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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18

Portland, Oregon, June 16.-The
most appalling disaster in the history
of this state occurred Sunday evening
when the town of Heppner was almost
entirely destroyed by a cloudburst and
probably 500 people were drowned,
Heppner is the county seat of Morrow
county, with about 1850 inhabitants,
The most reliable reports state the
loss Of life will be at least 500 Tele-
graph and telephone lines are down
and no accurate information can be Sc
cured.
A report from lone, II miles from
Heppner, states tht 800 bodies have
arrived at lone states a wall of water
20 feet high rushed down into the
gulch in which Heppner is situated
and carried everything before it, The
flood came with such suddenness the
inhabitants were unable to see places
of safety and were carried down to
death by the awful rush of the water.
Almost the entire residence portion of
the town was wiped out but some Of
the business part, which is on higher
ground, escaped.
Huge boulders weighing a ton were
carried down by the current and many
people were killed by being dashed
against the rocky bluffs. Bridges
were swept away like straws and the
darkness of night soon made the stu
alton more appalling. AS soon as pos
sible after the flood subsidized the work
of relief was commenced by the citi-
zens of the town. Dozens of bodies
were found lodged along the bends Of
the stream and in several places they
were piled over one another. Up to
2 O'clock in the afternoon 200 bodies
had been recovered almost within the
city limits
The buildings not carried away were
moved from their foundation or top
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18
Gets $1,000 for Two Lens.

Fort podEN. Iowa, june Is The
$4,000 personal injury suit Of Famtl
ten Spence against the Great Western
road was settled yesterday for te,00A
Spence VAS run down by y work train
in the employ OF tho company and
both legs were severed above the
knees
\ music teacher has been dismissed
from an Appleton (Wisl seminary
because he wrote light opera in
which short skirts and tights figured
to some extent,
4 storekcoper IN Newcastle, Ind.
has secured an injunction to prevent
the family that lives overhead from
cooking onions. because the odor
drives custom away.
King Edward has decided TO sell
his automobile and paint his yacht
white. Is there some International
complication behind thisG
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18

OFFEND
CONGER

Washington, June l6.-~Minister
Conger has reported to the state de.
partmeut that the Chinese govern.
ment has undertaken to remove tho
for the commercial treaty
from Shanghai to pedn This was
being done without any consultation
with the American commissioners who
are disposed to object in view of the
fact that Shanghai was the place first
agreed upon rs the place for the ncgo.
tiations, 1t is suggested that the
strong English influence In Shanghai
is at the bottom of the Chinese gov.
actions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18
WILLIAM TlsssTTS, OUT ON BAIL
SLOWS HEAD OFF.
BR00OEO OVER HIS CRIME
Crushed Victims Skull With Heavy
cIub-Set Adrift Without Oars
Great Reputation as a Fighter
Fires Two Barrels of Shotgun Into
Head,

la Crosse June William lib
belts, who assaulted Ira Shrake ON
the steamer MuesSer April Is last. hit
tins him With a stake from the effects
ot which Shrake subsequently died,
committed suicide ut his home at Vic,
tory at | O'clock yesterday morning,
Tihbetts had been iespondout Tor tho
last few days and Nad threatened TO
take his life Sunday he appeared UNI
usually discouraged,
He spent the day loading boat with
wood He rose shortly after midnight,
saying he was going to the river to see
the steamer Cowells. which had just
whistled after her arrival.
He went out into the boat house n
short distance from his home and fired
two barrels Of shotgun into his head,
The report of the weapon was heard
in the house and his wife and family
rushed out to find him dead on the
floor with his head nearly blown or.
Tlbbctts was 46 years OF age and
had lived at Victory all his life. He
was well.to do and influential in the
community, although of vicious dis
position and constantly engaged in
personal encounters, several of which
before the Shrake affair, had nearly
resulted fatally. The death of Shrako
was taken much to heart by Tibbetts,
who claimed he did not intend to kin
the riyerman and that the crime was
committed in ut of temporary pas
sion
Ira Shrake, his victim, was 80 years
of age and lived at Trempeleau with
his parents.
The crime grew out Of an attempt of
the Muesser to make fast at Tibbett's
woodward, The latter objected strenu.
ously, but the mate sent Ira Shrakc
ashore with line. An alteration on.
sued which led to blows and Tibbetts
got the worst OF 1t. When the boat
proceeded up the river Tibbetts Sc
cured cordwood stick and leaping
aboard the tow boat dealt Shrake a
terrific blow over the head, crushing
his skull For days Shrake lowered
between life and death, At first the
doctors said he would surely die, then
they gave some hope and just as every
one was beginning to think there was
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18
Wisconsin BrevitieS

