Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-19

nounced Mrs. Clason tainted.
Miss Clara Seipp Of Chicago was
married to Henry Bartholmay Of
Rochester, \. Y, at her mothers
beautiful summer home at Lake Ge-
neya. Mr.. and Mrs. Bartholmay left
for Europe. and upon their return will
reside in Chicago.
Miss Sylvia Spencer and Myron
Sears were married at Pine River.
Ihe ceremony was performed by the
father of the bride, who was carried
to the altar he being helpless from
severe and painful injuries received in
runaway some time ago.
The Oneida Indians celebrated the
fourth near Green Bay, and among
the speakers was an Indian named
Joseph Smith. who said that he
couldn't see any reason for Indians
celebrating the day because they had
always been free.
At GAINESVILLE fire destroyed the
barbed wire factory, causing loss Of
about $4,000, upon which there is an
aiSC vi pcsOuO, Liz NlIe factory
has not been running for several
weeks, and the cause Of the fire Is not
known.
John Beline, middle aged man who
lived by himself in a shanty near
Boyd. was found dead by his neigh
bors, he evidently having starved him
self to death, although $1,000 was
found hidden in the house.
The trades and labor council of
Oshkosh has decided to publish a
daily paper. 1t will probably be
started as Il joint scheme with The
Labor Advocate, which is at present
the organ of the council.
All the saw mills on the Menomonie
river are in operation, and the Boom
company is sorting about 3,OOO,OOO feet
Of logs indy. The weekly shipments
of Jumbo. amount to l5,OOO,O0O feet
Wiz ii jeWttl, yardmasrrr tor the
Wisconsin Central road i'll Ncenah,
was fatally hurt while switching cars
Gle Slipped and fell, two ears passing
over hi, lDWer limbs.
Forest fires set fire to barns belong
ing to the Thompson Lumber company
ut WaShburn and burned them with
ali the contents, including eleven
horses.
Ii is sand that $1,000 people went to
Stevens Point last week to see a cir
Gus performance. All the hotels and
boarding houses in the city were
crowded.
III Caledonia society Of Marnplte
is rJalHp- 10 build Il huge amphi-
thra,rr Ml,n bicycle track within
it one nlth Of Il mile in extent.
The common council of Oshkosh re-
fused to pass resolution to provide
the police department with a shot gun
with which to kill stray dogs.
A Jail is being built at Alma Center.
The Plattcvlle district camp meeting
will open at Platteville Aug. 10 and re-
main in session until Aug. 10.
1t is thought that the bill appropriate
ing $4,000 for a federal building at
Watertown will be passed by congress
before adjournment.
Mrs. Docia Brown, aged 10, Il sister
in-law of Tax Commissioner Brown,
of Milwaukee, died at Beloit after a
lingering illness.
Mrs. John Mctiinnis, Il resident of
Racine for nearly fifty years, died
aged so years. James Cliff, an old res
ident also died
Prof. John w. Stump, formerly of
the Whitewater normal school. died
at Denver While Ell route home from
California.
AT Marinettc, two motOrmen were
arrested for working on street cars
last Sunday in violation of the Sunday
law
While driving between Elroy and
Wonewoc, w. p. Thurston was
obliged to shoot a highwayman in the
leg
The school census of La Crosse
shows 9,545 children of school age,
an increase of 5SS over last year.
j. Anderson, u farmer, was killed by
the cars while trying to cross the
track at Western Union Junction.
August Rober, an eX-policeman Of
Racine, was drowned at Kenosha
while working on dredge.
Homer McComb, of Hortonville, Is
to spend eight months in Jail for de-
sorting his wife and child.
\ buyer at Princeton has 10000
pounds of wool for which he paid from
10 to 10 cents a pound.
About 100000 bushels of potatoes
will this year be raised III the counties
of Wood. Waushara, Portage and
Waupaca
w. b. F. Hyde, an old resident Of
Brodhead suffered a stroke of paraly-
sis. There is little hope of his re-
covery.
The suspension Of freight trains
obliged Appleton paper manufacture
ers to send Chicago supplies by ex-
press.
The Superior public library now
has over 1000 books shelyed-6O94
for circulation and ! ,239 for reference.