Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-04

b. Van Hoorebehe, the alleged wife
murderer taken from Green Bay, Wis.
to Anderson, Ind, for trial has beer
denied bail The coroner finds thai
Mrs. Van Hoorebeke was killed by
blows on the head.
Marion, Ind-The Upland bank, To-
Gated at Upland, ten miles east OF this
city, went out of business. IT'S officials
announce that it will pay depositors IN
fun claiming it has abundance OIL
means on hand
French Lick Springs, Ind-This sec
ton OF Indiana is greatly excited This
morning over a double murder OF
Samuel Kirby and his wife, two Of the
most prominent and highly respected
people Of this county.
Mrs. Frederick Klein, who has been
i'll for seven years and grieyed on &C
count Of the death Of daughter at
that time, committed suicide at sag
NAV, Mich, by hanging. She was u
highly respected woman.
Horace Merrill, business man com
mitted suicide at DeKalbe, H., by
drinking choroformo Dependency
caused by excessive drinking Is sup
posed To have been the cause, He
was 35 years of age and married.
Obituary. At Petersburg, Fla, DR..
T.. ]. Patchen Of Fond du Lac, Wis
At Battle Creek, Mich. A. N Balm OF
Charleston, H., 60 At Benton, ILL.,,
Captain Aaron Neal.-At New York,
Alexander Freeman, colOred, 1O9
Mrs. May A. Thompson died in La
con, H., aged 81 years. She went to
Marshall county in 1929, and has lived
there ever since. She was a daughter
Of the late Colonel John Strawn, the
pioneer settler of central Illinois
Walter b. Peters, who was arrested
In New York on November 6 last for
forgery in connection with w. II. Con
n0rs, r. V. Thomas and kid" Smith,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
prison for six years and six months.
The New Hampshire senate and
house met in joint convention, After
the journal OF each body had been
read, Jacob II. Gallinger was formally
elected United States senator for
term of six years, beginning March 4
next.
Lawrence University, Of Appleton,
Wis. celebrated the semi-cenlcnniaI
OF Its foundation The college was
founded by Amos A. Lawrence of Bos-
ton, and was chartered by the Wiscon
sin territorial legislature January II,
lSi7.
Ralph Crces and DR.. Adella Walters
havo been found guilty OF counterfeit
Ing In the United States District court,
at st. Louis. Waller Crees was acquit.
ted. The jury disagreed in the case
of w. II. Jennett, who was also in
dlcted.
The Bellevue Hospital Medical co..
lego, three-story building inside the
hospital grounds, New York, took fire,
Tho two upper floors were Quilted and
much damage WIS caused by water.
The loss to the building Is estimated
at 5000
William g. English, ex-congressman
and millionaire, son of the late William
If, English, Is lying critically i'll in
indianapolis. For some time he has
been suffering from stomach trouble
and within the past few days malaria
fever has developed.
Representative Fischer, from the
committee on Indian affairs, has sub
mitted favorable report Of " bin APP
propriatng Sl0,500 to make final settle
mont with the Nanlem band of the TIL
amook tribe of Indians of Oregon for
coded lands.
Mabel b. Woolford, the 4ycar-old
daughter of George H. Woolford, a
farmer of QuantlCo, Md, has been
taken to tho Pnsteur institute by her
| mother She was suffering from sew
crnl wounds in the face, which were in
nicled by rabid dog.
Judge ORourke has ovormled the
motion OF Claude Smith, convicted OF
murder at Fort Wayne, Ind. for n new
trial and sentenced him to prison for
life The case will be appealed to the
supreme COZ rt Smith will I've taken
TO Michigan City next week.
Adclhort lawton has nccn convicted
OF man slaughter In the first degree ut
Winona, MINI. lawtou was one of -four
thugs who attempted country hold-up
and shot llalton Cook. one of his COM
panious, by mistake Cook died a
few days later In n hospital
Tablets marking the spot where
Abraham Lincoln was nominated fol
tho presidency In 1865, the spot where
the great fire OF 1871 burned itself on
and whore the old Souganash house
stood in pioueer days, will be erected
by the Chicago Historical society,
Bedford Pa.--rhe house of VIM
Croyle was destroyed by fire and Mrs
Croyle with two children were burne,
to death. Another child who was
thrown from the window by it's mothet
was SO badly burned that It will die
The father was also BADLY burned.
Chicago Grace jennings who i
lnnwn IN tho iopp oS Irurp Vaughn