Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-02

fined and took him out and hanged
and shot him. Griffith assaulted a
little girl.
Edward Yates, aged IS, shot and
killed Edward Van Horne, aged 49,,
ut Dayton, q. The deed was caused
by jealousy, the latter having shown
attentions to two girls at lawn fete
held at the Union Biblical seminary
Yates is under arrest.
DR.. q. w Fraker, who disappeared
from Excelsior Springs, Mo-, fifteen
months ago, and for whom there Is a
.argc reward, was seen In Perry O. r.
The do tors life is insured for a
large amount and the companies In
terested have been trying TO find him
The will Of William Walter Phelps
which directs his executors to take
100000 left by his father to Yale col
lege and to add to 1t enough, not
exceeding $4,000, to build on the
campus such building as they may
think needed, to be known as the
Phelps refectory, dormitory or hall,
was filed with the surrogate at Hack
onsack, n. J.
Clifford Piesland, machinist for
Dunbar a. Sullivan, contract ors on the
news locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich,
welt to his work on his bicycle, riding
1t along the pier by the canal. His
wheel slipped and Plesland was
titown head first into the canal. He
sank at once and was drowned. This
Is the second accident OF the same
nature at the 500.
The democratic state committee at
Concord. n. H., appointed the times
and places for the various conventions
to be- held In the state this autumn.
The state convention will be held at
Concord september q, the LIST congress
slonal at Welrs September 7, and the
Der 6.
The New York constitutional conven-
ton committee on suffrage has voted
l3 to 1 to report adversely all the
proposed woman suffrage amendments
except the proposition to give women
tho right to vote for school officers,
and upon this no action was taken.
Tho republican state committee at
Concord. n. H., last night set the
dates for holding conventions in the
state. The state convention will be
held at Concord September 5, the 1st
district congressional at Weirs Septem-
Der 9, and the I'd district congressional
at Concord September 5.
or four boys who were fishing in
Argo lake, near Denver, Col, during
Il thunder storm, james Burrell was
instantly killed by n flash of light
ming. Robert Henry was paraly~ed
and the other two were stunned. AT
Colorado Springs siXyearold boy was
struck and when picked up was found
to be badly burned totally blind and
unconscious. He will not recover.
The Lawrence company at Lowell,
Mass, posted notices announcing that
the mill would begin next week to run
on half time. This will effect about
200 operatives. The MiddleseX mills
will begin today to close down, and In
II few days, rs soon as the work in
the different departments can be fin
ishcd, the mill will be entirely closed
for time.
The property of Albert f. Sargent,
one OF the best-known citizens of
Maiden, Conn, has been attached In
tho sum of $4,000 In Il suit brought
by IL. w. Weymouth, a tenant Of
the house at II Cedar street, belonging
to the estate of Capt Samuel Smith,
of whose property Mr.. Sargent Is the
executor. Mr.. Weymouth's suit Is for
the loss OF child, who died with
diphtheria, and whose sickness is al
legged to have been caused by the
vaults not having been properly cared
for.