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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Following his World war service,
Mr. Thurston was elected to the Iowa
state senate. He was especially active
in the interest OF soldier relief legis-
latlon Iowa has many measures, OF
this type on her statute books. Cap
tain Thurston is responsible for the
greater part Of them.
He Is the author Of the soldiers
preference law, which gives thousands
OF former service men Jobs which
otherwise would so to others. His
soldiers tax exemption measure grants
tax exemption Of certain amounts TO
all veterans OF the Clyll. Spanish
American and World wars
Another measure exempts all prop
erty belonging 10 service organizations
from all taxes Yet another grants TO
former nurses ali the relief privileges
given to former soldiers, sailors and
marines.
Mr. Thurston Is a charter member
of Isaae Davis Post, No 60 Of the
Legion Al the beginning Of the Span
ish-AmerIean war he enlisted at the
age OF eighteen as a private In the
Ffty1rst Iowa Volunteer infantry. lie
saw service With his regiment IN the
Philippines. AT the beginning of the
World war he was commissioned
captain He served throughout the
war
Born at Osceola, the congressman
has made his home there an his life.
He graduated from the law school Of
the State University of Iowa and
served two terms as county attorney
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25
Babe" Ruth of Minors
a Quite Popular PLAY

One Of the popular figures in the
American association is Anthony
Dummy Brief, slugger extraordinary
with the Milwaukee Brewers For
several seasons Brief played With the
Kansas city club
Briefs popularity lies In his ability
to swat the bali He is the best home
run hitter in the association. although
be dropped TO u last year, as com
pared 10 . the season before How
ever. home runs are not tbs only ao-
compIishHnent List season with the
trailing Blues he included - tWo-base
hits and y triplets with his home
runs His batting average for the sea
son was .338
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25
Che.
American
| Legion
Copy for This Department Supplied By the
American Legion News servjcel
WHY THURSTON IS
HONORED BY IOWA

Lloyd Thurston Of osceola. Iowa. Is
the first veteran Of the Spanish Amer
lean or World wars to he elected from
Iowa 10 the house Of representatives.
Congressman Thurston is a veteran OF
both these great conflicts and Is an
enthusiastic member of the American
Legion. He was elected TO his pres
ent position in 1924 by the greatest
majority ever received by a congress
sional candidate In his district.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25
Bobby Jones Backs
New Golf Ruling

1t appears the first objections
to the ruling Of the United States
Golf association that only 10
should qualify at 80 holes medal
play for the national amateur
championship came from theo-
rists and others who hadn't
much of chance, anyhow.
Bobby Jones writes the U. s.
G. A: 81 endorse the arrange
ment heartily and believe the
new plan a great improvement.
Any man who can hold his place
in SO holes Of medal play among
the 16 leaders has shown he Is
of championship caliber."
Francis Ouimet, Jess Sweetser
and Max Marston, all former ma
tional champions. have written
endorsements of the plan.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25


