Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-30

loss at y,~,,vJO.
Selma Peterson of Chicago has dis
appeared and is believed to have
committed suicide because she was
defeated for class honors in the
Northwest high school
Secretary Of War Root in his report
! recommends equipments sufficient for
an army Of 100000 men, a strong
national military reserve, and the es'
tablishment Of a general staff.
The Iowa agricultural experiment
state discovered that soft corn equals
natural corn for cat,le feeding.
Protein and fats equal, with 20 per
cent more water in the former.
Miss Ida G. Caddoci, high priestess
Of the Chicago Church OF the Yoga
and author, committed suicide in New
York She was under conviction of
sending improper literature by mail
Capt. William Il. Sewell, U. S. N,
on the ship Supply, sailed for Guam,
whore he is to assume the governor
ship Of the island, and to study the
coast and reefs Of the new possession.
Oncial notice was given by the
president to federal oHiccholders re.
garding the regulations concerning
campaign contributions which forbid
their payment to persons in the ser.
vice
The dismissal Of the Missouri suit
against the Chicago drainage board,
to stop the discharge Of the canal into
the Mississippi, was moved in the
supreme court by the boards at
tOrnCy.
Chicago burglars threw a stone
through u window in the jowelry store
Of Lyman, Berg g. CO., on State
street, and snatchod and escaped with
precious stones and rings valued at
$4,000.
The weekly bank statement showed
that the reserve on all deposits in
creased $405O90O; reserve on de-
posts other than United States in
creased $3,912,5OO; loans decreased
$01971OO.
The worlds crop estimates show
that the European harvest Is among
the latest on record, Russian wheat
and oats yield the above. The
average Austria and British yields
are good
In a dispute about money william
G. Turner shot and killed Albert
Hamilton and W. J. Manard in the
Offices of Cantor Adams & Mcintyre,
on Board street, New York, and then
committed suicide
James J. Hill, the Great Northern
railroad president, testified in the
Minnesota merger suit that the road
carries freight at lower rates than
southern transContincntal lines as n
result of the consolidation.
J. Foster Frazer, whom Chicagoans
winod and dinod, published an article |
In England declaring "Chicago is out |
and out pagan" its policemen |
'porcino sluggards" and It's university |
professors "slangy freaks"
Mrs Rachael b, Rtchman wife Of a |
merchant of New York city. who was |
accused Of stealing n $4,000 nccklacc
at the Thousand Islands last summer |
was declared insane. Testimony be- |
fore a referee also showed she was n |
Nl'ploIhuHIdC,
James b, Hoy confessed to Masonic
temple tax fraud plot In Judge Chot.
lain's court, Chicago He was told
by Luke Wheeler that Peter Storm. a
county treasurcr's cmployc, now dead. |
got $500 for marking the temple taxes
paid. Wheeler was given $1,000 by
Capt Williams for carrying out the
fraud, Hoy got $500,
Tho beef trust, including all princi-
pal concerns was incorporated at
Jersey city as the United States
Packing company, with 81 900 600
capital Chicago packers denied that
they are Interested. The charter of
the new concern grants the right to
build steamships and conduct
markets.
Football scores, Chicago, 70: North.
western, 0. Michigan, 90: Notre
Dame, 0. Wisconsin, So; Rcloit 6.
Nebraska 6; Minnesota, 0. Yale. II:
Penn state O.. Harvard, IA; West
Point, 6. Princeton, %; w. and j., s.
Carlisle, 10; Cornell, 6. Brown Is: !
Pennsylvania 6, Illinois, %: purdue,
g. Indiana, l6, DePauw. s. Dart
mouth is; Nunams, 0. Amcs. 90; |
Grnncu, O. Lehigh, &; Naval Cadets.
3, Columbia, SO; Hampton, 0