Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-04-04

increased $l,O73,6S3 by the state eS-
ecutive council. making the total
$470S2, 1893.
Ex-Governor Pillsburry of Mime.
sofa has given another 500 to be
used for prizes in the rhetorical &C.
partmcnt.
Mrs. William Dewitt, aged go years,
committed suicide at Rochester MINI.
Dependency caused by i'll health led
to the suicide.
The funeral services Of Mark s.
Brewer, ex.clvil service commissioner,
who died in Washington, were held
at Pontiac, Mich.
Mrs. Kate Xena Morris. former
state president Of the South Carolina
w c. r. T., is charged with passing
worthless checks
Jessop e. Sons Of Sheffield Eng
land, manufacturers of steel, are to
build a factory In the United States to
fight the steel trust.
A trotting match Is said to have
been arranged for Boralma, Cresceus,
and Charley Herb for $4,000 a corner
and 100000 added
w. j. Bryans paper, the Commoner,
in Lincoln, Neb,, reprints a letter
| from ex-President Cleveland and
| criticises him severely.
| A man supposed to be j. c. Dur
ham, who murdered six persons In
Santa Clara county, Cal, was ar.
rested at Pinevile, Ky.
Senator Plat admitted defeat at
the hands of Odell In expressing ac-
quiescence in the governors decision
regarding police legislation.
The Chicago Commercial associa-
ton decided to ask the Legislature for
a lake front site on which to erect
the $2,OO0,OOO palace of industries.
Kenyon b. Conger, promoter,
nephew Of Minister Conger, filed a
petition in bankruptcy in New York.
Liabilities, $553,695; assets, $l,507.
Reports from sealing vessels which
have arrived at St. Johns, NJ f., with
full cargoes, show that the fishery is
likely to be the largest on record.
one of four men believed to be
seeking hidden treasures shot while
attempting to enter the Omaha house
which the Cudahy kdnappers used
Hugh Noe, telegraph lineman, was
called to the door Of his boarding.
house at Newport, Tenn, and an UNI
| known man cut his throat, killing
him.
Comptroller Dawes assessed the
stockholders of the First National
bank of Niles, Mich, 100 per cent.
| The losses are asCertained to be $105,.
| 600.
The State Bank of Tabor, s, D.,
was entered by robbers, who blew
the safe and wrecked the building.
The loss In damage and money Is
$4,000
Ralph Voorhees,, New Jersey, do
mated S25 900 to Carroll college Wan,
kesha, Wis This is in addition to
| 5000 donated to that institution
some time ago.
The will of John M. Williams of Chi.
cago distributed s2,OO0,OOO estate
among the children 1t requires the
trustees to abstain from mtoXicants
and gambling.
Politicians in Washington are in.
Clinod to believe that Governor Odell
Ia the coming power in New York pol.
| didato in 1904.
A settlement satisfactory to the 30
girls who struck at the factory of the
Mons Anderson company Mt La
Crosse, has been made and all have
returned TO work.
The Bank OF Columbus mt Column
| bus, KY was robbed of from $1,000
to $4,000, -Four men suspected of
the crime have been arrested at
Union city, Tenn.
| Frank Trout, l7yearold invalid
boy, residing near Magnetic Springs.
and sister locked the boy In the house
and went to town.
james Horn and Daniel prclor, en-.
| ployed ut the GAINESVILLE Barhed Wire
works, We're killed by the explosion
of large gasoline engine used to
| furnish motive power.
The president and Illinois senator's
agreed on the federal appointments In
Chicago, Collector Of Port Nixon.
District Attorney Bethea aud Marshal
Ames are to be retained
Three men were arrested ut Detroit
and taken to Toledo, charged with
robblng the West Toledo postomce.
! ono was identified as Topeka joe"
wanted at Wellsvtlle, Va.
The 2-yearold child of Thomas
Shannon of Anderson. Ind, was killed
by eating box of complexion pills
which it found In the house. There
was arsenic in the pills,
The Grinnell, la, Herald makes the
statement that Mrs. Heron has Sc
cured at AlgOna, la, a divorce from
her husband, Prof. George d. Heron,
on the ground Of desertion
Nicholas Heeney, the t9-ycar cid
boy who murdered Frank Johnson,
Pennsylvania railroad towerman
month ago, at Cleveland, was sen
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