Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
IN WISCONSIN.
Newsy Items Cleaned From All Parts
of the State.

Infee daughters OF JOrgen Hanson.
residing at Racine, had a narrow escape
from asphyxiation, the result of inhal-
ing coal gas They will recover.
Mrs. Catherine Roberts died at her
bone in Racine at the age of IS years
A new town hail will soon be erected
at Iron River to cost $500.
Eddie Sonteen. aged II years, was
drowned in a pond near Whitewater.
He was out hunting in a boat with his
brother, George, when the boat illed
with water and SINK. GnorS,. 80.
ceeded in reaching the shore. The
body was recovered about an hour
later.
a GAINESVILLE business man was swim
died out of $50 by fellow who claimed
to be 4 travelling salesman. He hal
telegraphed ahead in the name of d
Chicago firm notifying the GAINESVILLE
merchant to advance him the money
on account.
The business men Of GAINESVILLE are
pushing a scheme to establish a $780,.
600 rubber factory in that city. The
plan is to place the stock among the re-
not to exceed 500 each.
Some unknown persons made an at
tempt to burn a building owned by
Mrs. Mary Cooper of Sheboygan. The
fire was put out before any great
damage was done. Loss about $500.
The remains of A. n. Right, a we'll
known Mason of Sparta, were inferred
at th9f r1a r-f
the Masonic order. Mr.. Wright made
an attempt at suicide about a week ago
by the use of laudanum and after lin
gering in Il comatose state for several
days succunbed to the drug.
An insane man confined in the Eau
Claire county jail made his escape dur
ing the night Three officers started
in pursuit of the man. He was from
Polk county and was being conveyed
to the Mendoza asylum, the officer hav-
ing him incharge putting him in jail
for Safe-keeping.
William Kruger, an eInpIOye of the
Pump River Lumber company, at Prem
tee, had his arm badly crushed while
working an edsing machine.
idents of Fulton, is critically ill with
drOpsy. About a week ago he was
tapped, ard Il pail and d half Of fluid eX-
trcted. Tire operat ton weakened him
greatly and he has since declined in
strength.
w. G. Topping found shell in: Il sand
pit south of the cemetery at Waupaca
that may prove of Importance to nat
uralSts, as it Belongs to a species found
i'll the warm seas of South America
kn9wn as Busycon Perversum.. They
were used all over the south by the
mound builders for material to manu-
facture a great variety of articles. This
Wisconsin specimen is not entire, eleven
inches remaining-enou to- show that
the shell was Of the average length
| about fourteen inches
! Peter l.. Dyru6l the ALLEGED default
ing treasurer Of Spring Valley, Rock
county,. Will not return to, America
Sheriff Bear who went to Washington
to secure real1isitEon papers, says, that
{ Secretary Gresham refused to issue
she warrant for DyrJBd, as bic cons5a
| cred it useless after learning of the
disposition OF the parallel cases; anG
scabled King Oscar to release, Dyr1.d
twho is eonfnedl at Guttenburg, Sweden
When Sheriff Bear reached Washing
ton and the papers were examined q
demand was made for certified copy
Of Dyratl's citizenship papers, Sherff
Bear thought it was on record at James
vile, and telegraphed back for them
but all tfiat could be found was WHERE
he declared his intention Of BECOMING
a citizen under the name of Peter Mel
son.
A party Of Danish capitalists, have
purchased 10000 acres Of land belong
ing to the Spaulding estate, located
near WIthee, in. Clark county, and viii
colonize a large number of Danes there
on. The settlers are to be taken from
American. cities and are not to. be
brought from, across the ocean. Many
Of them. will go from Chicago, and all
or nearly ALL. are more or less Ameri
canized already. The scheme is, te
divide the tract UP into forty acre
farms, putting a family on every farty
acres.
! A habeaS> corpus case Of more thar
usual. interest came up in the circuit
court at Racine. Edward Cleary was
sent 70 jail for a term Of thirty days
ON a charge Of using abusive Language
toward a deputy sheriff. The justice
who sent him UP made out the commit
ment for drunk and disorderlx. Hs
corrected the error a short time after
wards. Cleary engaged an attorney
who claims that the sheriff is holding
the, prisoner Illegally The sheriff re.
fuses to take the prisoner into court
unless the costs are paid. and bond OF
| $50 given
! The preliminary wogk on the Rice
Lake, Dallas & Menamonie railway
has been completed and the work OF
construction will be commenced by
May 15. 1t is agreed that the road
shall be finished and in operation to
the $500 line by July, and to Dallas
by October 1. Steps, are already being
taken to incorporate the Superior &
Rice Lake Railway company to con-
struct a line from Rice Lake to the
head Of the lake.
PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT.