Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
WISCONSIN NE WS.


idents of Winnebago county, died at the
age of 76
Luxembourg. Kewaunee county, has a
farmers alliance organization of 107 mem
bers.
Edward Ryan was drowned in the Wis.
consin az Wdusau.
Waupun now holds 528 prisoners.
Miss Hattie Weiss, of Depere, and Miss
Mcintyre, of Seymour, had satche and
parasol stolen almost before their eyes
Monday at the Northwestern depot in
Fort Howard. The satche contained $50
in money. Two girls were the thieves,
and they afterwards were taken and com
PEELED to give up the property.
At Fond du Lac, Eb Morgan, colored
rough, was probably fatally wounded by
Peter Adams. Morgan attempted to
midnight.
Senator Pratt of Oshkosh is said to
be making active preparations for his
campaign for the United States senator
ship.
Gustav Barz's year old child set fire to
its clothes and barned to death at Liberty
Bluff, Marquette county.
Charles Williams, . farmer near Wau-
kesha, lost $1,000 worth of grain and other
property by fire.
Minnie Stafford, of Taylor, Jackson
| county, wa, thrown from a wagon while
driving and badly hurt, the wheels passing
over her.
While julius Bcrow and his family were
out in the country, their home at Clinton
vile caught fire and was completely de-
| stroyed.
The Durand city marshal has been or
derod to arrest all small boys who shoot
air guns within the city limits.
Rainbow trout weighing over five
pounds have been caught recently in
pond near River Falls
A new postOtlice has been established at
Hallway, Taylor county, with Geo. Chic
kock as postmaster, Also one at Ridge,
Sank county, with Ellen Jensings as post.
mistress.
A year old child of Mr., and Mrs. Gus
tav Bar'2, of Liberty Bluff, Marquette
county set FIRE to its clothes while playing
with matches and was burned to death
A 4-ycar-old son of William Rreten-
field, of Cannon Valley, was killed by being
kicked by a horse
Martin Cleveland a pioneer of Winnie
bapo county, died ut his home in Black
Wolf, aged 76
Walter Roberts, of Hazel Green, has
been chosen principle of the Wausau high
school.
The saloon of Peter Schafer, at Little
Chute, was ro&bed of 1874.
Burglars ransacked Todd's jeweIry store
mt New Richmond, but were frightened
away and left their plumber, after wound
inc Officer Wnltenberp.
Mrs. William Drager, of Ripon, COM
mitted suicide by taking poison and then
sashing herself with razor. Despond-
encv and a family quarrel were the causes.
Engineers have been surveying for an
ore dock Mt NJ lrinette and it is thought
the work Ct construction will begin
soon.
A large steam barge, lumber laden,
thought to be the Prentice, went ashore on
Round Island near Mackinaw City.
The case of D. G. Gurnee, the Eau Claire
man charged with assault upon l6year-old
Hattie Hanson, was continued until next
Saturday to give the defendant more time
to collect evidence.
DIR. Charles Egan and DR.. +. j. Pope
have been engaged by William Eggert, of
Racine, to examine the body of his son,
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the river about month ago, and buried
ut Mound cemetery. The father is labor
ing under the Impression that the boy
was murdered.
The stock and machinery of the Turner
Stove company was sold by the sheriff OF
| Racine county for $500.
Oliver GulliCkson received Il two and a
| half year sentence mt Nenominee for an
assault upon Bertha Erickson.
Report has the Belle City railway, of RAJ
! cine, sold again to st. Louis parties tor
! SS3 900.
w. w. Roberts died ut Columbia from
injuries received in n threshing machine.
| John Sherloug was thrown out of his
wagon uea' Berlin and instantly killed.
| Glenwood will have new high school
building costing $4,000.
c. Plank n Glenwood man, is mysteri.
| ously missing.
A burglar entered the Ceutralia post
office Monday night and burglari2ed the
safe of 5000, of which $500 was in cash
and the balance in postage stamps
James Jensen, married, aged sc years,
committed suicide ut Waupun. He has
acted queery tor the past two weeks and
insanity was probably the cause.
Ripon has been made government sig.
nal station.
Or. Il. G. Russell of Buffalo, Marquette
county, is in Jail, charged with criminal
assault upon young girl named Violet
CAMERON, whom he was called to attend
Eric Eng, u young lumberman of Me.
ncmonie, was drowned in the R'i Cedar
river while bathing. August EckStrom,
of Hayward, was drowned in the same
way,
Bert Lamphear, IL year-old boy living
near Florence, was accidentally shot by
companion. He will recover.
Driving on tine Pine rivai and neighbor-
ing streams WIS., resumed this week, after
n "hang.up" of just month.
The Cadot Record has been sold by w
s Munroe to Edw. Stanoerry 4 Co., of
the Hurley Tribune,