Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-03-15

4uehl r. r Hyer. Bids for the aGtf.
ton Will be opened Apr. :. Specinca.
tons call for q structure 80 by 100
feet and four stories high. 1t will be
the east wing and correspond in size
and architecture to the d. esent west
wing. 1t will provide an auditorium
with a seating capacity Of 1000 and
house the music, domestic science.
geography typewriting and bookkeep
ing departments.
Appleton More than 200 carloads
OF pulpwood We're distributed among
paper mills OF the Fox river valley
last week, the InterIake Pulp and
Paper company of Appleton receiving
large share Of it. The shipment of
pulpwOod commenced earlier this year
than usual much OF it coming from
new district in Minnesota. Practical
ly all Of the wood shipped here last
summer was RATED across Lake Supe-
rior to Duluth and Ashland.
Janesyille-Willetta Higgins, 18-year.
old student of the State School for the
Blind, will soon leave the school and
go back to her home in Chippewa
Falls, from whence she came in 1915.
j. 7. Hooper, head Of the school, has
acceded to the girls wishes and those
OF her relatives and has resigned as
guardian to be succeeded by Miss Lii
liam Miller, Chippewa Falls, to whom
Willetta gives credit for aid in regain,
ing her sight and hearing.
Merrill-The city council of Merrill
has adopted an ordinance providing
for an ornamental lighting system Of
about $50 lights of the same style as
are now in use at Mosinee and Stev-
ems Point. Several of the standards
are already in at the Soldiers Ms
mortal park and the system will be
extended east to Stuyyesant street
on Main street west to Ohio street
on West Main street and northwest
to Genesee street to Grand avenue.
Kilbourn - The Sarrington Roller
mills at Delton, near Kilbourn, were
completely destroyed by fire of un-
known origin. Loss OF about $4,000
was partially covered by insurance.
Everyone in the village turned out in
an effort to combat the fire and To
save adjacent buildings. The KilbouIn
fire company was also called. This
is the second time in the last three
years that fire has destroyed the mills
Evansville Following the hearing
at Madison before the railroad com
mission, decision on the plea of the
Porter Electric Line company, a farm
ers' organization, for an increase in
rates from $3.50 TO 81 a month, is ex
pected within a short time The com
pany furnishes service to ffty-fve
farmers in Porter township, Rock
county. securing power through the
municipal plant at Stoughton.
New Drowsy parishioners
rubbed their eyes and jumped as if
the family alarm clock had started
its morning rattle, when the Rev Otto
Kobe Of New London. paused in his
sermon at the Church of the Most
Precious Blood ana vigorously rang a
school bell, remarking that he was
going to wake up tire aeping woI
Slippers before finishing his sermon.
Oconto-F Fire Of unknown origin
completely destroyed the large barn
of Crosse Bros. at Pensaukee. The
loss included all contents, 100 tons of
hay grain and machinery Twenty
five head OF cattle and 10 horses were
saved by neighbors with difficulty
The Crosse brothers We're away at the
time. The loss is estimated at $4,000,
partially covered by insurance.
Appleton Max Had. "a, employed
at the Outagarie Paper Co. mill,
for 20 years was instantly
killed when he was buried under
quantity of paper stock which has was
removing frcm a machine He was
not missed for an hour after the acct
dent. His body was found by a
searching party.
Madison IL approximately 100000
has been allotted to county fair asso
Citations for state aid on premiums
paid at 1928 fairs, according to sta
tisucs compiled by Fred Il. thinner
man, secretary Of state. Payment Of
the state aid already has begun The
for last year show that
state aid amounted to $299.3 5443
Neenah-A real estate transaction
which foreshadows the construction