Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-12
WISCONSIN NEWS.
Boiled Down for the Convenience Oh
Busy Readers.

Theodore Dlcson, of the town of
Menomonee, Dunn county, checked to
death while driving home, a piece of
dried beef he was biting having slipped
into his throat.
A valuable mare was stolen from the
private stable Of r. +. Allen, at Fond
du Lac TIE sheriff has offered a re-
ward Of $50 for the capture of the
thief.
An unknown man was run over and
killed by the cars at La Crosse. The
man was about so years of age, rough
ly clad and had the appearance Of a
tramp.
James Doyle, aged 60 years, was SEN
fenced to one year in the penitentiary
OH charge of stealing six pigs owned
by tt northern hospital at Oshkosh.
The shipments of lumber from Mari
nette during the past week amounted
to 100000 feet, making the total
shipments for the season q 100000
feet.
Mrs. Johanna Duthie, Of the town
of Washburn, was awarded $1,000
damages for injuries alleged to have
been received by a defective walk.
A series of eyangelistic meetings will
be held at Hartford commencing May
IA. They will be under the leadership
Of Miss Eliza Frye.
Jim NIcComber, Of Merrill, is under
arrest on a charge of obtaining 5000 on
forged orders while in the employ Of
the Merrill hospital.
William I\osbad, who was badly
hurt in the Manufacturing Investment
company's factory at Appleton, died
of his injuries.
The railway system of the Northwest
ern Coal company's plant at Superior
will require nine miles of track.
An Indian named William Stacy was
held up by three highwaymen near
Valley Junction and relieved of $50 in
cash.
The Tomah Advancement association
has been organized for the purpose Of
securing new industries for that city.
The common council at Sheboygan
voted to put in twenty-five arc lights
for street lighting purposes.
A new school building will be erected
at Lomira, Fond du Lac county, this
summer, to cost $1,000.
Seventy-one saloon keepers have
made application to the city council at
Wausau for licenses.
The result of the Arbor day vote at
Oshkosh for the state tree was a vic
tory for the maple.
The indications are favorable for a
large cranberry crop in Wood county
this season.
Jorgen Sorenson. of Sturgeon Bay,
was seriously injured in a runaway
accident
Twenty-seven saloon licenses have
been granted at Florence.
Port Washington is soon to be lighted
with electric arc lights
A meeting Of the 1umbermen of the
northern and central Wisconsin dis
t1ict was held at Chippewa Falls to
complete the organization of their as
ISOLATION and discuss the question of
uniform grading of lumber. The or
ganization was formed and is to be
known as the Wisconsin Valley Lum-
bermen's association. A committee of
five was appointed consisting of Chas.
Edgar, of Chippewa Falls; Fl. II. Eos
ter. of Merrill; Joseph Wilson. Toma-
hawk; B. W. Davis. Philips, and f.
W. Upham, Marshfield, TO secure COM
petent inspectors to go over the dis
trict represented and establish and as
sist in maintaining Uniformity of grades.
of Ia of off
brock, Marathon county, while in fit.
of insanity. attacked his wife with a
knife and an axe. cutting her throat
with the knife and mutilating her body
shockingly with the axe. StracH was
overpowered by neighbors and taken