Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-09-04


president. and James H. Murphy. sec
rotary treasurer.
Appleton Outagamie county's
growth in the last decade was more
han twice its population gain in the
period from 1900 TO 1910. according to
announcement of the 1920 population
~ the census bureau in Washington.
Che county's population is now 55,1C6,
a gain of 122 per cent, or COL, over
the 1910 census From 1900 to 1910
the county gained only 2.S55 residents.
Outagamie is one OF the few agricul-
tural counties which have gained in
population in the last ten years.
Madison Another dam is TO be
thrown across tie Wisconsin river.
this one between Lone Rcck and
Gothma. 200 miles east of the latter
village The strJC ure will start on
the W;'s,4m FELTON, farm in Iowa coun-
river TO the Peter Bremmer farm on
the north shore in Richland county
The dam viii be similar to that al
Prairie du Sac and will furnish power
or electric current, which will be
transferred to nearby cities and farms
Madison State and county institu-
ions for the care OF dependent classes
chow a decrease OF SO in population
Tor the past year, according to state
ment issued by the state board of con
troll There has been constant de-
crease in tn, population at the states
prison and reformatOry. The records
Tor August show 26S at the reforma-
tory, and 6S7 at the Wisconsin state
prison Before the World war, the
population OF the states prison was
1000.
Sheboygan- Or +. A. Nause has re-
signed from active duty in the navy,
as naval surgeon, in which capacity
he served the past three and one-half
years. He was stationed On a battle
ship Of the Pacific feet which has ?
complement OF 200 men He was
one OF the first young men from this
city to volunteer for war service and
a; the time OF his enlistment was an
inferno at the Municipal Contagious
Disease hospital
Madison Glenn Halick has been
aW arded the diamond mccall Tor excel
lency in scholarship by the Chicago
Musical college Halick was soldier
bonus student from La Crosse, who
was sent 10 Chicago to complete his
musical education, under the soldier
BONUS law The bonus has surely
lelpu1 me to make this success pos
,ible. says Mr.. Haiick in let.ar 20
he SKATE board OF education.
Bichwood The largest fish ever
caught in northern Wisconsin is said
70 be a 54-pound musky caught by I.
G. Beam, Hayward in the Dells pond
at Eau Claire. 1t measures three feet
ten inches in length The game fell
low fought for half an hour before it
TO have the FISH mounted b. a taxi
dermist.
Eau Claire Alfred Johnson. %.
shot his wife TO death at Rice lake
ana put TWO tr'iets into his chest. near
Ills heart Officials say the shooting
was Zone during a fit Of jealous rage
ghen Mr. Johnson returned 10 the
lily His wife was only II and had
cen an orphan for many years. They
ave baby l6 months old
Oshkosh John Hergert was
charged with manslaughIer following
the death Of a fellow workman. VIII
liam Wagner Hergert. il IS alleged
was responsible for The death Of
Wagner by apply ing hose to him
from which issued q powerful stream
@: condensed AIR Wagner died y
days after The fatal prank
Madison TIE state conservation
commission has sun authority 10 eF-
tablish q one BUGS limit, accord. TX to
an opinion TO the commission b. At
'orney Genera! Blaine. Wisconsin
uaters VIII return to the one buck
,u.l again This season after biz
laughter Of deer though tn. one deer
Az Il eject las; year
Fort Atkinson Daniel Voael. who
has had charge of St Paul's parochial
school 5or the past 6feen years. has
resigned hiss position here 10 20 20
&an'towoc. whore he viii BE- engaged
in clerical work lis work here in
the school has been very successful
kenosha Some OF the slot ma
chimes which were taken in raids on
gambling houses In KenosHa county
and which had been placed b. order
ot the cour; ia the sheriff barn. have
been sralen. according ID tnaers herifg
Alex Ritter AS soou as il was dis
overed that some Of The machines
7-re missing the others were de-
troycJ.