Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-08-20

buildings, burning $50 head of sheep.
Loss s25O,0OO.
At fernando, Miss, Sheriff Henry
/. Williamson was probably fatally
injured In a pistol duel with County
Surveyor w. II. Moody.
At Arkansas City, Kan, Newton
Farris, while drunk, attacked his wife
with a chair, whereupon she shot him
through the heart.
Two persons were killed near Pitts.
burg, Kas., and 60 injured by a
cyclone, which destroyed property
worth thousands Of dollars.
| Mrs. Mabel Mckinley Baer, daugh.
ter of Abner Mckinley and President
McKinlcy's favorte niece, has decided
to retire from the stage.
At Sharon, Pa, Joseph Bees was
killed and a score Of others injured
by a trolley collision on the Young
stown and Sharon trolley line.
Nine. Calve telgraphed the manager
OF French theater from London that
she could not keep her engagement as
she was very i'll of heart disease.
Miss Carrie Knapp of Leclaire, Iowa
met death at church. A hanging lamp
| fell in her lap, set fire to her clothes
and burned her body to crisp.
Or. Samuel G. Smith of st. Paul,
call extended to him some months ago
by Westminster chapel London.
Returns from the Mississippi
primaries indicate the nomiation Of
II. d. Money for United States senator
and James X. Vardaman for governor.
Tho state prison commission OF
Georgia began an investigation of the
whipping of Mamie Dccris, a female
prisoner at Milledgeyile prison farm,
Rev. c. b. Breckes, pastor of the
Ayondale Presbyterian church, Chca.
go, has received call from the First
Presbyterian church at Valparaiso,
Ind.
Governor Heard Of Louisiana has de-
cllnod to interfere in the case Of A. E.
Ilntson for the murder Of seven mem
berB of the Earl family. Batson Will
be hanged.
l1iDl'l " ilill"lo ltllli'u u tilllIlNl
on tho Terre lIaute division are
warned against flirting with women
near the tracks at West Montezuma
and IlIIlsdale.
Antonio Luciano, the last survivor
of his family at New Orleans, was shot
to death by Antonio Spare, whom the
Malta had chosen for the deed. Spare
was caught
Rev, g, Il. Becker, pastor of the
Avondale Presbyterian church OF
Chicago, has been extended n call by
the First Presbyterian church Of
Valparaiso, Ind.
Prof. Langlcy's model airship was
wrecked in Potomac river mud after
dying 500 yards. It's course was n
semi-clrcle. The tin motor and rud
doris failed to work.
Between 700 and 800 descendants of
the pilgrim, John Alden, immortali2el
by Longfolow, gathered In Duxbury,
Mass. at tho second annual reunion
Of the Alden family.
Mrs. Woodson has started for Ar
llngton, Va, with the remains Of
BrlgadIer General A, t. WoOdson, who
died at Paola Kan. Burial will be in
tho National cemetery.
A land grant Of 100000 acres was
mont by former United States Senator
Pottlgrew of South Dakota Timber
and grazing are included,
Seven well.known New York physl-
clans, headed by Or. Albert w, Ferris,
have formed a company for the pub
lication Of daily medical journal
which will appear Oct, list.
Professor John II. Nuncr at present
with the University of Chicago, has
boon appointed to succeed Professor
Byron j, Bogue as superintendent of
Mlshawaka public schools.
The Red Star steamship Finland.
arrived at New York, brought the
body OF George T. Lincoln, United
states consul general at Antwerp, who
died In brussels in July.
Twenty.three persons wcro kille"
and many more injured by the wreck
ing OF TWO sections uI Wallace bros.
circus train at nurand, Mich, owing
to the failure Of an air brake
Baron SpoCk Won Sternburg, German
ambassador, who has been the presi-
dents guest at Sycamore HILL left
oyster bay for his summer home near
the Weirs, New Hampshire.
Gen John G black of Chicago will
be the next national commander Of the
& A r.. according to J. Y. Stewart,
tho present COMMUNICATIVE Gen.
Miles is n possible candidate,
Two persons were killed at New
York by n ilre truck, which swung its
tail into crowd while turning sharply
at Fortieth street and Ninth avenue.
Ten others were injured
At New Bedford, Mass, by the
laundering of the barge Tlorrie, Mrs,
Cohb, the captains wife, n l0yearold
SON n hoy named Jones, the engineer
aud cook were drowned.
Rev, j. G. breckenridge, pastor of
| Westminster Frosby terrain church,
/ Fort Wayne, has resigned He will be-