Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-22

formal ballot, after the convention had
taken three informal votes. On this
ballot Mr.. Wilcox received seventeen
more votes than was necessary for the
nomination. There were some scatter
ing votes for other names, but Wilcox
had clear majority of the Gao votes
and, on motion Of ". L. Pieplow. Mil
waukee, the second high candidate. the
selection was made unanimous.
Fond du Lac Modification OF city
and county ordinances to enable Fond
du Lac courts to apply the new state
auto paddock" law to traffic yiolators
and at the same time permit the prose
cution 4 offenders under the city and
county Jaws is being considered by Of
ticials. A proposal for the change
will be put before the county board al
its November meeting.
Madison-The balance I'm the state
treasury dropped from $50, 23S, SOS. "a
on July l TO $l7 ,4S7, 97S.26 on Aug. l,
the financial report of Solomon Levi
tan, state treasurer, shows The bal
ance on Aug. /, 1924, was S16,949, ST.
Increased disbursements were chiefly
responsible for the drop, the figures
indicated. Receipts during July were
$3,070064.37, and disbursements So
$40, 7S4.45.
Eau Claire-Damage totaling $10.-
252 are asked in an action started in
Eau Claire by Roy Peterson, Memo
monte, against his uncle, Bert Cum
mings, owner Of the silver fox and
stock farm at Fall City Peterson was
shot and severely wounded July 10 by
Cummings, who mrStook him for a fox
thief
Spooner-Fire Of unknown origin at
the rear Of the Ganske 4 Lemmer
Drug Co.'S store, In the heart Of
Spooner, caused more than 1000
loss and only the quick action of Chief
Ralph Jones and his volunteer fire
department prevented the loss Of the
whole block.
Kenosha- Building permits issued
In kenosha IN the last two weeks
called for construction work estimated
10 cost $3.50, $50, the highest figure this
season for period Of two weeks. OF
this sum S1s0,S00 viii 60 into 81 new
homes and $4,000 win build three new
factory buildings for the Nash Motors
Co
Mauston-A telegram TO ]. T. Han
son from Vice President Charles G.
Dawes said he would visit Mauston
and the Juneau county fair Aug IS
Just what hour he VIII arrive is not
known Preparations are going rapid
ly forward TO entertain the vice presi.
dent on his visit to that city
Madison campaign to sign up all
present members of the Northern Wis
consin Cooperative Tobacco pool for
the fiye-year period following the 1926
crop will be commenced Immediately,
1t was voted at the meeting Of pool
delegates and members at Madison
Rudolph Mrs. Joseph Relner, an
old resident Of Rudolph, who died at
the home Of relatives In Wisconsin
Rapids. was the mother OF fourteen
children, thirteen of whom survive.
She is also survived by twenty seven
grandchildren and one great grand
child
Madison The Wisconsin college Of
agriculture has sold out" rs class Of
graduates. Requests for graduates
from farm interests are being turned
down because all Of the graduates
have signed up for Jobs, It was an
nounced
Fond du Lac SO effective were the
tooth paste advertisements read by
two Fond du Lac youths that they
broke into the vocational school and
stole 100 tubes Of the cleanser The
boys arrested are 10 and il, and have
admitted the theft IT is said
Superior Counsel for Minnie Lued-
Ike, Merrill. who pleaded guilty on a
liquor charge IN federal court 81 Su-
perlor aud who was fined 500 agreed