Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-10-18

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WaGsau-Eml Wendt. As. farmsy of
the town OF Halsey. was found dead
under his automobile beside a rad
IN the town OF Hamburg. There were
no witnesses 10 the accident. William
Sell, driving along the road passed
the overturned automobile. CHANGING
back he noticed the lights were on
anu returned TO investigate. and the
body was found. The affair was az
plainly an accident that no inquest
win be held.
Neenah-Two barns. one large and
hlled with many tons Of hay. and the
other smaller and containing grain
were destroyed by fire on the farm
owned by the Church brothers. three
miles east of Gillingham's corners.
near Neenah. How the fire started is
not known. Farmers formed q bucket
brigade and attempted yainly to fight
the flames. Some grain and the stock
was saved but 80 tons Of hay were
burned.
MadisdA-A. R. Hirst. defeated can.
didate for governor in the republican
primaries and former state highway
engineer, has begun his duties as chief
engineer Of a Des ALoines. Ia. paving
concern at salary of 1920 a year.
ii was announced after a meeting of
the state highway commission. He
will continue his residence in Madison
and the concern may move its office
to Milwaukee, it was said.
Mathematician candidates who
represent parties not vet entitled to
recognition as political parties under
Wisconsin election laws will be given
separate columns on both the presi-
dental and state ballots, Fred R.
Zimmerman, secretary of state, has
announced. The parties are the
Commonwealth Land party, Socialist
Labor party and Workers party.
Eau Claire-Mrs William Kinnear,
SO, died at her home in Eau Claire.
Her husband opened drug store in
1886, within 800 feet of where his boat
from Cairo. H., landed on the shore
of the Chippewa river in what was
then West Eau Claire After Kin.
near's death, 20 years ago, his widow
operated the store until four years
ago.
Laona-Mrs Mixco, said to have
been the oldest woman member Of the
tribe, died in her tepee
near Soperton, Forest county. where
she had lived many years. She was
the widow Of Chief Mixco, who was
long active among the Pottawatiamies
The woman was we'll past the century
mark. She leaves many defendants.
Monroe Plans for an excursion of
twenty-five or more Green county
breeders and dairymen to in
spect conditions in Mississippi are I'M
der way, following a visit Of ten
who stopped in Green
county on a tour of Wisconsin to in
terest breeders in sending dairy cattle
south to help introduce dairying there.
Medford-Mrs. E. 7. Goodrich. West
boro, had a narrow escape from being
seriously burned when she fell down a
flight of stairs while carrying a
lighted lamp. Tire lamp broke, satu-
rating her clothing with oil Forum
ately tie light was extinguished. Mrs.
Goodrich's arm was severely bruised
ard cut by the broken glass.
Green Bay-The Green Bay and
Western Railway Co. is building a
concrete storage elevator with a ca
pacity Of 100000 bushels of grain. The
ground dimensions Of the elevator
will be 40 by 148 feet and it will be
1913 feet high. The storage space will
be three times the capacity Of the
present elevator
Ashland-Running across the street
directly in the path of car driven
by Alvin Schmidt, Colby Wis, Arthur
Nelson. II. son of C. A. Nelson, Wash
burn farmer, fell and was run over.
The car passed over his lower chest.
The boy suffered internal injuries and
is not expected TO live. The driver
was not held.
Eau Claire-George BaIerude, farm
er. of near i Claire, suffered a Sl0,-
600 loss wi fire OF undetermined
origin des 4 ID his new barn and
contents ana mayed his house. Fire
annaratus #, Eau Claire saved the
house Win. the last two years