Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-12
IN BADGERDOM.

While hunting near Florence. E: T.
Briggs shot and killed a 200 pound
black bear.
J. A. Jacobsen of Racine won the dia-
mond medal in the w. c. T. U. ora
torical contest at Waukegan. III.
William Drewes Of MapletoE. near
Oconomowoc. was seriously if not fa-
tally injured while hunting near
Eeillsville.
Barron county has paid 5000 bounty
on wild animals the last week as COM
pared with 1901 for the same period
last year.
There are about twenty cases OF
, smallpox in the city of Fond du Lac
but the situation is showing daily i'm
provement and no epidemic Is feared.
At Superior efforts are being made
to have Edward Nelson who is show
ing traits OF insanity, deported to
Sweden from where he emigrated
three years ago.
At Racine complaint Is being made
that owners OF small tugs and fishing
boats fail to display lights when pilot
ing on the river at night when tied up
at their mornings.
At Watertown information has been
received that edward Bradbury who
was said to have been shot in New
Mexico last spring, is alive and In
business in New York City.
Judge Hastings III open court criti-
cised the jury which brought IN YER
dict of not guilty IL the case against
Slip LOgers charged with keeping a
dIsreputable place at Green Bay.
must say gentlemen, it is an unfortun-
ate thing for the law and order OF the
community that a case could be made
as clear as this was and the jury
would acquit the prisoner" said the
court.
Irwin the Is year old son of B. O..
Andrew of South Superior, while
hunting rabbits had two fingers shot
off and his right hand mutilated when
q companions gun accidentally eX-
ploded.
Jacob Kase employed by the Stand
ard Stone and Lime company in its
quarry at Knowles, had his leg crushed
from a point about half way between
the knee and ankle joints to the foot
by a piece of falling rock.
The pubic viewing ot the remains
OF the dead ana the nUIuIng OIL sun
day tuneraIs, were Recommended Ior
adjustment by The brown county
ministerial ASSOCIATION. 1t desires
simplicity at funerals.
There is located at De Forest the
largest township nlSu SCHOOL, III point
OF attendance, IN the state. The stu
CenLs this year, nlnety-IWo III number,
With seventeen members IL the senior
class, come from twenty-five uIteTont
scaol districts. About tOrCy are board
ing about the village.
Though handicapped by the loss OF
both hands, Alex. HaIdle, a stu
dent in the high school al WATERFOWL.
Is showing wonderful ability IN draw
ing. He does all of this work by
holding his pencil, pen or brush in his
mouth.
Relatives and authorities being sat
isfied that Herman Schultz had com
mitted suicide at Marinelte by dis
emboweling himself. no Inquest viii
be held. Just previous to his death
he declared that he had been assault
ed by two strangers.
In. the circuit court Of Racine .
jury brought in a verdict for s175 for
the plaintiff in the case of Charles G.
Jacobs against Ernst Klinkerr, the
| wealthy brewer, for damages alleged
to have been received by dog OF
klinkert attacking the boy.
Arthur Noble. of Eau Claire. fire
man on the Omaha road. is suffering
from severe injury TO his head sus
| tanned In some mysterious manner. He
is unconscious and the only explana
ton is that he fell and was accident
ally kicked by q companion.
Calling to see sick friend. Henry
Hoganson a stone mason committed