Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-03-07

Mar1nette-Crivitz, Marlpette coun.
/ ", had another fire scare when the
town hall caught fire. Volunteer fire
lighters from the high school and vii
lage succeeded in subduing the flames
before much damage was done. The
haI is being used for school purposes
since the destruction Of the large brick
school building last March The busi.
ness section of the village was de-
stroyed by IRE after the high school
was burned and recently the leading
motel there was burned to the ground
Jefferson-A fine of $1,000 was
chosen in preference to spending a
year in Jail by Wilbur Moore. farmer
and nurseryman living two miles
southwest of Jefferson, at whose place
the sheriff's force seized more than
700 gallons of cider and wine ii short
time ago. Moore pleaded guilty to
possession and sale of liquor and was
given six months or $500 fine on each
of the two counts This is the stiffest
fine ever given first offender in this
county, officials state.
Eau Claire-The fate of the Eau
Claire county fair, which has been
held annually at Augusta for many
years, was left to voters of the cOun-
~, when the county board, in session
at Eau Claire, adopted reolution
providing for a referendum April Z
OF the question Of sppropriating s14.-
800 this year for continuance of the
fair, and appropriatlng s., 500 annually
thereafter toward 1t. This resolution
was adopted after the board had ac-
cepted report of a special committee
named last fall to investigate fair af-
fairs.
Ashland2George Murray and Carl
Malyszeski, each "a, of Washburn.
miraculously escaped, death, when
they We're blown fifty feet by an ex-
plosion which entirely demolished No.
3 powder dryer house of the DUPONT
Powder company, at Barksdale, near
Ashland Both men suffered severe
burns, but their recovery is expected.
The cause of the explosion is un-
known, and the two men injured were
the only ones In the building when
the explosion occurred.
Madison-Sale of spectacles on the
basis of eye tests made with machines
by anyone not a licensed optometrlst
is unlawful, Atty Gen. Herman l..
Ekern has ruled The opinion, written
by ]. f. Messerchmidt, assistant at
torney general, involves eye-testing
machines by which the purchaser of
the spectacles determines the lenses
which he thinks he needs and then
obtains them from the dealer operat-
ing the machine.
Platteville-An auction sale on the
farm of Fred Wienbergen, near Platte
Vile. Ms featured by lively bidding
and good prices Holstein cows of all
grades sold well, the highest bringing
.S145. Horses reached top of $3.50.
Poland China brood sows brought
S37 80 each, clover hay $13 ton and
1000 bushels of oats sold at SIC. the
highest price paid anywhere In Grant
county this winter The sale aggre-
gated 5000
GAINESVILLE Charging misrepresenta-
ton In forty suits brought against it
by tobacco growers of Mount Sterling,
Wis, the Hartford Insurance company
mas filed answer through its attorneys,
1t Is alleged that applications for hail
insurance, all signed by one man, were
not mailed to Henry Johnson, Edger-
ton, the company's agent, until the
day after d storm that did $4,000
damage to growing tobacco.
GAINESVILLE - Fifty-One indictments,
naming more than eighty defendants.
were returned by the United States
grand jury meeting In Madison last
week, according to Stanley Ryan. as
sstant United States attorney for the
western Wisconsin district The feder-
al cases include indictments for viola
tion of the prohibition, narcotic, postal
and bankruptcy laws.
Contracts were signed by
the Rock county board for the cree
ton Of the women's hospital at the
Rock county asylum, to be completed
by Aug ]. at a cost Of S5s.726. The
hospital VIII be used to house woman
patients Of the asylum and relieve
congestion of the institution.
Madison Employment in Wisconsin
lis increasing except in the seasonal
industries. the state Industrial commits
sion has announced The statement
was based on a study of reports from
more than 900 employers.
La Crosse-A jury IN circuit court
at La Crosse awarded Mrs. George
Cooper Bangor damages Of S4,eS7
against, %. II. Johnson, Bangor hotel
lyaer,or y.tho II yrgs sItpgpd sold HUu0r