Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-30

and hay
experimentation plans for
wholesale jail delivery from the Doug
i las county jail at Superior and for the
murder Of "a cell mate and the night
/ jailer. were thwarted when Charles
Urbanlaf. one of the intended victims,
overheard the plans while felgning
sleep IN his cell When the cells of
/ two prisoners were searched after Ur-
baniaf had notified the jailer, a reyol-
yer, several rounds of ammunition and
three hacksaw blades were found con-
cealed in a mattress.
/ Marshheld Marshfeld business
men are literally coming to the aid
of underweght school children. whose
parents cannot afford to buy milk for
them. After a talk on the situation
at the Rotary club by Miss Alberta
Jones. city school nurse, the members
oil the club passed the milk bottle and
1 donations 10 the extent OF 1921 were
received which will be used TO buy
milk for school children. The Elks
club raised $22 for similar purposes.
Brentwood The College of Agricul-
+ ture, Madison. has announced a partial
list OF farm institutes to be held in
/ Barron county during the winter In
stitutes are TO be held at Comstock,
Jan. 1917; Reeve. Jan. 1919; Almena.
! Jan. 25-24; Cameron. Jan. 1926; Cum
/ beriand, Feb SO: Mikana. Feb. 1928.
/ The Mikapa farm institute will in
clude all farmers who reside in this
vicinity of Brentwood. Angus. Brin,
Campia and Wooddale.
Jefferson Rock county's claim to
fame, based on Il calf that weighed
1l5 pounds at birth. is not so good,
according to Roy r. Haas, jefferson
county whose herd has topped the
GAINESVILLE entry twice in the last two
weeks. One calf weighed 100 pounds
and the other IFS His claim is sup
ported by Dick Hahn and William
/ Leschinsky, who helped weigh the
calves, Both of the young "jumbos"
were pure bred Holsteina.
MadIson-A new four.yolume MIS-
tory OF Wisconsin will be published
under the editorship OF NJ. NJ Quaifo,
former superintendent OF the State
Historical society. Ii will be two
years before the book will be com.
peted aud placed on sale. Practically
all OF the state officials are contribut-
ing articles to the volume and the
board Of editors is composed of Wis
Consin political leaders ana educators.
Exland Bert Zerkle. an Exland
farmer. shot a big timber wolf near
Dear lake. This wolf had been seen
several times recently running with
farmers dogs of tkat locality and
when the animal was s<iued there was
a dog with it that was wounded by
part of the charge of buckshot
Wolves are numerous in this section
of Wisconsin this winter
Ladysmith - After sixty days
shutdown, the big saw mill of the
Campbell Lumber company
in Iadysmith resumed operations Dec.
is, giving employment to nearly one
hundred fifty men. The plant will run
continuously day and night until late
next fall and will saw about $1,000, COO
feet OF timber.
Madison The highest honor that
comes 10 girl student at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin has been paid Miss
Pauline Aulbrose of Nevada. la. She
was selected as the queen of the 1928
junior prom by Gordon a. Gamer.
chairman Of the prom committee.
Green Bay-John +. Farrell, former
city commissioner, will be recommend.
ed to the president for the Office of
at Green Bay, according to
a telegram received by NJ. f. Davis,
from Representative Classon OF the
Ninth district.
Westby-Kenneth Z. Ekern of West.
by suffered a bruise on his leg when
HE crank OF hs car kicked back.
Gangyene set in and the limb was am
outated, but the poison penetrated his
system and he died after intense sui
.ering.
Watertown--A cooperative cafeteria
sill be established at the Waterfowl
high school for students who find 1t
to SO to their homes for Z
Inner during the winter 1t will be
.un on a cost basis.