Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-05-29
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

| Two horses were burned to death in a
barn owned by the Foote Cornish Milling
company at Oshkosh. The fire is suppoS,
ed to have been set by tramp. The loss
| is about $500.
The Anstead 4 HiggingS Spring Works
company, whose establishment at Racine
| was burned recently, may not rebuild
/ there, but so to Indiana instead.
Mayor HesSe, of Neenah. has ordered the
Srlvatlon Army to stop blockading the
/ streets. They have agreed to do 50 ana
| have apologized for past actions.
Health Officer Mueller, of Menasha, has
gone violently insane. Among other fam
| cleS he possesses an aversion to his home
| and wants to sleep at hotel.
Frank bIsSell, a member of the grocery
hrm of BiSSelt Bros, at Neenah. sold ont
there two weeks ago and left the city,
Since then neither his friends nor reIa-
tiveS Eaye heard from him.
Eddie heup, boy nine years of aere
fell into the canal at kewaunee Monday
evening and was drowned. He was fish
ing there at the time with several other
boys. who failed to give the alarm.
The report that Banker Cork. of Hart,
ford had effected a settlement with his
creditors is denied
WerriCk Bros. grocery store at Shopiere
burned Saturday night. William Wilson
and family lived above the store and had
narrow escapes from death. Wilson was
terribly burned while helping his wife
out of the building
A big deposit of fine granite has been
found near the headwaterS of Little Pople
river, Florence county.
A 13-year-old son of Math. Scholl fell
under a roller in a field near Belgium
few days ago, and was severely crushed.
His condition Is considered precarious.
The Palmyra Press is now issued under
the management of J. c. Clinton. of
Whitewater, vice Allen Craig, of Pal
myra.
There are eight criminal cases on the
calendar of the present term of conrt at
Prairie du Chen. One of these is muir
der trial.
John NJ. Vandyke, of Washington.
n. j., detected in passing forged United
States express money orders was found
guilty at Milwaukee.
Up to date 900 saloon licenses have
been issued in Milwaukee.
While Jens Sterry, a farmer of Slough
ton, was attempting to mount his horse
at Stoughton. he slipped AMI broke his
right leg between the ankle and knee.
At Rhineander it is said there are half
a dozen veterans bnried in the potters-
field of the city cemetery. The Herald, of
that city, enters a vigorous protest.
A fellow giving the name of j. Il. Bar
rett, Jancsville, was arrested at Dubuque
for passing fraudulent checks ON dealers.
They were made payable to G. r. Groves
ner, prominent merchant, and signed
Stacy, Brown & Co., fictitious signature.
He passed a number of them, all drawn
for 81 so, on clerks left in charge of stores
at supper time. He would buy cigar or
something and receive the change. He
was finally run down in a saloon.
Cashton will build a so, 900 steam flour
ing mill.
Wisconsin will receive $40, 1876 from the
war department for arming and equipping
its state militia.
The fishermen on the Brule river pro-
pose to defy the law which prohibits fish
ing in that river The game warden says
the law will be tested just as soon as a
case CAP be made out against anyone.
The remains of J. c. Stockdell, who
died at Superior April II, have just been
buried, medical students having, it is said,
secretly secured and dissected the body.
Relatives of tke dead man will investigate
the matter.
While making a run o. the 22ud the
city police patrol wagon turned too shortly
at the corner of Eighth and New York
avenues, in Sheboygan, and tipped over.
Officer Spencer sustained severe injuries
and remained unconscious long time
The physicians say he cannot live.