Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-07


three-months-old heifer They were
purchased by p +. Spaulding, Warren,
MINI, for $1,000. The county farm
purchased the COW only one year ago
for $500, and thus made $1700 on the
COW in one year.
Eau Claire-The village of Prairie
| Farm, Barron county, has returned at
least temporarily to kerosene lamps
and gas lights. The Prairie Farm
| Electric Co discontinued furnish
ing electric light and power Feb. /.
| The company has been operating at a
| loss for three years and the railroad
commission recently granted it's re
quest to discontinue service. Arrange
ments are being made to bring in cleo
trio power from some other source.
| Chippewa alls-Government off.
Gals are conducting a hearing here
with a view of determining the rating
of the three candidates for postmaster
| to succeed Postmaster Cunningham,
recently resigned. The three candi-
dates for the appointment are Ernest
| Nickel assistant postmaster since Gun
ningham's resignation: Edward Rich
| ter, who has charge of the office of
| tie Leinenkugel Brewing Co, and vii.
Lam McGough, railway mail clerk.
| Neenah-Six years ago the city of
| Neenah was about $4,000 in debt, was
| borrowing money TO pay interest on
borrowed money and the annual taxes
were consumed in paying debts of the
preceding year. Now Neenah is out
OF debt, is working on more or less of
a budget system is using the taxes
| for the current years expenses and is
steadily reducing its bonded indebted
! ress the effects of careful and con
seryatiye municipal administration
Ashland--The Ashland Weekly Call,
established in Ashland about two years
aeo, by f. W. Haislett, has changed
hands and mas been absorbed by The
Ashland Daily Press. This leaves
| Ashland with The Press as its only
/ paper During the past twenty years
or more, number OF weekly papers
have been established at Ashland, all
being absorbed ultimately by the local
Press, OF going out of business.
Manitowoc The Cooperative Or
chard company of Sturgeon Bay, in
which much local capital is interested
and of which James G. Martin OF this
city is manager, flied papers at Mad
ison. increasing the capital stock from
100000 to 100000 The papers were
approved Improvements and in
creased output is the purpose OF the
increased capitalization.
Wittenberg The Scandinavia acad-
envy, which was destroyed by fire Jan.
s. may be rebuilt in Wittenberg IN
stead OF in Scandinavia. Wittenberg
citizens are making a strong effort TO
induce the officials of the institution
to locate here. The rev building
would represent an expenditure of
$4,000
Marinette-Due to an alteration
when at work in one OF the ]. W. Wells
Lumber company's camps near Wau.
saukee, Marinette county, William
Kostak is in the hospital here with a
cut on the head inflicted by an ak in
The hands OF a fellow workman. The
authorities are searching Tor his as
sailant
Antigo-That the demand for log
trrf,, ba in WOO nc
is the statement OF Sam B. Ullman,
, Wen known horse dealer of this city.
He predicts a very strong demand for
farm horses in the spring.
Grand Rapids-G. d. Fritzsinger.
secretary of the Grand Rapids Cham
- Der OF Commerce, heads a new oil com
. Iany TO be known as the Wood Oil
! Go. The new organization viii job
oils for the local dealers.
Sheboyean- Chris Prauge. q, farm
, en- of Oostburg. sustained a broken leg
when straw stack. covered with ice
, and snow. tipped over and struck him.
He was taken 10 local hospital.
Ladysmith-H oy lunches will be
, served in all Busk county rural schools
f. according TO Miss Margaret Thomas,
county health nurse.
= Madison Herman f. Wessele. so. a
e grave digger. took his own life here
, Ill health is supposed to have been
espOnsjble.
q Ashland-The Flu" so prevalent
q elsewhere has scarcely been heard OF
y this winter in the northern part OF
= Wisconsin. lot a single case OF FLU
r mas been reported at Ashland this
q winter. a year ago. deaths from tbs
d disease were common in This region