Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-22
BADGER BRIEFS.
Short News Notes of Wisconsin Peo-
pie and Events.

SHUT News Notes OF w Wisconsin PeO-
pie and Events.
The grip is almost epidemic in the
state prison at Waupun
GAINESVILLE horsemen are preparing an
ice track half 4 mile long and 100
feet wide.
w. w. Hutchinson, a former resi-
dent of Appleton, is dying of blood
poisoning i'll Chicago
Albert and William Mas tried to
dig out of the Appleton Jail, but were
caught by the sheriff.
X. \. Lang and Il force of thirty
men will work all winter improving
the big dam at Chippewa Falls.
Henry Miller Il man well known
through northern Wisconsin as Il can
Ger doctor. died ut Fond du Lac
Frank Miller narrowly escaped death
as the result of accidentally turning
on the GAS in Il GAINESVILLE hotel.
Charles Burdick. victim of the
sulphite mill disaster ut Ashland last
month, died of his injuries.
Andrew j. White, formerly post
master at Omro, and Il well-known
politician died ut the Northern hoSpi>
tai aged GI years.
The assignee of the palica Trunk
company at Racine has sold the entire
plant to Kelley. Weeks Il Co. ana
St2chrr. Weber II Co.
"Mystcrious jim" who has had y
decidedly unpleasant record around
Rock and surrounding counties, is un-
der arrest at Tama. Iowa.
In the circuit court al Ashland Geo.
Sell got Il Judgment for $500 against
the Mississippi Logging company, for
rafting logs on the Chippewa.
Dwight Il. Dix. the man who was
brought to Ashland from San Fran
cisco to answer to Il charge of alb
sconding with So, 100 money belonging
10 the Armour company, pleaded not
guilty and his trial was set for next
May. He was placed under bonds
which he secured.
while Mr.. and Mrs. +. Malin of
the town of EaSton, near Green Bay,
were absent from home their 2-ycar-old
child carried some live Goals to her
bed to play with, set fire to her cloth
ing and was SO badly burned that
she died in little while. Another
child, II months old, was lying in the
bed at the time but escaped injury.
Johnny Shroeder aged 10 years,
was instantly killed ii tn" hpml"
of man named Scidl ut Mnr@hirld.
The boy was playing with a Scidl child
and Mr. Seidl in an adjoining room
was repairing Il gun. He did not hear
Johnny enter the room and just as
the child cam" in tie gun Was dis
charged. the whole charge entering
the boys body, killing him instantly.
At the fifteenth anrual meeting If
the Palmyra Vigilance society. the
following officers were elected for
1891; Miles Wilbur, president; John
Closer Tic,- president; Arch. WILSON.
secretary: r. j. Washburnc, treasurer.
The society has seventy five Nom
bcrs Of the most influential residents
of this portion of southern Wisconsin,
and by their vigorous prosecution Of
crime have aided TO preserve law and
order.
Willard Edison, one Of the pioneer
manufacturers Of Wisconsin, died at
Fond du Lac yesterday. Nearly half q
century ago he founded what is known
as the firm Of Edison & Sons manufac-
tuIerS of church and lodge furniture.
For almost twenty years he had left
the conduct of his business TO his
son. He had many peculial'tics in his
nature, and one of these was de-
sire to sleep in his own coffin. In
the engine room of the factory he
had made his home for two decades.
He had a small apartment fitted up
with a few articles of furniture, but
no bed In place of bed there was
a coffin that stood on blocks that re-
sembled the small horses used by I'M
dertakers. The bottom of the coffin
was padded with wooden cloth until
it made q soft and comfortable bed.
Every night for nearly twenty years
the old man climbed into his coffin
and slept SoundTv until morning. ""
often expressed the wish to die in the
coffin and be buried without the cere-
mony of a funeral. A few days ago
he was taken sick and when he was
so weak that he could make no re-
sistance his son took him to his home.
He was 81 years old.