Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-10-07


court ha3 granted the application OF
the etate democratic party committee
for an immediate hearing on applica-
tlons of that party Tor writ OF man
damus against the secretary Of state.
ordering the placing Of the democratic
candidates for state offices in the
official democratic column Of the Nov.
7 election ballot A decision is ex.
pected by the high cour: by Oct. 10.
The ballots must be sent out by oct
10, according to statute, and de-
cision must be reached by Oct 10 to
allow the necessary stages OF printing
and mailing to be carried out.
Financial budgets Of the
University of Wisconsin and of the
nine Wisconsin normal schools are be-
ing drawn up for submission TO the
state board Of education and the state
board Of public affairs for approval
before requests for money are placed
before the 1923 legislature Requests
Of the higher educational Institutions
for funds are expected to total ap-
proxiinately s8.500.000 annually, or
$4,000 900 for the next biennium. The
1921 legislature authorized expendi-
lures of S14,000.000, which excluded
practically all construction projects.
Echoes of the severe sleet
storm that swept Wisconsin last win
ter are still heard by the state rail
road commission, in the form Of tele-
phone company applications for In
creased rates. The Madison and Man
ava telephone companies, the Eden
Telephone Co. and the New Lisbon
Telephone Co. are applying for rate
raises and have hearings scheduled
before the commission. All of these
concerns were affected by the storm,
Madison The 1888 grade crossings
In Wisconsin claimed a toll of 43
deaths and 172 injured during the
fiscal year ending July l, according
to c. NJ. Larson, Of the state railroad
commission. In making his report. Mr.
Larson declared that It now appeared
that the majority OF grade crossing &C
cldcnts are more directly due to the
amount OF traffic on the highways and
railroads rather than to the danger
BUSINESS Of any given crossing.
Merrill-Lincoln county conseTva-
ton champions are circulating petit
lions for the opening of the rabbit sea
son Oct. / instead OF Oct Is on the
grounds that Mr. Bunny has not been
a conseryationist. but has unmerciful.
ly attacked farmers crops, and be-
sides that his meat will taste better
at that time than after Oct. Is The
petitions are being literally signed.
Appleton 49, Valentine Faber, Osh.
kOsh, his wife and two daughters, mar
rowly escaped from serious injury
when their new automobile was struck
by a switch engine on the Milwaukee
railroad and dragged 40 feet. The car
remained upright. however. Faber
said he did not see the fagman at the
corner
Neenah--L KeviH Larsen, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p Larsen, of Neenah,
graduate of Neenah high school and
Lawrence college, left for England.
4ubaro NJ D,yforJ ,,rf,rnvcft.- he ,,-fII
study the coming three years. under
a Rhodes scholarship which he was
recently awarded.
Madi son The value of property
held by William, julius and Mary
Balzer. who were killed on their farm
near Cussell Prairie, Aug. s, is ap-
proximately $65.000. Most of their
holdings We're in the form of mort.
cages and notes kept In safety de-
post vault OF Sank City bank.
! Waupun-Shortly after he arrested
two intoxicated men found loiterlng
in an alley, Joseph Linnen, 81, night
/ Waterman at Waupun, was stricken
with paralysis and died three hours
later His death occurred on the
thirtyfourth anniversary of his wed
ding.
Madison~The state board of educa
ton at its monthly meeting has au
thorized the purchase of the former
home Of President +. A. Birge of the
| University OF Wisconsin for SIS coo
The site of the home is TO be used il
constructing the proposed Memoria
Union building.
Auburndalc-W While milking a cow
Mrs Caroline Kuehlhold. rs. Auburn
dale, suddenly toppled off the milking
stool and died 1t is believed heart
disease caused her death. She was
born in Germany in 1914.
/ Beloit- on can explosions claimed
their tenth victim Of the year in Belolt