Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-13

Green Bay - Three fresh graves in
the little cemetery at Duck Greek mark
the resting place of three brothers
whose bodies have been laid to rest in
the space of two weeks. Two weeks
ago Joseph Lewis died as a result of
heat prostration. A younger brother,
Arthur, had been killed in action in
France while serving with the United
States army His body was returned
from France and buried beside his
brother Two days later, Edward, an
older brother, died as the result of an
accident due to a small hurricane tear
ing barn door from its hinges and
striking him, causing internal injuries
Brentwood Threshing from both the
shock and the stack has commenced
here. Oats constituted the chief grain
crop grown through this section this
year Threshing is about three weeks
earlier here this season than other
years The oat crop is not up to nor
NAL this year and in some parts of the
county the yield is about half normal
crop. The hay crop also was very
light. Other crops are in excellent
condition in northern Wisconsin.
Green Bay - Wife heaters in Green
Bay are fined at the rate of 81 a pound,
it was indicated by Judge Monahan in
municipal court when he heard evil
dence in the case of Mrs. Patrick Col
Inns against her husband, whom she
charged came home at a. m. and beat
her up. The judge took one look at
the frail little woman and her strap
ping husband. "One hundred dollars
fine and 80 days in the workhouse,"
was the sentence. 1t was the maxi
mum permitted by law
notwithstanding checks on a dead
mans name is the charge against a
man giving his name as Frank Kelly,
who came to Kenosha and forged 10
checks, each for $34, on James Cape"
a Racine contractor, who has been
dead for more than a decade The
Cape Construction Co. is paving here
and the stranger used the ruse of be
ing one of the men employed on the
crew to get his checks cashed.
Eau Claire - Jacob John Groh, %
years old, and his brother inlaw,
Clarence Brown, II years old, were
sentenced by Judge James Wickham in
the circuit court to three years in the
Green Bay reformatory, when they
pleaded guilty to burglarizing a gro
Gerry store. They also pleaded guilty
TO burglarizing other places here in the
last few weeks.
Juneau - Walter Schwanker, a ten
ant on a farm in Emmett, lost all his
personal property consisting of five
horses, several head of cattle, farm
machinery and hay, in disastrous
fire. There was very little insurance.
Members of the Farm bureau, appre-
ciating Mr. Sehwanker's financial po-
sition. collected S395.75, which was
presented to Mr. Schwanker with no
strings" attached
Merrill 49, A F. Genrich. city weed
commissioner, received notice from the
state weed commissioner that any per-
son who had failed to remove weeds
from his property after notice from the
commissioner, is subject to a fine of
SIS a day for every day following the
sixth day of such notice and until he
complies with the order.
Tomah-Six candidates for the posi-
ton Of postmaster Of the city of To
NAH filed their applications in an ex-
animation held in this city. The pres
ent incumbent, Ernest BarteIs, was
appointed TO fill the unexpired term
Of office Of Mark Severson, resigned.
Lancaster Hobart Dell of Beetown,
near here, will probably be perma-
nently blind as the result Of the ex-
plosion Of an automobile tire. Dell is
said 20 have scratched q din bubble
on the tire and the explosion followed.
shooting dirt and sand into his eyes at
20 pounds pressure.
-Ors-third Of the gasoline
and kerosene filing stations in this
city tested by Glen Snyder, city sealer.
in the last month have been con
demned outright Eight pumps were
ordered destroyed.