Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-30
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Miss Ollie Siebald was married to III.
J. Skinner at the home of her parents
in Tomah
divorce from her husband, Irving f.
Officer, at Viroqua.
An opera house to cost $4,000 will be
erected by G. +. Andrae ut Stevens
Point this summer.
Mrs. Hannah Thatcher aged So years,
died at her home in the town of Mount
Clemens, Racine county
The marriage is announced Of Miss
Ida Chapman, of STAFFORD, Mo. to
Arthur Gltheil, of Chiffon
James Reed and Henry Trader, of
Wausal, were fined $25 and costs each
on Il charge of illegal fishing.
Frank Kitzman, Il resident of Jcffer
son, was kicked in the abdoman by Il
horse and dangerously injured.
The fourth annual session of the Lake
Geneva students conference opened at
Gus Nelson, employed in the Esterly
iron works at Whitewater, was struck
i'll the eye by a piece of red-hot iron,
The marriage is announced of Miss
Margaret Maston to William Il. Per
son, both well-known residents of De
pere.
A heavy wind storm swept over
Stevens Point and tore up Il great many
trees, besides blowing down numerous
barns
Hugo Hinzkleman, Il Racine boy,
was drowned in the river at that place
by falling off the pier. The body was
recovered
The growing crops in the vicinity of
Kilbourn City are reported to be in OK
cellent condition owing to the recent
abundant rains.
The Racine police arrested thirteen
young men who make Il practice of go
ing in swimming at that place inside
the city limits.
John Mortimer, aged II years, an
only son of Mrs. Alice Mortimer, of
BOscObel. was drowned while bathing
in Il spring ut that place.
Miss Edna Flanders was married to
Prol. H. h. Hubbell at the home of her
parents in Beaver Dam. The young
couple left for trip through the east
David Holmes, one Of the defendants
in the Mead murder case at Waupaca,
was formerly resident of Appleton
and married Il young woman at that
city.
John Sawyer, of Springvale, Column
bia county, is the only survivor of the
committee which was sent over from
England to locate tract of land by the
pOtters
Thomas III. Savage, who was farmer
on the Indian reservation at Shawano
during Cleveland's first administration
has been appointed Indian agent at
that place again.
,, Gustav Degner, formerly a resident
Of Merrill, was arrested at Wausau on
charge of having a plurality of wives.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to two years in state prison.
The contract for the new high scEoo
building at Grantsburg has been let tC
the Cloquet Lumber company, of Clio
/ quet, MINI. 1t is to be completed by
, the beginning of the fall term.
The steamer Fannie G. Hart, with
an excursion party of over 100, left
Green Bay for the worlds fair. The
party will be quartered on the boat
during the weeks stay at Chicago.
The grade of the lola Northern rail
road is complete as far as lola and
track laid within two miles of the town
Work is proceeding rapidly and trains
it is expected, will be run regularly by
July 1.
Herman Orten, the Wausau young
man who was arrested on charge OF
stabbing Robert Haase, has been re
leased on $500 bonds. He will have a
hearing at the next term Of the cir
cult court.
Mrs X. Barbara Spaeth, Of Cadott
now 20 years Of age, has since 1888
spun 725 pounds Of wool, knitted COO
pairs of socks, fifty pairs Of stockings
and footed many pairs of both socks
and stockings.
The plant of the Northern Manufact-
uring company, at Ashland, was de.
stroyed by fire. Three residences in
the immediate vicinity were badly
soorched. The loss on the plant will be
about $4,000; insurance $4,000.
Jens Johannson Sagmo, the man who
ran away a few weeks ago with his
step daughter, Mrs. Carrie Erickson, OF
Eau Claire, was taken to Grantsburg
and arraigned before Judge Olson. He
pleaded guilty and was given one year
in state prison.
At the close Of the circuit court at
Viroqua Judge Newman babe the off,
GERS and lawyers goodbye, stating that
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