Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-11-26
KERNELS OF NEWS
WISCONSIN MALES.

The Dunn county board has decided
10 dispense with the services OF
game warden.
Dir. C. E. Evans Of Racine is being
pushed for the position Of state vet
erinarian.
Otto Zinner and Ray Williams et-
fected their escape from the Appleton
workhouse by scaling the fence.
Huburt Lean Of Edgerton had his
uand crushed in a corn shredder so
badlv it was necessary to amputate
Il.
The bounties paid cut by Eau Claire
county the last year for killing spar
rows. crows, hen hawks and gophers'
amount to s6,547,70.
A. w. Bryant, formerly director OF
the Wood county telephone SYSTEM
became violently insane while on his
return from Quebec.
Harry Bates Of Orfordville lost MS
right arm in a corn shredder, making
the eighth victim in Rock county
within two weeks.
Wild rice is being planted in the
Hatfield pond at Neillsviiie, known Of
ficiaIly as Lake Arbutus, hunters be-
Heving that ducks may be so attract
ed.
Free mail delivery will be estab
Hshed in Oconomowoc, the carriers
making their first trip Monday morn
ing. Three carriers will be en-
pIoyed,
The farm residence Of Jacob Brett
enbach, three miles west Of Lake
Mills, was destroyed by fire, members
Of the family narrowly escaping with
their lives.
Bernard Ferzer Of Branch, Mantle
VOC county may lose one eye as a re-
suit of an accident, splinter strik-
ing the eye while he was splitting
wood at his home.
George Scatter, a Racine carpenter,
had five ribs fractured his head cut
open and sustained internal injuries,
by a scaffoIding falling upon which he
was standing.
Charges Of alleged cruelty against
Bert Lindsay assistant superintend-
ent Of the Winnebago county poor
farm. are being investigated by the
county board.
The Fond du Lac county board de-
cided to support a resolution Tor re-
pealing the law taking from the reg
lister OF deeds the position of register
Of vital statistics.
committee from the Six O'clock
business and professional men, win
ask the city council to pass an ordi-
nance prohibiting the sale of fire
crackers and other explosives, looking
toward a sane fourth hereafter in Be
lott
The Kenosha county board sent an
invitation to the Racine county board
to meet and discuss road building.
The Wisconsin state highway commits
sion has been building a mile of
model road in the town Of Pleasant
Prairie, Kenosha county.
While being taken back to the Wan,
kesha Industrial school by Special
Officer K. c. Dousman, Earl WheeIock
of GAINESVILLE, aged 10 years, escaped
by jumping through the window of the
toilet room while the train was going
forty miles an hour.
John O'Brien attempted to saw his
way out of the county jail at Baraboo,
using a case knife which he had mod
eled into a saw. He was discovered
when he sawed through. one-haIf of an
iron bar. Some years ago two prison
ers made their escape through the
same window on which OBrien was
working.
AS the result Of being thrown into
gutter by a passing bicycle rider,
Mrs. G. w. Sheldon of Berlin sus-
tanned a fractured hip and other in
juries. She is 60 years of age and
may be crippled for life The BIZ
cyclist who was riding on the side
walk, speeded away after throwing
the woman.
Anton Krisconwenwow. travelling
man from Duluth, Mimi, was found
overcome by Illuminating gas in a
room at the EtcheIman hotel at Ke-
nosha. He was unconscious when
found, but was able to resume mis-
trip in the afternoon Krisconwen-
WOW had come to the hotel at mid
night and claimed to be tired.
The family of Louis De Greet of
Green Bay, narrowly escaped death by
asphyXiation from escaping fumes
from the coal stove Mr. De Greet
works nights for the Cargfn Coal
company, and upon returning home in
the morning all of the members of the
family were helpless from the effects
of the escaping coal gas.
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