Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-24
BADGER BRIEFS.

| AhN WHY NlAl llNu.
The 4-ycav-o,i son OF John Nerdiua
was killed by an electric var in front
OF his home a, Oshkosh.
George CASpcrsou coluded with an
unknown cyyjSt AT Nceuah and his
| voi,arhonc VAS fractured.
Al AortyoO the store of Charles
kliest was entered by thieves and dry
goods aNd groceries taken.
At Marj0cttr Napoleon pcnphis H..
Sawyer WAS stricken with paralysis,
ana has been unable to speak since. He
cannot live,
At PMinh"ld the funeral OF Elijah
WinSlow, pioneer ana Old soldier.
was held, He leaves a Wife and one
daughter residing i'll California.
At Stevens Point the residence Ot
w. +. SpragGou was broken into and
many articles ot value were taken MIR.
Spraggon is visiting at sumner, Nch.
At De Pere John SeltNl. aged It,
was killed by the accidental discharge
OF n gun in the hands of Leonard Jaus-
sen, aged 10, With whom he was hunt
ing.
! At De perc bridge across Apple
creek collapsed under The weight of a
traction engine. throwing the engine
into the water and wrccking 1t. EN-
gineer Il, Dodge sustained n broken
leg.
There was new idea in wcddiugs
at Waupaya when Calvin Howard and
Miss Pearl Esther Recdcr were mar
ried on board the steamer Solid Com
fort, anchored in The center of Round
| lake.
At Amigo an ordinance was passed
by the council providing for the issu-
ing of $4,000 bonds for the erection ot
a ely hail The Indebtedness of the
is $29,3I2.Gl In 1898 the assessed val
uation was $l02,0S9 and in 1899 ST.
5O3 ,635.
\. W. Poust Of the Ontagamie paper
mill has been investing extensively in
Oregon timber lands, He has pur-
chased in Carkamas county, Oregon.
fifteen sections OF the finest climber in
the statp which will average to each
section i5,000,OO0
At ManiloWoc judge kirWau denied
the motion for new trial IN the case
of James l.. llemptun. convicted some
time ago of the murder of his wife.
Judge kcrwan's decision was given
immediately after which he sentenced
Hampton to state prison for life
At Racine Charles Gray Thompson
ded, aged 80. He was born in SYRIA
cusc, \. y, in 1884, and was educated
and III 1880 came west, locating In Mil
waukte. In 1864 he engaged with the
Goodrich Transportation company and
until 1896 remained constantly with It.
Supt c. +, Pierce of the Oneida res
ervation will take twenty Oneida boys
are to be admitted to the Carlisle
| school. The members Of this group
are all recruited from the Oneida reser
| walton. The government schools In
the Oneida reservation will be open
on Sept, 4.
Letters from Capt c. A. Green of
| Appleton appointed to n captaincy in
| the Thirty fourth volunteers, state
that he has been offered the quarter
mastcrship of his regiment and that
| he accepted. The offer came to Capt,
Green unsolicited Capt. Green was
adjutant of the second Wisconsin
! through the Spanish war.
The Wisconsin Cranberry Growers
| nm an has hann rppru1nivp1 II
agreed to incorporate for the purpose
Of selling cranberrics. The past
week was favorable for craabcrries
Dut The hot suns and lack of sufficient
rainfall have reduced most OF the re-
scryoirs below their flooding point and
there is danger from frost
Word has been received in James
Vile Of the marriage Of Guy Stollcr,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Stollcr
and Miss Eva s. Mayhem, Youngest
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. William T.
! Mayhem. The ceremony was per
| formed in Omaha on Aug, 10, and was
quite surprise to their GAINESVILLE
friends They Will reside at Omaha
At Stevens Point Mrs, Harriet NJ
! kirk, an ordained minister Of the Free
Methodist church. dropped dead of
! heart disease She was a widow 50
years old Miss Augusta r. Jlstad,
boob keeper for W. ]. Bryan at Merrill.
died Of rheumatic fever at the resi-
dence Of Dr. f.. A. Southwick, where
she vas receiving treatment. She was
| % years old. The body was taken 70
| La Crosse.
A, Marinettc the relatives OF the
three young men who were accidental
! " Killed by cayc-in Of sand al the
| Florence mines June Is. have brought
suits for heavy damages against the
! Florence Iron River company, Mrs.
Mary Breitzman, widow Of William J..
Brcitzban, sues for 10000; Frederick
Ebar, father OF Arthur Ebar, and Mrs.
Cook. mother Of John Cook, each ask
for s. 900.
| Peter II. Gambler. son Of Mr.. and
/ Mrs Abraham Gambler. and a brother
Of Maj A. Gambler died Of appeadlci-
! lis at the summer home Of ID. w.