Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-01-21
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Antigo-The Milwaukee federal pro.
hibition agents charged with man.
slaughter in connection with the death
Of julius Wurzer in a moonshine raid
near Elton voluntarily submitted to
arrest. They are represented by
United States Dist Atty. William
Meilhan. Preliminary hearing was
set for Feb. "a Warrants were is
sued following a decision by Dist.
Atty. T. J. Reinert. Langlade county,
to press the charge to a finish Pre-
cedence has been given the case on
the court calendar to decide imme-
diately the question whether a fed
eral prohibition officer has the right
to shoot to kill when resistance is of
fered to search warrant.
Eau Claire-Mrs. Leona Sailstad
Richardson, a bride of two weeks
now, widow of Edward J. Sailstad, for,
mer president of the defunct Multi
tone Manufacturing Co, who is said
to have burned to death in a sum-
mer cottage fire in 1920 will attempt
to force payment of the SIT 900 she
believes due her from four insurance
companies by filing suit in Eau Claire
or in Douglas County. The companies
refuse payment upon the theory that
Sailstad is still alive and the charred
bones, declared to have been his,
were planted" there by him. lie
eloped with his secretary. Dorothy
Anderson, a pretty Chicago steno
grapher, the companies say
La Crosse - How Appleton has
changed from a solid closed shop city
to an open shop city was explained
to the Master Builders of Wisconsin
in session at La Crosse by Henry
Lauer, secretary of the Appleton
Builders association Mr.. Lauer ad,
vocated paying common laborers good
wages. He said building tradesmen
are plentiful at the wages paid in
Appleton, The open shop policy in
Beloit has been put through so sue
cessfully, H. Morrill, said. that the
plumbers union has only two mem
bers left
Madison Investigators of the state
tax commission the last year uncov.
cred $4,000 in unreported tax re-
turns. including about $1S0,00e of sol
der bonus money, obtained through
application of a surtax on incomes.
Gov. Blaine has made $4,000 avail
able to the commission for prosecu-
ton of its investigation, Hundreds
of thousands of dollars will be brought
into the state treasury and the local
treasures that otherwise would have
remained uncollected, it is expected
The books of all large concerns in
Wisconsin will be gone over again by
investigators to check up reports to
the commission.
Madson-That the rush to get out
Of the jitney business is almost as
great as was the desire to get in is
evidenced by the number of carriers
who withdrew from the motor bus
shown by the records of the railroad
commission Approximately one-third
of the carriers who started in the
business during 1921 withdrew before
the year was over. The majority Of
them say that the high cost of oper-
ating motor busses make the jitney
business Improbable.
Eau Claire-There were just Is
members OF the James COmmerford
post, G. A. r.. Chippewa Falls, to take
part in the election of officers this
year. Is members having responded
to the last roll call during the past
year The post was organized in 1888
and at the height Of its strength dur
ing the years from 1900 to 1905 re
corded membership of $50.
Superior-Because she did not have
the sum of SIS, Mrs. Stella Samborski,
of Superior was compelled to stay
in the city Jail for three hours when
she was arrested by Great North
ern railroad detective for alleged tres
pass. she testified n court at trial
in which she asks $4,000 from the
railroad for false Imprisonment. The
arrest was made Aug. &c, 1921.
Green Bay-An increase in the mum
Der of employers calls for men was
noticed last week when total of ~
calls were made at the Green Bay
free employment bureau. The
woman's division also noted an in
crease in the number of calls, when
"a we're received, SO over the proceed
ing week.
Racine Within a few miles of the
home he had planned for himself and
the l6-year-old bride he had found in
Lithuania. John Sadowsh. 81, who left
Racine tor Russia six months ago. fell