Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-06

Cret political society nj Superior is
tho Equal Rights league, II is, ac-
cording to its name, ostenSibly the up
holder OF equal rights in the distrihu-
tion Of political plums, in that II on
poses the attempt to ostmci2c for
ctgnerS on account Of their nation
alitN, and in this connection Is aimed
particularly at the Native American
league The foreign element ts in Il
majority in that city At this time, and
the politicians are looking askauCo ut
the new deal and autiripating the pos
sihle effect
Captain Adolph Friotsch, who
crossed the Atlantic IN the forty foot
schooner Nina, Il in milwaukee, again.
llc claims to be the Gully person who
ever made the entire passage abso-
lutvly alone. Tho captain has amhi-
tious plans IN view. He proposes 20
hutld another boat in milwaukee,. to
sail down the Mississippi, q have her
taken across the isthnus OF Panama.
70 steer for Melbourne, thence to SNd-
n&y, to Bombay. to Alden on the Suns
canal along the Mediterranean to
France, to Paris 20 exhibit to London
to exhibit and to New York for tho
same purpose The captain proposes
to make his next boat only thirty frnt
at tho water line, or ten feet short Y
than the Nina,
Revenue officers have found that the
Illicit disUlling Of whisky has been
extensively carried on NJ several pmcca
years It * expected that several ar
rests VIII soon he made
Louis llIriyh, aged tt years, com-
mittcd an assault on the Swear. old
daughter Of Louis l<endlcr. 4 saloon
and hotel keeper at Potter, and was ar
rested
The police of Superior think they
have clues To n gang of swndlcrs and
forgcrs which has been operating At
the hCau uf the Lake for the past
month The clue was given in the ar
rest of Marry King, q former woods
man, charged with passing II forged
time check and an express money
order King seemed to have mum
Der of associates whom the police are
looking for.
While IL IL possible that the remains
of n woman which were found at the
Milwaukee garbage crcmatory last
week came from II dIsRoctlng table the
mystery is by no means settled There
is n loud demand for n thorough in
yestigation of the case.
The proposed bridge across Little
Lake Butte DIES Morris Is being dis
cussed with great feryor by the pco-
pie Of Mcnasha. The bridge. If built
viii cost no less than 100000 The
bridge question has been agitatcd for
twenty years, but II IL now thought
that 1t has come TO Il focus and the
coming summer will witness the build
ing Of one Of the finest bridges In rilis
part of Wisconsin,
After an absence Of twenty nine
years Ira Barker Ron Of Jonathan
Barker Of Beloit has returned home.
Barker was lad of 10 years when he
left home and was supposed to bo dead
as nothing from that time up TO tlTI'
time OF his arrival home had been
heard of him.
The comptroller Of the currency has
declared n dividend of 20 per cent IN
favor Of the creditors of the Superior
National bank ut West Superior.
Mr. and Mrs. Delos s. Mills cclc-
bt,u 9H ipI IV4 ,,f
their marriage AT their Racine home
Mr. Mills Ia the oldest travelling man
in the United States
Leonard Miller called at the MiIwau.
kcc police station and notified IN
spcctor Ricmer that Professor George
band, which was organized In Milwau-
kce fifteen months ago, had myster-
Iously disappeared and since Jan Il
nothing he'd been heard Of him. Tho
complaint left with the police further
alleges that Professor Graf took with
him some 800 worth Of brass musical
instruments belonging to various boys
in the city who had purchased them
and joined the band when II was or
gained.
Milwaukee's annual exposition will
be held this year from Sept. II to oct.
II. This was decided at the annual
meeting Of the directors. who elected
the following officers President, John
G, Koch; first vice president, Il. J.
Lindsay; second vice president. Emil
Durr; treasurer John II. Hansen sec
rotary and general manager, Albert
Triumph.
Myron Il McHenry, the well-known
Neenah driver, will not be seen on
American tracks for some time. He
has signed hye-years' contract with
the Imperial Stud stables OF Russia to
drive In Russia, and train as well.
T. II. Pearl, who was arrested In st.
Paul for the alleged embezzlement
81 funds belonging to Fowler & Man
1en OF Superior, has through his
friends made proposition for his