Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-11
LATE NEWS CONDENSED
WISCONSIN WAITS.

WISCONSIN, WAT p
Burglars took $3.50 in cash from
the Green Bay postofice, but did not
touch $1,000 in registered mail
Ray White OF the Kenosha Ores
cent baseball team, who played Dall
at Racine Sunday, was robbed OF $Z8
and gold watch.
There is exhibited at the Bank o.
Eagle an eightyfour pound copper
chunk recently unearthed on the
farm Of Francis Baker near Eagle.
The citizens Of Gillette fought
desperate battle with fire which
DESTROYED the opera house and
threatened the destruction Of the en-
tire village.
At New London lightning set
bed on fire containing Mrs. Louis
RohIof and four children, but did
not injure the occupants. The house
was considerably damaged.
Captain f. Ii. MadgebuTg Of Nil
waukee, president Of the Fourteenth
Regiment association, is arranging
for the reunion Of the regiment TO
The Fort Atkinson Amusement as
ISOLATION, composed Of local business
men. has decided on July 1, 2, 3 and
as the dates for big home coming
Of former residents and a fourth Of
July celebration.
The Dunn county board elected
George Galloway chairman. Petl-
lions for bridge aid to the amount Of
$4,000 were granted to the different
towns making application. The
bounty placed on goDhers and crows
last fall was removed.
Charging him with shipping fish
not marked according to law, Game
Wardens Hubert and Kirkof caused
the arrest Of NJ. G. Derkey Of Birch
wood, where a fine Of $25 was i'm
posed The wardens say the outlook
for fishing this season Is good.
Peter Jensen, former instructor at
the Danish Lutheran college, was
sentenced at Racine to serve eighteen
months in the state prison at Wau-
pun having entered a plea Of guilty
10 the charge OF robbing rooms or
the college Of money and clothing.
tracks at ShaWauo have been put
Freight cars on the Northwestern
out Of commission by miscTeants who
have cut the hose Of the air brakes.
Thirty cars have been damaged in
this way by some person who is be-
Leycd to have a grudge against the
road.
Several GAINESVILLE lawyers were
buucoed a few days ago by a stranger
VINO secured sums ranging rom S. 10
So from each on the representation
that he needed the money to 20 to
MarshneId and bring back a nephew
who desired TO bring a large damage
suit against a railroad.
An effort is TO be made TO secure
for kcnosha the finest lake shore
park S. stem in any city in Wiscou-
sin. The plan Includes the pur-
chase oil all the property north of
keuOsua TO the north end OF Jacobs
island, including mile o. lake shore
frontage.
After a lapse Of thirty-seven years,
during which time they had not seen
each other, Z. IL. Chase OF Iuka, Neb.,
and J. w. Chase OF Council Bluffs, Ia,
brothers, accidentally met at the
Omaha depot at Eau Claire and talked
tor some time without recognizing
each other. They were both on their
way TO Boomer to attend the funeral
Of their sister, Mrs. Josie Baroume.
The asylum trustees OF Wisconsin
will meet IN Menomonie on June 8,
10, and II, and it is expected that
every asylum in the state will be
represented. Among those who will
address the convention are: Alien D.
COnOver, president OF the state board
OF control; Dr.. l.. w. HOwiesOn, Me-
nOmonie; Mrs. 5. II. Bull, Racine;
Or r. NJ. Phelps, assistant superin-
teudeut Of Rochester, Mimi, state
hospital Dr. w. A. Gordon, supertn-
Jeudent Northern hospital Oshkosh;
Mrs. G. r. Dowuer, Appleton; o. w.
Mosher, New Richmond; Professor S. !
Moore, Madison, l.. Weigand, Cleye-
land, Wis.