Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-26


The contract for the new $4,000
bridge across the Wisconsin river
IN Tomahawk will be let on April %
according TO present indications.
Fire, caused when lightning struck
the union station OF the Milwaukee
and Green Bay roads al Dextervfne.
near Babcock destroyed the structure
Assenblyman A. E. Smith was pre-
sented with a watch by business and
members of the city council upon the
completion Of his term as mayor OF
Firoqua.
The first electric storm OF the sea
son caused loss OF $500 when fire,
started by lightning, destroyed a big
barn on the farm of Lewis Whitehead
at Twin Grove.
A large wolf, which had lodged in
the old Briggeman barn IN White Val
ley for several nights. was finally dis
lodged and chased through the woods
by residents, who at first suspected
it was large dog.
The city Of Crandon will establish
a free camp for tourists on the shore
Of Lake Metonga, according to action
Just taken by the city council The
site is one of the most attractive in
northern Wisconsin.
a large store and five other build
ings, occupied by A. Webster Clifton,
were destroyed by fire. the second at
that site. Other buildings nearby
We're damaged. Insurance Of $4,000
carried on the buildings and contents
is considerably less than the estimat,
ed loss,
Melvin Larson, 10 years old, son OF
L. o. Larson, died from injuries re.
ceived while he was at work in the
Thunder Lake Lumber compony's saw
mill in Rhinelander. His leg was
caught in the machinery and severed
from his body. He was one Of twelve
children.
The county is richer by $500, which
is the amount of the bond provided
by p. X. O'Brein, aristocratic boot
logger of Chicago who was arrested
at Oconto week ago When his case
was called, neither OBrein nor his
attorneys appeared and the $500 was
ordered forfeited.
Miss Louisa Felix. As, Chippewa
Falls, patient at the Wisconsin state
hospital for the insane at Mendoza,
committed suicide by hanging Physi-
clans reported that the woman had
attempted suicide on one or two
other occasions, but that attendants
had kept a close guard over her.
Folks around Albany haven't figured
il out yet, but when an automobile
locked left wheels with a buggy on a
narrow road near this village, the of
horse, farthest from the car. was kill
ed and the nigh horse escaped unhurt
The vehicles suffered only slight dam.
age and the occupants were uninjured
J. N. Winecke. farmer, Of the town
Of Carson, Portage county. placed four
sticks Of dynamite in a stump on his
farm. lighted the fuse and in mo
ment of absent mindedness sat down
on top of the stump He was picked
up thirty feet distant seriously hurt
and viii probably lose his eyesight
Heis being treated at a local hospital
While strolling through thicket
en- a farm in the town of Halle. near
the city limits, group Of young per-
sons came upon a large whisky still,
gallon Of liquor and a quantity Of
mash. They notified Sheriff H. r
Fitzpatrick, who seized the outfit The
sheriff declared that evidence of eX.
tensiye manufacture We're found at
the place, and is endeayoring to con-
meet the operators with recent sugar
thefts at Chippewa Falls.
An unidentified man was killed at
Bradley by a 500 line freight train.
The engineer noticed the man step
into the middle Of the track with his
arms folded across his chest as the
train approached him When the en-
gineer realized the man was not jok-
ing he put on the brakes, but it was
100 late. The man had TO be taken
TO Sacred Heart hospital at Toma.
hawk where he died without regaining
consciousness There was nothing to
identify him on his person.
With his broken neck in rigid cast,
N T. Anderson, who since an automo-
bile accident near Monticello two
weeks ago has suffered complete body
paralysis. has been taken to Chicago
where he will receive special treat
ment in a Marine hospital Anderson
was given only a week to live after
his car executed its triple turn On a
concrete read. but he has shown re-
markable vitality considering his con
diuon H- was visiting att New Glar
us when the accident occurred
A calf without q body was bon to
a Holstein cow owned by Louis Char
Tier of Duval The cow at the same
time gave birth TO another calf which
was normal in every respect The
head Of the freak calf was fully de-
with ears. eyes and mouth
The head was closed al The back and
was covered with hair Tx ending TO
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