Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-06-05

STATES army unO6T buffalo DILL viii
whom he fought Indians of the West
ern plains for five years. He had
lived in Chippewa Falls for The past
thirty-eight years, for seventeen max
ing pop near Irvine Park, and for the
past twelve representing the New
York Life Insurance company. He
was a member of the county board
and city council for II years.
Madison-To further Wisconsin's
program of purer water supplies, the
United States public health service
has detailed Assistant Sanitary Engi-
neer Joel l. Connolly, Boston, for serv-
ice with the Wisconsin state board Of
health. He is assisting in investiga-
tons of water supplies in this state,
particularly in connection with those
used by interstate carriers. Under
this cooperative plan he is associated
with the bureau of sanitary engineer
ing under the direction of c. Nj. Baker,
state sanitary engineer.
Hilbert-Fire, discovered shortly
after midnight, for a time threatened
to wipe out the town. 1t was checked
after all the buildings on the main
business block had been destroyed.
The fire started in the electric light
ing plant and completely destroyed
the building, leaving the town in
darkness. The Hilbert Theater and
garage in which twelve cars were
stored, were also destroyed. The loss
will total at least $4,000 and little of
it is covered by insurance.
Oshkosh-Achilles Bleck, an Osh-
kosh young man who confessed that
indulgence in crap shooting
games" was the cause of his downfall.
was sentenced to one and one-half
years in the state reformatory at
Green Bay. He admitted forging five
payroll checks of the Bergstrom Paper
company of Neenah. Possession of
the blank checks came when a supply
was printed by local printing office,
where he was employed.
Fond du Lac-A wool growers or
ganizaton to eliminate the middle
man has been formed by farmers in
Fond du Lac county. S. II. Bird,
Byron, is chairman, and r. r. Runke,
secretary The organization VIII sell
its wool through the National Wool
Warehouse and Storage Co, Chicago.
1t is expected that a saving of $4,000
ha
breeders here.
Madison-O r. Olson. Blanchard
vile, was elected president of group
No 2, Wisconsin Bankers association.
at the annual meeting here. Charles
O'Neill, Madison, was elected vice
PRESIDENT; A. r. Kenney, Waunakee,
secretary treasurer, and these, with
John Lustlinger, Monroe, and Jerome
Jones, Baneveld, Will constitute the
executive committee.
Tomah-From a list Of so appli-
cSnts, the board Of education selected
Prof. w E. Bush, principal Of schools
at jamestown, n. D., TO succeed Prof.
+. NJ Bray as head Of the local school
system. Prof Bush has taught twelve
years in Wisconsin, having been a
member OF the faculty of Eau Claire,
Oshkosh and Berlin high schools.
Columbus Herman Ketzloff Of the
town OF Portland, near here. accident
ally shot himself while out IN the field
shooting gophers. Ketzloff was climb
ing through a fence when his %
caliber rife was discharged The bul
let entered his head and the man il
in a critical condition.
La Crosse-Ludwig Scheck, Vernon
county farmer. offered his neighbor,
Charles link, d ride An accident &C
CURED and in the overturning Of the
wagon link was injured He then
sued Scheck for damages. A jury in
circuit court here decided he was not
entitled to recover.
La Crosse Harvey Turner. Is, an
emplOye of the Vernon county high
way commission was instantly killed
when the driver of a big highway
truck on which he was riding lost con
troll Of the machine and it overturned
Turner was caught under the car. Ills
back was broken.
Shebovean-T r. A. Zundel, president
Of the Croker Chair company, viii
give annually FOR an indefinite period
$500 scholarship 10 The high
school, to be awarded at the rate of
$500 a year to one person. The stu
dent is to be selected for scholarship
by the faculty
Portage-The Rev. William Dawson
resi- gled as rector Of the St Johns
Episcopal church here to accept the
archdeaconship at Wisconsin uni
versity chapel He was field ecre-
tary in the recent National Ell eopal
Church drive with headquarters in