Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-21

some frequently,
Thomas Wilson, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Kinney, and five chill
dren attempted to ford Prairie creek,
At Texas county, Mo. The children
we're drowned.
Isaac Van Hoesen, at one time mayor
Of Lawrence, Kas., and president OF
jhe Chamber Of Commerce, was found
dead in his office. He had been as
phyxiated by coal gas.
Glen Blood, desperate young Grim
lnal of Kalamazoo, Mich, shot Sheriff
Snow, filling his legs full Of shot, when
the officer went to arrest him for sheep
stealing Blood Is in jail.
An Atlanta paper made the an
nouncement THAT every trust operating
= re state Of Georgia has Succumbed
to tho Calvin antitrust law enacted
by the general assembly.
Judges Lacombe and Wallace OF the
United States circuit court Of appeals
of New York classify natural gas as
~ IIlIItIbl lOI bil Dlt pun poS'' vi 'h~
statutes and customs laws.
Cambridge, Mass.-A small copper
box containing the ashes Of Kate Field
was buried at Mount Auburn Gene
terry. The box was placed in a grave
beside the remains Of her mother,
LeahvilIe. Policeman f. c. Guy
ton shot and killed Frank Doughery,
miner, in front OF state street
dance hall. Dougherty resisted the
officer when he tried to arrest him.
Gov. Lee Of South Dakota recon-
mends that the state treasurers bond
be largely increased and that the
treasurer keep all the state funds on
hand and not deposit them IN banks.
Chattanooga, Tenn George u,
Woodwork, aged 80 years, father Of
II. r. Woodwork, hardware merchant,
committed suicide from temporary in
sanity, brought on by business troubles.
Tho secretary of the treasury has
sent to congress an estimate of $780,
600 for repairs to revenue steamers
and $4,000 to build, arm and equip
revenue steamer for the Pacific coast.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, lr., and his
bride, noe Wilson, arrived In New York.
None of the Vanderbilt family met
them mt the dock The brides father
and brother were MT the pier, how
ever.
An attachment for $40, 600 was issued
in New York against property Of the
Allemania Dank. Of ST Paul, in favor
Of tho American Exchange National
bank on two bills of exchange made
last week,
1t Is stated at the postoflce depart
ment that an inspector has discovered
a shortage, thought to be between 49,,
600 and $4,000 In the accounts Of
Postmaster William w. Dcggc, OF Nor
folk. Va
Emil G. llicwe. copper country agent
of the Val Blatz Brewing Company,
was arrested mt Houghton, Mich, for
embezzlemcnt. His shortage Is
claimed to he 81 900 by the company's
auditor.
Anthony Henderson Of llnadilla. Ga,
has been lynchcd for the assassination
of George Sumner and attempted as
sault upon Summers daughter At the
preliminary hearing he made fun
confession
King G. staples, asscmblyman-clcct
of Sawyer, bayfield, and Washburn
counties was arrested at his home in
Iron River on the charge of embezzlr-
mcnt of funds while chairman of the
committees.
Colonel j. =, Candy, chief paymaster
of the department. of Colorado, who
has reached the age of CT years, re
tired from the service. after an exper-
fence of nearly 30 years In the United
States army.
Frank Borden, aged 40. head miller
at the Zenith mills, at Princeton Ind,
was caught by the main shaft belt and
horribly manEled before the machinery
could be stopped, 1t Is impossible for
him to live.
Sound money democrats. represent
tng eight western states and Kentucky
conferred In Chicago and resolved to
keep up their party organization They
may adopt the titlo of dcmocrutic-re-
publican party.
Residents In the ncighborhood of
Poru, Ind, are much excited over the
ravag@s of u wild beast supposed to
be n catamount, among the live stock,
and the creature has even grown SO
bold MS to attack the men.
Frank Harris, who shot Herman
Medley to death an Christmas, while
tho latter was occupying II ropm with
Harris' wifo In tho Harris home at
Eagle Station, Ky. has been dis
charged by Judge Donaldson.
New York Moritz Bauer a real es-
tate dealer, was arrested on an indict-
ment charging him with swndling real
estate investors out of $l0O. 600, He
was president OF tho Manhattan In
vestment and Construction company.
Il. II. Spencer. cashier OF the Omaha
Neb,, and Sioux City, Iowa, offices of
the Barber Asphalt company. disap-
peared Dee, - and has not been heard