Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-12-04

Sheboygan-A crowd of many thou
sands including members of the local
post OF the American Legion, soldiers
in uniform, former service men and
hundreds of women and girls, hauled
the captured German siege gun recent
~ presented to the city. from its st0T-
age place in a city tool shed, t. Foun-
tain park. as an answer to the action
of the nine Socialist members of the
city council in refusing 10 place the
cannon in a public place.
Eau Claire-Three persons were
killed and four others injured when
their automobile was hurled 100 yards
into ditch by Omaha train No. SO at
a grade crossing near Clear Lake, Polk
county. The automobile was smashed
to bits. it is reported. Persons familiar
with the crossing say that the train
would be visible for considerable dis
lance in either direction.
Superior - School teachers of the
city will receive their salaries for the
next three months, despite the fact
that the board of education has no
money with which to pay them. AT.
rangements have been made between
the banks of the city and the board
for the payments, according to w. J.
Whipple, president of the board.
Tomahawk-The American Legion
post of this city has begun a drive by
which it hopes to increase its mem
bership TO $50. Action was also taken
toward permanent home for the local
post, which will include several fea-
lures of benefit to the city at large.
On Dec. 10 banquet will be served
the members and new officers will be
elected.
Barron-Because they refused to al
low their cattle to be tested for tuber-
culOsis, William and Albert Brett.
spresher, brothers, who own farm
near Turtle Lake, were arrested and
brought TO Barron, where they were
brought before Judge c. A. Taylor
plead guilty and We're fined SIS and
costs.
FairchiId-Fire of unknown origin
completely destroyed the high school
building here. causing a loss estimated
at 100000 Prompt action on the part
Of the school authorities saved the
lives of all the children, who had been
given thorough fire drills. The total
insurance carried on the building was
S24,500, il is said.
Madison-Dr G. ". Honika, for
seven years with the state board of
health as deputy state health officer
and later as organizer and supervisor
OF state clinics, has submitted his
resignation, and on Jan / will enter
the life insurance business here.
Wausau-D. L. Plumer, president Of
the First National bank since it's or
ganization in 1882. died after a years
Illness. He was born in New Hamp-
shire in 1897, and came TO Wausau
twenty years later, beginning his ca
reer as civil engineer and later in the
numbering, iron mining and banking
business.
Wausau The Marathon County
Brown Swiss Breeders association has
been reorganized into a North Central
Wisconsin association. Breeders of
Lincoln, Shawano, Wood and Langlade
counties will be asked TO join. The
association has sixty members.
Wausau-The executive committee
OF the Wausau Boy Scouts will build
a large log camp in the vicinity of
Alexander park, north o. city to be
used as a camping place in summer
and as hiking point in winter
Appleton-Miss Joseph inc LSHutch.
inson. women's instructor in phys cal
education at Lawrence college last
year viii sail Dec II for China to ac-
cept similar position in ST. Mary's
hall, Shanghai, a girls boarding
school
Ladysmith-TheG Great Western Pa
per company of Ladysmith has signed
a contract for five years to furnish
hfeeen tons of paper daily for the Chi
cag0 telephone directory.
Sturgeon Bay-1ames pelanger. a
fruit grower. near this city. received
81 200 an acre for his 1920 production
of strawberries. This astonishing
figure sets a record. ard it is doubt
ful whether or not any other crop can
bring equal returns.
Phillips-The first deer season ia
tally in this region happened in a
woods about u miles from here. when
Richard Iyey. 90 years old. was acct
dentally shot while hunting by Claude
Murray. another hunter. who mistook
j him for a deer