Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-16


Gated. While ON the road home each
was thrown from his wagon anc
killed.
The condition of Mrs. Ida Gilbert
Dennis, the dressmaker who was mys-
teriously assaulted in her home in
Washington about three weeks ago, is
very critical. Her death may occur
at any moment.
At West Superior on a complaint
sworn out by T. L. Mcintosh, attorney
for the citizens committee, Thomas
Clarke, of Rockmount, was accused
of swearing to some unlawful bills
against the county.
Theodore B. Thile of Chicago, chair
man of the United German Catholic
| societies Of Chicago, received a silver
medal from the pope in recognition of
his services in propagating the Catho-
| lie faith in America.
| Officers Of the national guard will
confer soon with the secretary Of war
on measures to be taken to give the
! government more power over the state
militia in time of war. Many states
are opposed to the plan.
At Cleveland, Ohio, w. J. Bryan ad-
dressed pro-boer meeting. In con-
versatiOn he said he was not a can
didate for anything and believed the
| next democratic platform would con
tain a free silver plank.
After a continuous service of nearly
half a century in the New York law
firm Of Evarts, Choate & Beaman,
I Joseph H. Choate has withdrawn,
and, temporarily at least, will dis
continue the practice Of law.
Emeline H. Dale, the 8-year-old
daughter Of Harvey S. Dale, whose
death resulted in the arrest of her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth H. Dale at
Hoboken, N. J., has been buried in
Graceland cemetery, Chicago.
DR.. S. A. Knopf, the well-known
authority on tuberculosis, in address,
ing the New York Academy of Medi
cine, said that contrary to the opinion
of the United States government
tuberculosis was not contagious.
Senator Cullom still has some hope
for the reciprocity treaties negotiated
two years ago, and he will make an
effort to have these treaties reported
favorably by the committees on
foreign relations, of which he is chair
man.
At Sturgeon Bay fire destroyed the
John H. Allan Seed company's seec
house, M. Cochem's warehouse, usec
by the GOodwin-Harries company
also seedsmen, and the Falk &
lBuchan warehouse The loss is
$4,000
At Milwaukee Harry Williams anC
! Charles Morgan were arrested charg
ed with wholesale operating in forged
checks in northern lumber camps
They had in their possession 50
blank checks of the Montreal Lumbe
company.
Another argument against tn,
selection of the Panama canal rout
by the United States government il
that Colombia will not grant a per
petual franchise or absolute SOY
ereignty over the canal to a foreigl
government.
The William Mckinley Nationa
Memorial Arch association has draft
ed a bill which will be introduced il
congress to provide a commission e
select site and secure plans for {
memorial arch to be erected in the
District Of Columbia.
The abupt ending of dream of love
which had endured for five years with
Lizzie Miller, a Wisconsin girl, by the
marriage of Henry J. Heuning is the
basis of trial in the superior court Of
Chicago. The woman asks the jury tC
award her $4,000 damages.
The total number of fine ounces u
gold produced in the United State.
for the year 1901 was 3,S8O,57S, and O.
silver 1858, 1888. South Dakota fur
nished gold valued at $66O1, 800 and
364,130 ounces of silver, and Montana
| S5,023,300 worth Of gold and 14,500,0 0
| ounces of silver.
An unknown man last night killed
Harold Friedbern, aged Is, and as
saulted Florence, his sister, aged I6
while they were skating On a small
pond near their home, in NORTH
Denver. The girl bit her assailant s
finger severely and the police hope
this may indemnity him.
Details Of plans for the largest
building in the world devoted ex
| clusively to Young Mems Christian
association work have been announc
| ed. The building will he on West
| Twcnty-third street, N Y, and the
cost will be s675,OOO 1t will be a
Young Mems Christian association
hotel in effect.
Frank G. Meekin, formerly a private
in Company B of the thirty-seventh
volunteer infantry, was tried at
Manila on a charge of entering the
! service of the enemy, in violation of the
! laws of war" Meekin was sentenced
to be shot but General Chaffee COM
muted this sentence to twenty years
| imprisonment
Miss Alice Roosevelt is the first lady
/ who ever had a coming-out party
! which was a state function In issu-
/ ing the invitations for her debut Fri
| day, the cards bore the golden eagle
over the globe, which forms the presi-
Dental official seal. This seal was
on every card and the guests were bid
den to a state function.
Miss Margaret Evelyn Heron.
sister of Professor George D. Heron.
will not be married to Dr.. Henry
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