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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-08
CHRISTMAS DINNER
AT HOME
Postmaster Asks Your Assistance So
That Clerks and Carriers MAY
Be Relieved

BE Relieved.
! Il has always been the desire of
the post office employees, par
ticularly the carriers, to so clean up
their Christmas work that they could
enjoy their Christmas dinners with
their families at home.
This has been accomplished in
many of the smaller offices perhaps
in most of the smaller offices. But
in the larger city offices, if the
carriers have had dinners at home
at all on Christmas Day, they have
been very late diners, even as late as
s o'clock at night
The department would very much
like to see the time come when all
postal employees could be relieved
of any work on Christmas Day, but
this can be accomplished only by
gradual steps toward that end.
However, the department is here
by announcing and instructing
poStmasters that ~ o'clock on
Christmas Day shall be the limit of
work on that day. If carriers can
not finish their work by - o'clock
on Christmas Day, postmasters
should permit them to leave it I'M
finished and the public asked to
await the delivery of any undelivered
Christmas mail until the following
day.
This notice is being heralded
nation wide and is a timely warning
to the general public to cooperate
with the post office department in
its mail early campaign.
If you are contemplating on send
ing a gift TO a relative or friend
out of town, go to your store and
purchase your gifts. pack and wrap
them securely, mark them not to be
opened until Christmas, have them
insured and you will avoid having a
disappointed friend or relative on
Christmas day, and your parcel is
more apt to get TO its destination in
good condition,
Don't wait until you receive "A
gift from Aunt Jermiah or Aunt
Josh or Mary or John and then make
an eleventh hour schamble to return
the compliments to them because
they sent you gift. In your haste
in trying to get something TO them
before Christmas TO make them
think you had intended remember
ing them all the time, you hurry TO
your store, purchase something that
is not satisfactory TO yourself or to
the recipient and you rush 10 the
post office and it is crowded and the
mails are flooded with parcels, you
start TO grumble because you cannot
get waited on and your parcel is
going to be delayed, in trying to
make up for lost time you send your
parcel Special Delivery-But, that
special delivery stamp is not going
to keep that parcel out of the jam or
avoid it being delayed with the other
parcels that got into the mails late.
Postal employees are only human
and there are over 100000 Of them
in the service, they all enjoy being
home on Christmas day the same as
you or / do. About 90 per cent Of
them win be at home on Christmas
Day, if you shop now and mail now;
don't wait, delay is dangerous
Lets go-pack and wrap them
securely, insure them and mail them
Now, mark them Not to be opened
until Christmas and make this the
merriest Christmas Of all by getting
our gifts to the recipients on time
and in good condition
u. r. Williams, p. NJ
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-08
Half As Many Deer Killed This Yea

Half As Many Deer Killed has ear.
Madison-About half as many
deer we're killed in Wisconsin this
year as compared with the preceding
hunting season, it is indicated by
the state conservation commission.
Up to Saturday night, a total Of
1912 deer were reported killed and
it is expected that but q few more
reports viii come in during the com
ing week. Last year about 1000
deer were shot during the hunting
season.
The north woods is said 70 hold
the decaying carcasses Of many
animals that died after being
wounded by hunters The lack Of
snow made it impossible to trail the
wounded animals.
Forest fires are said TO have
brought many Michigan deer into
Wisconsin territory The Wiseon-
sin. fires were mostly brush fires and
did not distrub the deer to the extent
that the timber fires Of the neighbor-
ing state did
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-08
rrwrR SETTLERS
! THIS YEAR
,-usnt of Northern Wisconsin
slowed Up on Account of
" Poor Farming Conditions.

