Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-27
LATE NEWS CONDENSED
IN BADGERDOM.

Harry Colby anu s4cLOf DIooE1
wanted at Oshkosh for burglary, were
captured at Albany.
Miss Bertha OIeson of GAINESVILLE
was severely burned In gasoline ex-
plosion while camping.
Joseph Elias, of Chiffon Polish Ia
borer was probably fatally injured
by sliding off Of hay onto pitcn
fork.
A. tarantula was found on a bunch
of bananas at the Callagban grocery
at Green Bay. The large bug was cap
tured and is now on exhibition at the
store.
Because, while under the influence
OF intoxicants, Jacob Holmes fired 3
shot at his divorced wife, he was fined
$50 and costs in the municipal court
at Madison.
AzeI Axelson, aged p, Of Chicago,
was crushed between box cars in the
North Western road yards at Madison
DR.. T. E. Tormey entertains no hope
for his recovery.
For stealing a half barrel Of beer
from a freight car, George CynoVer OF
GAINESVILLE was escorted to a cell here
in the Rock county jail, where he will
remain for six months.
Henry Singleman, proprietor Of
Singleman's brewery, at Hudson nat
rowIy escaped drowning in Lake Nal
lie. While fishing in a rowboat with
two other men who rocked the boat
he fell in.
Alderman Houska offered a resoIu-
ton in ,-e La Crosse council! by which
the council goes on record as faVoring
league baseball. The resolution pro
vides that the mayor declare a half
holiday.
Capt. J. n. Ruby, Of Oshkosh a vet
eran Of the civil war, employed as
rural mail carrier, is confined to Ms
home with two fractured ribs, su5
tanned by being thrown from his
buggy.
Ira Y. Witcher of Jefferson, who
was arrested at Providence, R. l., for
making fraudulent United States pen
sion rolls, was sentenced to six months
in the house of correction at MilWau-
kee by Federal Judge Sanborn.
Gustave Krupp, employed at the
Haumerson brick yards at Racine,
was buried under ten tons Of earth
and vas rescued by ether WOrkmen.
Krupp was engaged digging a pit
when the earth caved in.
Charged with assaulting an omccI,
John Scneberle, OF WATERFOWL, for seq
eraI years chairman OF the town CT
Shields, is under arrest. Policeman
q. BUTLER arrested a farm hand who
was working for Scheberle, who de-
niSd the officers right to take him.
Mate Kramer and Dust Sletten,
WOUusmeu, are III JAN at superior, Oh
suspicion OIL having been connected
Win the muruer OIL man supposed 10
be LrICk Young. Inc body Was found
covered over with dirt near kramer5
shanty, thirteen miles east OF t'oxborO.
Young had listed with Kramer ana
suddenly disappeared.
- STANCE IdLauly mas pursued the
james IauII4y VI W aukeana county, Tue
ueaLu u UeOIse Jamea at tnlIups, De
Ius me SAIL W.CuIu d lew months.
me UuueIs VINO uIeu are MS mULner,
MIS-. A4I SareL James; d brother, Ed.
Maru Julues; sIsLerIuIaW, MIS-.
Morgan; uer enid, and a child OF Ar
Iuur James OF BeloL, brother OF
george James.
A novel contest was held at John NJ.
AUuscr saloon al oueOUy gan, Wnen
DaIDey rIrzIau ana Mathew rIaIg Ell
saseu IN a fish dressing contest on 4
90 wager. MI. tlalg won by few
SECONDS. Each man was gwen TIM
teen cuuUs, me agreement being that
each nsh mad 10 We dressed ana the
head cut on. in less than five NM
uJes yOJu were on the last hsh.
Lying upon his back on the floor,
uuuUIe 70 get up or move, save 70
sap one arm with the hand OIL tne
Oluer his mead resting on the up
turned TEEN vi rake-oucn Was the
.couuuIou in which Almond Farmer O.
Portage, was found by Arthur Noert-
mann at his nome. Dr. BaLty, who at,
tended him, found mat his left arm
and a portion OF his lace were aneCLed
10y paralysis. Mr.. Farriar mas .4yeG
alone snce he had some trouble with
his Vile several years ago