Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-12-24

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lof Mr.. and Mrs. James Walker OF
Kenosaa, saved her 7-year-old brother
from drowning in Selleck lake by
throwing her scarf to him and drag
ging him to the edge Of the broken
ice. She will be given a medal by
people of the Wisconsin town.
Katherine Parks, Jessie Mcclellan
Gertrude Mcclellan, Ida Deekard and
Floyd Decker were arrested at Sui.
Ivan, Ind, for participating in duck.
ing Miss Sinclair, their teacher, in a
pond They gave bond and will be
tried in January. Miss Sinclair is
confined TO her bed with pneumonia.
| Alfred Mosely, who headed the Eng
| lisb commission that came to the
United States TO study the American
educational system, sailed for Eng
land on the steamship st. Louis from
New York. Mr.. Mosely said the com
mission had learned a great deal in
this country, but would not speak
further.
Baron Van Sternburg, German am
bassador, called on President Roose.
welt formally to announce his return
from Germany. He presented a per-
sonal communication OF good will and
friendship from Emperor William.
The expression Of the German EN-.
peror Is brief and cordial. It's text
was not made public.
Miss Rose Leo of Cross Village,
Mich fpnn1
near the home of her parents Miss
Leo stepped out of her home after
supper. Her body was found in the
morning In a snowdrift 1t is thought
she was drugged or knocked in
sensible by one of the woodsmen, who
are numerous in that vicinity.
Il second indictment for murder
was returned by the grand jury at
Upton, Ind, against Jesse Mcclure
for the murder Of his son, Dee Nc.
Clure. Mcclure was sent to the peni-
Tertiary for life for the murder of
Dees little brother and the second
indictment was returned to secure
further punishment if he should ever
be pardoned for the first crime.
Rev. Father Giuseppe Caringione,
the Williamsbridge, N. Y, priest who
declared several weeks ago that he
was kidnapped by members of a Malta
band and who was found several days
after his disappearance wandering
about In park, was a passenger on
the steamship Rome, which sailed
from New York for Naples and Mar
settles.
President Roosevelt was presented
with a certificate OF associate member.
ship In the Travellers Protective as.
ISOLATION. +. w. Crandall OF st.
Louis, chairman of the national rail.
way committee of the order, In pre-.
scnting the certificate informed the
president that the association com
prised $4,000 commercial travellers.
manufacturers and jobbers, represent
ing every shade of political belief.
New York doctors are much in.
terested in the case of baby girl
six weeks old, which has been asleep
for two weeks The child apparently
Is perfectly healthy, takes food
naturally and continues to develop,
but has not opened it's eyes or made
a sound in a fortnight The coma
followed a high fever, which was
broken by the doctors and has not
reappeared.
The firm of Machinl e. Brown,
Philadelphia builders, made an as.
signment. The liabilities are given at
$31l,000, and the assets at more than
$1,000, 900. Symathetic strikes and
the inability to dispose of preferred
stocks and bonds of observation-disclosures,
which the firm obtained in part pay
ment for the erection of the struc.
lures, are given as the cause of as
signment.
Mrs. Pauline Hopkins, who was shot
at Quincy, Ill.,, is dead of the wound.
John Peasants, a negro is in the
county Jail, charged with the killing.
Peasants has waived examination on
the charge of assault to kill Mrs. Hop
kins husband. Peasants alleges he
had an alteration with Hopkins on
the street and that when Hopkins
started to draw revolver from his
pocket he began shooting, firing two
shots.
Stricken with smallpox just one
week after his marriage and while on
his honeymoon, Frank Thistle of
Orange, N. j.. is dead at the municipal
hospital in Philadelphia. The wed.
ding took place in New York, and
when the couple arrived In Phila
delphia on their tour the groom was
stricken He was grandson of the
late millionaire merchant, II. O'Neiu
of New York.
The city law department OF Chi
cago has unearthed a statute passed
in 1899. and, acting under II, Mayor
Harrison has ordered the managers
,ot Clark.street museum to cease ex.
hibittng so-called "relics" connected
with the capture Of the car.barn
murderers in Indiana. The statute
perfectly satisfies the requirements,
according to the mayor, who says
many have protested at the exhibition.