/. The nationwide demOralizing
AIN mons Of farming is having its
'4 9.snt Il slowing up the develop
slis - northern Wisconsin, ac-
rlsl ,;ng TO B. G. Parker, director of
~ o tate department of immigra-
wa. total Of 113 pre- spective settlers
No to the immigration department
cam affirmation during October but
,..or settlers came into northern
WISCONSIN, to stay this year than
.,rmerly. Mr.. Parker declares. The
.nn,bar Of new farmers will not be
3atsrmined until in February.
n the past eight years it is esti-
4 uafs5 that the department dealt with
ma people who have come to
wisconsin's undeveloped lands and
teesme farmers. Through the
imrigration department 1858 set
& tlers located in Wisconsin during
& l92l-1922.
But the state department operates
rsinlv for the benefit of the settlers
& instead of flnctioning as a land sell
mo agency. Records of comedies and
TRAGEDIES in the lives of the modern
noDeers who are carving out homes
4 the vanishing wilderness crowd
,Ao files Of the immigration depart
ment
Each prospective purchaser is
considered from every angle. Those
Wbo are believed not capable of
making living on land they con-
tenpated buying are advised to be
CAUTIOUS. Others considering buying
and incapable of growing crops are
warned to look elsewhere.
ouestionnaire filled out in the
office Of the department shows that
! snost city people want to go into
farming because we will be better
] etf in the long run"
Two men each earning $3.50 a
month proposed to buy 97-acre
tract and 90 into farming to get
arger returns. They were advised
that the land in question was I'M
likely to give them the financial
success that they had reached in the
dty
During the year it was proposed
found a Negro Republic" in the
state, A company in Chicago pro-
& pgsed to plot out a swamp and sell
% acre tracts to negroes at $40 an
sTe. Advertising literature an
0unced that the company had
hOsen Wise, nsin for the settlement
Because it was the home of La
Toilette and Blaine and that it was
Tie one state where taxes were levied
r the common people. The pro-
POSITION would have been profitable
a the promoters but loss to the
i0posed settlers and as a result the
migration department prevented
ne project from materializing.
We want only settlers in a
oadltion and with land that will
PERMIT them to succeed" Mr..
tafker declares. 1--WE are COM
piled almost daily to caution in
ended settlers against land pro-
als where the man, family,
Notebook, and the chances failed
fit
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-08
TWO WASHBURN
BANKS CLOSED
Frozen Assets and General Depres-
sion in Community Given as
Reason For the Failures.

serious blow TO the financia
stability Of the city of Washburn an,
the community occurred Wednes
day when the two banks in that city
the Northern State Bank and tn,
Bayfield, County Bank, were ordere,
closed by the state banking commits
sioner. Representatives of tn,
banking commission have beer
placed in charge of the banks an,
liquidation of assets will take som,
time. As yet it not known whether
the banks will again open fol-
business.
Poor loans and assets that coulC
not be realized on, together with the
general depression in the com
munity, is given as the reason fol
the failure of the banks One OF
the banks went under, it is said. on
account of the failure Of the Anchor
Shipbuilding company. A mortgage
for $4,000 on the property of the
shipbuilding company which sold fol
fraction of the amount is under,
stood to have been held by one of the
banks.
According to the Nov. z report,
which was the last bank statement to
the office of the commissioner of
banking, the Bayfield, County Bank
of Washburn had a capital of S25.-
600, surplus of $4,000 and total
footings of S270.972.4S. The Of
ficers Of the bank are d. NJ. Maxcy,
president; T. r. Spears. vice
president; l. F. Hanson. cashier.
The Northern State Bank Of
Washburn had a capital of 5000,
surplus $4,000, undivided profits
81 ,559,95 and total footings Of
S228.772.99. The officers are II.
NJ. Sprague, president; A. l. Lien.
vice-president; and S. l.. Haugen,
cashier.
During the war Washburn was
one of the most prosperous cities in
the country The city's normal
population of around four thousand
increased in leaps and bounds as the
result Of the establishing of the war
explosive plant near the city by the
Dupont company. At one time the
power company's pay roll had as
many names on it as there were
originally inhabitants in the city.
The city took on great activity.
New business places sprung up, many
new homes were erected and every
thing was lovely. And then came
the signing of the armstice and the
end Of the war and with il the crash
Of Washburn's boom times. In al
most less than a week tie population
Of the city was reduced to less than
the original number. Some time
later many Of the residences erected
were moved away, people were fore
ed to go elsewhere to get employ
ment and Washburn became a quite
little city.
Together with the struggles to get
back to normally Washburn was
handicapped by local political scraps
that had the effect of retarding the
city. Cliques and groups were
locked horns over political differ
ences, with the result that the best
interests Of the city suffered.
People who brood over the past
must expect an unsatisfactory
hatch
An exchange beats US to it by
suggesting that maybe there viii be
four ar five third rurtiae
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-08
Final figures on Seasons
Iron Ore Shipments

The total 1923 shipments from Superior ports
is 59O268lO TOMS according the final increase
of l6413626 the shipments year
men this exceeded by than
shipments for the period in 1922
Following the shipments and
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-08

