Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05

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Suddenly the popping ceased and Sell
mer disappeared as did the big fire
over which he was bending. The ice
had melted and let Selmer and the
fire into the water Friends rescued
him from the icy water
Fond du Lac-Miss Lucina Jenske,
Wisconsin Rapids, has joined the staff
of the Taycheedah reformatory as
instructor in the reformatory school
and also as officer to investigate prog
ress of paroled prisoners She will
have charge of a class of girls in COM
mon school educational work ranging
from the fourth grade to the second
year of high school At present four
inmates Of the Taycheedah institution
are taking University OF Wisconsin ex-
Waupaca- Waupaca county set a
Wisconsin record for speed in secur-
ing the required number of signatures
to a petition for a county area test to
eliminate bovine tuberculosis, in a
campaign just completed through dis.
trict schools OF the 134 school dis.
tricts in the county, twenty-four re-
ported 100 per cent signatures; thirty
two more than so per cent, and eigh-
teen more than 60 per cent.
Superior Christmas was observed
by Edward J. Sailstad and Dorothy
Anderson in their cells in the county
Jail in Superior with the receipt Of
gifts from all parts Of the country.
Besides gifts and letters from local
citizens, Sailstad and Miss Anderson
received tokens from Napa. Calf,
where they were apprehended and
held for Superior police, from New
York and from other cities.
Racine-The body Of Emma Coe, 80,
wife of August Coe, a farmer residing
south Of Racine, was found floating
in the lake Christmas morning. The
woman left her home Saturday night,
Dec. %, and was supposed to have
gone to a neighbours house When she
failed to return at midnight a search
was made Of her, but no trace could
be found until Christmas day, when
she was found in the lake.
Hayward Hayward is to be repre-
sented at the Outdoor Life exposition
to be held in Chicago next May. 1t
is the plan to attract more tourists
to the lakes Of Sawyer county this
coming year Members of the Chip
pewa Indian reservation, near Birch
wood. will exhibit the old Indian life
at the Chicago show. Indian dances
will be a part of the program.
Merrill Franklin McVey Montgom-
cry for many years a hardware mer-
chant of Merrill, later city treasurer
and register of deeds. and more re-
Gently in the real estate and insurance
business, is dead at his home in Mer-
rill, He was born in Lafayette, Ind,
June 25, 1854, and in 1896 married
Miss Jessie Adams, only daughter of
the Rev. Charles Adams, Pewaukee.
BIanchardville-H Highway 81. now
extending from Mount Horeb to Ar
gyIe through Blanchardyille, win be
extended north next year to join high
way u at Sank City and south TO
Gratiot to connect with highway 20.
Most Of this route win be hard sur
faced during 1924. Three miles through
northwestern Green county will be
concreted.
Mauston-The Rev Martin P. Rub,
one of the oldest Lutheran clergymen
in the state died at the home OF rela.
tives in Mauston. He was born in
Norway in 1841 and has served as
pastor in Springfield, Ia, Sheboygan,
and Alpena. Mich He was founder OF
the Stoughton old Peoples home and
was its manager from 1900 to 1904.
Wisconsin Rapids-John r. LaHale,
81 years old. for % years fiagman at
the Green Bay and Western roads
FIRST avenue crossing in Wisconsin
RAPIDS. was instantly killed when he
was struck by an automobile driven by
irving Rocheleau OF Biron. His skull
was fractured.
Sbeboygan-Mrs Josephine Jarvey,
student nurse at West Side hospital
Of milwaukee,. died at Sheboygau with
diphtheria while visiting friends. The
body was shipped to Oconto for burial
Monroe-Ma~ttn Casey, aged about
65. one OF the last remaining members
Of a large family in Adams township,
was found dead on his farm near Mon
roe. Death resulted from natural
causes, it is believed.
Superior - After probably fatally
shooting his wife. Mildred % years
old. following a quarrel Ross Bankes,
50, committed suicide by turning the