Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-11-26
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800.
Jenkins city, Missouri town Of
400 inhabitants, was practically de-
stroyed by fire.
Robbers blew the postonlce safe in
Lafayette, o., and secured 5000 in
stamps and $500 In money.
At Geary, w Va, Charles Jones
killed three men because OF their at
tention to Mrs. ySarah Respass, a
widow.
Oliver G. Jones Of Mattoon H., was
killed while trying to make a coupling
on siding at Witt, n village east of
Litchneld.
Hans p. Folkerson, Salt Lake City
Mormon, deserted his first wife and
nine children To escape prosecution
for poygamy.
Mrs Nancy Jeanette Flood ut Grand
Rapids Mich, convicted Of the murder
Of John Lsndon, was sentenced to
life imprisonment,
Rev Richard s. Holmes, sixteen
years pastor OF the Shadyslde Presby-
teran church, Plttsburg. has resigned
to 20 into business.
At Michigan City, Ind, Edward
Hoover was hanged for the murder of
his fathor.In.law, Frank Sutton, IN
Indianapolis last May.
Three fremen were killed by fall
ing wall at Cleveland during the burn
Ing OF the street car barns. The
money loss Is 100000
Senator McComas has introduced
q bin creating commission to inquire
into the condition Of the colored poo
pie Of the United States.
Gold exists In twenty Indiana
counties, according to the state geol-
ogists report, and In paying quanti-
ties In Brown and Morgan.
The Acme Harvester company Will
resume operations at Peoria, ILL.,, n
South American order calling for four
months work for $50 men,
Daniel G, ChamplnIn, former cashier
of the Baltimore estate was indicted
at Ashovllle. N. G., for embeZzlement
OF George G. Vnnderblt's funds
Protest against the bill to restore
dent Roosevelt by tho w. G, 7. u.
national convention at Cincinnati
Liant K Salisbury, former Grand
Rapids (Mich) city attorney con-
victed of bribery, confessed twenty
Ave names Of those implicated
John A, Dowle announced at Zion
CITY that he had been offered 1000 900
acres Of land for new Zion City;
10000 were offered near New York,
Sylvester Baker, negro circus
employee was given four years sen.
tence at Pontiac reformatory for kid
naplng an S.yearold East St Louis
boy
Col. Ell r. Sutton, in testimony AT
the Lansing (Mich,) bribery hearing
declared Sheriff Porter offered to draw
six Jurors desired by Sutton at his
trial
II. # Finley, brother OF j II. Fin
ley, a Plttsburg millionaire, died al
Des Moines, Ia, In abject poverty
after having aided the latter to his
wealth.
Frank Sanders was accidental,
shot to death by Rudolph Ludwig II
Chicago while aiding Ludwig in {
fight with men who had lnsulted wo
man,
Tho Michigan Central railroad Ii
threatened with congressional inuutr,
because its Chicago.Detroit fast mai
service was Cancelled unknown to tn,
postal officials,
The Henneberry publishing firm o
Chicago was placed in receivers
hands on petition Of creditors Asset
are estimated at $4,000; lahilitie
at 100000,
Ten polo ponies were shot on tn,
reservation of the United States mill
tary academy at Highland Falls, n
Y, because they were infected wit
CHAMBERS.
Nine, Patti, aged 60. in New Yorl
interview. credited her youthful
looks to lack Of worry and doing n
she pleases, No diet or exercise ar
observed by her.
Irving Mcdonald, son of rich ST
Joseph (Mo) citizen. was shot I
death by Joseph +, Furlong. sale.
man, In quarrel over actresses: Flu
long was arrested.
The Vanderbilt and Oelrlchs agent
of the Charles l.. Fair estate are AZ
cusod by Mrs. Hannah II. Nelson
mother of Mrs. Fair, with fraud an
Misrepresentation
DR. r.. d. Murray and DR.. q. M
Guiteras, yellow fever experts, wer
seriously hurt by runaway aecider
at Laredo, Tex, where they have bee
fighting an epidemic.
Increase of drinking among wome
is doubted by Mrs Lillian Steven
national w. G. 7. u. president,
IN address at Cincinnati Some 9,5l
members were reported.
Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt wi