Be 0ice to the fellow who owes
you money. If he finds you in
good humor be may pay Up in order
to borrow more.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-08
$1orS229
Total
County Charges
S141,218.93

The county special charges to
cover illegal real estate charged back
amounts to S841.18, the uncollected
personal property charged back
amounts to $1,62497, and the
school district loans to $4,747.50
The amount to be levied for the
support Of the common schools was
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-08

Totals for towns 11,104,09 65.976
Hamilton Village 2,987,023 17.748
Hurley City -. 2,739,291 1926
Total for City
and Village -. 5,726,254 54.Oz9
, 1923-12-20
New Years Eve At
The Ferris Hotel

Manager Fleming of the Ferris
Hotel states that already every seat
in the dining room proper has been
reserved for New Years Eve and
that in order to take care OF the
patrons OF the hotel who ave not
been able to secure reservations he
is having the Rotary-Lion room
fitted up and will be able to take
care OF fifty additional couples in
that room. Manager Fleming is en-
deavoring to secure another orches-
ira from Denver to furnish music
during the evening In this second
dining room.
Manager Fleming is more than
pleased with the response that Raw
Inns people have given to his In
~vitation to spend Christmas Eve at
the Hotel and is doing everything
possible to insure all having q
good time.
, 1923-12-20
Snake River Home
Burned Yesterday

Word was received in Rawlins yes
terday to the effect that the home
OF Clyde Patterson. 9 "a Basgs, was
completely destroyed by fire during
the early morning hours and that
Mrs. Patterson and children barely
escaped with their lives fom the
burning building. Nothing at all
was saved from the flames.
Clyde Patterson. the owner OF the
burned house. Is confined to the
county Jail here awaiting trial At
the next term Of tho District Court
on . first degree murder charge.
This man ID chased with killing 4
neighbor In cold blood . couple OF
months since.
The sympathy OF the entire county
goes out to Mrs. Patterson and her
children in tho trouble which they
, 1923-12-20
Residence
Threatened BY Fire

Last Thursday afternoon for the
second time In . period OF four
months. Little Jack Smiley In
duised himself with = private bon
Hro inside tho home OF his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland A. Smiley. This
time he chose to have the IRE q very
private one. and In some manner
not known to his mother ktndled
one inside . clothes closet on tho
second floor.
Mrs. Smiley was homo at tho
time and, smelling smoke. was able
10 locate the blaze. call tho nrc do
partment, and put the lire out before
Il had progressed dangerously. when
Fire Chief Jack Sheahan and others
arrived tho house was filled With
smoke and tho closet presented .
charred interior In which hung n
few tattercd remnants Of garments.
Little Jack had his frst fre on
the sun parlor. damaging draperies
sad ceiling to q considerable cxtcnt.
, 1923-12-20
Fixed Yesterday
on Possession Charge

Following his arrest Monday ev-
ening on the South Side for the al
legged possession of Intoxicating
liquor, a bond of $500 was named
for Catarino Gomez yesterday after
noon. The prisoner was somewhat
loathe to plead either guilty or not
guilty. and efforts to make known
his exact wants through an inter-
pretor were not very successful. For
this reason Justice of the Peace f.
r. Watson caused a plea Of not gull
ty to be entered on the docket, and
the man held for the February term
of the District Court.
, 1923-12-20
Guard-Lee Vivion

Right Guard-Lee Vivion
Little need be said about this
game. as the score is in itself indica,
tive of the lack Of competition which
the local team met in the game,
Several changes were made in the
lineup during the course of the
game. John Engstrom was high
man of the game with 81 points.
Carl Engstrom was close on his pro-
theirs trail. making Is points. Carr
scored five points and Bates one.
Davis made eight out of ~ points
70 Green River; Cooley. three and
Rusten, one.
The team work Of the Rawlins
boys was much better In the second
game than in the one with Rock
Springs. The short pass was work
ed through the Green River team
for very effective gains. and but few
goals made during the game were
scired from outside the foul line.
The Rock Springs team to a man,
a on the side-lines at Green River
roofing throughout tie game for
the Rawlins team. Each member
Of the Rawlins team was given a
yell. and from time to time during
the game the Rawlins yell was heard
ringing from the threats of the Rock
Springs players. For their support
and good wishes in the game the
Rawlins team extends its apprecia-
ton.
The guarding Of Vivion and Bates
in both games played on the trip
was very good and with the support
NJ tho othor mamhora az tho team
Rawlins should put up a strong de-
Tense against any team that they
may meet during the season. Both
guards are rangy. and full OF the
fight that is so necessary to stop
the advance of an opponents defense
The team is expecting great things
from these two guards during the
games Of the season.
, 1923-12-20
City Marshal Subject
to "Shake- up" Monday

