Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-09
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Ego-snce-Six lumber camps are be-
- onarated by the Won Platen-Fox
T,r,bar company near Florence this
-ri7,ar giving employment to nearly
s5a men. In addition, the company
has four jobbing camps with 100 men.
Tfa company plans to cut S5,000,000
ssa+ ot timber OF this amount $780,
o5a f4et has been disposed of to the
Ford Motor company and other inter
ISIS The eompany's woods equipment
corarises seventy teams, three loco
natives and three ten ton tractors.
snparior Attempt of John Niska
~ rob . cash register at the Young
china cafe at Superior, was foiled by
MISS saith West, waitress. Niska
opsnsd the cash register when there
VAS 10 one in the front part of the
cafe Miss West was in the kitchen
and saw The man as he scraped uT
sfs rom the register. Niska sped out
of rha door with the girl at his heels.
Two policemen nabbed Niska, who is
in jaI awaiting trial.
Neenah-As a safety measure, the
Winnebago county board has adopted
q resolution urging all persons travel
lng On county highways at night to
eouip thalr vehicles with adequate
lgms. A number of accidents were
,4asqd last summer by unlighted We
hei1s Pedestrians are warned 10
carry lanterns or some adequate form
OF Illumination.
La Crosse-With newly purchased
dredge the city OF La Crosse will start
work as soon as the ice goes out OF
the river on the dredging of two new
bathing beaches, one adjoining the
new tourist camp in Pettibone park
and the other on the north side, and
the dredging of motor boat harbor
back Of isle La Plume.
Couderay-T new school building
q Winter, one of the finest in north
ern Wisconsin and built at a cost OF
$4,000, is overcrowded and children
have been refused admittance who
were not residents of the town. A
large number of families settled in
that section during the last year.
pashtigo- Bobby Thompson, little
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Thompson,
Peshhgo, was seriously burned when
his clothes caught fire from a cellu.
loid comb he held over the flame OF
an oil stove Mrs. Thompson put out
the flames when she seized rug and
wrapped it about the child.
Couderay-About 125.000,0 600 feet OF
logs will be cut in the southern part
Of Sawyer county this season. This
viii be twice the cut ever made since
the hardwood logging started 90 years
ago Shipments now are 100 car loads
every "a hours and they will continue
until late in the summer.
Tomahawk The Tomahawk Kraft
Paper Co.'S new mill will begin opera
IONS aay l. Buildings are now un-
Ger roof and machines are being in
stalled The mill will begin with
daily capacity of 40 tons of paper,
aat an annual consumption of $4,000
cords Of pulpwood.
Through the gener
osiy Of Milwaukee citizens the Girl
Scouts Of that city have purchased
d 1aei5-elsht acres OF land on the north
sho.e q Booth lake, a few miles south
" lda6Tonag0, TO be. used as a perma-
-sl -l Tor outings of the Girl
Scout organization.
n AAaoun- Robert Galitz, 9. son OF
anu sa.t.z. was probably fatally in
N ;e.sl a5 Euooun while eoasting. The
n w ea--#e1 with delivery truck at
-~tr Htersection. He suffered a
iar.es.
osa-1Las William slieer. So, a
Dent OF Oconto. died at
-7- H -8suifa1 without heinz in