Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-20

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Reserve-The Catholic church at Re
serve was struck BY lightning and
burned to the ground Within two
hours after the building was struck it
was in ashes The building was erect
ed forty years ago. when allOtments
We're made to the Indians of the Lac
Courte Grizzlies Indian reservation. II
was on the reservation. There was no
way of extinguishing the flames except
by carrying water in buckets from the
lake. and attention was given TO the
work OF removing all valuables from
the church and the office of the pastor.
Even the doors and windows were
removed and carried to safety. The
Rev. Mr. Gordon was visiting in Hay
ward, Is miles distant, and arrived on
the scene after the building was gone
His library and the church records
were saved.
Denmark-Two barns and a machine
shed. with their contents. and the sea
sons crop was destroyed when light
ming struck the farm of Elmer J. Ras-
mussen. Two purebred Holstein cows
also were killed. Volunteers succeed
ed in saving the house and granary.
The loss is estimated at about $4,000,
half of which is covered by insurance.
Madison-In the fiscal year 1920-21,
the II free employment offices conduct
ed by the industrial commission made
74.764 verified placements. of which
$500 were TO men and 17,774 to wom-
en- Verified placements were made in
Il per cent of all calls for help re-
ceived.
Appleton Proposal of Fox river val
ley carpenters. who have been striking
since May l. to return to work at the
basic pay of 20 cents an hour if con-
tractors would recognize the closed
shop. was ignored by valley contrac-
tors at their meeting here The offer
was read TO contractors and promptly
tabled without discussion. The open
shop was declared in the valley May 8
after carpenters refused to accept a
cut of 10 cents an hour, reducing their
scale to 20 cents Contractors declare
they are able to obtain all the men
they need at the Is cent rate. Mean
while several hundred carpenters in
the valley are idle.
Two Rivers 80 Because the wrong
mayor signed their bonds, the city of
Two Rivers has been obliged to reprint
an entire issue amounting TO 100000.
Last fan the city council voted to float
q $4,000 school bond issue and the
bonds We're printed soon afteTward,
and were duly signed By Or. w. J. Cur
rens. then city executive. The bonds
were not offered for sale until few
days ago. and now H c. Gowran is
mayor. 1t is an established rule that
municipal bonds must be signed by the
mayor and city clerk in office at the
time when they are offered for sale
Racine-District Attorney ThoTwald
Beck Of Racine county issued orders TO
all county and town officials to cause
TIE immediate removal of all adyertis-
ing signs along the highways of RAJ
cine county and that unless the signs
are removed within 10 days, they will
be DESTROYED. This action is taken be-
cause Of the fact that large adyertis-
ing signs are being placed at the inter
section Of highways and obstruct views
Of the direction signs placed by county
and town officials for information OF
the autoists.
Merrill 49, The school board of Dis
trict No. =, town of Tomahawk, recent
~ applied to County superintendent
W. s. Freeman for a teacher capable
Of teaching all eight elementary grades
and the first and second grades OF the
high school. all at one time in the
Spirit Falls school The superintend-
ent was obliged 70 inform the board
that such a thing was impossible and
that no teacher could be expected to
I'll the bill.
James Rinekerd. James
Vile. has been working as brick
maker for 81 years. For a continuous
years he worked in, Monroe brick
yard and three years ago moved to
GAINESVILLE L have made more than
1000. Gao bricks during my life" says
Rinekerd. Il ana IS years of age and
don't know of a more pleasant trade
than making bricks"
Eau Claire - Rev. byron T. Lewis
pastor of the Methodist church at Ar
kansaw, Wis. was drowned at Eau
CLAIRE park. where he was on an out
ing win his Boy Scout troop. He was