To buy golf clubs cheap when
the red-faced party misses a 14-inch
putt, rush up and offer him 30 cents
for the set.
George Sisler is a sphinx on the
field of play, having less to say than
many a captain, and George is cap
tain-manager.
Joe Dugan Of the Yankees is show
ing no i'll effects Of his twisted knee.
He is playing great ball around the
hot corner again.
Dealers say the high price Of lem
ons is due TO a scarcity of them. The
situation will be even worse when they
are all back In the minors.
In 1907 Hans Wagner stole second,
third and home in a game with New
York He repeated the feat in u
game with Chicago in 1909
Beals Becker, former major Lacquer,
is welding a mean bat for Vernon Of
the Pacific Coast league He was pur-
chased recently from Seattle.
Pitcher Hugh Msgeveney, former
star hurler Of Notre Dame, was given
his unconditional release by the No
bile Southern association club.
Joe ORourke. second baseman OF
The Bristol club of the Appalachian
league, has joined the Scranton club
of the New York Pennsylvania league.
Boston and Chicago are the charter
members Of the National league.
Each came into the circuit in 1876,
the first year the circuit was organ
nlzed
Old Jack Scott Of the Giants still
continues TO hurl winning ball He's
been one Of the most dependable
pitchers on the McGraw staff thus far
this season
"Chuck" Odom, a collegiate star Of
1924, now with the New York Yam
KEGS. has Joined the 81 Paul Ameri
can association club to fill In the gap
at third base
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Beriin-Victor Fl. Baker, 25, former
Berlin chiropractOr, was bound over
to the September term of circuit court
at Oshkosh to face a charge of MUIR
dering his 21-year-old wife, Gertrude,
June q near Fremont, while the two
were on a camping trip. Bakers
mother-in-law, Mrs Julia Hess, Berlin,
the mother of the girl who was killed
by shotgun blast through her head,
took the stand and valiantly fought
for the freedom of the man accused
The prosecution charged that Baker
killed his wife after deliberate plotting
in order to collect insurance policies
on her life amounting to almost S25,-
600. The Bakers were married last
Thanksgiving
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Madison George Shields, convicted
of assault With intent to do bodily
harm and sentenced to the Grant coun-
ty jail for three months at hard labor,
has been granted a repreve by Gov
Blaine pending a hearing and final
determination for his application for
a pardon. The Shields case is an af-
termath of a Khan controversy in Bos-
cobel over year ago. Shields, as
night Waterman, attempted to halt the
progress of Khan parade being held
late at night in the street of Boscobel
and was knocked down 1t is claimed
he attempted to fire at one of the
masked marchers.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Manager Jack Hendricks Of the Gin
cinnati Reds has his bunch of bah
togsers working on their toes and as
a result he is enjoying a nice position
near the top in the pennant race.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

-Grasshoppers which cause
seuq damage to vegetation are fewer
m number this year than in past sea-
sons report by DR.. S. b. Fracker,
STATE entomologist, states. The most
papular camping ground for the pest
This season is on Washington island,
IN tbe head Of Door county peninsula,
and OH sandy lands of Waushara,
Jackson and Burnett counties, he re-
pous The central sandy soil area is
Inc only section Of the state In which
rrassAoppers have been increasing in
recent years.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Ashland-Two thousand pounds OF
nitroglycerine and large quantity Of
dynamite We're exploded at the Du-
pont Powder Co. plant at Barksdale,
when mixing house and storehouse
were struck by lightning. Fifteen en-
ployes of the company were injured
by flying splinters and glass. The
large nitroglycerine storehouse and
dynamite mixing house were de-
stroyed, windows shattered for a radi-
us of one mile and the city of Ash
land, about four miles across the bay,
shaken as by an earthquake.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Wausau-Tbe labor situation in
Marathon county has greatly improved
during The last few weeks, according
IL statement just issued by James
H. De Wayne. superintendent Of the
Wausau employment office. The de-
maud for laborers of late has been
much greater than the supply and
because Of this wages have increased.
Several. factories have increased their
forces and there is better tone in all
circles Of employment.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

