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

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burner and bigamist, who escaped jail
at Kokoma, Ind, last Sunday was
: caught at Quincy o., after a hot chase.
The president has appointed five COM
misgioners to Investigate the condition
, of the fur seal herds on the islands OF
the North Pacific ocean and Berlng sea,
Butter Is made in one minute IN
Sweden by simple machine known as
n radiator, according to Consul
O'Neirs report TO the state department.
AT st. Joseph Mo-, the t. Douglas
Crockery company filed deed Of trust,
naming George T., Mclninch as trustee,
Liabilities about 100000; assets not
given.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
car shops at Aurora, H., are running
yhort-handed again One hundred and
twenty men were laid off Saturday
night.
Charley Saylor, prominent young
farmer, while blowing corn near PITTS
field, H., was shot through the left
breast with rife by an unknown as
sassn.
"be highest stage reached by the Mis-
souri, river at Pierre, s. d., this year
was 7 feet inches, which Is over a loot
higher than it went last year. The fall
has begun
Niles, Mich, was visited by severe
electrical storm. Two women ana
man were knocked down, but not Reri-
ougly injured. Many telephones were
burned out.
Thomas White, after brief quarrel
at the Hotel Carson Chillicothe, ONO
with Miss Edith McKelvey, his sweet
heart, shot her fatally and then killed
himself.
Lulu Stoll Il school girl of Constan-
tine, Mich, who was bitten In the foot
by "A rattlesnake while gathering win
lcrpreens in a marsh near that town, Is
expected to recover
The army worm has made its APP
pearance in Whiteside county, Illinois
In the town of Newton the wheat fields
have been devastated and now the pest
Ia ut work on the oats,
DuIltIHl 1NlNl'tH tN'l Ih' IS'i''''h W
Mrs Sarah Helen Pearson, wife OF
Charles w. Pearson. professor of Eng
lish literature at Northwestern univer-
slty, were held
Victor Preston of IIoopcston, Ill, was
drowned ut Alvan while bathing. lie
had accompanied Baptist Sunday
school picnic to Alvan. His body was
recovered shortly after.
Imports into France for the last five
months show an increase of l93,OOOOOO
francs over the same period of 1895,
and during the same time exports IN
ere used G9,O00,00O francs.
Wheat harvesting began in the neigh
borhood of Warsaw, H. This Is the
earliest since 1887, when cutting began
june ~, The yield promises not more
than IL three fourths crop.
Municipal authorities at LoGansport,
Ind, arc cutting down the electric
poles and wires The ,ompanys fran
chihc has expired end the order to re-
move the poles was ignored
While trying to rob the store of JOS
eph Garlott ut Mongo, Ind, an un-
known man was shot and instantly
killed Ills body was take to LA
Grange, Ind, for the inquest.
The army worm has appeared along
the Illinois Central from Dubuque tc
Waterloo and has attacked rye grass
and In som" instances corn. The rye
and grass are quickly destroyed,
julie RinQuc aud Jerry Faux became
involved In drunken row at Roanoke,
H., and Rinuuc cut Faux seven times
with knife, iuhlcting dangerous
wounds, Rinquc then escaped.
Dispatches from Bryan, Texas, an
nouuco that Whitehead, Johnson and
Reddick, nssailnnts Of women, were
hanged by the mob. 1t had been
thought they were burned at the stake.
John Oldcn and Michael Z. Murphy,
former employees of the Metropolitan
stealing $3,S9o from the supcrintcnd-
ont. Al but $500 has been recovered,
Mary Maxwell aged 81. was acci-
dcntally thrown from the car platform
oi n moving train at Shclbyville Ind,
and lrightmlly injured, one eye was
knocked out and both lower limbs
broken.
street Commissioner Larry cum
ninrs shot his wife and attempted TO
shoot his daughter 1T Seattle. Mrs
cummings is believed 10 be fatally
wounded
Twenty -four applicants, representing
fourteen towns, competed for 4 West
Point cadetship ~ Waterloo, Iowa
Carlos T. Jones of Independence Won
first rank and II. W riahcr of indie
pCndenCc, second.
Walter Grirtson, the Young travelling
, man who shot John Lane ut Rock Is
land, HI Monday night, WAS hrld I,
/ the grand jury under $1,000 bonds on I
charge Of assault with intent to com
NIT murder,
, \ fight occurred nj the Arhciter gar
: deus, near Owosso MiCha where ahou
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