Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-01-10

good again in 1920 and here's an OPP
portunity for prospective Wisconsin
brides, no matter from what county
The only requisite is you must step
lively and get here first Algie Bourn,
who is president of the Wisconsin
County Clerks association, will fur
nish free marriage license to the
first leap year bride who applies for a
license Circuit Judge b. B. Park viii
perform the ceremony free of charge.
Stevens Point-The Rosholt Electric
Co, RoshOlt, Portage county, has been
authorized by the railroad commission
to increase it's minimum charge from
81 to $3.50 and to increase its metered
rate from 10 10 1212 cents per kilo-
watt hour. The company claimed that
low water conditions compelled it TO
use steam tor generating current ana
the increased cost of coal made pres
ent rates inadequate. The increase
granted in the metered rate is one-haIt
OF what was asked for.
be received in Madison every night,
according to dispatch received mere
by l.. B. Rowley, one OF the city's
wireless enthusiasts. The Great Lakes
wireless station will begin sending out
what is called a broadcast amateur
ser'ice for operators in this district.
The messages will begin TO arrive
"a hRlfr and 5nrttf3a u 20
port, snort dispatches and some navy
codes.
Nadison-The new alumni directory
to be published soon by the Univel-
Sly OF Wisconsin is being push 4 rap
idly and viii probably be issued soon.
To prepare the list OF names has been
a slow, careful task, for in many cases
il was difficult TO trace alumni. The
directory will contain the names OF
some $4,000 alumni, dating from the
FIRST graduating class in 1854 through
the class OF 1919.
Green Bay-Charles Finey Dutton.
81 years old, one time resident of Mil
" dbhf & anu AlGcflg iQCutluBu Will III
dustrial development Of northern Wis
consin. died in a hospital here. Mr.
Dutton lived in Milwaukee thirty years
ago, when he was general manager of
the Milwaukee and Northern railroad,
now part OF the Milwaukee system.
He later lived at Wausaukee, Mari
nette county. where he had extensive
land interests.
Merriil-Merrlll has been the butt of
jokes on account Of the street car sys-
TEN having been so for dollar The
laugh Is on the or er fellow now, for
the street cars a. still running and
VIII continue 10 rdn. as the franchise
does not expire This fact has been
recognized and submitted by the at
torney for the street railway company
Merrill Many buildings will be built
here in the spring. The Presbyterians
plan erection OF a new ediice Trus-
tees OF st. Stephens church, recently
burned, will build q new and more
costly building. A junior high school
costing $4,000 and new Second
ward school at $4,000 will also be
erected.
aeloit-With both feet so badly
frozen that amputation may be neces-
sary, Harry Adams is the FIRST Beloit
victim OF the cold wave Adams is in
8 hospital following exposure suffered
when his automobile stalled near Har-
lem station.
Appleton-Directors of the Wiscon-
sin Association of Real Estate brok-
ers discussed plans for he annual cen
YoDuon in Green BAY. Feb. rs and 1o.
nj meeting here az She office e. the
secretary. Daniel Z. steinbers,
ADMINISTRATION Ciguere, who
was injured ia the swanson quarry at
Amher2, was awarded S2162 by the
state industrial commission A SAUCE
glass broke and struck nlm in the eye.
destroying the optic
Fow3ge- Koppelman's block at Ran
Is estimated at $40 090 a special train
was sent from Por,aee 10 save Mil
uauNce road cars which were in dan
Ser.
Neenah .dargaret. nine months old
daurhter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Banr Jr.. Menasha had peculiar ac-
eden, which came near proving fatal
Her mother was covering her with
powder which member of the family
haG been usejng for shingles" The
child grabbed the box and swallowed
quantity of its contents The powder
was waterproof and The baby began to
strange The family physician admin
listened castce OH buf the child was un-
conscious tol several hoars There was
no poison IA the powder ana Margaret
recovered.