Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-19

county, died at his home near POI
Washington, aged Il years
Edward Pratt, ST., of La Crosse. ha
been adjudged insane and committe
to the Mendoza asylum.
A new paper called Lagranger ha
been started at Palmyra by two youn
men of that city.
The laying of the cornerstone of tn
new Catholic church at Marshfield vii
take place May p.
A new school building will be erecte,
at Columbus this summer 1t will cos
$4,000.
Mrs Anna Gartner, a pioneer 0,
Menasha, passed away at the age O
70 years.
A miner named Hall was Instant,
killed by falling earth near Florence.
The Presbyterian Church society al
WauSau intends to erect Il new church
cdltice the coming summer to cost $40
OGO.
Frank Monroe, La Crosse younn
man, will spend sixty days in the coun-
ty Jail for cslrelessly flashing Il reyol-
YER
The Menominee River Boom COM
pany, of Marinette, has sorted 10000
600 feet of logs this season up to date.
The Trempealeau County Agriculture
al society will hold its annual fair at
Galesville, September IL, II, Is and II.
The Farmers Store company, of Elk
Mound, has filed articles of incorpor-
alton with capital stock of $4,000.
Peter Greene, aged so years. died at
his home in Elkhorn of heart failure.
Mis-. Betsy Crandall, one of the
pioneer residents of Plaintield, cele-
DRAFTED the ninetieth anniversary of her
birth Il few days ago.
Walter Locke, GAINESVILLE youth,
fell off a ladder Il distance OF sixteen
feet and sustained internal injuries
which MAY result fatally.
Mrs. Richard Jones, an old resident
of WatertOwn, died at the age of G7
years. She has resided at that place
for over forty years.
Minister Hicks has written to a friend
in Oshkosh that he and his family ex-
Peru about June 1.
William Burke, Il resident of West
Superior, has been arrested on a crimi-
nal charge preferred against him by
some Indians.
The National Union bank, of Oshkosh,
was caught for Il small amount by the
failure of the Chemical National bank
at Chicago.
The farmhouse of Mrs. Andy Hanra-
han, of Egg Harbor, Door county. was
destroyed by fire. Loss, $500; insur-
ance, $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Newton, of Heb
ron, Jefferson county, celebrated the
fftieth anniversary of their wedding
Green Bay, died at the age of 63 years.
He was Il member Of r. @. Howe post,
G. a. r.
The Barron Republican, owned and
published by J. ii. Williams, has been
sold to J. J. Smith, ex-postmaster at
Barron.
Samuel Stuart, farmer living near
IAdu1tSlu'tlC 1-lhe, w ttl"o1uI equity,
has lost a number of sheep lately by
wolves.
A stranger entered the room of one
Of the guests of the Merchants hotel at
Racine, and stole a suit of clothes and
$75.
The 6-year-cld daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Larsen, of Racine, was attacked
by dog and bitten in q terrible man
ner.
The state encampment of the Sons of
Veterans will be held at Ashland be-
ginning June 81 and continuing three
days. 1t is expected that 4 large num-
Der of persons will be in attendance
from all parts of the state
Prof. A. III. Tolman, for the past eight
years professor of the English language
and literature in Ripon College, has ac-
cepted a call from the Chicago Univer-
sity to the chair of assistant professor
of the English language
Port Washington will soon be lighted
with electricity. The contract for street
lighting was awarded to the Wisconsin
Chair company.
The installation of Frank Barry Di-
vision No Z, Uniform Rank Knights
of PythiaS, took place at Beaver Dam
a few days ago. Prominent knights
were present from many towns in Wis
cOnSin