Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-28
WISCONSIN NEW :.

Bans hanson has been doing some eXca-
waiting on his farm near Sturgeon Bay
and the result is the discovery of two
large chunks of iron ore.
At ShiOcton an attempt was made to
burn the store and residence of w. J.
Harlow. The miscreant cut hole through
the sheathing, apparently with jack
knife, stuffed the space between the stud
ding with cotton batting saturated with
kerosene, and set it a6re.
Police captain Coughlin collected a YER
dict fol $500 against E. V. Gileson in a
Superior court. While trying to arrest
Gileson the latter hit the officer severely
in the hand.
Myrtle Sterling a girl of 16, was taken
out of Superior dive by the police. She
ran away from home in Brainard. She is
a mere school girl.
The shell mari in kewaunee county will
not be utilized at present. The eastern
spectators would not pay the prices of
the land owners.
The New Era Is the name of a news
paper that has been started at Kewaunee
by stock company d. B. Harrington is
the editor.
The man who threw himself in front of
a train at Ashland is supposed TO be Jos.
VI Di. hliDuOuSS, W.
Eli A. Thompson, of Sturgeon Bay, was
kicked in the face by a vicious stallion, yet
he will live.
| Racine merchants are protesting loudly
against Sunday excursions to Milwaukee
and Chicago.
An Omaha train was derailed near Eau
Claire by striking cow.
| Clark County's fair has been fixed for
Snnfan,bn, q IN apl
German-American day will be observed
at Eau Claire.
DR.. D. G. Davies father of George w.
Davies, the Milwaukee clubs pitcher, and
one of the best known physicians of
Columbus. was thrown from road cart
and badly hurt internally.
Plain6eld voters will decide Aug. 20
whether to let its railway bonded indebt-
edness run until maturity twenty years
hence or refund it by annual payments of
81 900.
Fred Vergenz, son of Watertown min.
lister, was thrown from wagon and
fatally Injured, his back being broken.
Over one hundred sheep have been killed
by wolves in the vicinity of hartford and
Berlin
Before Justice Rnmer, of Appleton,
Catherine Endtor pleaded guilty to the
charge of selling skinned milk and wa
tered milk for pure milk. The case was
dismissed with fine and costs, SIPS.
Between $4,000 and 5000, it is be-
lieved, was stolen from the Germans, In
the town of Merton, Waukesha county,
/ last Saturday.
There is very serere drouth prevailing
in the counties of Polk and Barron,
| lNo.,t.nl;n ~ III d, il, - 10, "a
new city national bank, to be known as
the Twin City National bank, with a
capital of $50 000 which will be opened
in the next sixty days
The comptroller of the currency has APP
proved the selection of the National Bank
of Commerce, of Minneapolis, as receiver
and agent of the First National bank of
Wausau.
Frank S. Bradford of Florence, has
been reappointed by Judge GoodIand for
the position of court stenographer for the
tenth judicial circuit.
At the Aurora street crossing of the
Wisconsin Central in Ironwood, 2-year
old child named Johnny McKovitt was
killed by the cars,
Willie Bucholz, a 15-year-oId, boy, fell
from joist in u Evansville tobacco ware
| house ana crushed his skull.
Appleton S electric street railway will be
in operation September 10. Four of the
cars have arrived.
Secretary True says that the stallion
Nelson has been secured to trot at the
state fair.
Paraside post-offce, Waupaca county,
has been discontinued.
Waterspouts were seen on the lake off
Racine.
An argument over bet caused knock
down at Chippewa Falls, participated in
by John and Richard Cosgrif and Frank
and Bob Hunter. All were subsequently
arrested
Secretary Foster has decided the Racine
public building site matter by selecting
the Baker property, in the north end of
block 80, The price is S25, 600, which in.
ciudes some additional land with the pre-
vious offer.
The machinery of the Globe wall paper
mill ct Neenah has been seized on a
mortgage of 81, 900 held by the Niagara
paper mill of Lockport, n. Y, and on
/ smaller claims. The mills are running by
permission of the creditors agents.
The West Range railroad has just been
completed 1t branches from the Wiscon-
sin Central at Miller and runs to Mineral
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