Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-11

OF the institution said that additiona3
losses consist of securities belongings
to Mrs. Markgraf, funds OF Markgrafs
brothers and sums entrusted him By
local business men.
Fond du Lac-Frank Nolan. IS,
chief of police for q years, prior 10
his resignation in 1922 and one Of the
most widely known police officers in
Wisconsin, died at his home in Fond
du Lac. He ran second in the race
for the Republican nomination for
sheriff at the September primary and
exertions in this campaign are be-
lieved to have taxed his strength, re-
sulting in breakdown three weeks
ago.
Rice Lake-Robert Pattee, son of C.
H. Pattee, laundryman Of Rice Lake,
has repented running away from home
to get out of going to school and has
written his parents from Joliet, H.,
where he is working on dairy farm.
Washing of several hundred milk
bottles day does not appeal to him.
He wrote his mother that if she cared
enough to have him to send him
ticket A ticket will be wired to him.
Washburn-T Three cargoes of nitrate
of soda are being unloaded at docks
in Washburn, for the Dupont Powder
Co. The soda comes direct from the
Dupont mines in Chile by boat to
Washburn. A crew Of 175 men is
working day and night on the unload
ing The soda is used in the manufac-
ture of explosives and constitutes an
important ingredient A years supply
arrives by water each fall.
Fond du Preliminary steps to
bring about a general decrease Of wa
ter rates in Fond du. Lac were taken
at a special session Of the board of
public works The city attorney was
authorized to confer with representa-
tives of the state railroad commission.
The conference to reduce rates was
the result Of threats by several large
local consumers to install their own
wells.
Rhinelander-Three boys, Edward
Olacik, Charles Olacik and Harold
Sylvester, ranging in age from Is to
Is, were arrested by Chief of Police
Maurice Straub on a charge of break
ing into the 500 line passenger depot
in Rhinelander. The boys are alleged
to have stolen a gum vending machine
and looted it of its contents. They
will be arraigned in municipal court.
Madison-A continued decrease in
passenger traffic on the West End di-
vision Of the North Western road is
given as the reason for the annulment
of the -Galena passenger
train, which has been ordered off Oct.
/. The train leaves Lancaster in the
morning for Monfort Platteyille and
Galena and returns the same after
noon.
New London-The New London
council has estimated the income for
next year at $215,000, The tax rate
will be 81 mills. The council has
declared against a further increase in
the bonded debt Of the city, and is
planning a pay as YOU 60 budget
A. present the indebtedness is about
$128,000
Eau Claire-Electic light rates IN
Eau Claire. Chippewa Falls, Menomo-
ME and NeiIsville have been reduced
approximately 20 per cent from the
former rate. The new rate is IS per
cent lower that the schedule handed
down by the railroad commission IN
October, 1920,
Minocqua-AIr. and Mrs L. z. Nc,
Dermut Chicago. captured two large
muskies in lake Shishebosama, near
Minocaua The fish weighed 81 and
q pounds. Eugene Johnson acted as
guide.
Beloit Robert D. Taylor. So, OF
Rockton. ILL., died in a hospital IN
BeIoit of fractured skull. suffered
when be plunged head first from the
TOP Of siio he was helping I'll On
the farm OF George Moody near Beloit
Fond du Lac Defective wiring
started a fire that caused $500 dam
age to he upper stories and contents
of the F. n. Frazier grocery store and
home in Fond du Lac Mrs Frazier.
seriously III, was forced TO Zee whe1
she detected tbs IRE.