The dead body Of a man in whose
pocket was paper indicating that his
name Was John Proyan, was found
near Black River Fails.
Two convictS were brought TO the
Waupun prison by Sheriff Buchanan
OF Superior. 4 convict is usually ac,
companied by at least two officers,
The thirty-titth annual meeting 81
the Walworth County Ola settlers 50
Getty is in session. Congressman IL
IA Cooper of Racine delivered the
annual address,
Zalmon G, Simmons, known as Ike
uosha's grand old man, and one Of the
city's most generous hcnetactors, eele.
hyatcd the SiNtjeth anniversary Of his
coming to KenoSha,
a smallpox case developed in Hart
land Evelyn Chapman, Il years of
age, was taken seriously i'll in school
taken home and il was decided tina;
She was suffering from smallpox.
With the most liheral offers from
Manitowoc, Sheboygan, milwaukee,
and Kenosha to the Racine Boat com.
pany it is now almost certain that the
company will not rebuild a plant in
Racine
1t is said that Gen Benjamin +,
Bryant, recently elected to the board
of trustees of the Waupaca Soldiers
home. is favorable to retaining Col.
Charles +. Ellis, commandment of the
institution.
The land known as the Ellsworth
farm, near Mifllin, Iowa county, was
sold to Madison parties for mining
purposes. Some valuable lead and
blackjack have been taken out on this
land in early days.
At Oshkosh, after being out two
hours, the jury in the United States
court, in the case of United States
against Frank Luecke charged with
robbery of a rural mail bag of $500 in
registered mail, brought in verdict
of guilty.
John Bever of KEENAN, lost his way
while on n hunting expedition in the
forests of Price county and for over
eight days subsiSted upon one part
ridge eaten raw and two quarts of
flour which he found in deserted
cabin near Tony.
Committees composed of ]. \, Pratt,
c. w Fraser Morris \. Schmoyer, II,
G Wagner, b. T. BENIN and DR.. +. G..
Hoyt will confer with the officials Of
the Wisconsin Central road in an
effort to induce that road to extend its
line to Menominee Falls,
After being awarded a verdict for
$500 in her suit against the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway com
pany for damages for personal inju.
ries, Mrs Elizabeth Ellis Of Racine
learned that Judge Belden had re-
versed the decision and dismissed the
complaint.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18

not much likelihood of death he
passed away,
The rivermen epvaged at the as.
sault, had set rthhetts adritt in an
open boat without oars on the MiSsls.
Stppi hut skilled riyerman as he was
he Soca Elected landing, He was
secured and placed under arrest and
had been in custody at La Crosse for
about a week before the facts he.
came known, as the officers feared vic,
leuce at the hands u the Shrako SYM.
pathzCrS,
Recently Tihbetts' bail was fixed at
$5,00, but delay was caused by the
court aSking for more and stronger
houdsmen Last week Tihhetts was
released from Jail and went 10 his
home at Victory,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18

