Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-08

Carver's automobile was thrown of
the road. swapping a telephone pole
in two With Carver were his wife
and 15-year-old son. who escaped I'M
hurt The Oshkosh man suffered a
broken shoulder Iacerated scalp and
face, and possible internal injuries.
Madison Statistics on recent re.
auctions in gasoline prices through.
out the nation place Wisconsin in
more favorable position than a ma
iority OF states, according to a state
ment by Atty Gen. Ekern. The Mil
waukee tank wagon price of gasoline
is - cents per gallon and the Madi-
son price 1913 cents, compared with
Is to Is cents in New York, Boston
and Washington, Mr. Ekern pointed
out
Medford ~ Mrs. Henry Gieschen,
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. NJ. J.
Hilleman OF Medford, was seriously
hurt when the automobile in which
she was riding with her parents crash
ed into a wagon on highway - be-
tween Spencer and Unity. The acct
dent occurred at night and was due
to the inability of the Huleman party
to see the wagon when the driver was
blinded by the lights OF another auto.
Rice Lake Halyor G. Bjoin,
North Side grocer Of Rice Lake, was
held up by two masked men just after
he had locked up the store and start
ed for home One of the bandits held
gun to his breast while his com
panion went through his pockets, and
extracted S105 and watch worth SOS.
They overlooked $40 in change which
he had in a bag, placed in an inner
pocket OF his overcoat
Marinette- Joseph IT. Simansly, a
Marinette clothing merchant, has been
declared a perfect average man. as
far as physical measurements so, and
is rejoicing over a prize of % pairs
Of trousers he has received for his
perfection The measurements were
arrived at by an inspection of army
insurance company statistics and by
cutting records Of various tailoring
establishments.
Merrill-The Lincoln county board
voted down a resolution for a $4,000
appropriation for a hog pen at the
Lincoln county home. The resolution
was amended so that the total appro-
priaton, including $1,000 set aside a
year ago, would be $4,000 instead OF
$4,000, but was opposed on the grounds
that but few farmers in Lincoln coun.
ty can boast OF anything like even a
81 900 hog pen.
Oconto-The congregation Of the
Oconto Presbyterian church held a
service in celebration OF the success
of a campaign to raise $4,000 TO pay
or a bill for repairs on church build
ings. The congregation also made
thankful acceptance OF the bequest o.
; $4,000 which the church has received
from the estate of VI w Landreth.
who died year ago in California.
Wausau-The Northern Fox com
pany. OF Medford, suffered a severn
loss when thieves gained entrance 70
the ranch by cutting through the
guard fence wire and fed poisoned
meat to the foxes. Three foxes We're
carried away and nine were found
dead. Others are sick and may die,
Authorities are seeking evidence to
trace the criminals.
Madison-Home sickness has cut
down the enrolment OF the University
Of Wisconsin by eighty-seyen stu
dents since issuance Of the 1923 stu
dent directory according 10 William
.. Hiestand. registrar. The reason
most people leave is because Of in
tense ho1nesickness," Air Hiestand
said
!iumb.rd- H. Hamilton Z Ia
Crosse salesman, was seriously injured
when his roadster turned over two
miles west Of Humbird Hamilton
luckily went into the ditch and the
car seat hung on either side. lie had
several ribs broken and the car was
Z wrecked.