Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-03


the blessed sacrament given nv him
10000 Wisconsin Catholics Joined in
celebration Of the golden anniversary
OF the Milwaukee archdiocese at Mar
quette university stadium. on Sunday
Sept q. Seldom has Milwaukee Wit
messed a more impressive ceremony
High dignitaries Of the church, war
veterans, seminarians, Boy Scouts, the
clergy and students and faculty Of the
university took part in the celebration
Racine-Property of the Sisters of
st. Dominic, Racine, situated at Sturte-
want, has been taken over by the Order
of Franciscan Brothers, Gren Bay, at
a price of $4,000 The Franciscan
Brothers will conduct a college for the
education of Catholic boys to the
priesthood and faculty of the Sturte-
want college viii be entirely of the
members Of the Green Bay college.
The property consists of 90 acres of
improved land with modern college
buildings.
Merrill-The Wisconsin Industrial
commission has notified the Merrill
city council that It will conduct an in
vestigation of the fire protection and
domestic service furnished by the city
water works. A public hearing Will
be held after the investigation. In
adequate fire protection for the sixth
ward and refusal of the water com
pany to extend mains for domestic
service except at the entire expense
of the city are the city's objections to
the service now offered.
Madison-The National Academy of
Science, whose membership is limited
to $50 of the leading scientists Of the
country and which is organized under
the auspices of the federal govern
ment, will meet at the University of
Wisconsin Nov. 8 to H. Two meetings
of the academy are held each year.
one in the spring at the academy's
new headquarters building at Wash
ington and a second in the autumn at
a leading center of science taken In
rotation.
Grant county farmers in
the district south Of Woodman are
pleading against the proposed aban-
donment of the short branch of the
North Western road operating In the
vicinity, pending before the state rail-
road commission. Railroad officials
say the earnings Of the short line are
only one-sixth of the operating ex-
pense.
Wabeno-A fire district to comprise
all but two of the northwest townships
of Forest county, half of Florence
county, two townships of Oconto and
four of Langlade county is to be or
ganized by the state conservation com
mission. The work will require about
two years for completion. Crandon
will be headquarters of the new dis
trict.
Wisconsin Rapids-Earl E. Adams.
Louisville, KY, and Leonard Raymond,
Helgeme, Ironwood. Mich, under sen
tence to the state reformatory at
Green Bay, escaped from the Wood
county jail at Wisconsin Rapids by
saving two steel bars of the cell room
and dropping twenty feet to the
ground.
Rhinelander-The demand for hunt
ing licenses In the northern Wisconsin
counties viii not be as heavy as In
former wears, In the opinion Of Rhine
lander sportsmen. The fact that 1t
will be unlawful to kill deer this year
will cause a decided decrease in the
issuance of licenses, II is expected.
Sturgeon Bay Responsibility for
loss Of life, injuries and property dam
age as a result of wind storm wreck
ing a portion Of the toll bridge at
Sturgeon Bay during July cannot be
placed upon the city. H. NJ. Ferguson
citv attorney. received this legal opin-
ION from counsel representing the In
surance company carrying the LIABILITY
protection on the structure.
parrish-Walter Payne and Louis
Driver while hunting bear near Par
risb Langlade county, had an excit-
Inc experience when a 300 pound hruin
attacked Payne from the rear. As the
hear raised its paw 70 crush Payne.s
stulI Driver shot piercing the AM
mails neck and killing him.
New London Many New LONDON
~.s,dants are now engaged in clam FISH
~ along the Wolf river The present
Iar stage ~ water makes the work
easier and more productive than usuai.
The clans are taken for their shells
v,bicb are sold to button factories 81
Fremont
u-orsarkee Elmer Duquaine o
Cr,ri+7 warinette county. has finished
-. % acres ~ potatoes. sell