Washington. june 1G.-Sir Chertunc
LANG Chen. the new Chinese minister,
was received formally by the prest
dent at the white house Yesterday
afternoon. Soon afterWard the italian
ambassador called upon the president
and presented to him the personal
gift from the king of Italy. consisting
Of ~ volumes 81 war reports Of Prince
Eugene Of Savoy and copy Of Dante's
Divine Com ady The president ey.
pressed 70 the ambassador his deep ap.
probation of the gift and desired him
to extend to the king his thanks and
cordial wishes.
ef~r the French ambassador pre-.
serer the president with the gift 81
President Loubet. II was hand.
somely printed and bound volume con
tanning the records of all the French
men who came to America to fight In
Washington army
Baron Won sternberg, the German
ambassador Baron Rheinbaden, the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18
TRADE
BARRIERS
ABOLISHED

Shanghai, juno tG.--The terms OF
the American commercial treaty have
been settled, except the clause pro.
yidng for the opening Of two Man.
ehurian ports. The treaty nbolishes
all interior trade BARRIERS in the shape
of internal taxation Of goods In transit
in China or ManchurIa. except the du.
ties collected by the native custom
houses at treaty ports under foreign
customs management and allows sur.
taxes of q per cent, IN import duty
and a In export duty
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18
POPE GhEETS
ROOSEVELT

Rome, June IA The popo received
In private audience bishop Leo Haid
OF Belmont N G.. aud Thomas 81.
John Gafinoy of New York Hearing
that MIR Gaifney was friend OF
President Roosevelt the pontlff 70.
questcd him ia convey To the prcs.
dent nm expression of his high con
slderation and admiration Mr. Gafr-
ney thinks the pope looks well and
bright.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18
President Tells Of Duties
Of University Trained Men,

Charlottesville, Va, June 1.-THE
president in his speech at the Uniyer-
sity of Virginia dwelt upon the debt
every university graduate owes the
state and his alma mater He said a
good American never owes anything he
does not seek to repay.
And the man who is content to go
through life owing his alma mater
for an education for which he has
made no adequate return is not true
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18

watched with great interest the man.
utaCture OF goods for Quitting
croamerieS aud cheese factories Din
per was served 10 the guests at the
Rocklale and Schultz hotels and the
delegation lett ut G:o9 O'Clock for
Fort Atkinson, The agriculurlstS
were loud in their praise al the en-
tertaiumeut sjNeu them by Lake
Mills.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18

to the ideals of an American citizen
said the president. He is in honor
bound to make such return. lie can
make it in but one way, he can return
what he owes to his alma mater only
by making his alma mater proud OF
what he does in the service rendered
to his fellow men. or course, the first
thing a university man like any other
man, must do, is to pull his own
weight You have got to do that
first"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18
TRUST
GETS THE
DECISION

Jefferson City, Mo, June 16,-Tho
supreme court yesterday decided
against tho attorney general In tho
suit for decree in custer against the
Continental Tobacco company, brought
for violation of the Missouri antitrust
laws, The court holds that the cor
poratlon, acting In good faith and In
the legitimate pursuit of It's business,
can buy UP all the assets of other sim.
liar corporations II has money to pay
for
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18
VISIT LAKE MILLS.
Delegation Of Germans inspect Dairy
Farms and HoIstein Herds.

Lake Mills, Wis, June 1.-THE del
egatior of German aericutlrist=
arrived here at : O'Clock this morning
from Milwaukee over the Northwest
ern road and remained in their cars
until 2 o'clock, VIXEN a tour of inspcc-
tion Of the dairy farms and herds
was begun. the first to the Hostein
herd Of William Eyerson & Sons,
thence To the farm Of Al VI Woke,
where over 100 Jerseys are kept,
thence to the TyIanena Holstein farm
OF Frank B Fargo. where the great
barns and he herd Of l25 Holsteins
we're inspected The delegates were
then driven TO the Fargo creamy
supply house. where the party
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18
MARRIAGE ILLEGAL.
Emma Briggs Becomes a Bride for the
Third Time.

