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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
BADGER BRIEFS.


The barn Of Andrew WeiffeI of Rio
was struck by lightning and burned
with contents.
TWO score of Chicago children are
beng entertained in Watertown
homes Tor two weeks.
Forty one cases OF smallpox have
been found III kOssuLh, ManItOWoc
county, by the health authorities.
Gerald Aasen, Z years Old, was res
cued from drowning III a lagoon In
Madison by Fred HarborL d dreuge
workman.
Joe Burgo of Washburn had tire,
fingers taken oft in the shingle ma-
cnIue OF the Fleith & Thompson mil
DIT Cornucopia
Edward Ruuedge, millionaire
lumDerman OF Chippewa Falls, mas
purchased a $1,000 mausoleum for
the RutIedge family lot.
A $IUO gold watch stolen from
Henry Golusworthy OF Racine July IL,
has Deen found in pawn shop i'll
Chicago, where the thief pawned II
for So.
A burglar made the round of sew
eraI rooms in Hotel Royal at Menom-
ONE, securing two watches, a gold
medal, and some cash, amounting in
all to about $500.
Under the auspices of the Business
Mems ASSOCIATION a potato bake viii
be held at Waupaca on September z,
when prizes will be distributed among
growers OF potatoes.
Daniel Lynch OF Grand Rapids,
who shot and killed Richard Nom
menson, his rival, and wounded Miss
Sorenson, and then tried TO commit
suicide, is recovering.
The fishermen on Beaver Dam lake
have been reaplng a harvest catching
carp. The shipping has averaged
four tons a day. They so to Chicago
and New York N boxes packed III ice.
A report has been made 70 the
Oshkosh police OF the robbery Of sew
eral girls IN the fremont hotel rna
thief took considerable money and a
small diamond ring.
Or. E. ?. Bridgman, Jr., of Manson
has been appointed aid on the STAFF
of the commander IN chief OF the
Sons of Veterans, U, S. A, with rank
from June 80, 1908.
George Rhode Of New London fell
from a scanolding sixty Ieet h1gn,
and sustained a fractured skun,
broken jaw and three crushed ribs.
II is believed he Will survive
J. J. Callahan, who came to Eau
Claire several months ago from Mon
dow, owns an animal that is claimed
to be a cross between a dog and i
bear.
Fire supposed to be due to sponta-
neous combustion destroyed the barn
and slaughter house of Frank Ship,
per, just outside of the city limits or
Manitowoc and the loss is about
$1,000.
In an effort to save their infant
child from cremation in their country
home south of Racine, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Murtaugh were both badly
burned and cut. The babe slept
peacefully through the entire occur
renee. The house was Quilted by the
fire.
The Business Men and Merchants
association of Manitowoc, will try TO
have the Wisconsin Central resume
its passenger service between this city
and Neenah, which was discontinued
some time ago. An appeal TO the rate
commission is possible.
medicine show which has been
holding forth at Monroe for some
time has been ordered to discontinue
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
Open Fire on Officer.

Tony, Wis, Aug. 2.-PosLmaster
Johnson at Glen Flora did not deposit
the SITS as he was directed by the
blackmailers, but instead \ posse
started toward the place where he
was to deposit the money A lantern
was in plain view as was promised
and somebody opend fire at the posse
which returned the fire. No one was
injured and three suspicious looking
characters were arrested.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
OBITUARY..

William L Montague, for many
years professor of Latin and modern
languages at Amherst college until his
resignation in 1895, is dead.
Thomas Jeffrey, Sr., one OF the first
miners employed by the Quincy Min
ing company, is dead al Calumet,
Mich. He was rs years Of age, re-
ported wealthy, and leaves a large
family Of well to do sons.
DR.. Eugene C. Grauer, who died
in St. Louis was buried at Port Wash
ington. He had been for two years
resident physician Of the st. Louis
children's hospital and was only %
years old. He is survived by his
mother and five brothers, all of whom
live in Port Washington.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
TRAGEDIES.

