Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-28


In Menasha al the home Of the !
brides mother. Mrs. G. Miller, the !
wedding Of Miss Elizabeth Smith To
Martin Hansen of the firm OF Hansen !,
Bros. OF Neenah took place.
Property to the value OF $4,000 was
offered the Protestant Hospital assoeia-
zion of Sheboygan county, which will |
be ayailable as soon as subscriptions
warrant the beginning of building,
A. w. Pettibone. Jr, died in La
Crosse Of pneumonia. He was IS
years old. son of a wealthy lumber
man who lived many years at Hannl-
bal, Mo. He had several lumber yards.
Charles Seitz, aged so years, one of
the leading farmers of the town Of
Caledonia, was killed by a Milwaukee,
Racine & kenosha south bound elec
trio car, six miles north OF Racine. He
was married and owned large faren,
Eusebe La Nigne, who died in the
town of Rudolph, Sept, Is, had been a
resident of Wood county since the
days of territorial government. He
was born near Montreal, Can. on July
4, 1917, and consequently was 81 years
old
William Hamlin received word that
| Frank +. Race of Beloit is at the point
of death at Tacoma, Wash. Mr.. Race
was ten years ago a very well-known
resident of Beloit. He was alderman
for many years. He went to Tacoma
| Df 1onlipin,. bca1tb
| family consists of wife and four
children.
Burglars looted several business
houses in Racine. At the barber shop
OF George f. Manigold they got fif
teen razors; at the saloon Of NJ. Huck,
cigars and liquor, and at the grocery
store of William Stettin several pounds
of sugar, cheese, crackers and cigars.
They enjoyed a meal in the store be-
fore leaving. three cramps have
been arrested.
At Black River Falls William Gray,
who shot Victor Norberg July 8, is be-
ing tried. Norberg LOST a leg as the
result of the shooting Gray is a vet
eran of the civil war and Norberg was
a member of the twelfth Minnesota
volunteers in the Spanish war. The
trouble between them arose over an
argument as to the respective bravery
of the soldiers in the two wars.
George w. Lester, a Racine electri
clan, began suit against Frank J. Mil
Ter for $4,000 damages, the charge be-
ing SANDER. The suit is the outcome
of a diamond robbery mat took place
at the Miller residence Jan IL. AT
that ticne diamonds belonging to Mrs.
Miller and valued at $4,000 were stolen.
Mr.. Lester and another electrician
were wiring the house and putting in
call bells.
While II. J. Thompson, an Eau
Claire photographer, was working in
his studio with prepossessing young
woman Of %, whom he had just hired
as a retOucher, on her own recommen-
dation man six feet tall and aboW
80 years of age walked in and asked
in a savage manner what the young
woman was doing there. Alarmed
by the strangers manner Thompson
snatched from the wall an infantry
sword, which came from Clusters last
battlefield, and was bought by
Thompson from an Indian brave.
Meantime a heated conversation devel-
oped the fact that the strangers naene
was Mcguire and the young woman
was his wife There was another
sword hanging on the wall and the
stranger having snatched Ihompson's
weapon from him, Thompson took the
second sword. AT the end Of the
struggle which ensued Thompson was
on the floor covered with blood and
Mcguire was leaning over Thompson
with the sword at his breast At this
point a furniture dealer who had
responded 10 the WOman's screams
rushed in and dragged Mcguire away.
Mcguire seized his wife's cloak and re-
tanning the Custer sword ran down
stairs and over the PROSTATE body of
his wife, who had run down and
tainted. warrant is out for Magure's
arfcsr on the charge of attempt to XIII,
but he cannot be found. His wife
says she had given him the cold
shoulder because he had not supported
her. She came from La Crosse and
he followed her Thomqson's face is
a sorry sight being badly cut His
gallery looks like a slaughte. louise.
He is held entirely blaneless in the
affair.
A telegram from Kalamazoo, Mich,
stating that Mrs. Bertha Barr had been
granted a divorce from Rev. Thomas
Il. Barr on grounds of desertion,
created widespread interest in Racine.
Mr. Barr was formerly pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church there and
left on account OF differences with
some members OF the congregation.
Albert Linck was brought to Racine
from st. Paul by his mother. He is
suffering mentally He has no recol-
| lection where he went after leaving
Racine His mother states that he
will resign all his positions with labor
| organizations and as alderman, doc
tors having advised absolute rest. Mrs.
innL also Stafps that tho S2A2 her son