Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-12-21
News of the
Badger State
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Marinette The Queen City Packing
plant IS MaFinette's newest industry
Joseph Erdlitz Of Menominee. former
~ connected with one OF tbs large
breweries, and Joseph Boehm ol
Pound are the principal interested
parties. They have purchased large
business block and are having the
aec~ssary machinery installed therein
They expect 10 be ready for operation
Jan. J. Tho new firm will prepare
sa1sages, ham. bacon and fresh beef
for the markets. A large slaughter
NJ house viii be established outside
iae clfy limits,
Oshkosh One Of the members Of
tbe presidents party 10 France IS
MAJ. Fred II. Fling, brother Of Harry
z Fling Of the faculty OF the 0shkDsh
Normal school He vas located at
Washington during the war. in the
historical department OF the army.
Previously he was at the head Of the
department of European history al the
University Of Nebraska He goes to
Europe 10 gather material for the
diplomatic history OF the war At
Paris be will be attached to the stan
oi Gen Bliss.
Green Bay - Christmas greetings
were received in Green Bay from
Aschangel Russia. in cabIegram
gent b Sergt Harry y. Desnoyers.
@no is with the American forces main
Ialued in that distant country. The
message was received b. his parents
Nr. and Mrs Frank b Desnoyers. and
brought the first word from the sol
dier III three months sergr Desnoy-
ers Is In the Three Hundred and Tenth
engineers. a unit Of the Eighty
Custer division.
Ofhkosh Elizabeth Loos. 10
years of age daughter o. Mr. and
Mr. Joseph LoOs, was fatally burned
al her home while working at a stove
IN the kitchen She was In the house
with tWo sisters and two brothers, her
mother having gone out 10 her en-
bloJ for the day Il is believed
she vas wiping OH the stove with a
cloth when it caught on FIRE.
communicating win the childs cloth
inE.
DE- Pere According 10 official infor-
mgtlon from state headquarters.
Brown county leads the entire nation
IN The dispatch with which IFS united
var work fund was completed The re-
ports received by local managers Of
the drive show that this county com
pieted he 1850 per cen, goal in ad
vance ot every county in Wisconsin
and earlier than was reported By any
other state in The union
Oshkosh The meanest man, or
maybe II was woman, has been in
this city lately. The person has not
been Identified bur if found Will get
warm reception lie or she stole The
Christmas gift box OF the Salvation
army from the lunch counter at the I
lnterrban station Of the local electric
railway. It had in il about $40 in
Tended for Christmas dinners Tor the :
poor children OF the city.
Racine At massmeeting held al :
.he gymnasium Of the Y NJ. c. a. res .
buttons were unanimously adopted
Urging the senator and assembly men
rom Racine county 10 support he bill j.
or the amendment 10 The national
constitution which provides Tor ma !,
ionwide prohibition Copies of the :
.esolutions viii be- sent 10 the legisla- =
Ike representative OF the county and :
o The senate and assembly
Ashland The dye plant being built i
y Chicago interests near Cable is ex =,
'ecied 10 be completed Feb / when
more than 200 men viii be employed
me buhding. 4S0xNO feet. and another 3,
O&SV' comprise the first unit Of a ..
liant winch may be enlarged later -
I've carloads of machinery have been r.
Installed a portion OF the DUPONT n.
owder plant. Barl,sdalc. is TO be- con :,
erted into a dye plant. p,
BeIoi, Forty one dolls are to be
ent to Mrs. Albert Smith. Beloit col
'se alumnus, and now "a teacher in AZ -
Missionary school ia Tennessee. to -
Sc ia hrf Work among The mountain =,
aldren, some al ~hom never owned W..
doll beioit college girls made up u =, ~
lnd Tor purchasing the dolls y.
Monroe - \ remarkable record of
eseendants is left by Mrs ~ Fred -,
~artz. Who recently died az .a. home 80
her son Frank SwarJz. Id Sylvester y"
'Wnship She is survived hy t5ur "
'eo children, one of whom. Albert is "
France and sNtyfour efaudeha
.eo NJ great sumdchldun sur ~
.Ye. so
Madison Among the twenty three A.
.o'"b'Ia of thc advisory commission
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