WINE III Iu6 ACT Oh SnOOL1ng QOg
with his fathers shotgun, George
Carpenter of Stanley, Wis, aged II
years, shot and instantly killed his
sister, Gertrude. The children had
been playing together.
Five persons were drowned IN the
lakes and river on Sunday about st.
Paul and Minneapolis.
Frank Mccoy of Peru, Ind, aged
81, committed suicide with carboIic
acid because of i'll health.
Andrew ScovilIe, a Bayfield, man,
was drowned when he slipped off a
high pile of lumber into the water.
Edward Overlease, a conductor of
the Illinois Central, residing at Gin
ton, was killed near Shelton, Ill, by a
fall from his train.
Edward Peace, night engineer at
the electric light plant at Boyey,
Mimi, was electrocuted while show
ing the machinery to visitors.
Buried under a half ton Of sand
when bank under which she was at
play caver in, Marq UloWitz, aged TO-,
was rescued unconscious at Mantle
voc.
A general breakdown in health led
Thomas L. Redton, former city attor-
ney of Lead, S. D., to blow out his
brains. He was so years old and d
civil war veteran.
Robert S. Bradley of Chicago, sec
rotary of the Transcontinental
Freight company, was found dead in
bed by his wife, death having appar-
emily been due to poison.
William Hogan, son of Mrs. John w
Hogan of GAINESVILLE, Wis, was run
over by a train and instantly killed
at Millus. Cal. He was employed by
the Southern Pacific
AS a result of a fight among italians
at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont, one man is
dead another fatally stabbed and sew
eral others are injured. Knives, guns
and clubs were used.
Mrs. L. Schlegel of Chicago was
found dead on the Wisconsin Central
passenger train at Neenah On her
way north with her nephew.
With neither relative nor friend to
attend the burial, Waldamar thinner
of Hilbert, Wis, who committed sui
eide in the city Jail at Neenan, was
buried in the potters' field.
Louis KIos of Kenosha, aged Is
years, died as a result of injuries re-
ceived when he ran against a Hall
signal in the yards of the Northwest
ern, while running to catch a train.
The body of John Kroposeck of
Sheboygan, who the police thought
had been murdered, was found in the
Sheboygan river by the crew Of the
tug Frederick Koehn.
Walter Farmer of Springfield, Mo,
post Quartermaster sergeant at Fort
Slocum, shot himself at New Rochelle,
n. Y. Worry over his wife's health
is the known reason for the suicide.
James O'Donnell was electTocuted
while repairing a channel rail under
the Sixth avenue, New York, trolley
tracks. He is said to have been Ad-
miral Dewey's chief gunner N the
Olympia when the flagship opened the
fight in Manila bay.
Becoming suddenly insane at Trem-
pealeau, Wis. Charles Lowery ran
amuck on the streets carrying a, re-
volver, brandishing razors and smash
ing cement walks with an axe, while
making wild race to drown him
self in the river. He was shot down
by a deputy and lodged in jail. HIS
wound is not necessarily fatal. Lowery
is a we'll known police character.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
TWO PEOPLE KILLED I'M
AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT,

Santa Cruz, Cal, Aug. 2.-Whlie
Mrs Marriott, wife of the editor Of .
San Francisco weekly paper and a
Chauffeur were travelling BY automo-
bile over the Bear Creek road, the ma
chine went over a grade near Van
Lone summit and both OF the occu-
pants were killed by the fall.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
TEN CARS OF HONEY.
And the Bees Produced it After Din
ina on Alfalfa.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. Jesse w.
Thornton, honey king of the Yakima
valley, who has 300 colonies Of bees,
each Of which will produce so pounds
of comb honey, declares that he out
look is that the yield will be the larg-
est in the history of the valley. 1t is
expected to ship 10 cars or 100000
pounds from the valley this year to
eastern and Pacific coast markets.
The bees are fed on alfalfa, now in
bloom, and they are thriving Apiar-
lists say that alfalfa is the ideal food
for bees.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
Threaten Postmaste

Tony, Wis, Aug. 4-Postmaster
Johnson of the Glen Flora, a station
FIVE miles east of here, found state
ment on the front door upon opening
his office, commanding him to deposit
s175 at a lonely place between Glen
Flora and Tony or the writer's would
dynamite him and his family.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
CIVIL SERVICE INCIDENT.
Commission investigate Salary Adjust
ment in Insurance Department.
Madison, August Z

Madison, August 3.
How to get at what may be an eva
sion of the spirit if not the letter OF
the state civil service law is prob
lem to which the civil service commits
sion has set itself, the incident devel-
oping out of the temporary appoint
ment of c. w. Rhodes OF Madison as
acting actuary by Insurance Commits
sioner Beedle during the absence in
Europe of Actuary L. A. Anderson
The salary of this POSITION is $500
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
FALLS 1900 FEET TO DEATH.

