Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-02-26


phones, stockholders announced. The
company, established twenty years
ago, operates in the vicinity of Beloit
and has 500 subscribers. For years no
dividends have been declared and the
business shows an annual deficit. For
the year just closed the company is
about $500 to the bad. The property
is valued at $4,000.
Madison-The state department of
agriculture, through its seed control
division, finds it necessary to again
warn the farmers of the state against
the purchase of bargain seeds" from
any source whatsoever. There is al
ways a reason for a reduction in price
and usually it is because the seed is
contaminated with the seeds of trou
blesOme weeds, or because it is low in
terminating power.
Green Bay-William Holloway, an
old offender, will spend Is days in Jail
as a result of being drunk and dis
orderly. Police Judge Hewlett offered
to let Holloway go on suspended
sentence if he would tell where he was
getting his stuff, but the prisoner said
he would rather serve the time and
keep the well intact" for another
session.
Appleton - After celebrating five
hours jury in circuit court held there
was no cause for action against six
Appleton men, defendants in suit for
$4,000 instituted by John Deml, Grand
Chute farmer who alleged he was as
saulted in night raid at his home
during the fourth Liberty loan cam
paign 1t was the second trial Of the
might rider" case, Deml losing the
first contest.
Green Bay-The world is getting
normal again. The first application in
four years for peddler's license was
issued to George Mike of Fond du Lac
by the county clerk He intends to go
the route around the county on foot,
selling everything from a brass ring
to cake of soap or a yard of calico.
Mack will carry his store" on his
back and his pack, when he starts off,
will weigh about $50 pounds
Eagle River-At the annual meeting
of the Eagle River Cooperative Cream
cry company it was voted to declare
a so per cent stock dividend and in
crease the capital stock from $4,000 to
$4,000. During the last year the
creamery has manufactured 100, zoo
pounds of butter and received 275,S42
pounds of cream. The gross sales for
the products were $7S,383,05
Eau Claire - Sleeping sickness
claimed its first victim here when Mrs.
II. W. Richgels, So years old, died at
a local hospital after an illness of
seventeen days. the last twelve of
which she spent in deep sleep Five
other cases of sleeping sickness have
been reported here but none Of the
others are considered serious.
Wisconsin Rapi1s-With two candi-
dates in the field and promise of sew
eral others the fight has opened for
appointment of a postmaster in this
city. George Warren, grocery man,
and A. L, Fontaine, editor and pub
Usher of The Wood County Reporter,
are candidates. Mr.. FOntaine held the
Office several years ago.
Wisconsin Rapids-The Chamber of
Commerce of Wisconsin Rapids is
backing a movement to nave the Wis
consin highway commission retain the
present highway engineer, A. r. Hirst,
who recently resigned. County boards,
chambers Of commerce, legislature and
Others throughout the state are being
appealed to.
Eau. Claire-The marketing of hides
Of animals of every sort has been cut
fully rs per cent this year from that
OF less than year ago in Eau Claire
county. according to fur dealers. The
hide and fur business was "shot to
pieces" when prices started to slump
last fan. according to furriers.
Marinette - NJ. f. Sibole. county
agent of Marinette county started a
campaign to induce every farmer in
the county to grow at least one acre
of soy beans. In addition to their val
ne as legumes. he urges their cultiva-
ton as additional dairy cattle feed.
Madison -- There is available for
highway construction this year in Wis
eonsin $4,000 900. while in the proceed
ing nine years only s36,750 600 was ex.
pended for that purpose, according to
A. Il. Hirst, state highway engineer,
who addressed members Of the legisla-
ture.
Marinette- Fishermen Of this vicin-
fty experienced q great loss when their
nets We're carried into the lake on an
ice foe with eight men. who succeeded
/ IN landing The number Of nets is
uiaCea AT = 0OO and The loss at SIS 900