Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-16

BADGER BRIEFLETS.

Ernest Techmer of La Crosse became
insane as the result Of an ola DulleC
wound inflicted several years ago, ana
was committed to the Mendoza asylum.
Damage amounting to about Sz'ooo
was done to several business firms al
Fond du Lac by fire which started d.
the establishment Of the Palmer JoD
Printing company
Mr.. and Mrs. Noel G. Coats OF Nee
nah have celebrated their golden wed
ding, Mr.. Coats is IS years Of age
and his wife is 50 years old. They
have one son, Orrie G. Coats OF
Neenah.
The ice in the Mississippi river at
Trempeleau has stopped running
This is the latest closing in the his
tory of the upper river, the former
record being Jan. 2, 1869.
Claude Hopkins, arrested upon his
reIeage from the Minnesota state
prison, has been given two years at
Waupun for stealing horses IN Eau
Claire several years ago.
Frank Wolf, the patient who was
said to have left the state tuberculosis
Aanitartum at Wales because OF the
strenuous treatment to which ne was
treated, denies the story.
George T. Rayne and B. H. Doyon OF
Madison, have purchased the yards OF
the Nichols Lumber company, at
whitewater, and G. A. Sprengel De-
comes the local manager.
The old gang of horse thieves
which has been at work in the Vlcln-
ity OF Kenosha for many months, en-
tered the premises OF John Bern
hoff near Bassetts station, and Sc
cured a valuable horse.
H. c. Putnam Of Eau Claire, has de-
MED the public the right to use Put
nam drive, and has renounced his IN
tention of ultimately giving the drive
to the city because the city taxed the
property to the limit.
l. w, Dudley, a former Whitewater
citizen, now general passenger and
freight agent of the YOukon and WHITE
Pass railway, Alaska, spent day in
that city on his way east in the IN
terest of his road.
At Oconomowoc, Herman Frederick,
a farmer, had his collar bone broken
and received severe bruises by being
rolled on the ground by an angry bull.
Only the fact that the bulls horns
had been removed saved his life.
Alexander Shaw has succeeded
Capt. James Prior as commander OF
the Duluth canal lighthouse station.
The latter goes to the government
buoy station established at the SUI
perior entry on the Minnesota point
side.
Chief of Police Drews Of Manitowoc,
is investigating the death of Charles
Salak. formerly of Manitowoc, at
Caliente. New, who is reported to have
died of typhoid fever. There are
some things about his death that are
not clear.
Harry w. Warner, civil engineer,
sustained a fractured leg in coast
ing accident at GAINESVILLE. William
Peters, a switchman, broke both bones
of his right leg in several places and
dislocated his left elbow joint in a
fall from a box car.
Joseph Perovich Of Chicago, who
has been visiting his brother-in-law,
A. Kurteg of Sheboygan, went VIC
lentIy insane, and the police had to be
called in to subdue him. When they
arrived at the house they found six
men holding Perovich, and he had to
be handcufed at the station.
The trial of the Peich brothers at
Elkhorn resulted in the commitment
Of Arthur Peich to the Green Bay re-
formatory for four years, and the dis
charge of the younger brother, Erwin.
The brothers were tried on the charge
of the theft Of oats from a neighbor
in the town Of La Grange.
State Banking Commissioner Bergh
has issued charters to the Ridgeway
State bank and the AndeII State bank.
The former has a sapital stock Of So,
600 and the latter $4,000 The com
missioner also authorized the state
bank of Camp Douglas to increase its
capital stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mothers of high school girls at La
Crosse are considerably stirred up and
are threatening an Investigation as
the result Of proceedings at a dance
given by the Alpha Omega high school
fraternity. AS the guests entered the
hall they were greeted by the skele-
ton of an adult person seated on D
couch in a corner near the door.
Across the room, in another corner,
was another skull, with electric lights
cleaning from the sockets Of the eyes.
Other uncanny features were numer-
Gus. The dance was attended by
number of young women of leading
families.
DOMESTIC.