Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-07
BADGER BRIEFS.

Sixteen wolves were killed in Iowa
county ON March %, for which the
county paid $50 in bounties.
George Ure, ST., an old settler of
Wood county, died at his home in the
town of Lynn, aged 81 years.
The business men at Eau Claire are
contributing toward free summer con
cerfts in the public parks.
A boy namely Johnson. living near
Racine Junction, was seriously injured
III a runaway accident
Mrs. Sadie Higley. aged about %
years, died suddenly at her home in
Forest Howard.
Charles kicllhoefer. aged 40 years.
died at her home i'll Hortonvile Of con
Whitewater, aged s. years.
Mrs Anne Robbins, of the town Of
Black Wolf, WinnebaSo county. died at
the age of 90 years. She lived in that
county for the past fifty years.
Mike Grady, Il carpenter. living in
Menasha, fell from the top of the See
ond ward school-housc at that place
He is III Il critical condition.
Miss Mabel Lyle, of Stanley. was
married to William Boon, Of Neillsville.
John Radke, proprietor of the Thea
ter C"mique ut ShebOygan, was arrest
ed on n charge of assault. He WIS
hound over for trial
Frederick Bunker, aged IS years
fell off Il load of hay near Elkhorn,
striking on his head. He died IL few
hours later.
The marriage is announced Of Miss
Victoria Billet to Albert f. Cox. Both
are residents of Whitewater.
A petition has been presented to the
village clerk of poynette requestin" him
to call a special election to decide the
question of license or no license for the
coming year.
During "A public caucus at Shell Lake
T.. G.. Jones and J. +. Jones, editors OF
the Waterman. We're assaulted and Sc
vcrely pounded by well-known phys
ician of that place.
During the past winter r. w. Lee, of
Eau Claire, the pincry missionary. Wis
tied 80 camps and gave away 200 bibles,
$500 religious papers and 5000 leaflets
or tracts.
Two prisoners of the county jail ut
Alma, escaped while the keeper. boy.
was passing Il pail Of water through,
the door. They We're charged with
burglary. The sheriff and under Sher~
if were out Of town at the time.
Mrs. J. G. Morgan. wife Of President
Morgan, Of the Appleton Machine CONF
pany, dropped dead Of heart failure on
the street at Appleton. She was &C
years Of age and had resided i'm Apple
ton since 1S4S.
A man named John Kelley was run
over by a freight train near Chiffon
and was so badly injured that he died
the following day. He was about 40
years Of age.
Charles Smith, a farmer living three
miles northwest of Appleton. has dis
covered a fine limestone quarry on his
farm, covering ten acres. He intends
to begin quarrying rs soon rs the snow
disappears.
At the convention Of the Northeastern
Teachers association at West Superior
the following officers were elected:
President, w. III. Rood, Of Washburn;
vice-president. Sara l.. Severance, Of
Black River Falls; railroad secretary, J.
II. Turner, of Ashland; treasurer, r. H.
Mueller. Of Cheteck. The place Of the
next meeting will be left to the execu-
tive committee. Menominee or Hudson
will probably be selected
Charley Squires, aged 49, was seli-
ously injured while saving wood with
Il machine at his fathers home near
Platteville 4 stick was thrown against
the saw. striking it in such way that
it rebounded, coming in contact with
his forehead so violently that his skull
WAS fractured. A physician was called,
who trephined the skull, removing sew
eral pieces Of bone. The patient is now
in a fair way to recover.
The residents Of Medina. Outagalnie
county. are in a fi1tter of excitement
over the marriage of Miss Grace Will
Hams. a pretty girl Of Is years. Of that
place, to an Indian named Clause. The
Indian. it is said, owns farm in Nichi-
gan, but at the present time he is tray
cling with patent medicine company
The ceremony was performed by a JUS
tice on the stage at Amherst.
The Rev. P. Honeyman has again
taken charge of ST. Augustine's church
at Chiffon.
A. M. Parker has been arrested on q
charge Of assanlting Benton G. Hodges.
Of West Superior. He was bound over
for trial
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