,fa6isan-Alnost enough fines were
elected by the state prohibition de-
rarmenr during the last six months
.r1osrs-e the department for a years
-,,,s state Prohibition Commissioner
fIsrusn Sachtjan has announced that
~ enes amounted to $4,000. The
annual appropriation Of the department
* $4,000 out Of total of Sl9 ar
rss-s for violation Of prohibition laws,
Milwaukee lead the list with 23l ar
rssrs fines amounting to S1S,3O0 and
f.rrf-rhree cases still pending in the
ronrt Barron county had no arrests,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Green ay-Wisconsin -1bes fifth.
largest dairy COW III the world, weight
2240 pounds, died al the Murphy farm
az Egg Harbor, Door county. The AMI
MAJ was purchased a year ago for
$1,000.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Madison-It is a violation of the
state dry law to manufacture home
brew or homemade beer If the same
is intoxicating, but the mere posses
sion Of such home brew I'm the home is
not violation of the state law, ac-
cording to an opinion given by J. E.
Messerschmidt, assistant attorney gen
eral, to Dist Atty. Otto L. Glen OF
Waupaca county. Under the federal
law, the opinion states, possession Of
any Intoxicating liquor, except such
specially authorized, is unlawful.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Madison-Authoritie in the villages
of Niagara, Pembine and Wausaukee
in Marinette county, and the village Of
Florence in Florence county, have been
advised by the state board of control
to remedy unsatisfactory and unsani-
tary conditions in their jails within
the next six months or have the places
closed The action follows the annual
reports Of inspectors of the board Of
control, who during the last year visit
ed 325 city, county and village jails
in Wisconsin.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Fond du Lac-The office and ware
house of the Standard Oil Co. in Fond
du Lac appear to be easy plcklngs"
for a gang of sledgehammer burglars.
For the second time within three
weeks, and the third time in less than
a year, cracksmen entered the office
a few nights ago, wrecked the combi-
nation on new safe, which had re-
placed one damaged In a preceding
raid. and escaped with $500 Three
weeks before, approximately $400 was
stolen.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Madison 1t is the duty of town
treasurers to collect delinquent real
estate taxes from personal property
wherever found, first from personal
property III the immediate vicinity of
the real estate, or if none there, then
elsewhere, an opinion by Atty. Gen.
Herman L. Ekern, to Elmer S. Hall,
conservation commissioner, states.
County treasurers, however, have no
authority, the opinion holds.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Fund du Lac-"Keep Wisconsin
beautiful is the slogan adopted by
Fond du Lac County Highway Commits
sioner George Treyelen and his corps
Of road patrolmen. They have started
drive against all pla-cards, bill
boards and posters along main high
ways outside Of fences. Road patrol
men have been ordered to remove all
advertisements not within the fence
boundary.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25
RACEBAL.k
j e 1-SQUIBS

Babe Ruth is thirty years old.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Black River Falls-A district county
agriculture and forest conservation
conference was held at Black River
ais recently with the following coun-
ues represented: Jackson, Clark,
Monroe, Marathon, Portage. Vernon,
Pau Claire, Adams, Wood and Juneau.
a tour Of eastern Jackson county was
mace with inspections of five and 10
!eaF-oid white pine paintings.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Madison-A new university degree
in metallurgical engineering has just
been authorized by the board of re-
gents of the University of Wisconsin.
Heretofore the student interested In
metalIurgy was classified with the min
ing engineers, but took the majority
Of his work in metallurglcal subjects.
Now he is entitled to degree in
metallurgy as a separate field.
Eau Claire-Farmers in the vicinity
Of Eau Claire are handicapped in
handling their crops by scarcity of
farm labor The farmers have ap-
pealed to the police departments in
neighboring cities to call attention Of
those who show up at the police sta
lions for shelter to the work on the
farms.
Eagle Directors of the Farm
ers and Merchants State bank here,
whose cashier, Charles Wiegard, com
mitted suicide several days ago, have
announced that all deposItors will be
paid In full as soon az examiners have
completed their checkup Of the banks
affairs. No shortage has been dis
covered, 1t is said.
Madison - Advices received from
Vancouver, b. c., where the Gyro club
Is In International convention. give
Madison as the seat of the 1929 inter
national convention Of the organiza-
ton.
SUPERIORITY unanimous vote the
poor commissioners of Wisconsin at
their convention in Superior voted to
oppose adoption Of an old-age pension
law by their respective counties.
Police Of Monroe are on
the hunt for highway gunner who
wounded Fred Broge, Browntown
farmer twice. as he drove along a
lonely road one bullet narrowly
missed his heart white another pierced
his left arm.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Naupaca-A large registration is ex-
peeted for the 1925 Camp Cleghorn
assembly to be held at Columbia lake,
A''E "aupaea, Aug. Z to II. AS in the
i4>r tAe meeting this year viii be
leaS.oas in character. with opportun-
~ l'' recreation ana entertainment.
Ae'AodIsrs from all sections of the
state vii. attend.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

George Sisler is a sphinx on the
field of play, having less to say thar
many a captain, and George is cap
tain-manager.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-25

Superiority unanimous vote the
poor commissioners of Wisconsin at
their convention in Superior voted to
oppose adoption Of an old-age pension
law by their respective counties.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
What TomorrowMeans to You
BY MARY BLAKE.

