Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-08-14

Rock Island rallfOau reOFBauIEdLlOn
may be prevented by Iowa statutes.
Gov. Cummins will Investigate the
capital imitation from $5O.OOO,0O0
President Roosevelt gave an idea OF
his Workmanship when, in friendly
competition with visiting beers, he
made seven consecutive bullseyes.
At Chicago there are ISL cases of
typhoid fever in the Cook county hos
pital besides at least 100 scattered
among the other hospitals and homes.
At San Francisco Mrs, X. l.. Ball
attempted to reduce her weight Of $50
pounds by fasting fifty days On the
forty-hfth day she died, weighing 70.
American salt production for 1900
and 1901 broke all previous two years
records. over 20,5GG,61l barrels were
made in 1901 Michigan still leads
New York.
Nelson Morris and Chevalier Tame
red Vella, representing the Berlin and
London Geographical societies, start,
ed to row from Cincinnati to Rio de
JancrO,
At Chicago Judge GrOsscuD dis
missed the bill Of the Peoples Gas
company asking for an injunction to
prevent the city enforcing the 75-eent
gas ordinance,
Jesse p. Lyman, president Of the
G. II. Hammond and Hammond Pack
ing companies, announced that J. Og.
den Armour had bought n large inter
est in his firms.
s. r. Johnson, of st. Paul was
elected president of the National AS
sociation of Supervisors Of state
Banks, and f. D. Bergh, Madison,
Wis, secretary.
The Canadian Pacific will try to en-
ter st. Paul according to an announce
mont by David McNlcol, vice presi-
dent Of system, line from Winnipeg
Is planned,
Mr. and Mrs. John ShandrOw, South
Haven, Mich, adopted ~ children
from . Minneapolis orphan asylum,
who came for summer outing on
their 100 acre fruit farm.
Edward Cough, accused Of murder
ing Mrs, James Stewart, Lake Forest,
in a wlncroom at Wells street, Chi
cago and James Grant, alleged acces
sorry, were arralgnod
Secretary Shaw. talked Of for presi-
dent before his cabinet appointment
wrote Missouri editor that he ia
yOrod the reelection of Roosevelt and
Is not 1904 candidate.
Welsh employees Of the American
Tlnplato company rejected the wage
scale intended to give control OF for
cign trade because Wales workmen
would lose employment
-Four hundred men engaged in chop
ping wood on the bottom lands near
HilIsboro, Tex, have not been heard
from since the floods, and fears are
entertained for their safety.
Archbishop ireland, in a sermon at
st. Paul, warned Catholics to let the
Philippine friars question alone. He
said the church cannot prosper I'M
America unless 1t is patriotic,
At Buffalo, N. Y, Mrs. j. f. Meyer
who killed her husband n few weeks
ago and her principal witness, Mrs
II. W. Wall, have been declared in
sane and taken to the hospital,
FarsOn Leach q Co, and Dewitt,
Treble ~ Co, Chicago bankers, have
closed a deal for the purchase of the
Pueblo Gasllght company's property,
the consideration being 100000.
The Bronx geological park, New
York which has cost the city $i3G 900
and the geological society $26l 900, |
fails to keep animals alive. The at
tcndants are declared incompetent
Mayor To- Johnson Of Cleveland
won his cent fare fight An injunc-
ton preventing tho city council grant
ing franchises to new roads was dis
solved and bids Will be opened Aug. Is.
Dun n Co.'s weekly trade review re-
ported continued preparations for n
heavy fall trade The demand for
steel does not ahatc; railroad earnings
for July gained 81 per cent over 1901
President Woodrow Wilson entered
officially upon his duties as head of
Princeton university. He stated that
plans arc being made To have the In,
augural ceremonies take place October
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The Iowa democratic state Convon-
ton Sept probably will develop
fight for control between the gold and
silver factions, \ proposal for com
promise Is opposed by the silver lead
Ors.
At Kansas city, Judge Philips of the
federal court has issued temporary
injunction restraining the retail
clerks and talors unions from patrol
ing in front of and boycotting n cloth
ing firm.
President Mitchell of United Mine
workers addressed a masHmcctiug OF
10000 strikers at Scranton and ac.
cuscd the operators with trying to
start dissatisfaction over relief distri.
BUTTON
Acting Mayor Powers OF Min
ncapolis demanded the resignation OF
Police Chicr Amcs aud received It.
Capt Gotchcll succeeds him Mayor
Amcs is likely to resent Powers acts
and return