Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-12-17
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John Vermeullen, aged 20 years,
was accidentally shot to death by q
fellow rabbit hunter near Belolt
Burglars entered the store Of p j.
WEIGH at Lodi, wis, cracking the safe
and carried off $4,000 in cash.
James M. Edge. fugitive Paterson
IN. j. bank teller, was arrested at
Memphis (Tenn) and confessed,
Vernie Alderman. actor, eloped with
Bessie Lower, daughter Of Menier
ILL.,, farmer and they were married In
Peoria.
Commissioner Of Pensions Ware has
received letter from Governor Bliss
OF Michigan, voluntarily relnqulshlng
HIS pension
Andrew Carnegie gave dinner ut
his New York home to forty Of his
old associates organized as the Car
negle Veterans
Professor Dabnoy president Of the
University Of Tennessee, has been
offered the presidency of the Unlyer-
sity Of Cincinnati.
The tody of Miss Amelia Sarah
watts of Cincinnati, was cremated at
Rome, The ashes will be taken by
her mother to Cincinnati.
Father Roach, Cascade Gao priest
was stabbed In the neck while saying
benediction at vespers by Charles
Manzene, an insane youth,
Mgr O'Connell, rector Of Roman
Catholic university. narrowly escaped
death by the collision Of an electric
car with the cab In which he was
riding,
De Wolf Hopper testified for his
former wife, Edna Wallace Hopper, IN
her suit for share Of the $4,000 600
estate Of her stepfathor, Alexander
Dunsmuir,
A radical change In the naturallza-
tlon laws IL asked by Attorney Gen
eral Knox In his annual report with
drawal Of power from state courts Is
favored.
w. II. Spottlswoode kings printer,
arrived from England. and said the
most,read books In Great Britain were
the reports on tho boer war and on
fiscal affairs.
Dennis Walker, cowboy on the
Spade ranch, near Ellsworth, Neb,,
killed companion named Cummins,
inlllctlng injuries with a club,
Walker escaped.
John Spires, a married man, killed
Lima Peliins a school girl aged Is,
with dagger at Winslow, ~ NJ, ami
then killed himself. Jealousy was
the motive.
William Astor ChanIer, congress-.
man and great.great.g grandson Of the
first John Jacob Astor, was marrIedaat
Now York to Miss Minnie Ashley, n
divorced actress.
Mrs. Rosa GanlIa committed suicide
Mt the Saratoga hotel, Chicago and
her body was struggled in a cab to the
home OF her grandmother, r. J..
Ganlta, her husband, was arrested.
AS n result of the increase of tom.
perance sentiment among tho anthra.
cite miners of Pennsylvania nearly
onethird of the LOO saloon.keepers
of Schuylldll county will so out of
business.
Idea Is given a severe setback in the
report Of State Superintendent par.
ret OF Iowa which shows n decrease
of 10000 school children in Iowa since
the 1902 enrolment.
A bill enabling the investment OF
the treasury surplus in gilt edged
state and municipal bonds will be In
troduced by Representative Prince Of
Illinois, who believes the government
should get interest on its cash
William Howardson, employee in {
Thacker, w. Va lumber camp, was
shot and mortally wounded by Miss
Kate Roubough. telegraph operator
for the Norfolk and Wesern Railroad
because he attempted TO kiss her.
An unknown admirer of Presiden
Roosevelt in Georgia has sent him
fun grown wildcat which Is rs tlere,
and unframed specimen of tn,
species rs was ever caught by human
hands, The cat arrived by express
ana the president ordered 1t sent I,
the National Zoo
Crews Of the steamers Ann Arbol
Hyacinth and Burnham at Sturgeo
Bay Wis, fought fire in the hold Q
the ], Emory owen. but without avail
and the boat now lies with its carg
ce $1,000 bushels of barley and $500
bushels Of oats in twenty feet 4
water alongside the wharf.