Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-07

was playing on Edlt Wnen ne IeII
into the water where it was consider
ably beyond his depth.
Mrs. Mary Frederick Berninger
widow Of Peter Joseph Berninger. died
N Milwaukee OF paralytic stroke at
the age of So. Her husband was the
owner of the Berninger property on
South Pierce street, and both were
early settlers in Milwaukee. Two OF
Mrs. Berninger's sons were drowned
one, Paul, in the Menominee river in
1878, and Adolph, the other, in Fox
river at Fort Howard in 1883.
The large siN-horSe tally-hos which
are operated at Milwaukee in con-
nection with the whaleback steamer
Columbus to show the Chicago excur-
sinoists the city, are to be replaced by
automobiles. The change is to be
made early next season and the thirty
horses now needed to haul about the
five coaches will be retired
At Eau Claire a trolley car struck
wagon containing eight persons
severely injuring Mrs. S. l.. Stafford
In the wagon were Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.,
Stafford and child, Mrs. H. G. Stafford
and two sons, and Mrs. Frank Smith
and child. The occupants were thrown
out, Mrs. Stafford striking on her head
and losing consciousness. The Others
escaped with slight bruises. An exam
ination showed that her shoulder was
dislocated.
OConnell Brothers, Sheboygan coun-
| ty men who went to the Klondike re-
gion more than year ago, have writ
ten home relative to the climate and
conditions of the market, besides eX.
! citing narratives of their experiences
in the country. They say that con
sentative estimate, judging by the dai-
ly average, they believe the amount Of
gold taken out of the district in the
vicinity of Dawson City last winter
was upwards of $4,000 900.
A special election was held in the
town Of Bloomington, Grant county
to choose supervisors, the last election
having been declared tie by deci
sion of the circuit court. The election
resulted in the choice of Henry Rob
erts, John Harris and Albert Schreiner
known as the anti-railroad aid ticket
The vote was 80 to 67. This dispose:
of the long contest for railroad bond:
in that town. The supervisors elected
are those ousted by the court.
John Miles, boy employed at Hote
Racine, confessed to the police that h,
had been pilfering from guests of tn,
house. He said that he had ono,
worked at the Hotel Pfister, Milwau
kee, and was discharged for dishonesty
The Paint creek dam on the Chip
pewa, built in 1874, is rapidly going t.
pieces. 1t was fine structure wher
completed and it was supposed by it!
originators that it would last for al
time. 1t met its first mishaq in tht
food of 1880 and in 1884 was made use
less. 1t was believed that the goin;
out of this dam was largely the caus,
of the great rise in the Chippewa a
this point and the vast destruction t.
property. 1t has been decided that /
some one will not take it down for tn,
timber it will be burned. The dan
cost between $4,000 and 100000.
In Milwaukee John F. Burnhan
qualified as a member Of the board o.
fire and police commissioners in place
of w. d. Cantillon, who rendered hi.
resignation. A few weeks after re
ceiving his appointment Cantillon was
promoted by the Chicago & North
western Railway company, by whom
he was employed, to be superintend
ent of the Winoaa division of thai
road. His new position required him
to be absent from the city great
part of the time. Burnham is vel
| known republican, was sheriff of Mil
Waukee county from 1889 to 1891, aat
was member OF the assembly two
years ago.
Parties who have Travelled from Ne.
| cedah to Mather report tons of fish
such as pickerel and bass. to be dying
in the bitches leading to the branches
of the Yellow and Lemonweir rivers
at points along the highway. Tie
stencil from dead fish is almost UNI
bearable and wagon loads Of them can
be found in small pools under the al
der bushes along the bitches, unable tc
set back INFO the streams. The water
has been so high during the last few
months that bitches in that vicinity re-
sembled rivers and fish would leave
! the course of the stream for water
| outside the banks. The receding wa
| ter, following the recent drouSl in that
vicinity, had left thousands of them to
| die.
James Clarke, banker, whose home
it at Steele, ~ d., jumped from a Pr
| oneer limited train on the Milwaukee
| road near West Salem, while the train
was running at high rate of speed.
He was travelling with his wife on his
way to see his father who is critically
Ill in Ohio. This is supposed to have
preyed on Clarke's mind, and, together
with the Intense heat, is thought TO
have made him temporarily insane.
Clarke tried to cut the screen out OF
his section OF the sleeper, but was pre-
vented by porter and the conductor,
who were summoned by Mrs. Clarke