Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-30


ton of president will report favorably
popular vote.
The Virginia constitutional con-
Vention refused to reverse it's action
in deciding on biennial sessions of the
legislature.
Frank Rakowski. a private in the
army who threatened President Roose-
welt, was degraded and sent to prison
for ten years.
At Amigo William Moore, aged q,
employed in the Herman Bros log
ging camp, was fatally injured by a
falling timber.
At Mishicott Joseph Danis, charged
with forgery, was discharged. His
father claimed he authorized the lad
to sign a note.
A committee from New Mexico made
an appeal before the house committee
on territories for admission into the
union as state.
At SlOcum, n. Y, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Green have received $4,000 from ar
unknown person whom they sheltered
one cold night.
The Iowa legislature will be asked
for an appropriation of s250,O00 for
the states representation at the St
Louis exposition.
The Mckinley National Memorial as
ISOLATION issued an address asking for
general observance Of McKinley's
birthday, Jan. 20.
Prince Henry's visit will make 1t
necessary for President Roosevelt to
establish precedents in the etiquette
Of such occasions.
At a conference Of friends of Mrs
Benjamin Harrison, it was finally de-
cided that a bill to pension her will
not be introduced.
The explosion of a boiler On the
Denver limited of the Rock Island
road at Victor, Col, wrecked the train
and killed two men.
Congressman BJakeney will intro
duce bill to prohibit the importation
of opium manufactured for smoking
into the United States.
At Langdon, Mimi. Miss Florence I.
TurnbuII, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
| John Turnbull, was married to Robert
BulIard, Of Havre, Mont.
Two hold-up men robbed twenty
Omaha gambling houses and when
caught declared their actions as Just
as those of the gamblers.
A Kentucky Judge ordered a negro
shot who attacked witness in the
courtroom. The coroner saved his
life by OYerpowering him.
Secretary Hay assured Minister WI
Ting Fang that $4,000 in silver bull
lion captured by American soldiers at
Tientsin will be returned.
At West Superior John Curran was
sentenced to the state penitentiary for
! six months for stealing a watch and
money from a companion.
At Buffalo, N. Y, the coroner's jury
held Joseph Supkowski guilty of caus-
ing the death of Henry Pearlstein and
his family Of six by burning.
Prince Henry will visit the west on
his trip to the United States, going
as far as ST Louis President Roose-
| welt is to attend the launching.
At Racine the principals of the pub
| lie schools and the committee on edu-
| cation are cIashing on the placing of
/ telephones in school buildings.
| Friends Of the retiring postmaster
general, Charles Emory Smith, say that
! he will be a candidate against Boise
Penrose for his seat in the senate.
| Elaborate preparations are being
made for the meeting of the Southern
Wisconsin Teachers association, to
be held at Monroe April 4 and 5.
The isthmian canal commission IA
yors the adoption of the Panama
| route, providing the French company
can be bought out for $40,000,000.
Father William Kroeger, the priest
healer of Epiphany. S. D., has just
paid the last dollar of an Indebtedness
of $1,000 which he owed in the east.
At Knoxville, Tenn, J. w. Martin
a pOstofice clerk, was injured by an
explosion of package of powder, nj
trO glycerine or an Internal machine
The show window of William Finks
jewelCy store in Cincinnati was
broken and a tray containing sixty
diamond rings, valued at $4,000, was
stolen.
Representative DalzeII. member of
the ways and means committee Of the
House, says it is probable that a
further reduction in the war taxes will
be made.
Robert Bincs of Chicago began the
PAYMENT at DOwaoiaC Mich of S2I nE0
to the POttawatomie Indians for their
title to lands along the lake front Of
Chicago.
The suit between Missouri and
Illinois concerning the Chicago drain
age canal will be brought up in the
supreme court in few days for final
disposition.
Professor Pearson of Northwestern
university is denounced as a hereto
by Methodist ministers because of his
statement QuetiOning the infalIibility
of the bible
At Sparta the heating plant of the
American Tobacco company is COM
pleted and $50 sorters are at work.
New Glarus has decided to put in
waterworks.
Olaf Halesrud, a farmer residing a
few miles north of La Crosse, lies at
his home in a critical condition as a
result Of a fight single handed with a
pack of wolves.
Albert Gilmore of La Porte. Ind.
was recently sentenced to the Deni-
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