Tomorrow planetary aspects are
not as favorable as those that are in
evidence today. Although they are
not adverse. they are not sufficiently
suspicious to warrant the initiation of
any new task, or the carrying out of
any radical changes. 1t would he bet
ter to stick. as far as possible, to
routine work. and. under any and all
circumstances, not allow Yourself to
be unduly excited by trifles. IN the
evening the aspects become overcast. i.
and the signs counsel modera ton and
forbearance.
Children born tomorrow are deS
tined to pass. with flying colors.
through the difficulties that are gen
orally associated with infancy. Later
on. however. the indications point to
more or less serious illness that Will
tax physical resources to their limit
With assidious care and unremitting
attention happy issue out of all
their troubles is assured them. In
disposition. they will be rather
difficult to manage, as they will
not he as amenable to suggestion
as may be desired. The future of
these children will depend more so
than is usual. on The environment in
their early wears If il he wholesome
they will be wholesome. if unWhulc-
some. they Will become unwholesome.
If tomorrow is your birthday. one Of
Your chief charms is Your absolute
sincerity. and YOU are the antithesis
of everything that is artificial or hypo-
critical. Gou are. at all times. natural.
and resent in any one the putting on
of airs. This does not imply that
YOU are Indifferent to the little nicetieS
of cOnventionaliSm which make for
plea SAINT social relationships You
possess quiet and an umaSSuming
disposition. as well as a happy one.
This naturally wins YOU many friends.
with whom YOU are genera faNOrlte.
You are q deEOtee of outdoor life
and If Your present occupation is Of
u SeIendarE nature YOU should. il
practice ble. seek some other sphere of
less confined nature. You are not
and never have been StudiouS. but
YOU are endowed with an alert mind
and gifted with an exceptional degree
of common sense.
You are rather careful of your per
Sonal appearance. and neat and tidy
in your habits. All that YOU do is
done methodically. and Your thinking
is as systematic as your actions are
orderly.
If not already married. YOU should
marry young, but, under no circum.
stances. take the step blindIy
Well known persons born on that
date are Martin VAN Buren,. eighth
President OF the United States: David
.. Houston, engineer; George \. Gus.
ter. Cavalry officer: Clinton II. Mer.
Ram. biologist and Harry w Pills.
bury, chess player.
Evening star., 1925-12-04
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
BY MIMI.
Don't Get Scared.

There is a time in vour liveS-juSt
as you're getting into the tWentles
when you look about you and notice
that AT least a dozen of your TRENDS
are wearing engagement rlngs-and
that many of them also have the plain
gold band.
Alarmed, YOU ask yourselves: What's
the matter with us? We mustn't get
left"
This panic subsidies after while,
but underneath, hidden way down out
of sight where no one may notice 1t,
you harbor a steadily growing Tear.
Suppose no one ever asked you TO
share the ioys and trials of married
life
You admit, to yourselves finally that
you're scared to death, and that the
only way to regain peace or NINA IS
to seize the first opportunity OF end
ing suspense.
That's the way in which many un-
happy marriages are started-Just be
cause some silly young things worked
themselves into a panic.
There was an evening last year
when all the girls of a certain sorority
were together. talking over their good
times--their dates and their con
quests.
Everybody was laughing heartily
and enjoying the affair hugely when
the door blew open and in walked Ma
rion, the prettiest girl of the lot.
With a shrek of rapture she rushed
forward and displayed an enormous
diamond
She was engaged. The news was
greeted with cries of approval, and
then sudden conStraint fell upon the
gathering.
Each girl looked at her neiGhbor
and wondered Marie. the frankest of
hope it won't be long before I'm wear
ing one Of those. I'm older than YOU.
Marion. SO | can't afford to lose much
more time"
Girls older than Marie looked un-
easy. and the Gayety of the party died
away.
And within the past year at least
half Of those girls have married boys
they've known all their lives-boys
whom they've been heard IL describe
as the worst old boreS in the world.
Marie stepped off with an old flame
who had been pestering her to marry
him for ages. and whom she had treat
ed pretty badly all her life-she's not
changing her attitude toward him in
their new state of welded bliss.
Both Marie and her sister had been
given the opportunity to travel. and
the former had turned the offer down.
IF | travel for a year. III he that
much older and no husband yet
So she married and settled down
while her sister travelled. returning
with broader viewpoint and the
prospect of many happy years of free
dom before ii would he necessary for
her to worry about the Great step.
Don't make this mistake of thinking
that vou must he married before %.
You'll! nave just as many chances
after - as YOU had before.
And in the medntim" YOU may do
all the gay. irresponsible things made
impossible by a husband and family.
If YOU feel yourself getting scared be
cause all the other girls are leapinS
into matrimouy. summon your com
mon sense and tell yourself severely
that you're not going to stage an un-
successful marriage just because
you're afraid of being left.
tCoDyrIght. 1921
Evening star., 1925-12-04

