Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09


Election returns in Indian territory
indicate that the supplemental Indian
treaty has been ratified by the Chick
asaw nation by substantial majority.
The purpose Of the treaty is to ter
inmate the tribal government.
James Shelter of Canton, O., was
shot and probably fatally wounded by
Melvin r. Smith. Shelter was a
street car conductor and Smith a pas.
senger. They had controversy
about closing a window.
James O'Brien, county fiddler of
Kenosha, Oldest son of the late John
OBrien. an early settler of Brighton
township, is about to go to ireland
to prove his heirship to the O'Brien
estate, valued at over 100000.
James w. Ertle, 60 years old, on
trial at Portland, Ind, on a charge Of
cutting his aged wifes throat with a
razor, was acquitted after the jury
had been out fourteen hours. The
evidence was that his wife committed
suicide.
Laura Biggar, the actress accused
of conspiracy to divert the $4,000 900
of Henry M. Bennett estate to herself;
DR.. G. C. Hendrick, her attorney, and
Samuel Stanton, who claimed to have
married Miss Biggar and Bennett, have
been arrested.
negro, Tom Clark, was burned at
the stake in Corinth, Miss, Sunday
afternoon, for the murder of Mrs.
Carey Whitfield. Hundreds Of excur-
sionists arrived by train and witnessed
the sight, which had been buIletined
in advance.
At St Louis Delegate Charles r.
Kelly, former Delegates julius Leh-
mann, Louis Decker, Adolph MADEIRA
Emile Hartman and John Sheridan
indicted on charges Of bribery, nave
been officially declared to be fugitiyes
from justice
Puget sound loggers raised prices
of fir and cedar logs until they cost
more than the finished lumber sold
for few years ago. Revised prices
for logs are 50 for flooring, $3.50 for
understandable, $3.50 for grade 2, and
50 to $13 for cedar.
The nude body of young woman
was found murdered in the Morris
canal, between Newark and Jersey
City, and was identified by Joseph
Pulitzer of 100 West Forty-siXth
street as that of his wife, Annie, who
had been missing.
Work on Chicago buildings costing
$9,000000 is tied up by a dispute be-
tween carpenters and iron workers
over which should build a $500 crane
at the Rock Island station. All city
building trades unions struck TIL the
question Is settled.
Every material details of the great
steamship combination has been com.
pleted. The merger Of interests is so
complete, through the signing of i'm
portant papers the last few days, that
none of the parties to the combina-
ton can now withdraw.
Appearing reluctantly as witnesses
against the managers of q fraudulent
matrimonial bureau, in a Chicago
police court, a dozen blushing type
writer's bashfully admitted that they
had written gushing letters to more
than 10000 lovelorn men.
President Roosevelt was again
operated on, following the discovery
that the bone was affected by the
recent abscess. The scraping process
was resorted to. Although his tenn
pcraturo is higher the physicians say
his condition is not serious,
President Edmund j. James of
Northwestern university has sent out
letters to the alumni asking them to
contribute 100000 towards the con-
struction Of a new gymnasium. He
has been promised 100000 provided
the same amount can be raised.
Within three hours of obtaining II
divorce from her husband. of
, Montreal, on the charge of cruelty,
Mrs Mary Young, member of a prom
inent English family was married to
DR.. Angus Patton n fulhlooded
Indian and a graduate of Carlisle.
Il. b. Mitchell IF Stony Creek. Va.
and Miss Mabei Lee started to be
married against the girls parents
wishes, Later the action of huzzards
attracted attention and the couple
were found dead, it evidently being a
| case of murder and suicide as money
and jewels were undisturbed
Arthur Brisbane, one of the editors
of Hcarsts American. is the Tammauy
choice for representative in congress
to I'll the vacancy in the tenth dis
trict couscd by the death Of Amos 4
! Cummings and for the full term III
| the new eleventh district. which en-
braces a large part of the old tenth.
Mayor Thomas h. Humcs was found
! by a searching party in the woods
north of Lake WASHINGTON. He
I slipped and spraiued his ankle while
chasing bear. \ storm came VI
and he lost his bearings. His only
food was huckleberries, II is be
lieved no serious effects will result.
| Former Councilman Frederick G
| uthof, who, it is said. was "buucoed
out of $4,000 of the $4,000 which, II
ms alleged, he received for his vote on
/ the central traction bill. by Il. NJ