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

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,,.-ro II Hayton lost several fingers
--Faa his right hand was caught in
feed cutter.
r RI Hemp and Grover Coffman
vs-s burned fighting a fire which de-
s--ovad their store at Wausau. The
f~s stated when a stove exploded.
The Menzner Lumber and Supply
,,nasuv has been organized in Mara
Nm The company is incorporated
~ 1000 and will continue the
,,aratfoa Of the Menzner mills and
lumber yards.
The newest bus service tc be es-
FINISHED in Green Bay is the Green
psv.Iron Mountain line. This route
goss bv way OF Marinette and Memo
minee. Two trips daily are being
made from Green Bay.
The barn on the farm of T. y Potts
in tie township OF Rural. Waupaca
eo9ntv was struck by lightning and
totally destroyed only one horse and
sr-o being saved of the contents.
Hs carried but $500 insurance.
Although they were stunned by
Hcbning. which killed a COW in their
t.rn in the town Of Saratoga, near
wisconsin Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. 0. B
Hansen recovered in time to put out
a fire which was started by the bolt.
JG Walyoord, who has been super
i7tendpnt Of city schools in Sheboygan
five years and was principal of one of
the ward schools 20 years prior to
that. has resigned, effective July l.
The school board accepted his resig-
nation
The number Of county and state
highway patrolmen in Lincoln county
This season win be fortyfour, as com
pared TO thirty-nine a year ago. The
number Of county trunk lines this
year has been increased from seven
to ten
The call OF the farm is going beg
gGg if the number Of jobs on fila at
the Green Bay employment bureau is
any SIGN Of the times. Farm owners
are Offering from $35 to S55 with board
to single hands, and married couples
can demand $S5 month
Sam Rand a young lad in Weyauwe-
a. partially owes his life to a spike.
He was crossing the dam over the
#aupaca river, over the narrow foot
bridge when he fell into the rushing
Icy wafer His clothing caught on a
spike in the dam and held him from
sinking until two men were able to
n rescue him chilled and numb.
Ere starting in a warehouse adioin-
iag his store destroyed the warehouse
owned by Henry Greibner and a tin
shop belonging to William Long at
Franklin The loss was approximately
|-44 or each building and contents
Iy5-qlo On each building and contents
9'aer buildings in the vicinity were
saved only after strenuous efforts had
gen eEened by the Franklin volun-
'aef fire department
Il Hemp was badly burned about
ae neck and Grover Coffman was
burned on he hands and arms in a
-.= which destroyed the Hemp and
N9-taaR general store at Wausau. 70
JUGS northeast Of Ripon. The fire
s'.'7a from The explosion Of a stove.
lug village post office in The store.
.2 was wiped ont, but the records
saved Villagers formed bucket
made . save surrounding buildings
--s .2ss was $4,000.
con Of the first issue of the
e-a7aRk Blade, Tomahawk's first
aler has been just found and
~ 2 exhibited at the Tomahawk
-ll'-isE fair next fall. The Blade
1 sept 1887. and states that
~ lAIadle Of September OF that
milwaukee road would have
-s-.ea Its line into Tomahawk ana
.l 's@-h operating regular trains.
,.-, announces tha Tomahawk had
$50. .on OF 200 and that 200 new
would be completed that fall.
r2 new banE buildings win be
aledford this summer.
a' ben broken for the First
l5'4 bldg. which viii be
~ got and the post office
4s Oh the finest buildings
The entire second
rented TO the Nasong
a5lds VIII be started