Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-12-05

two who turned the checks over Il
the county.
Sturgeon Bay-The Door county
board has pedtioned the state high
way commission to place the Sturgeon
Bay toll bridge on the state highway
system. If the commission acts favor
ably, the structure win become free
bridge and in few years may be re-
placed. The bridge is the only medi-
UNI of entrance into northern Door
county and carries all the traffic Of
highways II, rs and "a.
with his left hand badly
mangled as the result of being drawn
into corn shredder, Harry Apple,
living on farm in the vicinity of
North Cape, drove his automobile sew
eral miles to the town Of Waterford in
search Of medical attention. The Wa
terford physician was not at home and
Apple drove to Burlington. seven miles
further, where the hand was ampu-
tated.
Rhinelander-Wa Isabelle, %,
who. on Nov. Is, shot Grace Christian,
-, Rhinelander. pleaded guilty before
Judge A II. Reid in Wausau and was
sentenced To the Green Bay reforma-
tory for a term of from one to three
years Jealousy is alleged to have
been the cause Of the shooting. Ampu-
tation Of Miss Christians foot was
necessary.
indications that the value
of the estate of Archibald T. Nc
Arthur, aged Dodgeville recluse. may
drop to $4,000 and that the state of.
Wisconsin will lose it's share Of the
inheritance tax were disclosed in
report issued by ]. Charles Pile, pub
lie administrator of Iowa county, to
John Harrington, state Inheritance tax
counsel.
Fond du Lac-H. B. Burns, 60. In
stalled new flag cable on the Fond
du Lac post office. lie is Fond du
Laos pioneer steeplejack and one of
the Oldest active steepleiacks in the
United States Burns performed the
task with little difficulty despite his
years. He has been a steeplejack for
40 years and has neve~ had serious
accident.
Fond du Lac-Herbert Hankwitz.
former village treasurer of Lomira.
who disappeared from his home Dec.
10, 1924, after he embezzled $1,000
Of village funds. was given an indie
terminate sentence of one to three
years when he appeared before Judge
c. NJ. Dawson in Juneau. He was ar
rested several months ago In the south
and returned for trial.
OcontO-The Arrow, an annual pub
lished BY Roland r. Delmer, son Of
Mrs F. Deimer of Oconto, at Aber.
deem, S. D., was awarded second place
in the nation wide contest conducted
by the Art Crafts guild of New York.
Mr., Deimer is a graduate Of the Ocon-
70 high school and was instructor In
manual arts there.
Manitowoc-Be Beginning next year.
the Manitowoc county board will hold
three sessions a year instead of two.
A regular meeting In November and
two sepcial sessions TO be held on call
will comprise the program Members
Of the board say two sessions a year
are not sufficient in which to trans
act all business properly.
Prairie du Chien-The Clark family
Of Prairie du Chen celebrated four
anniversaries on Nov. "a. It was Mr..
and Mrs. George Clark's fifty-fourth
wedding anniversary. their son VIII
liam and wife's twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary Williams birthday and
his daughter Syvina's birthday.
Manitowoc-The Mantowoc county
/ board is determined that the law abol-
lshing advertising signs along high
ways be enforced. and by unanimous
vote a resolution was passed directing
the district attorney TO institute imme-
date action against all yiolators Of the
law.
Kenosha-Awakenlng to find the
I house In flames. Glen Rhoads. a farm
hand, aroused the members Of two
households who occupied the Charles
Johnson farm house north Of Kenosha
and led them out Of the house, which
was completely destroyed By tire
Pralrie On ChIen-FIre on the lienrRs