Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-07-28

The attack was the result of long
enmlty between herself and the step
mother, the girl declared, according
to the district attorney.
Nsdison-This city will become the
home OF the only Masonic consistory
in the state outside of Milwaukee July
81 when William w. Perry, Milwau
kee, accompanied by other officers of
the supreme council for Wisconsin
VIII come to this city to install Of
ficers and administer the oath OF
fealty Bascom B. Clarke has been
chosen commander in chief of the
new body. Charles f. Whelan will
be the first lieutenant commander,
Organization of the new Masonic
branch will give Madison the entire
80 degrees Of Masonry, goal MasOns
in this part of the state have looked
to for many years.
Milwaukee-The Milwaukee Asso-
citation Of Commerce has arranged for
a fall merchants week in Milwaukee,
August Z, 8 and 8, for the purpose of
having retail merchants come to Wis
eonsin's metropolis to do their fall
buying. The Western Passenger as
ISOLATION has granted reduced railroad
rates of one and one-half fare for the
occasion on round trips from all
points in Wisconsin. Iowa, Minnesota,
Missouri, Upper Peninsula Of Michi-
gan. North Dakota and South Dakota
Milwaukee jobbers and wholesalers
will offer special reduced prices on
goods as a further inducement.
Madison There is going to be de-
cided shortage in the pea crop this
year and the canneries of Wisconsin
are going to pack far below normal.
Last year Wisconsin packed 100000
cases of "a cans each, or 16900S,O00
cans, according to Mr. Nicholoy, sec
rotary of the Wisconsin Pea Gamers
association. He estimates that this
year the state will not pack over
$500, 900 cases, or 156,000000 cans,
despite the fact that the acreage was
80. 600, or $4,000 more acres than last
year.
superior-Jacob vasuil, 20 year old
"sledgs hammer" slayer, was sen
fenced to serve seven years in the
state penitentiary for the murder OF
Nicholas Triff, his naighbor The
slaying Of Triff occurred in lonely
shack at Superior on Dec. IS, 1922.
Vasuil was found guilty Of man
slaughter in the second degree by
jury in Superior court. The sentence
imposed is the maximum under the
statute.
Rice Lake Spontaneous combus-
ton set fre to the tanks of the Cities
Service OIL Co at Hayward. The
tanks contained 1000 gallons of gaso-
line and 10000 gallons Of kerosene,
which filled the air with river of
seething flame four hundred feet high.
Madison-senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette will sail for Europe about
Aug. l to study economic and labor
conditions In England. Germany Den
mark and other countries. he has an
nounced. He viii return to the
United States about Oct. !.
Oconto-One of the largest harvests
OF wild blueberries in Ooonto is being
picked. The lowlsnds to the west and
south OF the city are besleged daily
by hundreds of pickers who invariably
return with pals full.
Wittenberg- Armed with a broom
and wash.tub, Mrs, Joseph Jyrion and
her sister-in law. Mrs. Henry Jyrion.
captured a grey timber wolf that had
taken refuge from the rising swamp
waters near Wittenberg under the
Jyrion porch
Fremont-A record was made by
the dairy cows in the Wolf River Cow
Testing association. for the month Of
June. when reports showed that one
hundred ninesy I've of the cows pro-
dueed forty pounds Of butterfat o.
more. Fifteen COWS produced over
sixty pounds of butterfat
Waukesla- Despondent because his
wife. Catherine. obtained divorce
Adam Jeza. IS. Waukasha, committed
suicide by shooting hjmsslf IN ths
head.