Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-13
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Ole c. Tonsberg has been named by
Mayor Linley of Superior as city con-
Groller, to succeed A. ]. Vented, re-
signed.
The sum of $3.50 has been collected
and will be expended in the purchase
of buffalo for Irvine park, Chippewa
Falls.
A. NJ. Jarvis, formerly of La Crosse,
has been appointed a street commits
sioner at Salt Lake City, at a salary
of $4,000.
Fast mail train No. 81 was wrecked
at OakdaIe, ditching an engine md
several cars, and delaying the mail
half day. No one was injured
Came Warden Kidoh of Eau Claire
and Warden A. /. Hubert Of Barron,
won a case at Hayward when John
Grutt was convicted Of Illegal fishing.
He was sent to Jail for thirty days.
The parents of Carl Mihlbauer,
who died after lying unconscious one
week, as the result Of being struck by
a street car, have begun suit against
the La Crosse city railway company
for $4,000 damages.
Oshkosh is aiding much larger
number Of people than usual Accord
Ing to the overseer of the poor, the
customary calls have been more than
doubled by the fact that many of the
mills were shut down for longer
periods than usual, and men have
been laid off In some instances.
Screams Of an II year old son Of
Mrs Mary Rubjarg, prominent in Ra-
cine Scandinavian circles, brought a
crowd Of people to herD lace Of bust
ness They found Mrs. Rubjarg Gov
cred with blood and dead. Physicians
found that death resulted from hemor-
rhage Of the lungs.
Arne BuTgreen, a 10 year old boy,
was arrested at KenOsha on a charge
Of pointing a deadly weapon at Carl
Anderson, u years old. Young Bur
green discharged a revolver close to
the face of the Anderson boy, and the
latter lost d small portion of the
lobe Of his left ear, and his face was
badly burned.
The bodies Of former President
Charles K. Adams Of the University
of Wisconsin and his wife, who both
died in Redlands, were temporarily
placed in a receiving vault until final
arrangements are made for their
burial In Forest Hill cemetery. Ad-
dresses we're made by President Van
Fise and Dean BiTge.
Irma Beatrice SChenuit, 6 years Of
age, Nine. Carreno, the worlds great
est child prodigy, was the piano So
Iotst at a concert given at st. Gather
ines academy at Racine. The child
gave as solo numbers a Mozart 80
uata in A minor and Grieg's Der
ceuse" and "AlbumbIatt." The little
artist was assisted by her parents
and by Anthony OInger, baritone.
The engineers in the employ Of the
state railroad commission have re
ported that they fixed the present
value of the property Of the Madison
Gas and Electric company at $693964,
which is $533,771 less than that fixed
by the experts Of the company. 1t is
understood that the company has a
large value as a going concern, which
will make up much of the difference
between the two valuations.
Four of the gold watches stolen
from the West Salem store by Cor
man y. German and disposed OF by
0lm, have been recovered. Charged
with purchasing the stolen property
John Kerrigan, Frank Sloane, and
Paul Nero were arraigned in county
court. Kerrigan and Sloane pleaded
guilty to the ,Cnarge, and were fined
SIS and $40 and costs respectively.
Nero pleaded not guilty, and his case
has been adjourned one week.