Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-17

John Gillespie and Sally Cl1sniciIc,
arrested ut Ashland on q charge OF ;lutll-
terry, were found guilty and sentenced
to two and four months respectively
i'll the county jail.
The condition of H. f. Swift, who was
serlCrsly injured by falling from a lad
der at Oshkosh, is not improved, and
fears are entertained that the injuries
may result fatally.
Adolph Museau, an old resident of
Depere, died suddenly at the aga of
IS Years. He was one of the oldest
members OF the Masonic lodge of that
city.
Mrs. Elizabeth Flint, an early settler
Of kaugauna, died Of heart failure. The
remains will be Inferred at RosenuaIe,
near that city.
The democrats at La Crosse are max
ing an organized effort to defeat III.
Frank Powell and the populist ticket
ut the spring election.
Mrs. s. SERVER died at her home in
Wausau at an advanced age. The re-
mains were taken to La Cole, Canada
for intcrment.
John Weishaupt, the tailor who CEN
mitted suicide at Marinette, was for
mally a resident Of Milwaukee.
Mrs. Matte Winer, formerly a resi-
dent of Peshtigo, died at her home in
Rhome, Tex.
T.. 7. Stevens, of Wausau, is putting
in S,NW,GOO feet of logs on the main
Chippewa.
Miss Mary Dunn, aged % years, died
at the home of her parents in Portage.
The bottom of a catch basin in front
of the \. M. G. A. building at Kenosha
fell out and the sand was washed away
causing Il cavern and breaking a large
gas pipe. A man who went down with
Il lenten to see about repairing the
break set the gas on fire. For time
there was great excitement as the
flaIles mounted up, but finally they
succeeded in stopping the fire. The
man was severely burned about the
head and face.
J. E. Scheller, of Chicago, reports
that he has prepared plans for a bust
ness college to be erected at Green Bay,
for Prof. J. w. McCunn. The building
will be three stories and basement high,
54xS2 feet, have pressed brick front,
with stone trimmings, steam heat, cleo
tric night, hard wood finish, wrought
iron grilles, marble work baths, with
plr1nger, and the latest improvements
1t will contain a fine gymnasium. The
cost will be $4,000.
The work of plating the new town
site on Madeline Island, near Ashland,
has been completed as far as can be
done until the snow leaves the ground.
The surveyors have looted the outside
limits, and as soon as the ground is free
from snow the wark of laying out the
lots and blocks will be Carried on
There will be about 200 lots in the limits
of the new town, and among it's first
buildings will be hotel.
Sinclair Mainland, proprietor of the
excelsior factory, at Oshkosh, came
near being killed by an electric shock. |
While lighting the gas he accidentally |
grasped with one hand a live electric |
light wire while holding on to the gas |
jet with the other. The shock rendered |
him unconscious, and he was resusci-
tated with great difficulty 1t is feared /
that he will never fully recover.
Oscar Colts, resident of Racine, was
and terribly cut, it is alleged
by Andrew Streingreger and Herman
Witke. Colts was stabbed nine times,
but it is thought now he will re-
cover. Suingreger has been arrested
and placed in Jail, but Witke is at large.
The two men claimed that Colts bad
robbed Witke Of $50, and that is the
reason they attacked him
All the members of the teachers in
,utute in session at Eau Claire, presided
over by Prof. Brier, of River Falls