arachute Strings Break and Aero
naut Is Killed.
Jackson, Mich, Aug. A. William
Oliver. an aeronaut of Mason, Mich,
was killed yesterday while making a
parachute drop at Hague park on
lake near here. The
strings on one side snapped and the
aeronaut dropped 1000 feet to his
death
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
BABY BROWNS
IN FARM CHURN

Webster City, Ia, Aug. 2.-The
two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. S.
l.. Barr, who reside on farm south
of this city, drowned in a churn Fri
day night While playing about the
yard, the child found the churn with
several inches of water in it. While
peering into it he fell in head fore
most, where his parents found him
dead some time later.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
BIG FIRE IN ROCKFORD.
Mother and Newly Born Infant PROB
ably Have Persisted

Rockford, H., Aug. 2.-Fire early
this morning wrought destruction n
the Seventh street business district,
seven store and office buildings being
consumed by the flames. The prop
erty loss viii exceed $4,000. A
mother and one-day-old infant are
missing and are thought to have per
ished in the flames.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06

Marquette, Mich, Aug. 3-John
Miesbauer, and Peter Under, his
brother-in-law, were the victims of a
double fatality at Even while bathing
in the Ontonagon river. Miesbauer
was carried off his feet by the current
Under attempted to save MIN, but
was seized and held in such a manner
by the youth that both were drowned
Under was visiting his wife's people
at Even. His home was at Amigo,
Wis. The river is being dynamited in
an effort to recover the bodies.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
DROWNING OF THREE
WISCONSIN PEOPLE

Oshkosh, Wis, Aug. 3.-CUstaV Gau-
ger, Jr, Z years of age, taken by his
father, a bridgetender, to his bridge
for an outing, was drowned when he
fell into the river. His brother saw
the lads cap floating on the water and
gave the alarm. The body was re-
covered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
RAIL EMPLOYEES ARRESTED.

Conductor and Brakeman Charged
With Stealing Freight Merchandise.
Miles City, Mont, Aug. 4.-Con-
ductor L. l. Lander and Brakeman
Ricketts, Of Milwaukee were arrested
upon the arrival of their train, on the
charge of stealing merchandise out
OF the company's freight cars.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-06
iONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST AND
TEN MILLIONS o.
PROPERTY.
FLAMES START IN THE BUSH
AND RAGE DOWN OVER
The COUNTRY.
HOLOCAUST CONTINUES AND
PEOPLE FLEE TO TIE
OPEN REGIONS.
c

Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 3.-More than
100 lives are known to have been
! lost as the result of bush fires, which
have swept over an area Of 100
square miles in the east Kootenay
country. Whole cities and towns
have been laid low and the flames
are spreading throughout other places.
Already the loss in property is esti-
mated at more than $1O,O00,00O, and
this may be swelled enormously be-
fore the fire burns itself out. The
following towns, with population),
were destroyed or are in the path of
the flames:
Fernie 5000, Coal Greek 1900,
Michel 1860, Hosmer 400, Morrisey
800, Elko 400, Sparwood 200, Olson
$50, McGillyray 100, BARLEY 100,
Cokato 100.
The city Of Fernie, B. c., place o.
5000 population, is wiped off the map,
Michel fourteen miles distance, is IN
flames. Through it are scattered hun
and SparwoOd, intervening towns, is
in doubt, they being cut off from all
communication. Of the over 100 lives
known to have been lost seventy-four
Of them were in Fernie.
A territory of 100 square miles in
extent is now a seething mass of
flames. Trough it are scattered hun
dreds of Iumbermen and prospectors,
ho- bn of
be known for days.
The properties of the Canadian Pa
cifc and Great Northern railroads are
destroyed, the bridges and rolling
stock burned, and it is impossible to
enter or leave the burning area.
The inhabitants Of the towns have
fed to open districts in the vicinity
in the hope of safety. The railway
companies have placed all available
trains at their disposal and unless
there is a change of wind within the
next twenty-four hours the whole of
the Crows Nest Pass country VIII be
left to the flames.
There is no possibility of estimating
. ZIG IOo0 VI me c1Au plOpCI ~ WHY Il
will result, for the flames are driven
! by half gale, making it impossible
to put up a fight against their advance.
| The confiagration is the greatest
which has ever visited Canada.
For the last month forest fires have
] been raging in the mountains of the
Elk River Valley country, but they
have not been considered seriously.
I Saturday morning a heavy wind
sprung up from the west, and early III
the afternoon the flames appeared
over the crest of the mountains to the
west of Fernie. They ran down the
mountain side and before a fire guard
could be organized had entered the
town. Within an hour the town was
doomed, and the inhabitants sought
safety in flight, leaving their all be
hind them. And so the holocaust has
gone.
Into Montana.
At present the fire is following the
crest of the mountain chain above
Sparwood, eating down into the val
Ieys on either side 1t is travelling at
a tremendous rate, and unless there
is a change Of wind will cross the
boundary into Montana within the
next twelve hours. There are thou
sands of mines and prospectors' claims
in the track of the fire, all of which
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-18
The Gold6eld p publishing Co.
CHARLES S. SPRAGUE. Manager
GOOD SHOWING In
JESSUP DISTRICT

