Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-23
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Highland was destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000, partly insured.
Because he fished with set line
having seventy-fve hooks, Herman
HolsappIe of GAINESVILLE was fined SIS.
Samuel Dobson, of Eau Claire,
while chopping wood nearly cut OF
his right hand with double bitted
ak.
W. J. Copp Of Madison has been
appointed assistant engineer in immi-
grafton station, Ellis island, New
York
-Four cases of tyrotoxicon poisoning
from eating ice cream have been re-
ported to the health authorities at
Amigo.
The 2-year-oId child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Columbus Danielson Of Eau Claire
died from the effects of eating pills
mistaken for candy.
Albert Siegert, of Grand Rapids,
pleaded guilty to the charge Of steal
ing s28, and was given eighteen
months in the state penitentiary.
A touring car owned and driven by
J. w. Hart of Fond du Lac was burned
I'D in a deep raVine. Johnson jumped
from the car in time to save his life.
Walter Ferg of Manawa, while play
ing ball. fell, receiving the full force
of the ball in the eye. The eye was
crushed in the socket and had to be
removed.
Col. J. A. Watrous has challenged
his former partner, Frank Cooper OF
the Banner, to a typesetting contest
to be held during homecoming week
at Black River Falls.
Mrs. Val Eschwig Of Rhinelander,
was badly injured when returning
from Lake George where she and her
husband had spent the day. The horse
they were driving ran away.
A postofice has been established at
Exeland, Sawyer county, with Lydia
Bowman postmaster. The office at
Keyser has been discontinued, mail
now going to MorrisonVille.
His mother caused the arrest of
Edward Horn of Reeseyille, on the
charge Of stealing money and watch
from a neighbor. He was sentenced
to sixty days in the WOrkhOuse.
The Lincoln club has taken up the
investigation of allegations Of political
corruption among the public officials
of Kenosha. The investigation is to be
based on charges of a Chicago detect
i've.
The Wisconsin Central freight de-
pot at Chippewa Falls was robbed,
$50 being taken. The money was left
there by the operator, who had come
from the passenger depot to assist
with freight
Pierre Faber OF Silver Lake was
named as turnkey Tor the kenOsna
county Jail. Nearly year ago he was
arrested at a picnic and sent to Jail for
Six months, but proved himself most
valuable man Tor the sherIf's office.
The annual camp meeting Of the
Holy Jumpers will open at Waukesha
IN a big tent on the Fountain house
grounds, August Z, and continue ten
days. Members of the sect from all
over the country are expected.
Sam MOOrehead Of La Crosse pleaded
guilty to the charge of obtaining
money under false pretense, and was
sentenced TO ninety days in The jail.
His alleged accomplice, Miss Jeanne
De Roa, and he are charged with hav-
ing muIcled business men Of 81 each
by fake magazine subscriptions.
Miss Ida Wilson, a former secre.
tary OF the Young Women's Christian
association at La Crosse, died follow
ing an operation III a London, On
tarlU, hospital. A few hours later
her father died at his home in s..
GATHERINGS, Ontario, IRON the eIects
Of an operation he underwent four
months ago.