Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-25

signature to a judgment note for $475
under false pretenses.
John O'Meara of Cincinnati gave
himself up and confessed shooting
George Shottmer. They were driving
teams and quarreled while trying to
pass each other. Shottmer hit
OMeara with a whip and OMeara
fired. Shottmer died the next day.
Officers of the war department are
making an effort to replenish the sup
ply of horses for the cavalry and artIl-
Ilery. Captain James B. Aleshire, as
sistant quartermaster at Chicago has
been authorized to proceed to Lexlng,
ton, KY, to purchase horses for the
army.
At Superior, Wis, the preliminary
examination of County Clerk o. X. An
derson was adjourned until July i, at
the request of defendant who wanted
the adjournment in order to 90 to St.
Louis as a delegate The motion of the
defense for dismissal of the case was
IOVerruled
Illinois authorities have asked the
governor OF Iowa for Daniel Mullgan,
under arrest at Dubuque and wanted at
IGalena for robbing a Lutheran church.
Michigan auth critics have been asked
for Jack Tober, under arrest at Detroit
and wanted at Chicago for attempting
to kill Louis Kullas.
While William PartloW. aged 9, was
crossing a railroad bridge in Bellevue,
Iowa, a freight train came along. The
little fellow attempted to jump on, fell
under the wheels and was dropped TO
tho highway beneath, a distance Of
thirty feet. His left leg was cut off
lie may survive.
| At the Crystal Palace dance hall at
|. axe City, Col, Jessie Landers at
tempted to shoot Frank Mcdonald, OF
whom she was jealous. She fired three
shots, one of which killed Louis Estep,
u young man. The woman then shot
herself, inllicting a probably fatal
wound.
Ben Dice, a rancher, killed mis-
brother-in-law Grant Smith, in a quar-
rel about water in an irrigation ditch
His wife attempted to remeve a dam
in the ditch on Smiths place and the
latter interfcred when Dice, who was
sitting in his buggy, shot Smith with
n shotgun loaded with buckshot, kill
ing himself instantly.
| Mill tho annual
convention Of the Lake Superior district
! of the Methodist Episcopal church
closed it's four days session. Rev
John Sweet, presiding elder, of Cdlu-
met, was elected president, Rev. f.
I'rownsend of Bay Mills secretary, and
Rev James Elford of Rockland treas
IurCr.
Divine Healer" Schrader was ar
rested ut DeKalb for peGdling without
Il license, but was released by the
mayor in time to leave town and cs-
cape Elgin Off GERS, who were after
him on an old charge of falsely rep
resenting himself to be an agent OF
! Nebraska drought and Wisconsin fire
| sufferers.
Kentucky distillcrs hope to carry out
their agreement to shut down for
|cghtcen months. There is enough
whiskcy on hand to supply the eX.
pccted demand, but prices are to be adj
vaneed If the agreement be carried out.
The steamship Bermuda left rhlla-
Idclphia with another expedition for the
ICuban insurgents,
Rev. G. +. Winbgler, pastor of the
First Baptist church Of Bloomington,
llll. announced that he had determined
FINALLY to sever his connection with the
Icongrcgation He will 70 to Washing
ton, u. c., ut once. having accepted an
engagement to occupy, during the sum
mer months, the pulpit of Calvary Bap-
tist churcll OF that city
John McGreevy of Richmond was as
sautcd in the rear Of n saloon at Rich
mond Ind, by Il man whom he pro-
nounccs life long friend, but whose
name We will not divulge McGreeVy
was beaten into insensibility His as
sailant, thinking him dead, then
dragged him to dark place in an adj
Joining alley, where he was found, lie
will recover,
Obituary: At Albany, y. V. eX
Judge Isaac II, Maynard, IS. AT
Greenshurg, Ind, Judge +. F. Givan
G5, At London. Sir George Webbe
nasaut -. At Elkhart, Ind. Edward
Fields, IS At South Bend Ind, Mrs
Mary j. TAYLOR, IS, At Alpha ILL.,.
Samuel j. Wilson, S2,-N Duluth. Ed
' gar Il. .emmoE. At CaSSopoli8, Mich
Judge William p, Bennett At Wa
bash, Ind, James Jackson, I1,-At
lebanon, Ind, Josiah s. Harrison Al
Washington, Rufus Prentice. 9t.--At
lloughton Mich, Archibald Nc.
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