8. R. Hopkins, who with his brother
r. M. Hopkins, was in the second party
to 90 into the mining district of Jes-
sup after the coming of Murray and
Jessup and who sold the Mary H. and
Mary H. No. /, known as the hopkins
group for a round sum, arrived in Reno
a Few days ago and is full of praises
for the district and its future.
"On the Mary H." said Mr.. Hop.
kins, ''there are now two 30-foot SHIFTS
sunk and a third will shortly be begun
On March 90 a three-foot ledge Of ship
ping rock was broken into which shows
fine values.
GA railroad station is now provided
at White Plains, a distance of eight
miles, and a stage meets trains there
daily. At Huxley, also, a distance OF
ten miles there is a station. All the
townsite lots have been sold and are
valued up to $3.50.
Engineer Cobb, the expert employee
ed by E. w. King, the Montana mining
magnate who is also deeply interested
in the Coalition properties in Rawhide
has been in Jessup the past week and
is enthusiastic in his praise Of the
properties"
Nj. Hopkins still has interests in
the claims at Jessup and reports that
he has let a contract for the sinking OF
a 10O-foot shaft on the former.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-18
WILL ELIMINATE ALL
DANGER OF APEX SUITS

1t is given out from an au,nen.is
source that the Goldfeld Consolidated
Mines company and the Red Top Ex-
tension Mining company have perfected
a just, equitable and amicable agree
ment whereby vertical instead of ex-
tralateral rights win prevail on the line
Of the Extension and the Red Top.
This agreement win permit the ex-
penditure of a large sun of money by
the Macmillan Holleran company in de-
veloping both the Mohawk-Red Top
and Red Top Extension leases, which
will be worked through a common SHAFT.
The crosscut from the bottom OF the
Mohawk Red Top shaft has now
reached the Extension line and the
north ore shoot is confidently expected
within a few days. In the south shoot
of the great Red Top dyke the company
recently encountered values ranging
from SIS to $40 to the ton, but in the
north shoot much better returns are
expected.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-18
LEASERS AT BULLFROG ARE
TAKING OUT HIGH GRADE

Capricorn. 1t is the richest material
yet encountered on the property. Some
of the stuff was brought in the other
day by J. P. Burns, the owner of the
property, and who is interested with
Peterson and Anglim in the lease from
which the rich rock is coming, was very
high grade chloride and bromide Of
silver. The ore came from stope No. !
on the 50-foot level. The rich streak,
or pocket rather, is about IL inches in
width.
TRAMP SHOWING UP WE'LL
Superintendent Charles Garden con
tinues to sack high grade in the slopes
on the drift between the Tramp and
Eclipse shafts, and the average of the
material being selected, he thinks, will
not fall far short of $3.50 a ton.
KALAHER
A lease has been granted to Judge
Thomas Kalaher, W. E. Boyd, former
superintendent of the National Bank,
and AL Belin ON the main workings Of
the National Bark. Work was started
Monday and some excellent ore is be-
ing extracted from the second level
Mr.. Boyd is familiar with the workings
OF the property and can, therefore
operate at an advantage.
STRIKE AT AURORA
F. E. Wilbur, who was in yesterday
from Springdale, says that a big strike
has been made on the Aurora Bullfrog'
In the drift from the 200-foot level the
entire face shows a hard rhyon1e
quartz, which in the pan indicates higa
grade. The gold is very fine and no'
discernible by the naked eye, but wnen
the rock is PANIED it indicates p0
nanZa ~yalues-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-18

