Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-01-01


The rest win be planted in streams
feeding into Lake Superior
0conomowoc-One Of the oldest bar
bers in the United States has laid the
razor and scissors aside and quit the
trade he has followed for thirty-four
years. He is c. Dennis, 81 years
young. OF Oconomowoc. he said he
thought he had pushed the razor long
enough and was going 70 retire 10
peace and comfort Mr. Dennis shop
has long been a popular place for the
farmers Of the community whenever
they came 70 OconoInowoc.
Wausau-Four silver black foxes.
owned By the Wausau Silver Black
Fox ranch, won high honors at the
first annual live silver fox exhibit
given by the national breeders asso-
citation at Muskegon. Mich. One hun
dred and one foxes, representing $780,
600. came from ranches in many parts
OF the country. The Wsusau exhibit
took TWO first prizes. one sEeepstake
and one third prize, and silver cups, as
well as four ribbons for special merits.
La Crosse-The sum OF s1,253 600
must be expended on school eonstruc-
tion and equipment in La Crosse with
in the next i've years, according 10
survey completed by the board Of edu-
cation, and presented to the common
council This makes no allowance for
growth of the schools, but merely pro
vides on the basis OF present popula.
tion. Money has been provided for
construction OF the first three new
schools At q cost Of 100000.
Green Bay Efforts win be made BY
Brown county. town and city officials
10 keep both state and county high
ways open for traffic during the winter
months. The main arteries OF travel
viii be cleared by road scrapers and
the various town supervisors viii cut
roadways through the drifts. -Four OF
the auto transport companies here
plan TO continue their daily trips into
the ruralite districts.
Superior-Chief Of Police Louis Os-
born has announced his intention TO
keep young girls without escorts from
city streets after 10 p. N. by revival
Of an old city ordinance. We are
going 70 enforce the ordinance with
the hope u preventing the downfall
OF girls" Chief Osborn declared. Mem
bers OF the department have been in
structed 10 enforce the ordinance.
Green Salaries in Green Bay
run all the way from $500 TO $4,000
a year. John j Colignon, assessor of
incomes. is authority for the state
ment There are four residents Of this
city earning from $4,000 TO $4,000
each twelve months. There are 3,617
persons here subject to the state in
come tax. The greater majority are in
the $500 TO $1,000 class. however.
Merrill-The Mems club Of st. Ste
phen's Evangelical church donated the
new bell which was dedicated by the
Rev. NJ. NJ. Schmidt. who said that in
asmuch as the men donated the bell,
they too should heed Its call The
dedication of the bell was accompanied
bv the dedication of the basement au-
ditorium Of the new church ediace.
Green Bay-The Woman's club re-
newed its demand for a woman police
officer in a resolution TO the council
Together with the petition was
lengthy statement citing instances in
which a woman police officer could
have served with benefit to the public
in the last six weeks.
Tomahawk William Winkelman.
farmer living near Irms, was fined SIS
and costs for hunting partridges and
hunting without a hcense= He was
brought before Judge Fl. G. Bell by
Game Warden E. F. Bosworth OF Mer-
rill
La A&AiT1E A 4 Nv Af4hAs l. I'll A4Aes
I16. most Of them charging violation
Of the federal prohibition enforcement
laws. were returned 20 Federal Judge
X. NJ. lands of Chicago. by the grand
jury which has been in session here
for weeks.
Stevens Point--A land deal has Just
been closed here in which John Drifka,
Custer. became the owner Of the J
II. Delaney farm in the town of La
lark. The sale included $50 acres OF
farm land, the farm buildings and
some Of the livestock. for which Mr.
Drifka paid $4,000
La Crosse Fifteen picnic grounds
on main travelled roads in La Crosse
county will be equipped with benches.
tables and other conveniences for au-
tomoblhsts and others. before the next
outing season starts.