Stepping into the Aero Filing
Station office at Fifth and Buffalo
Monday afternoon to telephone, City
Marshal Fred Hillenbrand, did not
know OF the existence Of stairs in
the room leading to n small base
ment. AS he reached for the phone.
however, he became aware of the
fact that stairs were where floor
should be, and decended into the
basement in a horizontal posture.
The builder of the steps had not
planned upon Mr.. Hillenbrand's
mode OF decent and had made a
sharp turn in the stairs. Fred, &C
cording to his own statement. made
the same turn-and, as a result, vas
laid up at home for two days. Mr..
Hillenbrand was ION the job" yes
terday, and joking about the big
police 'shake-up" in the Rawlins de-
partment. But he caresses three
tender ribs a 8 he jokes!
, 1923-12-20

Blankets are absolutely
sanitary when laundried in
our plant Washed in Pure
soft Water with Pure Soap
and, what is most import
ant, dried in a modern
tumbler, there is no chance
for germs of any kind be-
ing left in them
, 1923-12-20
New France Building
is Nearly Completed

The new brick building Just off
Front street on the east side OF
Fourth, which Is being erected by
Homer France is nearing completion
and the owner declared yesterday
that it would be occupied within a
short while.
This building, with It's neat brick
front. is a decided improvement
over the one it replaces, and citizens
interested In the progress of their
home town are hoping that a like
change will take place on several
other locations in that section of
town.
, 1923-12-20

". =. Williams Of the Rsviin.
!iumbing 4 Heating Co.. 10 spend-
Ing several days In Denver tAis
week.
County Assessor ". =. Daiey u
epeadInG several days In ChS5eane
thls week on matters Of buSln0oo
connected with HE office.
, 1923-12-20

+. NJ. Johnston of the Johnston
Motor Co. has returned from a few
days business trip to Cheyenne and
Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Davenat OF
Basin. Wyo., have been Rawlins
visitors during the past week.
, 1923-12-20

Paul Anderson, manager of the
Army Goods store here. is spending
several days in Cheyenne and Dem
yer this week on business.
Rev. Harold Johns was a visitor
for a day or Sc the latter part of
last week from Saratoga.
, 1923-12-20
CITY ATTORNEY ROSTER
DISCUSSES WATER BONDS
FAILURE To Vote FAVORABLY ON WATER BONDS
next THURSDAY Will CAUSE Big In
CREASE IN CITY TAXES

IF the bond issue for additional funds for completing the
water system is not passed December 9th parties holding con-
tracts with the city for this project can secure a Judgment for o.
this city will be unbearable," declared A. J. Roster, city attorney,
speaking before the weekly luncheon meeting of the Lions club
last Thursday.
1.-THE city has no defense against such judgment and every
taxpayer will have the great pleasure of seeing his levy increased
to nearly double its present figure so that the unpaid amount
, 1923-12-20

Our huge Troy Mangle
turns out fiat work so that
each piece comes home to
its owner smooth, clean.
and with surface uninjured
, 1923-12-20
Pupils Receiving
Highest Averages

The following pupils OF the Raw
inns Public Schools received the
general averages In their re-
rooms during the past term:
, 1923-12-20
R.wiins Wins from Green River

ISaWIlns Wins 0rccn tuvc
The game with Green River on
Saturday evening. December 18th.
was considerably different from the
previous ono. RAwlins. although
considerably handicapped by Grip
pies from tho Rock Springs game.
went into tho contest with tho de-
termination TO win at any cost. and
they won-l to IL.
The lineup for tho Green River
game was as follows:
Left Forward-Chas. Carr and Edw.
Right rorward--Carl Engstrom {.
Quinn.
Cente-John Ensstrom.
Left Forwsrd-Emerson Bate6.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24

