Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-02
NEWS OF THE WORLD
BADGER BRIEFS.

near La Crosse.
A sawrin owned by Isaac Runnoe
was burned near Pound. The loss
was $1,000. No insurance.
o. A. Gretchell, farmer near Fair /
field, was painfully burned by the ex-
plosfon of a patert fire lighter.
The 2 year old son Of Hans }. Jer-
slid Of Marinette was fatally scalded
by falling into tub Of water.
Henry Heningson of Kaukauna and
J. A. Howe of Neenah have made rich
strikes in the gold fields Of Nevada
Mrs. Anton Pelzik was struck and
injured by a train while walking
along the tracks Of the Omaha railroad
at GAINESVILLE.
Although he was not in court him
self, Staterios Stamatus was fined $50
and costs at Beloi', for selling liquor
without a license.
State Senator S. w. Randolph Of
Manitowoc will be a candidate for del
egate at large to the democratic ma
tional convention.
At Fond du Lac, William Mckinley,
son Of John Mckinley, was struck by
a street car and seriously injured
about the back and hips.
Unemployed men coming southwark
from. the pinery districts, where they
failed to find work, have filled the
iaiIs Of Fond du Lac and neighboring
cities.
The Wisconsin Central Railway
company has made a settlement Of
s2.0O0 for the death Of J. A. Bauer,
aho was killed at Medford, Aug. ),
1905.
William Ohde, manager of the Her
address Publishing company at
Manitowoc, has been left $4,000 by
relative in Germany, who died re-
Gently.
Felix Solar Of Flambeau, put his
feet on a hot stove to warm them and
leu asleep He was awakened in
time to save his feet, but they were
badly burned.
Deputy Sheriff S. H. HOLSTER Of
DeIavan has gone to Independence,
Ia, to bring back Earl Conkel, who
eloped on Sept II with 17-year-old
Cora Seymour.
Mrs. Anna Brooks and William
Stcckenbauer of BeIoit have fallen
heirs to part of the estate of an aunt
I'm Switzerland, valued at about
$4,000.
George e. Ryder, who escaped from
the jail at Fond du Lac on Oct II, has
been rearrested in Escanaba. He was
sentenced to ninety days in jail for
jumping a. board bill.
Fred Norcross, the 11-year-Old son
of H. S. Norcross of La Crosse. is
missing, and it is believed that he
broke through the ice in the Black
river, and was drowned.
Saloon keepers of Ashland have de-
cided voluntarily to close their Places
on Sundays. Some strongly opposed
the measure, but finally acceded to
the wishes of the majority.
Blaine Larson of Viroqua, lies in a
hospital at Aberdeen, s. D., suffering
from a serious skull fracture. He is
conductor on the Chicago Milwaukee
6 St Paul railway in the west.
Frank e. Hadley of Necedah, who
has been at Chippewa Falls for sew
eraI days searching for his bride, has
received a message from Medford
stating that she is in that town.
At Chippewa Falls, John Killinger's
GyebaIl was split by a chip from a log
which his father-in-aw, James Kane,
was chopping, and it will be neces-
sary to remove the injured organ.
Charles Smith Of Menomonee Falls
was awarded $2,25O damages against
the Milwaukee road for injuries sus-
tanned when the wagon in which he
was riding was struck by train.
Erwin Brown, a GAINESVILLE IabOrer
while walking on the track near the
Northwestern yards, was struck by 9
freight train and had a leg cut off be-
low the knee. He will probably die.
Word has been received at Apple
ton that Jack Holmes, sentenced to
the penitentiary at Waupun five years
ago for ten years for attempting to
murder Martin and George Walter, has
been released.
Farmers near FranksvilIe captured
a man who had entered the home of
Ben Binks and had stolen $50. Some
81 was recovered, aud after the thief
was given a severe beating he was
ordered to leave.
twenty-five brown Swiss bulls were
shipped from Orfordviue to a dairy
farm near Toxic, Japan, by I. E. In
man, a prominent stock raiser. This
is the third shipment of blooded cattle
to same farm in six months.
With a bathtub serving as Lake
Mendoza. the Wisconsin university
class rush was reproduced in minia-
ture at Chaplin hall, Beloit college. !
The combatants were the roomers of
the third floor and the second floor,
Henry Lepien of Hartford, was
saved from death by his dog when at
tackled by a wild boar. The boar
had broken through a fence, when the
animal sunk its tusks in his body.
The dog seized the boar by the leg,
and pulled him back.
August Garage farmer living south
of OcOnOmOwoC was struck by a pas
senger train at the depot. He crossed
the track in front of the engine. He
sustains the loss of a hand a broken !
rib and other severe injuries which !
may prove fatal
Judge G. NJ Webb, before a gather
ing of the Wood county bar and after !