Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-02
WISCONSIN SHORT NOTES.

August Oyala was arrested ut West
Superior charged with stealing pocket
book containing $57 from Gabriel Mix
kelson. He was remanded to Jail in de-
fault of 81 900 bonds
The Lake Shore Railway company is
figuring on plans for a new depot build
ing 1T Ashland. 1t is expected that it
will be ready for use by next spring.
If the logs started by the Menominec
River Boom company, of Mai'nette,
the past year, were placed in Il contin-
uous line, calling each 16 feet loli-s they
would extend a distance Of 1881 miles
and represent Il value of about $1O,-
100000
Thomas Parent, superintendent of the
Menominee River Boom company. 1T
Marinette, died at the age of 81 years
Deceased was in the lumber business at
that place since 1866.
The Holy Name school, of Sheboygan.
has been changed into Il free school.
The school is graded SIMILAR to the pub
lie schools of the city, and has Il corps
of eight teachers.
AT the dedication of the new recreation
hall provided by the Mons Anderson
company, OF Lacrosse, for its employees
the Rev. Father White, pastor of st.
Mary'S church, and Rev W. S. Sweet,
Il Baptist minister, delivered addresses
from the same platform.
Jerimiah Griffith, Il resident of OSh-
kosh, died suddenly of heart failure
aged So years. Deceased was Il veteran
Of the Mexican war, and he will carry
to his grave two bullets received at the
battle of Chapultapec, which were never
taken from his body.
The saloon and residence of John
Brantmeyer, ut West Superior, was dam
aged by fire to the extent of $1,000; In
Surance 81 800. A man named David
Ebert, who was sleeping in the building
at the time, had a narrow escape from
burning to death.
The following wedding were recorded
at Whitewater: Miss Eta Mcdonald
to Albert Young; Miss Clara NJ Alton
of Charlotte, Mich, to James H. Rich
ardson; Miss Eta Hanley to Horace
Cole, Of Waterloo; Miss Ida Dolld to
Thomas Saunders. Jr.
Richard Spensley, father of Judge,
SpenSley, of Galena, ILL.,, and James
Spensley, of Mineral Point dropped
dead at Galena, aged 81 years He was
an early settler of the lead mines in that
section, and operated the first smelling
furnace at Dubuque, Ia, in 1899.
The town of Spring Valley, Pierce
county, is enjoying quite boom" at !
present, owing to the discovery of iron !
ore in large quantities at that place. A |
blast furnace is being constructed and |
IS nearly completed. Numerous resi- |
lence houses a'e also going up.
David Lille, residing about five miles |
northwest of Plattcville, had his left |
I'm torn off at the elbow by corn husk.
ng machine. His arm above the elbow
vas also mangled in frightful manner,
md it was half an hour before he was
eleased from the machine. The arm
lad to be amputated near the shoulder.
An Austrian named Melesque. aged
= years, and living at Marinette, was
ssaulted and robbed of $40 by two men
ear Pembine. When found he was IN
onscious, and both his feet were badly
rozen. He was also severely cut about
he body. 1t is likely that both his feet
viii have to be amputated.
Thomas O'Mal1ey and Edward Fftz-
erald, who were confined in the jail at
'rairie Du Chen for robbing Anton
chwartz, Bohemian farmer, who lives
ear Waukesha. broke iail and took The
t. Paul freight train going east. They
rere to have been tried at Lancaster
the next term Of court :