Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-01-17
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

] AtAetA AA-9cA -AAclA CA 61tAl the muir
| der Of his mother-inlaw, Mrs. Nettie
| Duties, DR.. John Freudenberg Of this
| city, was served with a warrant signed
| by William Perry, brother OF the dead
woman. Mrs. Duties was the fifth
member Of the family who, it is as
serted, died under battling circum-
stances. Shortly after her death last
| November an inquest was begun. Dr.
| {. II. Bunting, professor Of pathology
at the University of Wisconsin per
| formed an autopsy and removed af-
| fected organic and tissues for labora-
tory investigation, this resulting in the
finding of mustard gas in the bladder
Beloit-Mrs AdoIph Anderson is
near death in a hospital here suffering
from burns received in an explosion of
kerosene which she was using to start
fire in the kitchen range at her
home. Her husband was painfully
burned in extinguishing the fire which
had spread and was threatening to de-
stroy the house. Mrs. Hans Anderson
also suffered burns received in smoth-
ering the flames in her daughter-in-
laws clothing.
Manitowoc -- In spite of the fact
that increases amounting to $50 per
month have been granted in the past
eighteen months the city firemen are
back with a petition to the council
asking for further increase of $40
per man per month. The matter has
been referred to the committee on
fire and police 1t is expected that
should an increase be granted the po
lcemen win file a similar request.
La Crosse-For the second time in
six months Louis RuehI, detective for
the Milwaukee road was found not
guilty of murder. RGehl was charged
with second degree murder for shoot
ing and killing Fred Bunker on March
is last in the local railroad yards. He
swore that he shot in self-defense.
Since his acquittal at the first trial.
Ruehl has been working for the Mil
yankee road at Winons MIN
Madison $780, Dist Al, Roman Hell
man and Chief OF Poke Shaughnessy,
Madison, have hit upon new method
OF stopping the automobile speeding in
Madison ana Dane county They pro
pose 10 not only fhe the driver of the
speeding car, but lock up the car for
q given time, probably for as many
days as the number OF miles the car is
going above the speed limit
Green Bay--Joseph Schneider. New
Franken, Brown county, has added
new laurels to the county by winning
the state two-acre corn growing con
test and has been awarded a purebred
hull calf as a prize by the Wisconsin
experiment association, it was an
uounced, Schneider raised 100 bush
els of golden glow corn on each of the
two acres he planted.
l,au Claire-Eau Claire is to have a
sixth bank Water street business
men have applied to Madison for
charter to establish bank ON Water
street and most of the stock has been
subscribed The Eau Claire State bank
win open for business here within d
few week. making Eau Claire's fifth
banking institution.
Kenosha - Charles Halberstadt was
ground TO death beneath the wheels of
a railroad train after he had crawled
under the gates at a crossing. The
body was hit by limited, which car
ried it some distance, and cut it to
pieces. The victim was a prominent
Daker
Kenosha-Fi early destroyed
large ice house at Powers lake, near
this city. The damage is estimated at
100000. The place had a storage ca
pacity of $4,000 tons of ice and had
been partially filled, 1t is suspected
that the blaze was of incendiary
origin.
Rhinelander - Oneida county, OF
which this city is the county seat.
gained more than 100000 in new
capital during 1919. according to
figures just made public. OF THIS
amount $450000 is ine ested in timber
OF timber products.
Meujll--The Ciovevdale Dairy farm
owners tried the experiment last sUm-
mes # raising sunuowers for ensilaee,
planting is acres The ensilase is
coming out in fine shape and is prov
ing excellent feed for their dairy stock.
Racine Members of the Racine
Sic department viii. besaaa.ios ~co, /.
have one day olg in three. With new
men added to the department the
membership VIII be increased from
tortl-seven 70 htty-three.
AuyomobjIists will have to