Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-26
over THE COMMONWEALTH


The general store Of {. 4, Rauk ut
Waupuu was burned, The loss Is Sfo,'
600. The damage was mostly to the
stock from smoke, Insurance OF
i$4,aQ0 was carried,
! The Wisconsin Sugar company pro.
poses to build a beet sugar factory nj
Watertown II q Sufficient number III
Jefferson county farmers e&A he inter
ested in raising heets.
The dead body OF John Lyons was
found near Merrill, He was hauling
wood To the West Shore Wood com.
pany's mill and II is supposed his horse
ran away and that he fell under the
wagon,
Nine sticks OF 90 per cent, dyna-
mite, which had been placed In the
boiler 10 thaw at the Don mine, ten
miles from Plattevillo, got too hot
and exploded The plant was COM
pletely demolished, and Supt, VII
| liam Laughowry and the engineer
were severely injured,
Miss Julia Barber died suddenly
| Friday night after returning from n
reception at one of the Appleton pub
lie schools A coroner's inquest was
held and returned n verdict OF death
| from heart disease,
| Mr. and Mrs, Chas, Poynor Of Wait
nakee celebrated their golden we'd
, ding, Mr.. Poynor is n years old.
The couple have lived on the same
farm and In the same house during
their entire welded life,
The Methodists OF Beloit propose to
build new church next summer
which will have seating capacity of
900 or 1900 II will be OF cut stone
and pressed brick. and will be of Roz
mausque style OF architecture
At Sturgeon Bay, Henry pesehon, 1t
retired business man, was found depi
IN bed, He had not been we'll tor u
| year though able Ia be about lie
was 60 years OF age and leaves one
son and several stcpdaughters.
AT Oconomowoc Are broke out IN
the midst of services at the Or, Mar.
tin Lutheran church, The oongresa-
ton numbering probably 200 people,
composed largely of-women and child.
reu, made their exit In little CON
fusion.
At Burlington, Mrs, j. G. Saitoute,
aged so years, died nj her homa here
yesterday. Her husband Is still liy.
/ Ing and liz % years old, The couple
celebrated their seventeen wedding
anniversary last October and were
said to be the Oldest living married
COUPLE f. Wisconsin,
| An effort Is being made by Racine
! business men with oxGrand Chaneel.
lor Joseph Schroeder ut the head To
have the endowment rank Of the
Knights of Pythias select Racine as
headquarters II Is the intention To-
move from Chicago on account Of the
high tax imposed by the statutes os
J Illinois,
President O. l., He'll Of the Ruminp
ton Watch company at Appleton ma.
secured In New York 100000 con
tract, calling for the export from Ape
pleton OF $4,000 watch cases and
900 movements A large number
Of these cases will he exported from
| this country To switzerland, where
! they will be fitted out with Swiss
movements aud returned here for
sale.
At the thirty.iirst annual reunion OF
the Outapamie County Pioneer asso.
citation, the following officers were
elected President. John ney. Ior.
tonyllIe, Vice president. Clinton Bal
lard Grand Chute; secretary W. M,
Rohlee, Appleton treasurer, I'm Scott,
StephcnsyIlle, executive board. Gil
bert Main, G. A. Abbott, John Flnkle.
! II. Hatdacbor, WI l.. Rhoadcs, Edward
Ross and q Manlcy.
WITH fleW 10 attracting settlers
from She United States 4 NJ Mcla
chaiaH au agent Of the Canadian A9g
eminent with several assistants, has
been aiEing daily lectures IN the va
rlous small tUWHa and rural district
III inc vicinity Of Appleton and Ontaa
Ramle county ne deetIbes III leuplf.
tho Canadian northwest aud portrara
the farming opportunities offered, ~.
pocialiy III the Saskatchewan yalfet
and adjacent sections ~ Canada,