Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-05-08

partment at Madison, raided the base
ments Of three local saloons. Henry
Lange, Arthur Gehrke and Fred
NJ eyers We're charged with having in
their possession liquor on which the
tax had not been paid Search war
rants had been obtained in Water
town.
Madison-W Wisconsin husked more
corn from an acre last year than ny
state in the central corn belt of the
United States. Pure bred, high seed
corn. developed at the Wisconsin ex-
pertinent station and scattered over
the state by the members of the Wis
Experiment association is the
reason for the supremacy of Wiscon'
sin as a corn producing stare" de-
clares r. A. Moore of the College OF
Agriculture.
La Crosse--In an effort to defeat
the contractors in their declaration
hereafter TO run open shops, the La
Crosse Trades and Labor council has
engaged in the contracting business.
r. G. Knutson. organizer, asserted
that before the end of the week, prac-
tically all of the 700 building trades
union men on strike will be at work,
on jobs taken through the council.
Eau Claire Three or four hundred
natives of Smaalen, county in the
southeast of Norway, are expected TO
gather in Eau Claire on June % and
% at the annual meeting Of the
Smaalenslaget Stevne, which will be
held here for the first time in Wis
consin Twice the conventions have
been in Minneapolis, but usually they
are held in the Dakotas.
Rhinelander-A campaign is on in
Oneida county for the betterment Of
dairy herds A meeting held at Peli-
can lake, the fir Of d series to be
held throughout the county. resulted
in the formation of a Pure Bred Bull
club. Those who joined the club
agreed not to use scrub sires and TO
keep the constant betterment OF their
herds always in view.
Mauitowoc--C Can man step from a
pulpit, take a grip of samples in one
hand and a suitcase in the other and
60 out on the road and make good =?
The Rev Pastor Willie. pastor of the
lutheran church at Louis Corner,
near here. thinks he can. He has an
nounced that his salary will not keep
up with the high cost of living, so he
will go on the road
Kenosha--Anthony Fonte, Kenosha
business man, is recovering from d
case Of sleeping sickness. For five
weeks he was in a stupor At the
outset Of his illness. physicians were
baffled by the case. Milwaukee spe'
cialists were consulted, Mr.. Fonte
has been advised TO take a long yaca-
ton and he plans to spend the sum
mer in Italy
Janesville-C Clifford Logan. %, ne
gro. confessed that he killed Wesley
A. (CapD Vance. %, another negro,
in fight at Beloit. The killing was
the result of a dice game argument,
Logan stated He said that he
stabbed Vance in self defense. when
the latter started 10 draw a knife from
his pocket, after threatening him,
La Crosse-The proposal of the
Wisconsin Railway Light and Power
Co. 10 operate eight one man street
cars here on trial and abandon tbs
effort, temporarily. to obtain an in
crease in fare, from cents to Z cents
was accepted by the common council
The one-man cars viii be tried for six
months.
Madison Coy. Philip has appoint
ed Prof. l.. S Smith. city planning ex
pert of the university, as delegate
from Wisconsin to the interallied con
/ ference and town planning congress
which will be held in England from
; q u4G . ~ IL Every stare III TINS
country is entitled to one delegate.
/ La Crosse-The third free unior
/ high school in La Crosse county viii
be erected in Mindoro at cost OF
$50 0oo. as a result of a special cleo
ton in school districts in the tow
of Pennington The other Two rura
high schools are at Nest Salem ar,
Hola.Ca.
Fond du Lac-WHbur Erause,
years old. son Of Nj. and Mrs. WI
liam krause. town OF Waupun. W..
GiIled when he yan beneath the wheels
of q wagon driven by his father.
Beloit-Dr. Melvin A. Buanon ha.
Withdrawn his resignation as presi
den ot Beloa college luere wa
such 81 protest from the coIe-e folk
aud This community against Ais leay
ing that he has decided go remajl
here