Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-10-19

lures brought a characteristic COM
ment from him, ''Yo ucan't bluff Amer
leans"
! Madison-The Palace of Sweets of
Madison. having exceeded its sugar
allotment and kept its sugar accounts
in such condition that facts could not
be obtained without difficulty, was
asked by the United States food ad.
ministration for Wisconsin to turn
over to the local food administrator
2,1S8 pounds of sugar and to donate
/ to the Red Cross $3.50.
/ Racine-An army and navy club
will be established in this city and
opened before Christmas for the bene-
fit of Uncle Sans men who visit Ra-
cine Prominent business men have
obtained a lease on a three-story
building in the business district, which
will be remo1eled and fitted out at a
cost of $4,000. TIE club will be main.
tanned during the period of the war
| Two Rivers-Practically the entire
village of East Two Greeks, twelve
miles north of this city, was destroyed
/ by fire. The loss is estimated at $780,
i 600 The fire originated in the black
smith shop of Emil Kocian, located
/ across the street from the main part
of the village, Owing to the high wind
/ it spread rapidly and soon the entire
/ village was in flames.
Green haywood ashes are being
sought to supply the Green Bay Pot
ash company with a stock to continue
operating its plant, State chemists
are making efforts to secure a supply
for the company 10 enable it to pro-
duce potash for the governments
needs in the war. The supply of pot
ash is limited and the product is of
great value in war material
| Stevens Point - Deciding that the
old coin collection fad was keeping
considerable money out of circulation,
/ the vice-president of local bank an
nounced that he would accept the
money at a fair exchange value for
War Savings and Thrift stamps The
/ flood of old coins that followed the Of
fer amounted to hundreds of dollars.
! Waupaca - The Wisconsin Baptist
Ministerial union closed its seventy
fourth annual session here with the
election of the following officers:
President, Rev Paul J. Mckinney of
Milwaukee; vice-president, Rev. w. S.
Steward. Fond du Lac; secretary, Rev.
r. S. Kelley of Delavan, and treasurer,
Rev. E. B. Edmunds, Beaver Dam.
| Green Bay-The Wisconsin State
Board of Control has again awarded
the regular quarterly contract to 10
annes Brothers company, Green Gay,
/ for supplying groceries to fourteen
state institutions in competition with
several Wisconsin and Chicago job
bers.
La Crosse - Emanuel Markle, 81,
/ sole survivor of the Light Guards, ia.
maus Second Wisconsin infantry
Qron Brigade) company of the Civil
war, died here. He was shot seven
times at Gettysburg, all bullets strik,
ing his pocketbook, boots or haver-
sack.
Fond du Lac-The general store cf
Stannard Bros, at Greenbush, Sbaboy-
gan county, was destroyed by fire.
The loss was $4,000. of which only
I$5, 900 is covered by Insurance. The
building was historic landmark, hav-
ing been erected in 1858.
Janesville-Yale university has been
bequeathed $4,000, according to the
will of the late A. P. Lovejoy. Mr.
Loyejoy also left $4,000 TO Beloit col
lege and $4,000 to the Presbyterian
church in this city.
Appleton - DR.. Wi!,on g Naylor,
former head of the department of re-
IHgion at Lawrence college. arrived in
the city from Italy and France whore
he has been doing Y. M. c. A. work
Dr.. NaylOr left Appleton in June, 1917
Chippewa Falls-A black bear kill
ed thirty-eight sheep on the farm Of
Mrs. Mary Herbert, near here, caus.
! ing loss of $3.50. Farmers organized
hunting party, but the bear escaped
Poynette-J. Phinney 81 years old.
Poynette's pioneer resident. was found
dead on his knees by his bed He had
been Ill several weeks. He leaves a
widow and one son.
Fond du Lac-The last importation
Of cattle to be received from the
Gurnsey Islands for the, duration Of
the war. has been received by c. l..
Hill, Of Rosendale.
Marinette-Word has been received
here that Lieut. Stephen G. Town
send, q years old, former advertising
manager Of the Marinette EagIe-Star,
was killed in action Sept. 16.