Neenah. Wis, June 1G-The mar
riage of Miss Emma Briggs, who was
divorced for the second time a week
ago from Edgar A. Eldredge Of Osh-
kosh. to Charles J schumann at Me.
nominee, Mich, Saturday, is illegal
under the laws Of tie state Of Wiscon-
sin, local authorities hold, and the par
ties may lie liable t. prosecution upon
entering the state. The divorce law Of
this state holds that no divorced per.
son can remarry within a year with
out a permit from the courts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18
MILWAUKEE, TURNER'S
CELEBRATE JUBILEE

Milwaukee, June 1.-THE festivities
In connection with the golden jubilee
Of the Milwaukee Turnverein con-
tinued yesterday. DR.. Lorenz OF
Vienna and delegation OF Germans
are guests Of the society.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18
BOLD HiGHWhYMAN.
Lone Robber Waylays Nine Men and
Uses Winchester.

LoOe hoppoV "dy'ays Nlno WON anu
Uses Winchester.
RhInelander, Wis, June 16.--An.
other bandit of the IIolzhay type has
showed up, Nine men employed In
Camp 81 Of the Yuwkoy Lumber com.
pany at Hazelhurst we're held up by n
lone hIghwayman, while returning
from Tomahawk lake, He commanded
them all to throw up their hands. ono
man, Charles McElhaney. wna SLOW
and tho robbor shot him through the
foot with his Winchester. The men
wore commanded 10 turn their backs
to the bandit, who then went through
their pockets, securing over 500 and
several Watches He relieved Camp
Foreman lIaddle Nolan of sos aud
took the cigars he had
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18

Notice was served upon Manager l..
g. schilling Of the A. Post company at
Green Bay that he was breaking the
provision Of the city charter In oper-
ating the recently erected fertilizlng
plant without permit from the health
commissioner. Mr.. schilling appealed
20 the health officer for the permit and
was refused.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18
Methodlnt Preachar Buried.

Merrimac, Wis. June &. 1903. -
Rev r. J. Peoples, pastor Of the NJ. E.
church of this village, was buried 10.
day, He had been III for long time
previous to his death
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18

Cattle Receipts 8. 90 market steady good to
prime, Inn5 10 poor to medium, coat 10 f;
stOckers g0ffl 70. COWS G0stI.i5, Texans
OOtii 10
HOGS Receipts 1904. market tfflnc
lower mixed butchers, n5etB - good 20
choice heavy, . l5GtH 10; rough heavy, ) eOEe
~ light Sous IS bulk sales, 4 0jst6 20
Sheep Receipts 500 B0sfb25 lambs
lower ~ a. p spring lambs h0st;00.
Butter Easy; Creameries, l6sl2l dairies.
i5Nulsb
EggH- STEADY, i8AnII4
Poultry steady. Turkeys. l0c; chickens
re.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18

Prussian minister OF finance and Cen
eral Frederick p Grant Of the army
were President Roosevelt's guests at
luncheon
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-06-18
BRING MANY GIFTS
AMBASSADORS MAKE PRESENTS
TO ROOSEVELT.
BOOKS OF WAR REPORTS

Compliment of the King Of ItaIy-The
French President Sends Records Of
His Countrymen Who Came to
Help Americans in the Revolution
airy War.
The Lafayette gazette., 1903-03-28
.SENA I OR NONE US SPEECH

That was an able, manly
speech made in the United
States Senate some days ago by
Senator Money, of Mississippi.
We are inclined to agree with The
Daily States that the South has
no apology to make to the North,
and the utteranceS of Senator
Money have the right sort of
ring. The Mississippi senator
assumed no apOlOgetic attitude.
He spoke the truth in simple,
vigorous English. Some South
ern newspapers, which appre-
ciated the force Of Mr.. Moneys
speech, questioned it's wisdom,
because the Mississippian stated
things as they are and not as
the visionary theorists of the
North persist in seeing them.
1t is neither polite nor honorable
for the South to pursue a course
Of deception in this matter, and
every Southern representative
in Congress should be prepared
to defend, not apologize for, the
position of his constituents on the
race question. Senator Money
deserves the gratitude not only
Of the people Of his State but of
Ill the people of the South for
lis forceful and courageous de-
senSe of this section.
The Lafayette gazette., 1903-03-28
1.-The Letter killeth -
Times eS-Democrat.

