Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-10-04


association, expects to visit Madison
and La Crosse soon 10 organize posts OF
the association. The membership of
the association throughout the cOuntr!
is increasing at the rate Tor the last
three months OF - per cent. greater
than for the same period last year.
The total increase OF membership in
the quarter just ended is SGS In order
to stimulate the membership, Il prize
event will be instituted Oct. ], giving
three prizes to the members filing The
greatest number Of applications fol
membership in the association before
June |, 1898. The first prize will be
railroad fare, sleeper fare and hotel
expenses to and from San Antonio 1T
the next convention; second prize, rail
road fare and sleeper accommodate
lions; third prize, regular fare for the
round trip.
Adam q. Bruce, son Of Robert Bruce,
the Milwaukee freight agent of the
Canadian Pacific railway, is MilWau,
KEGS blind hero. Mr.. Bruce went down
to the lake shore, being accompanied
| by Swear Old Horace MacRoberts, his
nephew, to guide his footsteps. They
went along the breakWatcr and sud
dlnly the boy, with childish careless,
ness, missed his footing and fell into
! the water. Mr.. Bruce did not hesitate
Il moment, but jumped into the water,
clothes and all Guided by the child's
cries he swan out and finally got Il
firm grasp on him. BY this time men
at the boathOuse, only Il few rods dis
lant, had received the alarm. They
pulled both Bruce and his charge out
| Of the water. Beyond their ducking
neither sustained any injury.
| The Commercial bank Will pay to the
county Of Milwaukee, sol, 900, the last
OF the county money which has been
tied UP in that bank. The county
treasurer will not pay out any of this
money until Oct. ), as he wants the
city board to pass il resolution rCstOr-
ing to the general fund money which
was taken out of that fund to pay for
! the new almShUuSc. Considerable
money designed for making payments
on the almsholSe has been tied up in
the bank for more than Il year The
county will soon issue 100000 worth
of bonds to finish payments for the
almshouse.
Frederick b. Hart and Miss Gather
inc Kelly of Chicago have during the
summer frequently visited Milwaukee
and both, being good bicycle riders
/ l., =, Ilnrin,r
of the recent visits here Mr.. Hart
| dared" the young woman to 80 to a
minister's house and get married
Miss Kelly is not the kind Of girl
to be dared, so they rode to Rev. c..
II. Albert Of the First German NJ. +.
church and were married.
! Coroner OFT searched llilbourn park
Milwaukee, where the suicide occurred
Of L. Il. Matthews, who lost his fort
une in speculation, and found bottle
which had contained carbolic acid
| fifteen feet from where the body was
found. Mrs. Matthews said that she
/ had known her husband had lost III
speculation for the past two years, but
he had not told her how much he
had lost,
A dispatch announced the marriage
of Leonard 5. Burnham of Milwaukee
and Miss Kate Taylor of Chippewa
Falls. The marriage took place at Eau
Claire Sept T., and was kept secret.
Miss Taylor is the daughter of James
A. Taylor wcll-known democrat of
Chippewa Falls, and is prominent in
society circles.
Pat McHugh. a well-known wrestler
and athlete of this city, was surprised
TO read that he was i'll the Winnebago
county poorhouSc. The statement was
made by Mr.. Hutson, who was inter
4 viewed in Stevens Point. McIlugh is
doing well in Fond du Lac and is IL
no danger Of going to the poorhouse.
An insurance company has been or
ganiZcd in Milwaukee to insure the
I owners Of horses and blooded cattle
against loss by death from disease or
/ accident. The officers are: Fred Schei-
Der, president; z. pheatt, vice pres1-
dent; +. w. Earle, secretary, and Da.
vid X. Courtenay, treasurer,
/ Kind hearted Scandiuavians of Wan
paca and lola have been duped by a
smooth solicitor for The Sambold, Il
paper published at Elbow Lake, Mimi.
4 The fellow posed as deaf mute until
Il champagne supper at lola loosened
his tongue.
The Prof Louis Duvaal who was
arrested at Anderson. Ind, for an an
archistic speech in Il public square in
that city. gave lessons in French at
Marinette not long ago, winding up
with big spree that left him without
a dollar.
j. De LaMotte of Chippewa Falls
has gone to perfect his title TO pine
lands in the Rainy Lake region Of
northern Minnesota Chippewa lum-
bermen have offered him round sums
for the tracts
Charles Rolliu Brainard Of Waupaca
was arrested on a complaint by Peter
l.. Hansen charging him with the theft
of several heads Of cabbage. Mr..
Brainard gave bail for his appearance.