Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-01-12

KILLED while crossing the electric rail-
Way tracks in South Milwaukee.
Mrs. William Queenan of Wausau
formerly Miss Mausa Grover D
Oconomowoc, is dead at Wausau.
Mrs. George Dorchers who was acct
dentally shot In Milwaukee while he>
husband was attempting to clean his
revolver, Is not seriously injured.
Earl r. Finch, son Of the late well
known Oshkosh lawyer has received
Il good offer to go to San Francisco
and connect himself with promi
nent legal firm.
1t Is announced by the state lane
commissioners that Blackbird island
a few rocks which protrude from Lake
Winnebago In low water at place
two miles north of Island park, vii
soon be sold by action.
Joseph Fallows, a resident Of Rocl
county since 1887, died Mt his home II
JohnstoWn Centre, aged 81. He Leaves
SONS at Jefferson, st. Paul, White
water and Johnstown Center
At Belolt, M. &c. Seymour has given
the First Baptist church $1,000 to-
wards purchasing parsonage, In
accordance with the wishes OF his
father, the late Isaac w. Seymour
County Superintendent OF Schools
and Mrs j. b. Fourier Of Brown
county are parents Of son that
weighed Is pounds at birth. The
child measured two feet In height.
o. Schuyler OF Lake Mills has In
his possession personal letter from
Abraham Lincoln, which the presi-
dent sent as an acknowledgment of
n 2spound turkey which Schuyler
sent to the white house shortly after
Llncoln's reelection.
Albert II. Sperllch, Milwaukee
street car conductor, was run over by
a freight train ut the crossing on
Clinton street and killed. He was 20
years OF age. He was to have been
Brescher.
In IA collision on the Milwaukee rail-
road ut Roundout, ILL.,, Edward G. Dun
kin OF Milwaukee, who was q fireman.
suffered broken leg, while Charles
Babcock OF Lbertyville. baggageman
Samuel Cochrane of Milwaukee, engln-
Ger. and Edward Wilson of Chicago re-
coiyed injuries.
Theodore j. I. Foster, soldier OF
the civil war, died In Racine of pneu-
monla, aged CO. Robert Beatty aged
As, died In Dover. He was u brother
Of ex-Sherlff Beatty OF Racine and one
OF the best known young farmers in
the county. Peter H. Peterson, a
resident of Raymond since lS43, died,
aged n.
The stone man unearthed near
continues to be an object OF
interest 1t was sold to David Trlpp
OF Brooksde, and Trip exhibited 1t
all over the state and made money.
ile recently sold the curiosity to
man In Richland Center. and Mr..
Trip says that the proceeds of the
sale and the profits derived from ex-
1t netted him $500
At Manltowoc Mrs. Catherine
Schuette liz dead, aged 80. Six chill
lron survive, John Schuctte, president
Of the Manltowoc Savings bank and
principal stakeholder of the Manito-
woe Electric Light company and ORR
entail mills; Fred August and George
Schuette of the firm of Schuette Bros.
Mrs. Bloquelle, mother of Judge Emil
Baonsch, and Mrs. Eugene Alter.
Humane Agent Mcclure Of Manito-
woe, has returned from Green Bay
where he went In search of the Wunt
child, said to have been sold by It's
father to band of Italians. Nc
CURE learned that Wunk has issued
IN order of adoption to the Arab ped
Her. Relatives of the child's mother
have again appealed to the humane
society md an effort viii he made to
have the cnild returned.
At Marinettc, George Caron, the lit
lie boy with the peculiar aliliction, has
finished his enforced fast after pass
ing seven days without taking food,
The recent attack was the shortest he
has known. Tho physicians have given
him up and say that nm operation 20
ascertain the nature Of the atlment
will be his only means Of relief His
clothes are all made 80 that they can
be let out when he begins to bloat In
these spells.
Ray Tonneseu died In Chicago OF
grip aud pneumonia lie was the son
Of A. Il. Tonnosen OF Oshkosh and
brother of Miss Beatrice ronuesen
He was Il member of
Co. Il, ID Wisconsin regiment, He
nearly died Mt ChIckamauga from ty-
phoid fever, tie was - years old, Al
bert Staudcnraus son at Joseph
owner Of the fremont
house, Oshkosh, died nj Chicago, lie
had been a sufferer FROM consumption.
The hondsmen OF Carl A. PafG, rN.
county treasurer, paid Ia Marathon
county S6,S79 in cash aud gave their
notes for $4,000 in full settlement OF