| INES democrat.
Tie reappointing of Crum tc
be collector of customs at
| Charleston, and of Byrne to be
United States district ATTORNEY
in Delaware, suggests the con-
stitutional inquiry whether or
not the president has the moral,
as we'll as the technically legal,
right to appoint to Federal of
fees during the recess of the
Senate, persons whose nomina-
tiOnS have been unfavOrab1y re-
ported by committees of that
body.
In the organic law of the land
it is specifically provided
1. That the president shall
and by and with the
advice and consent of the Sen
ate, shall appoint am bassadors,
other public ministers and con-
suls, judges of the Supreme
Court and all other officers of
he United States whose appoint
nents are not herein (that is, in
he Constitution otherwise pro-
The Lafayette gazette., 1903-03-28
Walks Without Clutches.

L was much afflicted with
sciatic, writes Ed. G. Mud,
Iowaville, Sedgwick Co., Kan. =,
going about on crutches and
suffering a deal of pain. was
induced to try Ballard s Snow
Liniment, which relieved me, I
used three soc bottles. 1t is
the greatest liniment 1 ever used;
have recommended it to number
of persons, all express them
selves as being benefited by it.
l now walk, without crutches
able to perform great deal of
light labor on the farm" 25c soc
and $1.OO at Lafayette Drug
Co.
The Lafayette gazette., 1903-03-28

An Episcopal clergyman of
Cincinnati was being shaved by
barber who was addicted to
occasional sprees. The razor
manipulation cut the parsons
face quite considerably. ''You
see, Jackson, that comes from
taking too much drink said the
man of God. Yes, sah, replied
Jackson, 1T makes de skin very
tendah, sab, it do for fack. -
Saxby's Magazine.
The Lafayette gazette., 1903-03-28
TIE WOWAN-SUEFR4 GLS2.S.

+ HE 1" ON n IS-S C<'%N-7 C/S/S.
The man-suffragists have
just experienced a crushing de-
feat in the State of New Hamp-
shire. 1t appears that the good
women of that staid old Yankee
State are not anxious to vote,
but are satisfied to leave the
management of the political af-
fairs of the country to the men.
The woman-suffragists are very
much disappointed over their
defeat and as result of their
disappointment they are saying
some hard things about their
sisters in New Hampshire who re-
fused to abandon their homes in
a wild scramble for the fran
chise. Men have learned to take
their political defeats philoso-
phically, but it is not so with
your Aunt Hannah. If she does
not win, she tries to get even by
giving somebody tongue-lash-
ing. Mrs. Stanton Blatch, pres
ident of the Equal Suffrage
League, paid her respects to
her New Hampshire sisters for
their Indifference to woman-suf-
frage in the following manner:
'Nowhere are the conditions of women SO
barbaric as in this staid old New England
State. This IS due to the introduction of
he
woman has no more incentive to individual
development than the women of barbarous
tribes, whose interests never go beyond the
cooking of food and tilling of the soil.
Farm work is largely in the hands of the
women of the State, altho they are physic-
ally weak rule. Statistics of our re-
cent war showed that our largest soldiers
came from New Hampshire, but the native
women are abnormally small, as result of
their hard lives.
''Ihe New Hampshire woman lives in
most cases on 4 rocky, unproductive farm,
and her employmcnts in her primitive home |
are as ephemeral those of any savage |
She bakes pies and doughnuts, washes her
clothes and cleans house. The old indus |
lrIes. of spinning and weaving and preserving
and soap-making have passed out of her |
hands. SO long as she had these things to
do she had an outlet for her energies. She
had an incentive to organize and systematic
ler household work.
In her anger against the New
hampshire women because they
would not join the woman-suf-
rage movement Mrs. Blatch
makes a terrible picture of her
oenighted sisters. She accuses
hem of divers and sundry
'rimes against the peace and
lignity of the sex. She actually
'harges them with having
baked pies and doughnuts, :
clothes and cleaned 1
Ou ses." This is too bad. ]