sisient 10 shout that our schools arc
Inefficient and then demand low sal.
aried teachers WIN reduction Ia
salary increase efficiency We dn
not want tho mediocre or inferior
At any price, Tho need OF the hour
II Keen appreciation of tho fact
that our public school teachers play
an important part in tho develop.
ment of tho nations brain power.
Adequate education Of tho youth Of
today means a strong nation tomor.
row. u u grave mistake and o
calamity % consider teachers IN any
other light than the nations bcne.
factors. let us not ciohe our ear 20
tho dumb plea Of 10000 children too
young 10 realize the hnpdlcap result.
ant Of n penny wise and pound
foolish" policy An aFtiela occupying
a prominent place on the front pare
.of The star. February s. shows that
Seattle has few oonacisntious
teachers. The writer prefers 60 be.
iieve that we have many such. What
ls really Enawing At tho vitals Of our
pubic school system. from classics
10 finances. ~ a narrow. brain.
plnehinE policy In essentials and a
vanson waste and eSiravaFance In
non-easanilais, syldsnc.ng a total
loss OF perspective. II our board and
superintendent In at ali resourccfui.
Ways and means can and should b
found. other than reduction Of
teachers salaries. to make UP tho
present deficit.
II, C. JACKSON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24

Australia 81 overrun with rnbhita.
II r. estimated there are 10000. O00.-
o0e Of thom--s.45f for each man.
woman and child in the country.
They are al descendants Of a half
dozen American coiton-taiis. taken
back hy nm Australian sportsman
como 10 years ago. This IN spite Of
the fact sheep breeders annually
spend millions trying 70 extorminnte
them. They figure seven rabbits eat
az much as ono sheep and. Ia dry
season $4,000. ooo, 900 rabbits oquiva-
lent 10 100000. 900 sheep-pre;ty
soon make a great prairie OF dry
grass look Ike the Sahara.
India spent s.o7s.i.s rupees a ru-
pee is about a quarter for glass
bangles inE, year. About half the
bangles were made by natives who
have just revived the art Of glass
manufacture lost By them for cen
tufiea
Date palms two centuries oid-so,
out by Jesuit missionaries IN 1870
arc ntiIl producing delicious fri, IN
Lower California. Some s.s.5 900
pounds were shipped last year.
uniibnt may noon X IN extinc,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24
Photogra phing the Crooks

In the dead of night thieves several times broke in and
rfed the cash register of j. f. Griffin photographer
in Monroe. La So Griffin rugged up an affair that
ploded flashlght and snapped a shutter when
the cash register drawer opened He got good pic
ture of the thief.
Shrewd business will see in this suggestion for
the office factory with safe tempting 10 burglars
In most the flaShlght alone would do the work
scare away the intruder under the belief that burglar
alarm had been set off
Banks and business firms might use a similar device,
eliminating the fashght, for daylight hod-ups. The
camera could be worked by the cashier pressing button
bulb or lever with his foot
L wouldn't stop hod-up, but it would provide the
police with ample identification of the crook The fright
ened victim rarely is able TO remember good description
OF the thief Lack of such description is generally the
worst handicap the police have.
II you are ever held up the most important thing is 10
study the bandits build walk and physical pecuarities
that will help identify him.
HE SAID SERIOUSLY
e men out OF ten In this house indebted DO
forget have been married nearly years indebted 10
my ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fordney a.
The easiest your Is 10 need shave so
badly you try " dodge them.
President Harding evidently figured New blood In
his cabinet, eh. Harry:
Our language t Being gets ono up In the air
btgami he married twice because crazy We agree
There so much weather Ii all can't be good.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24

species. or 70 be eaten only by the
very rich. The North Pacific haiibui
banks are the only known habitat Of
this dclectablo poisson. and fisher
men are working them 10 intensiycly
that even spawning fish do not es-
cape Consul r. a. Wakefield. Prince
Rupert. u. C.. says only closed sea
son imposed BY both the United
States and Canada can save the
breed.
Monterey. Mexico. has formed a
four-ieam baseball league. sacre
madro de dos, What's 10 become OF
a toro?
Much az II might surprise you.
there's quite a market for hair wav-
ers In the Dominican Republic in spite
Of the fact that klnked colffures arc
natural 10 most Of tho natives.
New South Wales Is preparing 20
spend i5O.ooo.0oO bringing British
farmers there. Tho slogan IS "A mill
lion farmers for million farms" The
money Is 20 be expended on lrriga-
ton. loans 10 farmers. experiment
stations where farmers will b.
trained before they 20 on the land
etc.