Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-09-17

state Ire MARSHAL NIT AOSCACluf MdS
arrested for firing the barn, in which
Eleanor Marszielek, Is, daughter OF
Mrs koscielny, and katherine, u, and
John. 8. children of Mr.. Koscielny By
a former marriage, were burned to
death The woman was taken TO Med
ford before the justice court, where
she confessed firing the barn with the
intention of burning the children to
/ get revenge on her husband, who she
said misreated her.
anitowoc-Judgmen has been en-
tered IN circuit court at Manitowoc
+ by Judge Kirwan, in the case of the
+ J. F Rappel Co. against that city,
awarding the company s11,49S.95 with
interest from July l. The decision is
+ based on the special verdict returned
by jury two months ago. The case
came as a result of damage suffered
by the Rappel company 10 stock and
+ the basement OF its warehouse caused
+ by flooding in the spring of 1920. 1t
+ was held that the city was negligent
/ in permitting a sewer which passes
through the Rappel property TO be-
come blocked with refuse, causing tho
water 10 back up and break through
! the cement floor in the company's
j basement.
i MISUNDERSTANDING, for the fifth
time within two weeks, caused fire
that destroyed farm property in Mani
towoc county. The barns on the Mich
( ael Gallagher farm in the town of
Maple Grove We're burned to the
ground. The seasons crops and farm
machinery. together with the build
ings valued at $500. were burned.
/ Horses and other stock were saved.
+ Never in the history of the county
have there been so many fires and
heavy losses Nearly $4,000 has been
lost by the owners Of the five barns,
crops. machinery and cattle destroyed
by fires caused by lightning.
Ashlan6-John Frank. a farmer liv-
ing in Marengo county near Ashland.
recently shot a large wildcat on the
shore Of Mineral Lake. The cat stood
TWO feet high. Frank presented the
hide TO County Sheriff Quirstorff and
collected q bounty of SIS. the first paid
IN long time. Wildcats are uncom-
mon in that part Of the country. They
are very destructive Of small game,
such as partridge and grouse.
Madison-Industrial conditions are
reflected N an Increasing number Of
applications for positions with the
state, the civil service commission an
nounces- 1t reports that where last
year there We're FIVE applicants for
each position, there are now %. Near
+ II 5000 persons are employed by the
state in its various departments and
institutions, including the university
and normal schools.
Madison-Persons who sell grape
juice. pop. root beer and similar
drinks without a license from their
local council do so at their own risk
of being arrested for vending non-in-
toxicating liquor without permit, the
attorney general held in an opinion
to Launcelot A. Gordon. assistant sec
rotary OF state.
Stevens Point-Raffaele Roppa. an
italian section laborer employed by
The 500 line at Stockton staff, r. died
az a hospital in Stevens Points from
eating toadstools. which he mistook
for mushrooms. Several other Ital-
ians ate from the same dish and all
were taken sick. Roppa ate more
than the others.
5 Stevens Point-Three commission
ers appointed by the circuit court to
apuraise the damages resulting to
farming lands through the raising of
the Consolidated Paper and Pulp Co.
dam at Biron Wood county, and the
subsequent flooding OF these lands.
awarded damages Of $4,000. $40 an
acre. after hearing arguments.
Madison Enrolment in the nine
state normal schools will be greater
this year than al any time in the past
replies from the president OF the in
situations 10 William Kittle. Madison.
+ secretary Of The board OF normal re-
gents, indicate.
Madison program Of marking all
historic sites of the state is being
carried out by the landmark commit
tee Of the State Historical society.
The last site TO be marked was that
Of the Blue Mounds fort. which served
as n refuge Tor settlers during the
Black Hawk war
Sturgeon Secretary Roy J..
Schu1-neCht, who for tne last year and
} half has been actively identified
= with the Door County Chamber Of
h.