Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-05-28

Mexico who killed Ernest Sowell in
Alamogordo, was held under 100000
bail.
p. A. B. Widener and W. L. Elkins,
Philadelphia traction magnates, are APP
parently at war after many years asso-
citation and the inter-marriage by their
families.
The postmaster general after hear
ing the statement OF former postofiice
cashier Tulloch, says his charges are
trivial, and consist mostly Of gen
eralities.
George NJ. Burlington was convicted
for the second time Of the murder OF
Ode Miller at Ellsworth, Kan, YER
dict OF murder in the second degree
having been returned.
The stage running from Wallace TO
Boise, Idaho, was held up and three
passengers were robbed OF all their
valuables, and the baggage and
registered mail rifled.
Walter Vroman, founder of the Rus
kin hall movement at Kansas City,
was sued for divorce by his wife, who
claims he has spent $250,O00 of her
fortune in his schemes.
Near Washington Courthouse, Ohio,
the Cincinnati and Pittsburg express
on the Baltimore Il Ohio Southwestern
was wrecked. Two persons were
killed and several injured.
After fifty years service as a rail-
road man, ID. w. Hitchcock, general
agent on the coast, has retired on a
pension In pursuance Of e. II. Harri-
mans pension plan for all his roads.
Mrs. Cunning 8. Bedford, arrested
In Liverpool, Is a daughterln-law of
the late Frederick Bedford Of New
York, who left 100000 in trust for her
son. Cunning s. Bedford died child
less.
An ATTEMPT to hold up Thomas Nc
Carthy's res aurant at West Liberty,
Ia, resulted in the death of Arthur
Meade, who attempted to assist the
The robbers escaped on a
train.
Carriers on rural free-deivery routes,
1t has been found, had oders from A.
w. Machen, the suspended superin-
tendonr, to send him names and ad-
dresses of persons who used the
mails
At Guthrie, okla, In escaping from
the county jail, w. w. Montgomery,
alleged bgamist, shot and killed the
IoIIor larry ITtnarqnn md wog In firm
shot by Emerson's wife, He was
caught.
An Illinois law against selling cocaine
Is expected to stop the further misuse
Of that drug. A heavy penalty is pre-
scribed for selling except on a Doctors
and more than once on
such an order
Postmaster General Payne has
cancelled the order creating post
once at Qulndocquia, Md, for which
Andrew J. Day, negro, was slated
for appointment ana on whom there
was a protest,
Western farmers are facing 'hired
hand" famine because of the exodus
Of young men to cities. A liberal sal
nry" and flight work" are offered to
city folks who are anxious to spend
the summer in the country
Clarence Ii. Venner, the Boston
broker who has figured in suits against
corporations, was sentenced by the
United States court ut Springfield, ILL.,,
to six months for contempt in refus.
ing to produce books in a suit.
While the Marietta (O) college
squad was firing salute in honor of
COMMANDMENTS Chief Thomas A.
Stewart Of the c. A. r., Walter Kelly,
n student, had his right hand blown
Off and three ribs fractured.
Frederick l.. Champlln, son of the
late George w. Champlin, million
aire Chicago board OF trade operator,
filed suit for divorce, naming a DR..
Kennedy In connection with the case.
Mrs. Champlin claims persecution.
Supreme Guardian Mrs. Emma b.
Manchester and Supreme Clerk Mrs.
]. j. Kuhn and the other officers OF
the Woodmau Circle, auxiliary to the
Woolman Of the World, were re.
elected. The auxiliary now has on
hand $4,000,
The outbound passenger train on
the Choctaw, Oklahoma 4 Gulf jumped
the track on hfteen-foot ombank-
mont. wreckiug all the cars except the
Pullman sleeper and carrying an iron
bridge down. One man was killed
and twenty others were injured,
At Kansas City George Il. Spencer,
n clothing merchant was shot and
killed and stephen Flanagan, n
policeman was mortally wounded in n
pistol duel in house at 26T West
Fourteenth street. Flanagan had
gone to the house to arrest Spencer.
At Cheyenne, Wyo., Governor Chat.
tcrton refused to honor reQuisitton
papers 81 ned by the governor Of
South Dakota for the custody of L. II,
Conway, OF Lead, who fled To this
place with his children to escape a de-
cree of the court granting the children
to his wife
CHARGES of DOstal lNnartmput IT..