Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-04-12

with the Milwaukee county agricul.
tural school. The new field agent sue
eeeds Glen House holder. who recently
was named by the state board of con
troll as manager OF all state farms
connected with penal and charitable
institutions.
Burlington-Tn spite of the fact that
no town tax was levied the town of
Burlington, Racine county, has some
$4,000 more on hand than it had a year
ago. Receipts from income. railway
and interurban taxes paid all running
expenses Of the town and added 5000
to the $4,000 in the treasury year
ego. No town tax will be levied next
Year in spite of extensive road i'm
pfovements.
Green Bay-A huge truck. owned by
Green Bay baker, succeeded in
breaking the road to Appleton over
highway Is after six hour battle In
some spots, drifts eight feet high were
encountered and the driver, on his re-
turn to Green Bay. didn't recommend
the route as one for a pleasure jaunt
as yet. Other country roads leading
into this city are still in bad shape.
Madison-A survey of all railroad
crossings in Milwaukee county, look
ing toward safety measures, has been
undertaken by the state railroad com
mission and may be followed by SINH
lar surveys in other counties of the
state, it was announced at the com
mission recently. The Milwaukee
county investigation was undertaken
at the request of the county board.
Merrill-Joseph A. Cohen, president
of the Boston Store Co. of Merrill, and
for two terms mayor Of Wisconsin
Rapids, died suddenly at the Riverside
hospital at Wisconsin Rapids Mr.
Cohen was president of the Citizens
National bank of Wisconsin Rapids
He lately returned from a trip south
and entered the hospital to receive
treatment for an injury to his knee.
Kenosha-Joseph Trabata, 5, of Ke
nosha, was fatally injured when struck
by an automobile driven by Paul An
derson, an engineer at the water de-
partment The boy was playing in the
street and darted in front of the car
Anderson stopped and took the boy
TO a physician. 1t was found the
boy '-ull was fractured, and he died
soon after being taken to the doctor.
Butternut-After being reelected
car after year for nearly a full score
times to serve as assessor in the vii
lage Of Agenda, Ashland county,
Charles Bleudors. aged 10, was de-
feated at the election April by
margin of one vote by Rudolph
E. etcher. The next day Bleudor's
body was found hanging to one Of the
rafters in the town hall.
Stevens Point Property damage OF
S., 1000 was caused at Rocky Run, four
u lies northwest of Stevens Point
y, hen six ore cars on an extra 500
line freight were wrecked tying up
all traffic for six hours. No one was
injured Damage also was done to
the tracks. 1t was impossible TO sal
wage much of the spilled ore, en- route
from Bessemer, Mich, to St, Louis.
Madison-Quarantine on all ship
ments of livestock hides. straw and
other bedding materials originating in
the state Of California for shipment
into Wisconsin has been proclaimed
by V. S. Larson, state livestock sani-
tary director. The order was issued
as precaution against spread Of foot
and mouth disease, it was announced.
Madison-A concerted drive against
grasshoDper destruction Of crops in
Wisconsin is to be undertaken this
spring, under plans being outlined by
Wisconsin college Of agriculture Off
Gals. Literature. urging farmers of
the state to take steps to wipe out
the pest, is being sent out over the
state.
FhilIips-4n county court in Phillips,
John Mintal. a second time yiolator Of
the prohibition laws, was sentenced