Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-14


In regard to his care Of the poor OF
the city and I'm his actions as presl'
dent OF the city board OF health. the
mayor stated at n meeting OF the com
mon council that the health laws IN
relation to contagious diseases are
carelessly enforced quarantine meas
ures not being observed as they should
be. He urged that the doctor be given
an opportunity TO defend the charges
against him, but asked to have an In
yestlgatIon made of the matter. The
council, however, disagreed with the
mayor, and rather stormy debate
enslied, which resulted In the city
physician being reinstated, all the al
dermcn but two siding against the
mayor.
The Oshkosh Times has figured 1t
out that the amount Of beer consumed
In Oshkosh every year would give a
barrel apiece to every man, woman
and child In the city. The annual
consumption IL 2S,00O barrels. The
Oshkosh brewerles make $4,000 and Of
this they export about 1000 barrels
The first cur has made n trial trip
over the electric road from La Crosse
to Onalaska.
Pensions have been granted the fol-
lowing Wisconsin persons: Original,
Christopher Anderson, Amherst; Fred
erlck Kocher. Kewaskum. Increase,
Douglas Dinwoodle, Dancy; Olof Berg,
4 Ill, AtnI tai
fels, deceased, Appleton. Original,
widow, etc.-Minnic Brucl, Milwaukee;
Sliza q. Clark, North In Crosse; Sarah
j. Cuhin, Fond du Lac
Commencement begins at Milton col
lege June 81 and lasts until June %
There are three graduates. Among
the features OF The week are serm"ns
by President Whitford, Rev. Edward
Pence of GAINESVILLE, concert by the
Imperial quartet of Chicago, dramatic
readings by Miss Jennie Dunn of Mil
ton and Miss Isabel Graghill Of Evans
ton, Ill.
Five trnmps went into Groshong's
store and restaurant at Bcloit, drove
tho proprietor and help out ut the
point OF revolyers, empticd the TIL
and made themselves at home gener-
ally: finally having frec-for-nll fight
over the division Of the spells. They
escaped over the line before they could
be arrested.
At Racine arrangements for the
fourth of July celebration arc about
completed. John Il. Flncrty Of Chi
cago will deliver the address; j. r.
Doollttlc Is down for chairman; Judge
Charles II. Dyer will be asked to read
the declaration of Independence, and
there will be an address by Congress-
man ii. A. Cooper
Wisconsin Pensions: Original An
ton Wcdner National milwaukee,
IIomc; Norman A. Chapel, New Lon.
don: Bernard VAIL, Luxembourg;
Henry @. Margott, Milton Junction,
Renewal Daniel III. Stoddnrd; North
field. Original widows, etc.-rhebe A,
Shislcr, Evansville.
Arthur O. Ferris was given II YER
diet Of S2,750 in his suit against the
Berlin Machine Works company, OF
Reloit Ferris sustained Il severe In
jury while working Il lathe for the
company. 1t was claimed that the az.
cident was the result of defective ma.
ohincry,
Prof Blaisdcll, II, G.. Smith, G. Il,
Collie and Hr. Hay of Beloit college
went to 1auderdale lake to make an
effort to recover the bodies of Henry
Hay and Charles Husman. They are
supposed to be In water sixty feet
deep, and divers were unable to find
them.
At Manitowoo the trial of Mrs
Adloph Schroeder who was arrested
Feb. 20 on the charge Of having
poisoned her husband who died during
the night of Jan, 81 last, under sus
plclous circumstances, In the village OF
Stcinthal, was begun today In the cir
cult court hforc Judge ellison.
Mrs. George Sturgis. Of Lake Gle,
neva. will donate her property MS the
site for public library on condition
that the city shall purchase the Wood
man property adjoining and vacatC
the street between It and the lake
thus making n park of two blocks ol
the shore.
The city authorities of Merrill ar,
sc determined To have the saloons
closed on Sunday and at night tina
they have made 1t Il rule to have al
screens removed and blinds raised dur
ing these hours. that the police ma.
see into and through the buildings,
Rev. Robert Il. Roberts, of tn
Welsh Presbyterian church, who r.
eeived call to be pastor OF the thlr
teenth Street Presbyterian church n
New York has decided to remain u
Racine, the congregation having vote,
unanimously to retain him.
The Wisconsin Academy Of Arts an,
Sciences before Its adjournment Il
Beloit agreed to ask the state legisla
ture to make an appropriation TO carr
on natural history survey of tn
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