Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-11-18
.NE|GHBORHOOD NEWS NOTES
MERCER

Mrs. M. l.. Champion returned from
an extended visit in Chicago, ILL.,,
and Detroit, Mich, Tuesday morning.
Mrs. r. L. Ball, Mrs. Eva Lee and
Mrs. VIM. Hobbs visited at Manito-
wish Friday.
Miss Isabelle Harrison returned to
her home at Mason, Wis, Tuesday
morning, after visiting her sister,
Evelyn for week.
| Mrs. Ben Baker and her daughter
Ruth arrived from Amigo last Thurs
day for an indefinite stay.
Alvine Pemble was Hurley caller
Saturday evening.
Chas. Denton, of Oconomowoc, ar
rived Saturday for visit with the
E. K. Miller family.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Gehr and Miss
Elleda Bentsen visited al Winchester
Sunday.
Irving Hifferman of Green Bay, ar
rived Tuesday to hunt with his old
pal, Stanley Kountney.
Mrs. j. Schillman and children spent
the week lend with the A. j. Schillman
family at Lac du Flambeau.
Ed. EvensOn, Percy Sullivan and
Eddie Sargent drove up Sunday to see
the foot ball game at lrOnwOOd.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Baerwold of
Hurley, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Shea, for few weeks.
VIM. Battell and children returned
to their home in Milwaukee Saturday.
G. j. Hutchinson one of the opera
tors at the depot, is enjoying the hunt
ing season.
Clearance, Herbert and Louis Cham
pine arrived from Wausau and Tiger
ton Monday evening for the hunting
| season..
A Kenosha hunter returned to his
home after one days hunting with a
deer and a wolf Tuesday evening.
Al. Passehl took the following peo-
pie to IrOnwood Tuesday evening: Mr..
and Mrs. r. l.. Ball and daughter
Catherine, Mrs. l.. A. Gehr and Mr..
and Mrs. M. E. Brandt to attend the
Eastern Star convention which was
held there.
Mrs. John Ryan arrived here from
| Wausau Friday to spend the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. K. Atwater.
J.C. Wilmington was business
visitor at Ironw God Saturday.
The following ladies did shopping
at Ironwood Saturday: Mrs. V. G.
Edgren, Mrs. Fred Lee, and the
Misses Mabel Knott and Mabel
Andrews.
A big bunch of fellows from here
attended the dance at Woodruff Sat-
urday evening.
Alloys Reindl of Tigerton, is here
hunting with the Champine brothers.
VIM. Mccormick was badly, but
not seriously injured in an accident
at the H. Peters saw mill Saturday
noon. A slab flew back from the saw
and struck him directly in the fore
head and cut deep and wide cash,
Mr.. Peters Immediately took him to
town here and bandaged the wound as
we'll as possible, then l.. A. Gehr took
him to the Twin City hospital at Iron
wood where he was taken care of and
| brought back home. He was taken
to IrOnwOOd Wednesday to have the
wound taken care of and is now re-
ported out of danger but on account
of the swelling in his face he is not
able to see very we'll.
What might have resulted in very
serious accident Sunday evening about
$50 p. m. but luckily did not, Occurr-
ed when Stanley Kountney, Butch
Sorenson and Mr.. Nyberg returned
from Vinegar and about one mile
from Mercer on the Manito-
wish road were run into by four young
| fellows from Rhinelander in Buick
and only a post in the state highway
fence stopped both cars from going
thru the fence and over steep and
rocky embankment. Both cars were
very badly damaged but no one hurt.
All the fellows got nice walk to
town out of it. Stanley got his Ford
out the same evening but the Buick
was so badly smashed up that tt was
hauled in next day. The Rhinelander
boys proceeded on their return home
by rail on 112 train that evening.