge Of Manitowoc
county, died following a paralytic
stroke He was born in Manitowoc in
1856 Judge Cratic was admitted to
the bar in 1890. Five years later he
was elected municipal judge and serv-
ed for six years Between 1887 and
1889 he was a member of the state leg
islature.
Manitowoc - The Federation of
Women's clubs here has filed petitions
with the city council and district at
! torney asking that the motion picture
| Cleopatra in which Theda Bara is fea-
tured, be barred from showing in this
| city. Manager Peck of the opera
house, Cancelled the engagement as
soon as he heard that clubwomel OBJ
| jected to it,
Baraboo - Parents of boys, saved
when the Tuscania was torpedoed,
have sent to President Wilson and
Secretary of War Baker a communica-
tion expressing their gratitude for the
efforts made by the war department
and the administration in informing
them promptly of the safety Of their
loved ones.
Green Bay - The license question
viii be nut to a test in each city, town
and village in Brown county on April
?, providing 1000 signatures are Sc
cured TO petitions. The campaign for
the dry supporters is in charge of F.
W. Corbett and his son, c. G. Cor
bett, enageged by the Green Bay and
Brown County Dry league.
Beloit - Eighty-one young women
employed by the Fairbanks-Mors com
pany, have pledged themselves to work
as a body one night each week, for
the Red Cross The BeIoit center has
been reserved for them for work on
Thursday nights.
Wausau- Directors of the Marathon
County Fair association have elected
tue following officers for 1913: Presi-
dent. Judd s Alexander; vice presi-
dent. j. d. Christie: treasurer, A. H.
zimmerman; superintendent of speed,
G. A. Mills
Kenosha-A Kenosha father and son
both graduates of West Point, have
landed in France Col Charles J.
Slmmonds, and his son, Lieut.. Robert
Symmonds, have reached France on
different transports.
Manitowoc r. By a unanimous vote
the city council approved the park
program which for two years remained
undecided and authorized the purchase
of three sites for park and playground
purposes at a cost of s27,7 81
Madison Miss Ruth NJ Boyle. grad
uate of the University Of Wisconsin in
1916 and woman's editor OF Farm and
Fireside, sailed for France to take up
Iief al in
connection with the army Y. NJ. c. A.
La Crosse - Lieut. Frank Tillmann
has left here for an Atlantic port,
whence he will sail for France He is
pilot in the aviation corps Norman
Mol, another La Crosse fiier, has been
ordered to Urbana, Ill, for training.
Marinette-William Langlois, living
at Pound. near here, found bear cub
in a large hollow log, which he hauled
fom the woods to his farm He has
kept the animal, which is becoming
Qnite tame
Maiden Rock Rev w. Merzdorf.
for several years pastor of St. PauI's
Eyangelistic church in Ellsworth, has
resigned and accepted a cali to St.
Luke's church. Cincinnati, o.
GAINESVILLE - After waiting for three
months for the call, Leo Chase and
Archie Heating GAINESVILLE young men,
have been ordered to report ut Cham.
payne for training as aviators.
Beloit- Beloit college receives S16,-
600 from the estate of Mary Dunbar.
an old resident. whose death occurred
recently This represented almost her
entire possessions.
Menasha - Every one of Menasha's
twenty societies was represented at a
meeting of committees to discuss war
savings plans.