Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-09-10
THE NEWS IPITOMiZED
BADGER BRIEFS.

killed.
School children at Fond du Lac dam
aging desks in the public schools will
be compelled to defray the expense of
repairs.
While unloading hay at La Crosse
livery, Patrick Cain, a Brownsville
srmer, fell to the pavement, injuring
rs skull and spine.
Duck hunting can only be carried
On On the main pond, as the Horizon
marsh is dried out. Ducks, however,
will be plentiful.
Mrs. Robert Lynch of StOughton,
was badly burned in a gasoline explo-
sion at her home due to filling the
tank when the stove was lighted.
Adam Ehgrott, Jr., and John Sci
CERT Of Neenah, have been sent to-
the county Jail for chicken stealing.
Chicken thieves have been busy for
two months.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
August Bielke Of the town Of Herman,
weight twenty pounds. Shawano
county claims the championship for
big babies
The tenth anniversary Of the Scan
dinavian workingmen's association,
Superior lodge, was celebrated in that
city. An elaborate entertainment was
given by the members.
Louis Boettcher of Green Bay, who
sIashed his wrists and feet in an at
tempt at suicide has been taken to
the state hospital at Winnebago, haV-
ing been declared insane.
The remains Of the son Of William
Saas Of Buffalo City, who drowned in
the Mississippi river, were found. He
had started across the slough on
horseback to get the cattle.
Be ,ause the shopkeeper refused to
sell him a pair Of shoes on time,
Charles Lindeberg of Ashland, took a
shoe last and knocked out the shoe
man. Lindeberg was fined 500 and
costs.
AS the result of a fall from a chair
on which she was standing, Mrs
Frederick Pieper, aged 80, one of the
pioneer residents of La Crosse, suf-
fered a broken hip and a disIocated
knee.
Within fOrty-eight hours frebugs
set fire to three barns, destroying two
at Hudson. An attempt was made to
burn FuIton's livery, worth $4,000, but
the fire company extinguished the
blaze.
in broad daylight the confectionery
store of Mrs. c. w Giffey at Manito-
voc was robbed of $40 A young
woman of Sheboygan, who had lin
gered in the place for two hours, is
suspected.
Ida Rymarsh Of Minneapolis and
Bessie Olson of Iron Mountain were
rescued from drowning in the Fox
river by Henry Onson. They were
tipped out Of rowboat into six feet
Of water
After his broncho had demolished a
bicycle in a runaway, August Schtm-
meIpfenning of Appleton offered the
hOre to Edward Vaughan to repair the
damage to the wheel, but the lad re-
fused the offer.
Rose Kingston, the Milwaukee
woman arrested at Kenosha on a
charge of arson, was arraigned before
Justice McCaron. She pleaded not
guilty. and after hearing the evidence
tie cout ordered her discharge
John Pickett. VIII Day, Samuel
Knox, John Catchpaw, and Ross Knox
have returned to GAINESVILLE from an
overland trip to Green Bay, covering
the distance back and forth in thir-
teen days in a covered wagon.
Otto Reinicke, a Wausau somnam-
buIieD. arose in his sleep and diving
headIoug through second story win
dow. struck a post and picket fence
on his head and shoulders but es-
capped with only a broken nose.
The Cayo Benito Park association,
which owns fruit lands near the city
of Santa Fe, Isle of Pines, has been or
gauized at Watertown with E. W.
Schultz of this city as president and
treasurer The capital stock is $25,-
600.
during the months of April, May
and june there has been a Slight in
crease in tuberculosis in the state.
The quarterly report of the state
board of health shows an increase of
eighty deaths over the three previous
months
In falling off post on which he
had been sitting, Il year old James
LAWYER of Fond du Lac cruciied him
self His arm caught in a proruding
spike and when neighbors attracted
by his cries released him fifteen
stitches were found necessary to bind
the cash
Charles z. Reynolds is charged
with b-acImaiI by c. l.. Lien, a La
Crosse druggist, who says that he re-
ceived a letter asking him to leave
$3.50 under the steps of a local
church on threat of being killed if he
failed.
Through the efforts of Congressman
Esch. chief clerkship for the rail
way mail service will be stationed in
La Crosse, beginning October 1. The
Office will have charge Of $500 miles
of railroad and 20 clerks Will be in
Guided in the district
The police of Racine have not OBJ
tanned the least trace of Owen Nc
Carthy, the 19 year old boy who is ac-
cused of the murder of Gustave Reth.
An effort will be made to revoke the