Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-23
WISCONSIN NEWS.
Occurrences of Moment Around the
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At Waukcshu Judg" NJ. S. GriswoId
flied his decision in the case Of \. b.
McCumber VS.. WHuk" 5ha county, and
also his findings ana report as referee
in the three cases Of ;imcl II. Putrny,
George f. lIckrrl and John A. Meyer,
against the county, All the cases were
appeals from thc action of the coLniy
beard last fall disdlioving the claims
CT the plaintiffs us cOnStablcS and game
Wardens. In the case of MCCumh"r.
the judge allowed 81 39iS, and disul-
lows 2251.33 Ii. the clse oil Putpcy he
finds allowable $S3l9, and to disal-
l""'Cd $685.. In the case of IGckert he
finds allowable $23.l6 and to be disal-
lowed $2A3 l6; and in the case Of Meyer
nc finds allowable $l54.2l, and to be dis
allowed ST 1922 The total dsallowcd
is over 81 600
PrOspcCtors employed by |. w. Bur
hans and stephen Mcneil, who own oeV-
cral tracts of land near Brule station,
near Superior, report the discovery OF Il
rich deposit Of iron ore on section - IS
TO- which is located short distance
from Brute Other discoveries has
been made during the past few month";
but the last is claimed 10 be the 9rCa,-
est yet brought to light. Tests have
been made Of the VEN, which resulted
III the conclusion that the ore exceeds
il quality and quantity any Of the de.
posits OF the NCrmillon or MCsaHd
ranges, It is proposed to develop thc
find, and with that object in view 4
company will be formed by Bu"h&na
and his associate owners.
The annual meeting Of tn Wisconsin
Cremation society was held in Milwau-
kcc. The staff Of officers is as follows.
otto XweWsch, president; CaSsius NJ
Fame, wee president; Henry Smith, soc
T. tary; +. b. Iluchtiug treasurer. The
terms Ct Henry SHl,l and Otto S,ark
rs members OF the cnuhCil Of the So
cicty having expired, they were re
elected Oy acClamation. he crcmatory
has been completed for some tma and
six bodies have been iLcmerated. The
ucmatory is pronounced one of the best
in the country. In other CrematOries
hom three to SIX hours arc required
to ncinerate body but here only Two
are required.
Jerry Malone and William cutter,
who entered the store Of +. Nognl Mil
waukee, and stole the contents of the
cash drawer, were sentenced to the
house of correction for six months.
Just before Malone was taken % the
workhousc he was married to Martha
hohnsen in the county Jail. The girl
was held as witness aAd the Goa t
ordered Malone to marry ior, thev nav
ing been intimate preV'oCsly.
benjamin Lou, farmer near Eau
Claire was trying to bias. the bottom of
a well. sixty feet deep. The flse
wouldn't ignite, so he dropped in a
bundle of hay saturated with Kerosene
nd lighted it. This did not explode
the charge. 80 he went down on a rope
to investigate He was sufGocated by
gas
Wisconsin pension allowed werc as
follows Original Jacob Miller, Ros
cobel, Grant county, Thomas Wiseman,
benton. Lafayette county; William H.
ftlshury ClintonNllle. Waupaca county.
Increase Hiram kayhart Dorchester,
Clark county, Original Widow Mar
garctha Wohwend Alma. Buffalo
county.
l.t ellis, boy tranp, who said h
has lived in Michigan. hut had H. Ear
cnts nor home, died in the city jan al
Ecloit from bowel trouble, He vas
found on the streets sick last Saturday,
His ease attracted much sympathy in
the community. as he was but abou'
l. years old
The Monroe sun, owned by G,ors
X South, and The Monroe Gazette -.
ed by w + Giles have hene purchased
by NJ r Gettihgs and Alfred Clark
Who will consolidate them and run i
tree silver paper,