Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-22
HYPNOTISM HELD BY A PREACH
Err TO BE INJURIOUS.
DEATH OF MRS. ARMSTRONG AT
BOSCOBEL.
A Committee of the English Syndicate
Having Options Oh Wisconsin
Paper Mills to Visit the State--A
Regular Officer to Drill Lawrence
University Students.

The board of trustees Of the Wiscon
sin veterans home has closed two
days meeting. All members were
present. A change was made in the
amount Of pension retained by the
home from the Old soldiers All over
SIS for unmarried men and 81 per
month for married men Is now to be
taken and the pensioners furnish their
own clothes Up to this time un-
married men have been allowed 50
and married men IS per month and
clothing furnished them. The mem
bers Of the board think $1,000 Il year
will he saved to the home by this ar
rangcmcnt.. The board decided to ex-
tend in invitation to the board Of
managers of all state homes to Il
meeting to be held in Milwaukee next
month, believing that an exchange Of
views upon matters of legislation aud
management would be beneficial.
committee representing the Eng
fish syndicate which holds options ,n
nearly all Fox River valley paper and
pulp mills has arrived in this country
and Is now in consultation with Pro
mOter Butterworth in New York. The
committee Is expected to arrive in the
valley In II few days to look over the
plants and the records of their bust
ness, with n view to determining the
ladvisability of purchasing at the piic2s
named in the options already secured.
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De pere is not included in the options
secured, presumably because it is the
only mill in the west making papers
which will come into competition with
the mills of the syndicate IL the sale
is finally made.
/ A sensational divorce suit is now be-
ing tried in the circuit court at James
Vile. Myrta Bliss Is the plaintiff, and
charges her husband George Il. Bliss,
with cruel and inhuman treatment
The parties were married in Water
town and have resided in many places
In the state. Mr.. Bliss is Il school
teacher and has been employed rs such
In Berlin, Juda, Tomah, Lake Mills
and number of other towns. Accord
ing to the testimony of Mrs. Bliss her
husband abused her when sick, and
would Oh other occasions knock her
down. Two children have been bora
to them, both of whom are in custody
of the mother. Mr.. Bliss denies his
wile's story.
Mrs. Milton Harrington died at Dele
van aged IS years. She was one of
six survivors of what was known as
, the MiltlmUre massacre of 1919 Her
father, mother, four brothers, II sister
, herself and husband and others of Il
numerous party were crossing the
plains on their way to California when
they were attacked. by Indians and
all save six who managed to get away
III the darkness We're murdered and
scalpcd. Her loss is mourned by Il
husband, II young daughter and three
sons, Grant d.. editor of The Delavan
Enterprise, Harvey H., claim agent for
the Wisconsin Central railway, and
Edward Harrington of Waukesha.
| Henry Ebling and wife and three
children were evicted from Il house
at Eau Claire for alleged non-payment
OF rent. Mrs. Ebling went to bed and
claimed she was sick after all the
household goods had been carried out
by two officers. They lifted Mrs. Eb-
ling and the mattress of, the bed and
laid her on the floor. They then took
the bedstcad apart, carried 1t out and
set 1t up again on the sidewalk, Then
they carried the woman out on the
mattress and put her on the bedstead.
Tho officers were hooted at by Il big
crowd.
AT the Eau Claire District Methodist
Ministerial association meeting Rev.
George w. Case rend II paper III which
he discussed the relation of hypnotism
to religion. He disapproved of the
emotional method of impressing reliE-
ious truth upon the nearer, believing
that other means would be more eff
fectual incidentally to the practice OF
thypnotiSm by professors of the art and
expressed the view that the public eN-
hihitious of the kind now SO common
Were injurious
Alvin RarrowS, Il pioneer of Racine
county. was found dead upon his farm
In the town of YorkvilIe. He had gone
out to perform some work and did not
} return. An inquest revealed that he
had expired of apopteXy, Mr., BarrowS
had dcsided in the county half cen
fury and was one of the most highly
honored residents. He was 81 years
Of age
Mrs. Huldlh Armstrong, aged -.
mother of pr l.. G. Armstrong. of
Roscobel. is dead from injuries re.
cciycd Il short time since from fall
Mrs pauluS Leuteneggcr, Il resident
of Menasha since 1856, died of general
debility. aged "a years. She was
widely known as II pioneer and
, highly esteemed. She leaves nus
band and four children.
At 4 special meeting of the kau
! kauua council Aldermen Peter Rrost