Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-02

VS., HURLEY, WIS.
Stevens Point-A nugget Of pure
copper. weighing 10 pounds, was
found BY Leo Travich while he was
excayating for gravel on his farm in
the town of Sharon northeast Of Stew
ems Point Other pieces of copper have
been found on the same farm and in
that vicinity in the past. This part
Of Portage county, once in the area
covered by the edge of the great gla-
cier, is filed with knobs and mounds,
many Of them covered with large
boulders. The copper, it is believed,
was brought down from the copper
ranges in prehistoric days BY the gla-
cier. Copper has never been discoy-
cred in sufficient quantities to warrant
mining it on farm land in this country.
Wausau-The city of Wausau is
within a short time to become the
through gift of Mrs. C. F.
Rea, a former resident of Wausau, a
well equipped public park and play
grounds. Informal notice of the i'm
pending presentation was given the
city council at a special meeting. The
park is to be a memorial to the late
Benjamin Franklin Hammond, father
of Mrs Rea and one of the pioneer
residents and lumberman of Northern
Wisconsin who made Wausau his
home for many years prior to his
death. The grounds are now being
improved under the supervision and
as planned by Charles H. Ransdell of
landscape architect.
Madison-The industrial commission
that 1t has modified its or
der on fireworks so as to prohibit the
keeping of any firecrackers and fire
works. except Chinese frecrackers not
more than two inches in length and
in compact cases, in building nearer
than two hundred feet from neigh
boring building. This modification,
the commission says, makes the order
more severe in that sparkers, son-of-
a-gun and the like are prohibited, but
it also liberalizes the old order to per-
nit the handling of Chinese frecrack-
ers Town or municipal authorities
are still permitted to give frework dis
plays as in former years.
Marinette-The following officers
were elected at the concluding session
of group three, Wisconsin Bankers
association at Marinette: President.
Joseph Ffeiler. Sheboygan; vice-presi-
dent, 0. M. Kiley, De Pere; secretary
treasurer, George Dawson, Chiffon;
executive committee, c. D. Eastman,
Plymouth, and E. ] Breitzman, Fond
du Lac. 0. p. Osthelder, Marinette,
retiring president, was elected to the
committee of the state
convention of bankers in June. The
next group three convention will be
held at Sheboygan.
Stevens Point - Three Nekoosa
young men, ] H. Campbell, Densmore
Buchanan and Cecil Morgan, were
taken to a Stevens Point hospital after
their touring car ran amuck and tele
scoped a 30-foot section of a guard
rail four miles south of Stevens Point
The top rail of the fence, 4-inch tim.
Der. was driven through the machine
from front to rear. None of the trio
was seriously hurt. All were asleep
at the time of the crash, they said
Stevens Point auto victims in less
than two weeks now total II.
Merrill 49, Frederick A. Granholm,
employed in the meter department of
the Wisconsin Valley Electric Co.. has
been appointed to the United States
military academy at West Point as a
cadet and has been ordered to report
July 2. Nearly two years ago he en-
listed in the Wisconsin National guard
and through the efforts of Capt Har-
old A. Morgan. w. B. Chilsen and Con
gresham A. P. Nelson was made the
principal nominee for entrance to the
academy from this district. He will
specialize in engineering.
Platteville ~ Arrangements have
been completed for the appearance at
Platteville on July Of Senator l. L.
Lenroot, as independence day orator
in connection with the Wild-West
Roundup which takes place July 4
and 5. The Cuba City Military and
Platteyille Legion bands will lead the
big parade July 4 Special prizes are
offered for tho best floats, and the
Wild West part of the show is dou-
bic competitive rodeo from the famous
Delavan ranch Of washington, S. ..
Madisor-Tne state has complete
control over all inland navigable lakes