The new camp Of Jumbo in Washoe
county, formerly known as West Com
stock, is attracting great interest at
present. From various exchanges the
following late news of the camp is
garnered:
WILL EREcT ELECTRIC HOIST
The air shaft on the Barge claim OF
the Selby Mining company at Jumbo Is
about to reach the 100-foot level OF
shaft No. /. As soon as connections
are made with this shaft, work will be
resumed ON the high grade streak, the
discovery of which caused the nrst
rush. Work will be resumed In other
parts Of the mine to block out ore for
the promised mill. Ground is being
broken for the new electric hoist now
on the property.
CARSON MEN TAKE LEASE
A party Of Carson men have taken
q lease on the East Gopher fraction
which adioins the North Empire. A
shaft has been started.
RICH STRIKE ON EMPIRE
A very rich strike has been re-
ported on the Empire claim. The dis
covery was made in a crosscut at q
depth Of fifty feet. Assays reach .
value of $50 throughout a ledge six feet
across.
MILL WILL BE INSTALLED
At a meeting in Reno Saturday night
it is reported that a contract for a mill
was authorized. The mill will be situ-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-18

At the regular annual meeting OF :" Of
stockholders, held on the attn gay rem
April, 1908. the stockholders there theiir
resented decided 1t would be TOT The
best interest to have shares OF has
company registered. The company nss
made arrangements with the e heE and
San Francisco. also the Title Guararrity
and Trust Company Of New forn, he
to register and transfer shares "a
corporation for the ensuing year axe ad-
All stockholders wishing to take nre-
vantage of the opportunity now rams
sented may have their shares in
ferred free Of charge and recel rsptif-
lieu of same the new engraved : 10
cate, by forwarding their certinca' Trust
the Office of the Registratioh IN or
Company at Goldfeld. Nevada; on sfter
before the 10th day of May. lsos . Will
which date the regular TRANSFER ~
be charged. MN
THE GOLDFTELD KEwANAS ~"
ING COMPANY. ry.
BY LOUIS scHLOss. secre'a''
Registration Trust Company, Nav
p. o. Drawer 2403. Goldheid, cal
30S Bush St.. San Francisco ="
Title Guarantee e. Trust Co.. Asst
176 Broadway. New York
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-18
MINERS ON PAYROLL
IN JAMESTOWN DISTRICT

ready the lots are being snapped up in
all the better locations.
A report was published in a daily
paper that jamestown was suffering
from lack Of water, but this is not the
case. Six or seven springs, as well as
A "well" or two are being commits.
stoned for their output, which is ample
for all demands.
The townsite company is sinking
wells near Jamestown and within a
week or two there will be Y large f10w
avsilah'. thu IS not too lit
tie. but too much water in the new
lamp as the mines are developed. :"
fact there is positive assurance already
that a large custom mill, which is badly
needed in the camp, would not need
to shutdown for lack Of water.
The rumor that there Is no shipping
ore in the district is also denied by the
various people whom The News has
interviewed. They say that the Schulz
lease aloue has ten tons OF $lSo rock
ready for shipment,
The formation Of the district Is por-
phyry of a rhyolitic character. The
hedges are assures and gridiron the sec
tion. In places there Is a rnalApai cap
ming. but it is passed through in a few
feet.
The best way to reach the new CAM
from Goldheld Is to take the Gois
Crater road and turn of to the left a
Martins well.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-18
NEW YORK MARKET GOSSIP

New York, April 13.-(SpeciaL)-
The load that has been hanging over
the general stock market has been
lifted. f. H. Hartman 8 move IN un-
derwriting the new issue OF Erie Q per
cent notes removed all possibility that
the road might nave to 60 through re-
ownership, and at the same time mas
stifened the backbones of the traders
The short interest has grown to such an
extent during the past two weeks that
it will be easy for the bull manipula-
tors to advance the market materially
for the time being. Any advance, how
ever, will be only a temporary advance,
and stocks are bound to come down
later On.
The sound position for the s~peculatol
is. therefore, to sell on any five or six
point advance, and to buy on any five
or six point decline. The market is
bound to be a seesaw market for some
time, and in the opinion of the best
authorities nothing else can be ex-
pected.
For the investor there is but one
sound position, and that is that stocks
at these levels are good for purchase
The investor should consider only their
intrinsic value and the income return;
he should consider market fluctuations
only with a view to buying as cheaply
as possible. The investor should, there
fore, buy on the declines.
II the investing public could once be
convinced that there is nc money buy
ing on a big bull market, after a bull
movement has progressed for some
time, that public would make more and
lose less.
Early reports on the condition OF the
winter wheat are more satisfactory
than they have been for years. These