Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-08
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

/ Arranged in Condensed Form
Oconto Oconto county farmers will
be deprived OF revenue aggreeating
about $500. GOO by the failure OF corn
10 mature tor seed. il is estimated
Investigation shows scarcely any seed
corn in the county J. L Etheridge
county agent. has dried samples of
this years corn, but has found only
small percentage fit for seed and
that OF poor quality Efforts are be
ing made TO ind some. seed corn that
may be grown in this section. but with
Illinois and Iowa also faeing a short
age. the outlook is not encouraging.
Few Oconto county .amers have been
keeping TWO years stock of seed
corn on hand for just such an emer-
gency
Waupuu The body Of Miss Hattie
Van Stanken. 46, was found on the
bed in her room st the horne Of her
brother. Aaron Van Stanken. farmer
ON the Brandon road. a mile and q
half northwest oil Waupun The wo-
man had choked herself to death,
police believe, Tor NAH had been
driven into the ceiling above the bed
and 10 this was attached a rope The
other end of the rope was about the
throat of The woman Miss Van stan
ken, according to her brother. had
been grieying over the recent death Of
her mother
Merrill Pine Grove. with an area of
277 acres. has been offered 10 the city
of Merrill by the Wisconsin Valley
Electric Co for $500 ON condition
that il be perpetuated fer park pur-
poses The area contains pine stump.
age totaliue 263,00e feet should Mer-
rill's city council purchase this tract.
which extends from the northwest city
limits to Alexander dam. no city it's
size could challenge it for the title
of city of parks. The city has al
ready 100 acres Of park property
Tomah Fire. Of undetermined
origin. destroyed She creamery at Nor
walk Wis. with a loss OF $4,000
After the flames subsidized, il was
found that the brick walls and smoke.
stack were intact. and ii is thought
the boiler is also salvagahle About
$4,000 worth OF butter was saved
There was 40 insurance, the plant be.
ing considered flreproof The stock
holders. all farmers Of that vicinity
held meeting and decided to rebuild
at once
Wisconsin Rapids An expenditure
of nearly $4,000 for a filtration plant
will be necessary to give Wisconsin
Rapids an adequate and permanent
supply OF pure water. according to a
sanitary engineer who has made a
extensive study of the situation The
water works and lighting commission
has authorized him 10 prepare plans
for the proposed plant The principal
objection TO urdtered wtter is the
presence Of iron.
Fond du Lac harmed and unable
to reach a telephone. A Kotzin. Fond
du Lac, was forced to lock himself in
his room Tor safety and wait for IS
minutes while burglars ransacked
every other room in his house only
after the burglar left did Mr. Kolzin
feel safe In leaving hia room to tele.
phone tho police While the burglars
went through every drawer and alt
the clothes they left empty handed
Mt Hope W NJ Cooper, instructor
IN the agricultural department. OF the
MI Hope high school has established
a lime grinder ina the village II is
turning Gus lime in considerable guam.
Titles, which IS Sold n farmers M 81
per ton MIR Cooper also VIII hold
short course, u lessons ol two hours
each twice a week On farm mechanic
aud he s signing up young men In his
district The short course is free.
Waupun Peter Ihe'fer. q resident
Of Wanpuu since October. 1863. is a
veteran of FIVE wars Hle was ser.
geant in Tie Austrian eeuadlerg from
1853 tin 1861 and in 1864 be aft.
messed the execution of Naximiliar