Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-26

the dedlcatory exercises at 81 LOUIS
April 80.
The New York shipbuilding strike
was ended after four hour con
ference with the national civic
federation and all men will return
to work.
Graeme Stewards campaign com
mfttee is increased to 200. to include
business men who have offered Their
services in his Chicago mayoralty
campaign.
Joseph Roth, charged with the
assault upon Hattie and Stella
Motzer, of which Knapp the stranger
is also suspected, was acquitted at
Hamilton, Q.
The question Is raised by New
York Judge as to whether 1t is murder
for burglar to kill in self4defense in
intercepted some distance from scene
OF robbery.
| At indianapolis many physicians
and business men believe they have
been duped by two young men form
ing so-called medical alliance Of
| America.
| The Sawyer Goodman company has
purchased the mill, store, and land in
the first ward of Menominee, Mich,
of the Menominee River Lumber
company.
The Mississippi flood between
Charlottesville, Mo, and Baton Rouge
Is serious and the levees scarcely can
hold; Memphis lumber plants were
suspended.
The old bell In the dome Of
Lawrence university, which for
nearly fifty years has called students
to classes. cracked recently, and will
be replaced.
DR.. A. A. Ames, former mayor Of
Minneapolis, passed through Chicago
in the custody Of New Hampshire
sheriff and lIcnnepin county
(Minn.) deputy
Fred Johnson, prominent resident
OF Racine, became insane on religion
and terrOrized his family The police
overpowered him with difficulty ana
placed him in Jail
Republican Chairman RcvcII Of
Chicago declares that Graeme Stewart
is gaining strength in all parts Of the
city and that n heavy vote will be
polled election day.
The Searchlight company of Chi
cago, which manufactures gas and
gasoline lamps, wants to remove to
Kenosha and has asked that city to
offer some inducement.
Harvard stadium planned after old
world models and costing $l75.00
Will be donated by class Of 1879; win
seat 10000 and be used for football
and other athletic events.
Edward W. Cullen, well-known
Chicago attorney and clubman, whose
disappearance was reported, has re-
turned and is now in a sanatarium in
a state Of nervous collapse
The British steamer Parkgate,
bound from cuba to Boston with
cargo of 1900 tons Of sugar, went
ashore on the southeast corner OF
Great Rip, Nantucket, Mass.
Detectives are trying to solve the
problem of who sent bottle of
poisoned champagne to John C.
Fisher, the theatrical man at New
York, 1t came from Chicago.
At Chicago William Morrison pro-
posed to Agnes Olsen, n telephone
girl, over the phone, and they were
married and Mrs Morrison was back
at work inside of half an hour.
Inquest on Edwin t. Burdicl
murder mystery begun at Buffalo;
Marian Burdick. victims Is year old
daughter; Or. Marcy, family physI-
clan, and two hackmcn testified.
The state convention Of Eagles win
be held at Fond du Lac in June. in
formation to that effect having been
received from state Deputy Grand
President Abraham at Superior
The Chicago Congregational
Ministers union protested to the
board of education that the refusal to
allow bible instruction in the schools
is infringement on pupils rights,
w II lloIcomb has resigned the
sunorintcndoncy Of the electric car
lines of the Wisconsin Traction com
pany In the Fox River valley, and will
engage in business in Appleton.
4 sort of u dimein theslot special
| delivery box to facilitate the de.
| livery of letters has been invented.
The dropping in of the letter and n
dime displays n signal for carrier.
A warrant has been sworn out
against Judge Lawrence n Burke ot
Kalamazoo, Mich, charging him with
Cmbc22liuE $tt00 from the estate oi
Della Chapman, of which he was
executor. Burke has been judge Of
probate and prosecuting attorney OF
Kalamazoo county.
Panama canal treaty probably will
be ratified by twothirds senate vote
attempted amendments defining
United states sovereignty defeated by
party vote; Colombia certain to ac
Icept
w, II Merriam is t.. New York
house hunting. The family will re
move from Washington to New Norb