Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-06-28
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS

HAPPENINGS Il.
49,
r,roond-The shipment of ground
s-ar The Drummoned district will
grearly increased over previous
: - and where formerly small eX-
81 st;oments were made the con-
Imsrr his year will go out in car
szIo+s Several Indians from Win
- nave been gathering this beautiful
r.rgrean. and it is being prepared
s1rrmen- TO La Porte. Ind, a car
- leaving soon. The pine is pre-
- far vreaths and other holiday
saso-ations and is in great demand.
covner-The fishing season was
Ind in Sayner with prize catch
u g2pound muskellunge by E. M.
C-anar contractor, Winnetka, ILL.,, on
rost Lake. Forest Primeyal resort is
IN this lake. Plum lake was also
,tsita5 by a score of fishermen. Two
,.5s s-aving at 0. W. Sayner's Plum
III resort landed their limit Of black
1.ss in a short time. With the ap-
-asrance Of warm weather, tourists
ood fishermen are pouring in daily.
phillips Attacked by an angry bull
1oris Vokurka, a Phillips butcher,
Ssa narrow escape from serious in
inr, yokurka was tying the animal
N stall when it suddenly knocked
him down and began bunting him. The
man managed TO force his fingers in
tte bulfs eyes, dimming the sight suf-
deieutly to allow him to get up and
make his way out of the stall. Vokur-
Ia was badly cut and bruised.
Tomah- Strawberries are just begin
ming to ripen at Tomah, fully two
weeks later than usual. There is
every prospect of a large crop and they
should bring a good price, as the
southern berries are now off the mar
ket. Blueberries are also promis-
ig prospect and, in fact, all kinds
Of fruit should give an unusually fine
yield this season if the weather con-
unues favorable.
Merrill Buster, the mascot of the
Merrill fire department is dead. For
Is years he answered all calls by his
encouraging bark. The visitors to
the department have missed Buster
AMI have inquired whether he too had
retired on a pension, but Buster
served Ike a hero to his death. He
died at his post after dragging himself
three blocks TO his place of duty.
Park FaIls-E. J. Aschenbrenner has
been elected president of the Price
TAYLOR County Bankers association,
recently organized. Lyman Russell,
President of the First National bank
Of Nedford, is vice president, and E.
D Heden cashier of the State bank
d 0gema, is secretary and treasurer.
The association viii hold six meetings
ayear.
Neillsvil]e-Jesse Richmond, %, and
Helen Gray "a, who eloped a week ago
II an automobile from their homes
a Greenwood near Neilsville, are in
custody al ABERDEEN, S. D., according
TO dispatches from that city. They
were found a the home Of relative.
The arrest. it is said, was the result
o. action taken by relatives Of the girl
Gatiot-John Dorneider, a farmer
Lyi1E near Gratiot, found dynamite
Blasting cap in his barn. Walter
horn, hired man, watched Dorm
easr pick the shell with match and
suggested q staple be used. The cap
EXPLODED in Dorneider's hand mutilat-
As j SO seriously that two fingers
sla the thumb had to be amputated.
anton Robbers broke in
y Inc garage run by Clarence Alter,
anton junction, and obtained 5000
so.lA Of tires and accessories and
l.Ao SET Thieves smashed the plate
sass window in the front door of
.4e a. hkonong. five miles away,
~ l-sat before and took SIPS IN cash.
~aaolPh-Sixtythree years Of wed.
= LIZ IS the record Of Mr.. and Mrs.
1-.laa OF Randolph. who are among
- --si residents of Wisconsin. Mr..
Una Is SIS and his wife four years
i JUNIOR Members Of the family
Tra A the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
- sl7 at Randolph.
.a-ss1-Fred Bernhagen, IS, as
-, l7ll,g warden at the Waupun
win succeed Charles
!, assistant superintendent
Green Bay state reformatory,
board OF control has an
r Brostrom's resignation
s-sc-Te Jay
Driving his car up the
- s on a bet cost George
Ia jail, at Green Bay,
p $50