Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-04-05
IN WISCONSIN.
Facts Condensed for Busy
Readers.

\ carload Of red cedar shingles
reached Mansion from the state OF
Washington,
Fred RahautSdtrf has been ap-
pointed postmaster At Stanley, Chip.
prwa county,
A. H. strange Of Merrill has given
the Evangelical Trinity church at Mer.
rill fine vocation,
Loretta Murray and Robert c. Wade
were tho Encyclopedia Britannica win
uCrS NJ Fond du Lac,
The survivors of the thirty-secoud
WISCONSIN infantry will meet In Wey-
auwcga June ~ and II.
Clarence NJ. Wixon is again In Jail
at GAINESVILLE. He had jumped his bail
t. avoid trial FOR burglary,
Elmer Rreuueman, OF Mansion, shot
mink that was over -four foot long,
He r,crivcd $40 for its skin.
August Tank has been appointed
clerk OF court for Jefferson county In
place Of the late II. l., Piper
Corporal Ross of the Appleton Light
guard won the workmanship medal on
tic with Private Schlrtchcr,
Miss Carrie l.. Grade, Waupaca
teacher was married to Henry W,
Arnold, of Sank Rapids, Mimi,
An examination of candidates for an
Annapolis cadetShip will take place
ut Eau Claire next "Wednesday.
s. Il. Wagg las succeeded Wesley
| Guic rs superintendent of the Com
hinrd Locks Paper Company's mills,
Charles Hanson, OF milwaukee,, was
seriously injured about the head and
face 10y falling from Il Wrstlc at ellis
Landing,
Mrs. Harriet NJ, Miles, of Waupun,
owns the mourning dress and shawl
that Mrs. Lincoln wore after the as
SaSSination.
Property owners about Browns
lake, Racine county, viii not have
any ducks or geese shot there until
September /.
\ memorial window costing $500
has been placed in the Trinity church
at Mineral Point in honor of the late
Ii, Delos Bulford,
During Il fire which destroyed the
residence OF Michael Lcnski ut Amigo
his two children, who were III the
house, were badly burned and one may
die from its injuries.
{. IL. Larzelerc, the cX-trcasurer of
Langladc county, pleaded guilty TO
miSappropriating 81 900 OF the countys
money and has been sent to Waupun
for II year. His bondsmen compro-
missed with the county for $4,000 and
were released.
Lee A. Smith, the male agent be
tween Winona and Elroy, who Is UNI
der arrest charged with robbing the
mails, Is the son of merchant ut
Bangor His arrest was made by
means of decoy letters. He was given
to an eXtravagant mode of life and
when arrested owned twenty-five suits
of clothes. The thcfts amount to about
$1,000
The supreme court OF Michigan has
decided the water works case from
Ironwood in which Hurley was quite
as much interested, the decision de-
claring that municipal corporations
cannot avoid restrictions upon the
amount of Indebtedness they may in
cur by buying property for public
purpose subject to liens. The state
legislat llre gave the lronwood com.
mon council permission to buy the
water works system, but restricted 1t
to debt of 3 per cent. of the city's
total valuation. The citizens voted to
buy the system for $4,000 but the
officers of the city refused to sign the
bonds, and the water company asked
for II mandamus to compel them to
do SO. The case went to the supreme
court and the mayor was sustained.
The dispute over the charters of the
Racine courts of Foresters has been
ended by Justice Wentworth dis
charging Secretary Halbcrstadt OF the
local court, No. 81, who was accused
by Newell ii. Dodge, high secretary
dian Jurisdiction, of doing an Illegal
business. The Racine court Is under
the jurisdiction of Illinois. and Mr..
Dodge claims that the Illinois juris
dicton had no license to do business
in the state, although they had ap.
piled for n charter. In 1892 charter
was refused the Illinois corporation on
certain technicalities, but 1t was ex
pectcd new application would be
made The judge said that he did not
think Mr.. Halberstadt could be held |
as a martyr to the two opposing cor
porations, and discharged him from
custody.
Pensions have been granted the
following Wisconsin persons: Original
-Ruebeln King, Bondcral, James H. |
Odell. Menasha; Thomas Mclean.
Madison Original, widows, ctc.--Em.
erson NJ Sawyer father, Wausau
Widows Indian Wars-MHrgarpt Mel. |