Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-03-21

tinent from st. Louis to Salt Lake
City in lS4T
The Burlington road has let con.
tract amounting to $69G,OO0 for build
ing a cutoff on the main line between
Red Oak and Villisca, Iowa, which
will reduce the distance between
Omaha and Chicago by several miles.
New steel rails and preserved" ties
are to be used.
A head-on collision occurred be.
tween two Norfolk and Western
freight trains, at Addison Station, Va
Both locomotives and many cars were
badly wrecked, and the tracks were
blocked. Engineer G. II. Shell and
Fireman Clyde Sidner were badly
scalded and may die.
George f Hyde arrested in Septem-
Der, charged with passing worthless
checks on former classmates at the
university of Vermont, pleaded guilty
at ST. Adams and was sent to the
house Of correction for two years.
Hyde posed as a clerk in the United
States geological survey.
Harry M. Goodman, New York, said
to be connected with one of the
wealthy families of the metropolis,
and Miss Matilda We'll, daughter of
one Of the most prominent citizens of
Buffalo, were united in marriage by
Mayor Diehl at Pittsburg. They were
fleeing from parental objection.
At Scranton, Pa, the most SEN
sational hearing of any in the council
manic bribery cases was that when
two ex-CounciImen, Simon Thomas
and w. " Grilliths, told of money
they had received while they were
members Of the council to work in the
interests of several corporations.
The court of appeals decided in the
case of Ralph J. Treat VS.. the comp
troIler of New York city that the law
requiring the use Of stone dressed in
New York in the performance of pub
lie contracts within the state and pro-
hbiting the use Of stone dressed in
other states on such work Is unconsti-
tutional.
Albert Zimmerman, Atlanta City, n
j., 40 years Old shot his wife through
the head, and attempted to kill her
father. He then committed suicide.
The tragedy was the result of
family quarrel. The suicide was a son
Of the inventor of the autoharp. He
was bequeathed 100000, but lost near
ly all in speculation.
Edward e, Campbell Fairfield, la,
died aged 80 years. He was the
father Of John M. and Colin E. Camp
bell and Mrs. S. c. Farmer of Chicago.
He was born in Pennsylvania and
came to Iowa in 1865 He was United
States marshal under Cleveland, and
for years chairman Of the democratic
state central committee
About 400 books in the valuable
library Of the late Judge Nathaniel
Holmes of Harvard university law
school are beQueathed to the public
library at Peterboro, N H., by the
will Of Judge Holmes, which was filed
at Cambridge. The gift includes a
rare collection of volumes on govern
nent, law, philosophy, philology, as
trorCmy and history
Col, Asa Bird Gardiner who is
president of the society Of the Gin.
cinnati in the state of Rhode Island
and Providence plantations. has tele-
graphed from Savannah, Ga. to
George w. Olney, New York, secretary
of the Rhode Island society, confirm
ing the announcement that he has
found the remains Of Gen, Nathaniel
Greene, lost for 100 years.
Two highwaymen, one of them
masked, entered the village OF Olpe,
near Emporia, Kan, and held up
dozen people, the occupants of two
stores, After securing all their victims
to the bridge at the edge of town,
There the highwaymcu with leveled
guns compelled the citizens to 60
back to town, while they escaped
A competitor of the Chicago Tele-
phone company appeared in the field
when the council committee on gas,
oil and electric lights recommended
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ehlSe for the United Telegraph. Tele-
phone and Electric company A re-
duction by half of the present tele-
phone rates, a 5-cent charge for pub
lie phones ana liberal compensation
for the city is provided.
f. o. Matthicscn died in Paris
France. He was formerly treasurer
OF the American Sugar Refining com.
pahN' and director of that concern.
as well rs of several other important
companies Mr.. Matthicscn retired
from active business some time apo
ana has since spent his leisure In
travel for his health had been failing
Matthiesen came to America from Ger
many whe' young man. and more
lh"h thirty ave years ago organized
the f, q, Matthiesen and Weichers
sugar company of Jersey CITY. Whom
the American Sugar Refining com.
pany was formed in 1887 Matthiesen's
company was merged in it. and he
himself became a director. The dis.