Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-20
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
The Grand Army headquarters will
probably be moved from Milwaukee to
MarshfeId.
Owen Foley. an old veteran, aged 50
years, was found dead in his bed in Mil
waukee Tuesday.
Neenah possesses three claimants for as
many, shares of the French spoiation
awards. They are S. E, A. n and J. n.
+. Trout. the direct descenden.s of Lieut..
Adam Trout, who received fatal injury
on the prlvateer Enterprise under Decatur
when attacked by French feet.
Henry Nelson, of MenaSha, while driy-
ing team was crushed to death at Fleet
wood under a logging sleigh. He tried
to stop run away team a.: FL
John Bowman, ageu Is years, living
on the Seven Mile creek, near + tn Claire.
was accidentally and dangerously shot by
a companion.
Ex-State Veterinarian VT Atkinson has
been engaged by the department of agri-
culture to write a series of articles fer
book on cattle, similar to the ono on
horses, that was recently published.
Julia Hess, the wife of c. D. Hess. the
Milwaukee opera manager. has been
granted divorce ON the ground of deser-
ton.
At Oshkosh a suit for divorce has been
commenced 10y Mrs. Ferdinand Schultz
against her husband, tailor She
charges him with cruelty.
Ex-Stata Treasurer McFaridge will
neither affirm nor deny the report that a
change of venue will be asked in the suit
brought against him TO recover Interest on
state funds in his hands during his term
of office. No application for change has
yet been IN lde. The answer to the suit is
still IN the course OF preparation. The
time for McFetridge to put in an answer
has been extended until April /.
Lewis Gardiner, Il veterinary surgeon,
is under arrest at Neenah charged with
burglary.
L. D. Fenda, for many years foreman of
the Register office, in Whitewater, and
brother-in-law of T. D. Weeks, died Mon
day of paralysis.
Harry H. Day, the man whe tried TO
swindle the First National bank, of Mil
waukee, ont of g, 700 bv means of
forged draft, pleaded guilty and goes to
prison from one to seven years.
Neenah was shaken up badly by an ex-
ploSion of naptha at c. W Howard's
paper mill Saturday. Rosenow, an em-
ploye, received fatal burns.
Charles S. Gardiner, a tumberman and
capitalist, who formerly resided in Mil
waukee, committed suicide in Chicago
by shooting himself through the heart
Sleeplessness rendered him iasane.
Invitations have been received in O;h-
kosh to the marriage of Nina Beach Car.
hart to James A. WethereIi, which is an,
nOunced to take place at LampasaS, Tex.
April s. The bride is a daughter o. DR.
Carhart, now a practicing physician of
LampaSes, but at one time pastor Of the
First Methodist church of Oshkosh.
An epidemic of la grippe has attacked
the citizens of the little town of Rushford.
Over 100 people are sick with the disease.
Judge Burnell has affirmed the order
in the famous Stevens case, discharging
NJ. w. Stevens from the guardianship of
his fatLer. Stevens is one of the wealth.
est citizens OF Green Lake county, and his
son had him declared insane and in this
way obtained the guardianship of his
father and control of the property.
One hundred and thirty converts have
been made at the Waukesha Methodist
church this winter
Editor Bro gn, of the BeiOit Citizen, has
decided to publish a Sunday morning pa
per.
Aid Michael Colbert, a Racine man
ufacturer, will remove to West Superior.
Jackson |. Case, the young son of
Jerome |. Case, was nominated for mavOr
by the citizens party of R tcine, and will
probably be endorsed by the republicans.
Marathon, Lincoln and Oneida counties
II ura haIl or N,Y,S.,Y, a+ MI, -,
the candidate for circuit Judge of the
sixteenth circuit will be chosen. The
only candidates so for spoken of are f.
L. Bump, of Merrill, and c. V. Bardeen,
of Wausau.
Ellen Sanville, II years old, was given
s. by her mother to 90 out shopping at
Egg Harbor. The girl took the s., bor-
rowed $50 more, and ran away. She is
now at Montreal, and destitute
Charles A. Foot, who died in Chicago
the other day, was a member of Company
G, thirty fifth Wisconsin volunteer infan-
try, and accompanied that regiment when
Grant started on his famous march from
the Rapidau to Petersburg
Mrs. Hill, the Durand woman, who for
so long has been thought to have leprOsy,
but whose disease has been pronounced to
be lupus, is dying.
Charles ". Cramer has been named 70
mayor by the young men Of Ashland irrer
spective of party. J. C.. RRhm was nomi
mated for treasurer.
An explosion occurred at the Butte
Mueller saw mill at Ellis Junction. The
boiler of the planning mill blew up, hurling
the engineer, MOritz Mursch, through the |
wall and burying him to the neck in
mass of debris. Three other men were
injured, Charles Weftzel, Will Manson
and Andrw Kinsler, but not seriously. |
The damage is g. 200 to g 900.
DR.. Sanders, who has Just died in Chi |
cagO, was formerly practitioner in Osh- |
kosh. where he was we'll known, and also |
In Winnebago counry. He was 50 years
old.
Frank G. Bolies and Cornelius Harper |
have been appointed as telegraph opera
tors in the war department at $500 a year |
John r. Wise, has been appointed |
81 900 clerk in the wal department. All |
hail from Wisconsin
Rev. c. F. Elliott, of GAINESVILLE, pastor |
of All Saints church, has resigned and |
will go to Manchester, \. H, to run |
jewelry store.
The La Crosse bridge celebration will
occur July4
Because he lost his money Mathew
Lang, living near Amigo, cut mis- throat |
with razor, bat ke will live.
CaUt. George Graham, OF La Crosse, j.
spector of rifle practice, has been order.a
by Col. Moore 10 make q general inspec
ton Of all companies in the third regi-
ment.
The shoes found on three tramps arrest
ed at Columbus have been identified by
Mr.. McManman as a part Of the stock
Of goods stolen from bis store in Xii
bourn.
Dispatches from Kansas announce the
death of Maj. James A. Davidson at |
a prominent Wisconsin Grand
Army man and formealy department COM
mander. The burial will occur at Sparta.
The new fountain being put up at Wau-
kesha win use only ore seventh OF the wa
ter used By the old one
A. B. Ives, of Marinette. has bought
800 acres Of timber land In Virginia.
He will erect a saw mill there.