Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-05-17
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS

HAPPENINGS /.
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,r.-esra-A countrywide hunt has
- SERTED for Fred MorreIl. former
.,s.arrant proprietor. Menasha, who
J.. beeD missing for the past few
rssts Attired in a light suit of
elorbes Norrell left his place of bust
49, sgpD5sedly on an errand and has
-,- baen seen or heard from since.
psaHres can throw no light upon his
sf-s1ge disappearance. Morrell was
sbout "a years of age. weighs about
X mounds. 5 feet, Z inches in height
ard had brown hair and eyes.
stevens Point-The new library at
~ normal school, stevens Point, will
r. o1ensd in September, President
Jobn 4. Sims announced. It was
rr5er lock and key for more than
var because the floor was found I'M
.sf nnt.l reinforced. A fund Of S.
nm recently became available and a
contract to install iron supports was
awarded 10 B. Y. Martin, Stevens
Point. The work will require three
months.
-.,, poip+ n Foven 10
chairman Of the Portage county board
and for many years a representative
Of Amherst village in that body is
dad at his home following a brief
illness. Mr.. Foxen was the second
chairman of the county board to die
in recent months. He was a member
Of the Amherst school board, a for
ner banker and merchant and was
e1saged in the real estate business.
Monroe Frank Koch, a farmer liv-
ins near Monroe, whose wife is said
te be suing for divorce, went to the
farm for a conference with his wife.
For some reason, which is not ex-
planned he attacked Rudolph Blaser,
The hired man, while Blaser was
asleep. and then fed. He was ar
rested in Beloit. He refused TO pay
61e Of $96 and was sent to Jail for
sx months
Ws3t4on-A detachable hair brush
for use in expensive ivory and shell
n9gntugs has been invented and pa
tented BY Miss Mildred S. Bernine.
Resis5urg, a sophomore at the Uni
yarsity Of Wisconsin. Miss BerIsing
decided to join the ranks of Wiscon-
sin inventors. she said when she was
forced 10 throw away an expensive
hoTy brush because the bristles wore
out
Fond du Lac Responding to tele-
gan ying that his aged mother
might die within the next "a hours,
Anthony PekuHck. Fond du Lac, en-
ro1ie TO his mothers home in north
err Minnesota. was arrested by Sheriff
F W. schlaak for driving an auto
mobile while intoxicated. Pekulick
pad fine Of 500 which took all but
~ Of bis money.
Chippewa Falls-The body of Will
liam Burke G8, woodsman and team
ster Of Chippewa Falls, was found
When nejghbor sought to determine
Why The man had failed to make his
Presence known for more than twenty
lolF hours. When Coroner Henry
larson investigated, he determined
tai Burke took his life by drinking
POISON
Nonroe-Authorities are baffled by
oae Oh the most daring burglaries ever
.gliHliled In Green county, when
'tWo In cash. notes and certificates
q deposit We're stolen from the farm
aone Of 0rah and Willis Kiester. near
@onToe, while the two bachelors lay
ezsep possibly doped to prevent their
s'asenins, they believe.
Ve'lomowoc-John R. Stewart, Is,
~'oa la, patient at sanitarium
e,,g..Ao"oc, who was reported miss
:. -a5 = was found dead in Ocono-
- 9s lake after several hours
.s.o2 Stewart had been at the sanf-
...-- ior several weeks recovering
non nervous breakdown.
e.25t2-The Oconto Lumber Co. has
@ operations Of night shift
general increase in the de-
q their lumber products.
TIMBER has been cut in their
2 stock the mill. This will
H.. employment Of 100 more
Fotat-Complete motoriza-
Stevens Point fire depart
away with the two re-
drawn rigs and MAX
lar.ment among the best
me state was ordered at
Iag Of the council
Wild celery to entice wild
Il Ashland region is being
4 the North Wisconsin