This is as true as true can be. Very
often a warning which costs the ono
who gives il nothing at all saves the
life OF some one who hears il. Peter
Rabbit had an example of this lS
Paddy sat talking with him and e
planning what dangerous work the
building of a new dam was. Sud
denly the voice Of Elacky the crow
was heard.
Cav. cav cav, Ca-a-aw.
shouted Blacky.
Good bye Peter" said Paddy hur
riedIy, and without another word
ran for the Laughing Brook after
slappinC the ground with his great
broad fiat tail. Peter could see Mrs
Paddy and the two nearly grown
young Beavers also hurryins for the
Laughing Brook. Each dropped
whatever he or she was doing auI
ran for the water. They made for
i certain pool where the water was
deep enough for them Ia feel rea
sonahlv safe. and they didn't Sjnp
until they reached il.
Now BlaCky was quite - distance
above the alder swamp. lie was. az
Peter knew. sitting in the top of q
tree back there Peter had under
stood perfectly what Blacky had said
ware Coyote"
Now it came to Peter that Blac.ly
must be one OF the friends Paddy
had spoken of as ready TO help him
by giving warning in daytime
Paddy fears Old Man Coyote.
thought Peter "Old Man Coyote is
one of the enemies Paddy must watch
for by day or night Blacky has seen
him over there and the black rascal
has called Il warning. I wonder if
the black rascal really did it for
Paddy or if he did il just to spoil
Old Man Coyotes hunting. Any
way. I'll heed the warning. III keep
right here close to this old hollow
log. ] never have known just what
to think Of that black scamp. lie
can do the meaneSt things. Then
gain he can do the incest things
He has warned me of danger more
than once when I would have been
caught but for the warning. 1t is
queer how some folks can do splen-
did things and then turn right around
and do horrid things. Folks talk
Evening star., 1925-12-04
The Wordy School.

School life lasts too long. The usual
child enters at 6 years of age and is
graduated from college about -, and
that is under the most favorable con
ditions, no illness, no repetition of
grades. This preparation for life is
very costly in money and in man
power. We know this, but instead of
cutting down the course of study or
making it more efficient, we add more
words to il. Put in Il course of
ethics" Add a course in bookkeep-
ing Teach the children the duties
of citizenship" Add a course in so
cial science" You see? Add and add
and add but never by chance subtract
anything or the children Will miss il,
and then what will happen
The truth about these many addi-
tions is that as "A general thing they
add another vocabulary to the already
overloaded and obscure one the chill
dren already stutter through with
Much of school life is but a series of
words. What we need to add is a few
empty spaces in the days order that
will enable the teachers to make clear
the fundamental subjects.
We teach too much arithmetic in
the elementary grades and the grades
that follow after. Too many yaria-
tions, too many problems, too many
could be pruned to great advantage.
Grammar stunts more children than it
ever helps. History and geography
could be made lighter. Fewer things
to learn and better learning would be
more like it. For every word lesson
there should be a doing lesson to veri-
fy IT.
We laugh at Dickens schoolrnaAte:
who said, spell onions. Now 70 and
weed the onion bed. But he was
right. Cut down the weedy word cur
ricula and give the children chance
to vertify their work in the common
mediums of everyday life. wood and