Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-10-13

Green Bay-William Magurn, aged
Black Creek farmer, who was badly
gored by a bull near his home, died
in a Green Bay hospital Magurn, 1t
is said, was crossing the field in which
| the bull was kept, when the animal
charged and knocked him down.
Neighbors came to the rescue, but the
victims chest was completely
| crushed.
Green Bay-Members of the fire and
| police departments of Green Bay have
petitioned the city council for a fat
increase of S25 per month, beginning
/ on Jan. l, 1924. The council has laid
/ the matter over with the understand
ing that when the budget for the COM
ing year is made up, the members OF
4 the departments will be called in for
/ consultation.
Eau Claire-Preliminary work has
been started at Eau Claire on a new
dam in the Chippewa river to replace
! the old crib dam, known as the Dells
dam, built in 1877 which operates the
plant Of the Dells Paper & Pulp Co.
The dam will be of concrete and will
carry 26-foot head of water. 1t will
serve the new pulp mill being built.
Evansville-Hog cholera, the curse
of the swine industry, has again es-
/ tablished a hold in Rock county II
1 was discovered at the farm of w. G.
Quada, in La Prairie township, by DR..
J. T. Purcell, Madison, of the state
department of agriculture. Quada has
lost 20 head. Vaccination has been
recommended to check the disease.
Janesville-Rock county is first not
/ only for livestock but it has the cham
pion woman mixer Of the country
/ competing in the milking contest at
/ the dairy cattle congress at Water
/ loo, la. Mrs Harold Russell, James
vile, won the championship for wom-
en-, milking 1912 pounds of milk in
three minutes allotted.
Madison-Crop reports for the cur
rent season show a marked decrease
! in the Wisconsin clover crop. 1t is
estimated that this seasons produc.
ton will fail to 81 per cent of last
] years crop. Dry weather and short
/ hay crop have reduced the acreage
from 1871 900 acres last year to $4,000
acres this year.
Brentwood - Carl Edwardson,
farmer of near Brentwood, has an
nounced that he produced 591 bushels
of rural potatoes on two acres OF
ground This is considered an I'M
usual yield considering that the grow
| ing season was very dry. Richard
Hanson here reported a yield of 200
bushels an acre
Boulder Junction-John Loughrin,
| 70, an old-time woodsman, Boulder
Junction, met death at the Eagle lake
camp of the Brooks G. Ross Lumber
| Co, when he fell from his horse and
struck a stump. His chest was
crushed and he died almost instantly.
Stevens Point-When Mrs Thomas
Somers ran into the street. Stevens
I Point, to rescue her 2-year-old grand
/ son from in front of an approaching
car, driven by August Karlbon she
was struck down and painfully in
jured. The child escaped unhurt.
Neenah-The cheese warehouse that
has been proposed for Neenah for the
/ last two years is about to become a
reality. A site has been purchased,
final plans accepted, and preparations
made to begin construction in three
weeks.
Fond du Lac-Mllton , 'r and
August Fouchern, Waupun. re in.
jured when struck by bricks which
fell from the third story Of building
under construction. Blair was cut on
the head and several ribs were
broken
Eagle River-Otto Deckert, & watch.
man at the plant Of the Radcliffe
Manufacturing company. Eagle River,
was severely hurt in a fall while on
/ duty. He sustained broken rib and
several bad bruises on his head.
DISCRIMINATING advantage Of his
/ employers absence. Stanley Greeley,
farm hand. ransacked the farm
/ home of Claude Darling, near Edger.
/ ton. and left in Darlings car
Wittenburg-About SIS in cash and
several boxes were secured by thieves
who broke into the Hitzke pool hall,
Wittenburg.
Couderay Forest and brush fires
are burning in a number Of places In
the southern part of Sawyer county.
+ Due to dry weather and the leaves.
which have bee falling, The fires are
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