Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-02-28

| the husband who filed the papers in
the petition The court awarded Mrs.
Best division of the property in the
amount of $4,000
Eau Claire Bennit Blom, living
! near Withee, is dead as the result of
an accident While saving laths 4
| piece of wood few into his face, strik-
| ing him in the forehead. He was able
to walk unassisted to the house, but
there he dropped dead. He is sur
yived by his widow and two children.
He was 80 years old.
/ Madison-As a souvenir of the visit
of the French educational mission TO
the University OF Wisconsin last year,
| Col. Reinach. chairman OF the mission.
| has just sent to the university library
d handsomely bound and illustrated
copy of a work by Arsene Alexandra,
/ on Jean Carries, the French sculptor.
Sheboygan-An saloon keepers here
who paid 5000 for retail liquor Ii
cense last year. will receive refund
of $9166 for the five months period
from Jan 10, 1920, to July /, 1920 ac-
cording to action taken by the coun-
| ell. since the licenses became void
when prohibition went into effect
| Madison - The NJ G. Madison Seed
/ company, recently purchased by new
interests here, has filed papers at
Madison increasing its capital stock
from $4,000 to $3.50 O00. The CON
pany contemplates extending its bust
ness greatly and recently erected
three additional green houses.
Marinette - George A. Nicholson,
| ST., has purchased the east side OF
Stephenson island from the n. Lud-
| incton company The deal includes
4 dockage rights on the south side of
The island. 1t is understood that Nit
caeson plans TO engage in the manu-
featuring business here.
| Senator LA Toilette will
make no public addresses during his
present stay in Wisconsin, announce
ments of talks in the capital and else
where to the contrary notwithstanl.
/ ing, it was declared authoritatively
here. The senator's health is not the
best, it was explained.
Waukesha-Eu Eugene St. Peter, 48. a
| farmer living three miles from Wau-
| kesha on the Arcadian road, was found
hanging from a beam in the wagon
shed on his farm by his wife. He is a
| former Waukesha saloon keeper and
! teamster for the Milwaukee Waukesha
brewery.
| Beloit--W NJ Van Lone. sealer of
weights and measures, has resigned.
! He has been appointed to serve as Of
fcer in the state food department He
win have duties in the counties of
| Portage. Wood, Marathon. Shawano,
Oneida. Langlade, Villas and Iron.
Appleton-Ca George Merkle. as
sistant city health officer. and the man
who has been leading the campaign TO
! prevent the spread Of influenza here,
is seriously i'll. victim of the malady
Appleton - Because CT the theft of
water from the city through meter
tampering in the homes. the CITY
water department j. placing seals on
all meters now in use.
W. a.
been elected president of the Water
town Canning company. Nearly 100
, Geo cases oe corn and peas wera
packed last season.
Madison - Articles were approved
by commissioner OF Banning Marshall
Cousins Ter the new Farmers bank
If Sheldon The Q, nital stock : So
600
Sturgeon Bay - The Hin Tranepar-
t2tior company win again operate the
s.eemer Marquette On Green Bay and
/ on the Sturgeon Pay run this summer.
Bel0it-The Beloit common council
~ae voted - rebate $4,000 of the sum
IF $500 each paid for saloon license
}ast summer.
Superior r. Democrats of the Elev
enth care~eesjonal district hope ia Sc
ou~e plank in the state platform
r'ed~f-g the party 10 work for leglsl.-
Ton providing for cheap dynamite &c
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