Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-05-20

night Waterman at the insane asylum.
He was formerly chairman of the
county board.
The Musser-Saunty Lumber company
got out an injunction restraining the
officers of the town of Superior from
issuing the $4,000 of town bonds al
legged to have been authorized by the
people at the last election. Plaintiffs
claim that the town has already passed
It's limit of Indebtedness.
The annual council OF the Episcopal
diocese of Fond du Lac will be held
in that city, June 8, and will be pre-
sided over by Bishop Grafton. On the
following day, June 8, Bishop Grafton
will leave for Europe, and during AIS
absence of three months Rev. DR.. Wal
ter R. Gardner Of Ahnapee will have
charge of st. Paul's cathedral and the
work in that parish.
Men who gave their names as B.
R. Davis and G. w. Stone, engaged in
canvassing for orders to enlarge pic
lures, were arrested at Black River
Falls and taken to Alma Center,
for not paying their board bills
where they were convicted of
and each fined S. and costs or thirty
days in Jail. They gave different
names and are, it is said, wanted for
the same crime at other places.
The overflow of a retinning kettle,
filled with boiling grease, resulted in
$4,000 blaze at the kieckhefer Bros
tinware factory at the foot of st. Paul
avenue, Milwaukee.
lne ond du Lac police and fire
board commissioners, recently APP
pointed by Mayor Erhart, have effect
ed an organization with p G. Van
Blalcom as president, aud w. T.
Lamb as secretary.
AT the annual meeting of the board
of trustees of the Milwaukee public
library yesterday, Miss Marie Louise
Stillman was elected superintendent
OF the circulating department to sue
coed Miss l.. e. Stearns.
some OF Mr. and Mrs. j. G. Albright
Tuesday, in Oshkosh, the contracting
parties being Ernest p. Burritt of
New York city and Miss I.innie Blair
Dunlap, teacher in the primary de-
partment of the normal school.
Mrs. Mary Chamberlin, widow Of
the late Charles Chamberlin, is dead
at Sheboygan Falls. A son, George,
residing at Bay City, Mich, and a
daughter, Mrs. Wright Vincent of
Waukesha, survive her. Mr.. Chamber
lin died eleven years ago.
l.. A. Busz has been appointed post
master at Reedsville in place of j. E.
Schulz, resigned, and August Cabling
signed.
Herman M. Shatfer, professor in
the Rochester On. " Theological
seminary. was accidentally killed by
falling out of window at his home.
He was So years old and leaves a SON
in Milwaukee and a daughter in Chi
cago.
The Eau Claire Commercial associa-
ton adopted a resolution endorsing
the pr oject of the Children's Home as
ISOLATION which is to build a new
home at a cost of $4,000. 0. lnghram,
who was present, announced he would
double his former subscription, MAX
ing it $1,000. About $1,000 is already
in sight.
About forty-tive members of the
Wisconsin state board of fire under
writer's, who met in Milwaukee, de-
cided to dissolve the organization, as
the new law forbids the fixing of rates
by it, and as this was the purpose of
the organization, they could no longer
hold together. The power of the Or
ganization is practically delegated un-
der the law to the local boards and
this is fairly satisfactory to the mem
bers of the state board.
Congressman Often has been notified
by the commissioner Of pensions at
Washington that a pension, the first
payment of which will amount to about
$4,000, has been allowed to Mrs. Anna
Steuerwald, widow of Frederick
Steuerwald, late a private in Co. G,
twenty-sixth Wisconsin infantry. The
dllOWS Lei 20 per
from June 2, 1878, and S12 from March
10, 1886, besides 81 per month addi-
tional for each of five minor children
until they have attained the age of 16
years.
Judge Helms granted new trial in
the case of John Morrison, who was
arrested for assaulting Sheriff Firth
at Ashland with intent to commit
highway robbery. lie was convicted.
After the verdict was given motion
for new trial was made. In his
decision Judge Helms sustained At
torney kanneberg's point that there
was not enough evidence against Nor
rison to constitute the offense as
charged, and said he would rather re-
verse the case now thar have it go to
the supreme court and be sent back.
Owing to a mistaken something
worse-made in engrossing the bill
which fixed the salary of the city
clerk of Milwaukee at $4,000 a year
without fees, the law is said to be made
invalid, and the compensation of the