Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-15
BADGER STATE.
HAPPENINGS


of Wisconsin Heights, which took
place ninety-one years ago, on July 81,
1882. This battle occurred between
the Sank Indian Chief Black Hawk
and his band, and the white troops of
| Wisconsin and Illinois who were pur-
suing the Indians in an attempt to
prevent them from crossing the Wis
consin river. At the top of the mark
er are the words, Wisconsin Heights
Battlefield" and below is the follow.
ing inscription: Near this site, the
Sank Chieftain Black Hawk and his
band were overtaken by Wisconsin
and Illinois troops, on July q, 1882.
Erected by the John Bell chapter,
Madison. D. A. R., Sept. 8, 1929"
Birchwood-Th Barron Co-Opera-
tive Creamery, Barron, the largest CO.
operative creamery in the world, paid
its 1854 patrons $105,80Z83 for but
terfat during the month of July, &C
cording to announcements just made
public by officials OF the plant. The
money has just been paid the patrons
of the creamery. The total amount of
cream received at the creamery dur
ing that month was 786,856 pounds,
making 235.512.5 pounds of butter
fat. Patrons were paid As cents
pound for butterfat.
Madison-The state board of health
is without authority to close buildings
even If careful inspection reveals
them to be unfit for school purposes
and an actual menace to the health
and lives of school children and
teachers the attorney general ruled
In an opinion to DR.. c. A. Harper,
state health officer. The board can
inspect the buildings and recommend
changes, but cannot order buildings
condemned and closed, the ruling held.
Watertown - Watertown's white
way, which now extends from the
eastern to the western limits of Main
street, is to be further extended by
completion of the new soldiers
memorial bridge on highway 10 over
Rock river, on the eastern limits of
the city. Twelve massive ornamental
lights, corresponding in design with
those on the white way, will decorate
the bridge, which will be finished in
the early fall.
Mondovi-Paul Barton and Ed
Black, of the town of Maxville, six
miles south of Durand, were arrested
by Andrew Nanstad, special prohibit
ton officer, and Sheriff John Miller.
One hundred gallons of mash two
gallons of whiskey and two 10-gallon
stills were found in operation. Both
men were bound over to circuit court
and will be tried in October. Bail
was fixed at $1,000 each at a prelimi-
nary hearing.
Wausau-Patrolma Henry Empey,
a veteran of the World war, did
daring thing the other night when he
jumped on burning and moving auto
mobile, which had been deserted by
its owner, F. A. Kolter, on Third
street, Wausau, in the heart of the
business district, and stopped it. A
few minutes later the fire department
arrived and extinguished the fire,
which started from a cigarette.
Merrill-New hay caused spontane-
Gus combustion and destroyed a large
barn at the William Braun street
north of Merrill, also the roof of an
other barn, an Overland automobile,
and other property. The farm house
was saved by the energetic work of
f1remen who we're called to the scene.
The damage, including fifty tons of
hay, was $4,000. No insurance was
carried.
Menasha-When Il comes to hiking.
Matt LacOunt of Menasha, despite his
rs years, can keep up with the young
est and best Of them. The other day
Matt got the bunch to visit old friends
at Manitowoc and set out on foot for
the lake shore city, a distance OF forty.
five miles from Menasha He covered
the distance in approximately twelve
hours, maintaining a speed of three
and one-half miles an hour.
Madison-Loans aggregating more
than 100000 have been made to
Wisconsin farmers from funds en-
trusted TO the state through the
teachers retirement system. R. E.
Loveland. secretary Of the retirement
annuity board, announces.
Janesville-W William Conway, So.
prominent Rock county farmer. was
instantly killed when a milk truck he
was driving was struck by a NIilwau-
kee road train at the Beloit avenue
crossing, GAINESVILLE. II is believed
Conway failed to hear the train be-
cause of the rafting of the empty
mill cans. His skull was fractured.