Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-03-13

> udSt ue luCluutu III the SCHOOLS cur
riculum, the board of education has
decided to replace it. German was
omitted from the course of study here
during the war. as it was in many
other cities. Manitowoc has a large
German population.
Rhinelander-W While walking home
with his wife at o'clock in the eve
ming, George Gleason, a travelling
salesman, was held up and robbed of
$50 by a lone robber. The holdup man
allowed Gleason to remove $50 in
checks from his purse. This is the
first holdup to occur in Rhinelander
this winter. The authorities are in
clined to believe it to be the work of
local talent.
Antigo-The car repair work of the
Chicago & Northwestern railway in
this section, which has been under the
supervision Of the master mechanic of
the Ashland division, in the future will
be supervised by a regional master
at Green Bay. A. E. Wurl has been
appointed to the position.
Oshkosh calling off of all road
work planned for 1920 by the state
highway commission will not prevent
work being pushed next summer on
the concrete highway between Osh-
kOsh and Neenah. The county board
has taken steps to have the improve
ment carried out and money for the
work appropriated.
Wausau-Through the efforts of
dairy and food inspectors, fourteen
Marathon county cheesemakers have
been fined for selling cheese contain
ing more than 40 per cent of moisture.
The last victim was Oscar Krause, of
the town of Hamburg. who pleaded
guilty and paid fine of $50
La Crosse-John Olson, aged Co. a
grave digger in the Onalaska Gene
terry. failed to come home for supper
after going to dig the grave for Frank
Nichols. a wealthy lumberman. Rela-
tives found Olson's body in the open
grave. Heart disease caused his
death.
Green Bay-The Beaver Board com
pany Of Buffalo. largest manufacturer
of beaver board products, is looking
for site in Green Bay for the pur-
pose of establishing factory. The
plant Will be the largest in point Of
number of employees in the city if it
IS located
Madison-The largest single check
ever received by the state came to
the Office of the secretary of state
from Milwaukee in the forpl of a pay
ment Of S10Ce 600 for soldiers bonus
money This is about one-ffteenth Of
the amount required 10 pay the
bonuses.
Sheboygan - The Mortified com
pany. manufacturers Of couches and
6ayenrorts, will erect a large four
story addition to its plant. ground TO
be broken as soon as the weather per
mits.
Appleton-Appleton is now the pos
SCISSOR of rapidly growing and en-
thusiastic organization of Boy Scouts
There has been an urgent need for an
organization Of this type in Appleton,
Neenah--A straw voting contest on
the daylight saving plan here shows
the public nearly to 1 opposeG to the
plan.
Janesville-W. B. Dawes and john
Ryan were instantly killed and Her
man Miller. section foreman on the
/ Chicago & Northwestern railroad. was
/ seriously injured when a handcar in
which they were going to work was
struck by a train
Chippewa Falls-Twenty-fv appli-
cants have been considered for the po-
sition Of school superintendent. left
/ vacant here by the resignation Of ".
| a. Clark. Some have come from as
/ far as Arkansas, several from Mime.
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