Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-03-02

Mrs. Day was declared not to be
the common-law wife Of DR.. Nichols,
Urbana, Ill.
After two unsuccessful attempts to
kill himself, Frank Canllold, a livery
man, shot himself third time at lola,
Wis. and died from the wound.
At Rochester, Ind, John Reed, aged
35, committed suicide by hanging be-
cause OF trouble with relatives over
the settlement of his fathers estate
At the Wisconsin Library Associa-
TONS annual convention reports
showed 1876 public Libraries in Wiscon'
sin, a gain Of nearly 100 in ten years.
Announcement was made that James
Coolidge Carter, leading member OF
the New York bar, who died recently,
had bequeathed 100000 to Harvard
university.
The new tuberculosis dispensary
at Johns Hopkins hospital in Balti-
more, for which Henry Phipps OF
Pittsburg gave 100000, has been
opened.
The death list In the Alabama mine
explosion probably will reach 100.
Fifty bodies were taken out. Families
numbering 400 are left destitute by
the accident.
Panama Canal Commissioner Par
sons arrived from Colon and admits
taking fees as director of the Panama
railroad, declaring that the practice Is
customary.
The Wisconsin Buttermakers' Asso-
citation elected Matthias Michels OF
Garnet president, j. G. Moore OF Madi-
son secretary and u. G. Dodge OF
Lake Mills treasurer.
1t is announced that under the aus
pieces of the Yale class Of 1894 a COM
mittee has been appointed 10 promote
movement for raising funds for five
new dormtories at Yale.
william ] Bryan will be elected
president of the United States in 1908
unless the senate passes the railway
rate bill, declares former Senator Will
lam E Chandler Of New Hampshire
BY the falling Of the roof Of build
ing being reconstructed for a theater
in Marysville, Cal, A. Merry OF Sacra-
mento proprietor of the theater, was
killed and two workmen were seriously
injured.
BY the collision OF a Pennsylvania
passenger train and switch engine
near Tyrone, Pa, two passengers and
the two engineers and two firemen
wero injured, but 1t is expected that
all will recover.
At Marysville, Ohio, in attempting
to start fire Lucille Godfrey. aged
10, was burned to death yesterday and
her father, Frank Godfrey, and her Z
year-old brother were seriously injured
in trying to save her
That the best work OF the world is
accomplished by men under 40 years
OF age, and that mon over 60 should be
retired or chloroformed, are the start.
ling declarations made by DIR. Will
lam Osler, on leaving Johns Hopkins
university.
The Standard Oil company is said
to have purchased two independent
concerns In Kansas In All effort to buy
up all firms outside the trust and &C.
qulre control of any evidence that
might be damaging in the pending In
vestigatIon.
For the first time in seven years the
traffic on the Mississippi river as far
south as Natchez is absolutely at n
standstlll, as the result of the immense
amount of floating lee In the river.
No steamers are running north of
NatChez.
Former Attorney General Monnett
of Ohio, who for years has fought the
Standard OIL company, went to take
part In the crusade against the com
bine The Illinois house adopted a
resolution for an investigation of the
oil pipe line across the state.
The California federal grand jury
has completed It's labors In the land
and timber frauds in the reddIng dis
trict and has returned an indictment
against Harry w. Miller, Frank II
Kincart an William II. Boren, charg-
Ing them with subornation of perjury.
Representative Baker of the In
diana house declares he was paid 500
to vote against tho anti-cigarette
bill. A warrant was issued for tho
arrest Of former Senator A. o. Baker,
the alleged lobbyist of tho tobacco
trust charging an attempt to brihe.
Tho anti.cigarette bill was passed.
DR., N. w. Pence, dentist and physi.
clan. who committed suicide at the
Battle Creek, Mich, sanitarium, was
found to have left $4,000 In cash and
certificates of deposit in New York
and st. Augustine, Fla, banks, and
left note requesting that relatives
In Sidney, Ohio, be notified.
The jury at Springfield, H., In the
the case of George Rogers and Will
lam Burrough of East st. Louis,
charged with breaking into bonded
car ut East st. Louis last November
and stealing thirty.one bars of silver
hullion Vnlund M eos nnn refurped n