Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-01-07

chairman or the state tax commits
sion, declares in a statement. Other.
wise, he points out, there may be q
shortage of funds to meet obligations
and operating expenses. 1t is his sug.
gestion that before giving the six
months extension the common coun-
ell of every city determine the out.
standing claims which will become
due within the extension period, the
regular monthly payroll and the pre-
ferred funds which the law requires
TO be set aside for schools, Libraries,
judgments and other purposes.
Madison-Married women in Wis.
consin now bear the same financial
responsibility as their husbands, with
out claim to legal disability on the
grounds of sex, w. w. Gilman. assist
ant attorney general, advised Marsh
all Cousins, banking commissioner, in
an opinion. Enactment of the equal
/ rights law by the 1921 legislature, ex
tending full legal and political equal
ity to women, is given as the reason
/ for the changed situation
Green Bay-The Rev. William J.
Peil of st. Boniface church, Manito-
voc, and the Rev. Walter ]. Fit
maurice of st. Mary's church, Apple
ton, have had the monsignorship con-
ferred on them by Pope Benedict, it
has been announced by Bishop Paul
z. Rhode. Father Peil is ~ years of
age. Gustave Keller. postmaster of
Appleton, was made Knight of the
Order of St. Gregory.
Madison-A total of 147 foreign
students from "a other countries or
American territories are enrolled in
I the University of Wisconsin, accord.
ing to the new directory. This num-
Der includes 131 men and 10 women.
Sixty-one Chinese, students, including
four women, constitute the largest
representation from any one country.
Others from the Far East include five
men from Japan, two from Australia,
four from India, one from New Zea-
land and one from Siam.
Milwaukee-Dr. J. F. Norris, staff
/ physician at the Resthaven hospital
for World war veterans at Waukesha
and president of the Disabled War
Veterans Oil Co, and Roy Jackson,
patient at the hospital and director of
the oil company, were arrested on the
charge of having violated the state
i bluesky laws by selling subscriptions
for stock in the company to disabled
soldiers at the hospital.
| Madison-Under a ruling just re-
ceived by Adjt Gen. Holway from the
war department, all state guardsmen
who qualify on a 600-yard range, will
receive So a month additional camp
! pay if expert rifemen, So a month
/ if sharpshooters, and SO a month if
marhsmeE. In addition silver medals
viii be given to all who qualify on
the 600-yard range, and bronze medals
to those who qualify on the shorter
ranges Of 100 to 200 yards.
/ Washburn-Thet ubereular test for
ca tie in Bayfield, county has been
completed, and out of total of 10,16O
head tested only IS were returned as
reactors, or less than u of l per
cent When the law was enacted CIV
| ing the counties the privilege of free
tests upon petition, Bayfield, was the
second county to file application, Bar
ron county being first and Lincoln
third.
Neillsville-Two carloads OF Hol-
stems, consisting of about sixty ami
mails. were shipped to Idaho from the
owen and Curtiss territory, Clark
county. The animals will go into
Gooding county, Idaho, as foundation
animals for the dairy business. Buy
ers liked the class of cattle around
Owen and Curtiss, ana will be back
after more in a few months
Chippewa Falls-A. ]. Danielson is
completing one of the best equipped
barns in Chippewa county on the site
of barn destroyed by fire last win
ter at his farm, three miles southeast
of Chippewa Falls. 1t will be 36x1OO
feet and have all modern equipment.
The electric lights with which the
farm buildings are provided will be
lighted by a small private plant.
Green Bay-The Jollies of 1922 win
be undertaken by the Green Bay Elks'
minstrels The annual show will be
staged late in January The Jollies
will make a three-night stand at home
and then the company expects to
make the neighboring cities on a two
weeks tour.
/ Wausau-The Wausau Y. W. c. A.
has received $4,000 as a gift from
I \ a.