Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-08

Iildl lIfI'dil'l a bthiiiA . = h'ii anu
the Endorsement Of a government
check or warrant will be sufficient
National good government con
! terence at philadelphia May win
have a symposium from large cities
! on the traction franchise question.
Mrs. Fred GringeI, aged 40, wife VI
u farmer near Butternut, Wis was
attacked by a vicious horse and re-
ceived injuries from which she died.
! The body Of man about 30 years
! old and who had been shot through
the head was found in n pasture near
| Dubuque. A revolver was beside him.
The torpedo-boat Hopkins was
launched at Wilmington, Del. The
| christening ceremony was pcriOrmoi
Iby Mrs Alice Could Halves of Wash.
| ingtOn.
John d. RockcfclIcr's gift Of 81 600.
O0G to education in the south Is sail
to have been due to the influence Of
his son, and the sum may be in
| creased.
The Western Consolidated Granite
! company Of Chicago will close a deal
to secure six granite quarries in Wis
consin. The price is estimated at
100000
The Northwestern university total
attendance for 10000 was 2,4l1 com
pared with 2,24G last year. 1t is now
eighth in number Of students in the
United States.
Allen COgsdoIl, North Carolina
( farmer, announces that he will IdII
himself at dinner June 10. and has
aont out invitations. His Wife wn
fire the shot
In Chicago Detective Marondo killed
an unidentified burglar, who was sur
| Drtscd with four others robbing
| Charles Sladck's store, Archer avenue
ana LOOMS street.
{. If Thompson, department mana.
ger of the Hammond Packing com
pany, was heard at Kalamazoo on
charge Of trying to bride tn"
Michigan food commission.
William Van Veson. Wisconsin Cen
tIal operator at Oshkosh got drunk
the depot was destroyed. he was
burned to death and the train ser
vice was partly crippled
Or. Edward II. MagilI, for many
years president Of Swarthmorc cot
lege and Mrs Sarah 70. Gardner were
married In New York in accordance
with Quaker customs.
A bill for an injunction against chi
cago packers Is In course of prepara-
tion by W. A. Day, counsel for Attor-
ney General Knox, and S. II. Bcthea.
United States district attorney.
Governor Jefferson Davis Of Arkan-
ras donios the charge his church
makes against him and says he viii
expose several hypocritcs who accuse
him Of drinking and gambling.
Edmund Grlnncll of Boston had his
skull fractured while riding u polo
pony along the Lake Shore drive. chi
cago An automobile caused his
| pony to swcrve, and he struck tree
The senate agreed to the olcU.
margarine bill, accepting the house
amendments The bill will 20 70
President Roosevelt. An annual tax
Ior 5000 Is provided and $50 on pro-
j,cas butter makers,
Conrad SchmItt ID years old, IS
accused Of homicide, because he
| fractured the skull Of a New YORK
Ioatcr who insultcd n girl. Schmitt
Imocard him down and the sidewalk
lcnusod tho fatal injury.
The naval program presented to
congress calls for S77.G59,3SS. Two
lattlcshipa and two cruisers are pro-
vided tor The report of Chairman
I'uss says that few omitted states
Smps have real lighting value
\ man wife and four children WC-,
found in n comatoso condition nj =
Village near La Sale, H. They arc
said to have been put In that con.
dition four days before by hypnotic
Influence of young man.
At Chicago Patrick II. ODonneu
| for five years public administrator;
! James 7. Brady Cyrus S. Simon, and
| four others were indicted by the grand
| jury ON the charge of tamporing with
iurtcs in the interest of the traction
companies,
Professor Thomas c. ChumborIin
! OF the department of geology at the
Chicago University refused the chair
manship OF the civic federation com
mittoo on the ground that the schools
were made the political toy Of the
i governor
In Chicago fraud involving tho
tissue and circulation of millions ~