Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-05-11


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Eau Claire-At the recent spring
election the voters gave an over
whelmng majority in favor of bond
ing the city for $4,000 to establish
fuel plant No campaign was made
for or against the proposition. The
belief that a decided decrease in the
cost of fuel would follow inauguration
of such a plant is evidently what gave
the proposition such an overwhelming
victory.
decentralization of the two
breweries of Appleton may be expect
ed this year. The Walter Brewing Co.
and the Appleton Brewing Co. receiv-
ed letters from Secretary McAdoo
suggesting the merger. The letters
say the move would be in line with
the national conservation policy in
that it would reduce consumption of
food and fuel.
Sparta-Twenty-tw sticks of dyna-
mite were found on the tracks of the
! Milwaukee road at the entrance of the
! quarter-mile tunnel between this place
( and Tomah They would have wreck
ed the tunnel had not the Waterman
discovered them a few minutes before
the fast mail went through. A short
time before the discovery a freight
train had gone through.
Beloit-Negotiatio are now pend
| ing between the United States war de-
! partment and the officials of Beloit
college to have 200 soldiers receive
| intensive instructions at the college
| during the next four months. The fine
equipment of the college would be
used and additional equipment in
stalled. The men would be trained in
radio work and motor mechanics.
Green Bay - Although approach
ing his eightieth year, Louis Berend-
sen of Green Bay continues actively
at his work as a city salesman for the
Northern Paper Mills of this city.
Mr.. Berendsen is believed to be the
oldest salesman in Wisconsin. He
prides himself on a record Of not hav-
ing missed day on the job in the last
twenty years.
Madison-The board of veterinary
examiners of the State Department of
Agriculture has closed the examina-
ton of graduate veterinarians for Ii
censes to practice veterinary medicine
and surgery within the state. Fifty
three veterinarians took the examina-
tons, out of which number forty-two
passed and were granted licenses.
Milwaukee - Thirty-nine Wisconsin
men have been wounded in battles in
| France, some of them severely,
twenty eight Of whom are from Fond
du Lac, and eleven from other cities
in the state, according to informa-
ton from Washington on Sunday
night. May 5. which included the days
list of casualties.
Marinette-Sam Barto, an Austrian,
arrested at Niagara, was given ten
days in the workhouse by Judge Daily,
and at the end of his term will be
turned over to the federal authorities
He refused to fill out his question
naire and is also accused of making
disloyal remarks.
Fond du Lac-At a conference of
Republicans of the Sixth district held
here, Florian Lampert OF Oshkosh
now member of the city council there
under the commission plan, was in
dorsed as candidate for congress. The
! district is now represented by J. H.
/ Davidson OF Oshkosh.
Marinette-At the clost of a Liberty
loan meeting in Grover, the national
hymn was started. Three young men
failed to rise. The presiding officer
requested them to stand which they
did. Fearing violence at the end of
the meeting the men escaped through
a window and fled.
Marinette The Marinette & Me
nominee Box company now has a
force of forty girls at work in its fac
tory doing the lighter handling OF
lumber and box shocks. This is the
first time that female labor has been
employed in the local wood working
institutions.
Neenah-Henry Winters. prominent
Weyauwega farmer died from injuries
recelNed whom he drove his tor md