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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
DOMESTIC.

After eIuding the Duluth and county
authorities for months, Jake Schuhe,
wanted tor forgery, was captured il
a lonely cabin.
Every policeman in New York is
searching Tor = year ola Frances
AlgnO, who they believe has been
SPIRITED away by black hand agents
ana Is beng held tor ransom.
When Adolph S. Levi opened the
door OF his store in ST. LOUIS, he dis
covered burglars had looted the place
and secured $500 in cash and $4,000
worth of diamonds and old gold.
With only a minimum amount Of
supplies and equipment, Commander
Peary's exploring ship, the Roosevelt,
left New York for the initial stage Of
her journey toward the north pole.
Four of the nine Cinnamon con-
victed few months ago in Boston of
murder i'll the first degree for the
shooting and killing of four of their
countrymen, in Chinatown last year,
will be granted new trial.
F. Smith, son of the man who wrote
America, is before the Iowa state
board of pardons. He has been serv-
ing a term of four years for the en-
bezzlement of a large amount of
money. He was mayor of Davenport.
The last legal step in the famous
Caleb Powers case was taken at
Frankfort, Ky, when Jailer Finley
filed the pardon granted Powers by
Governor Wilson and the case was
finally stricken from the court docket.
Thomas J. O'COnnOr, money order
clerk of the Pacific and Southern Ex-
press companies, who fed to Mexico
several months ago and was recently
brought back to St. Louis on a charge
of ENLIGHTENMENT of $500, entered a
plea of guilty and was sentenced to
an indeteTminate sentence.
Mae c Wood, whose suit for di-
yorce against Thomas c. Platt was
dismissed recently, pleaded not guilty
10 a charge of perjury growing out Of
her testimony in the recent trial that
she was married to Senator Plat
Miss Woods counsel filed a demurrer
10 a charge of forgery.
William L. Wilson, who embezzled
more than $4,000 of the funds Of
the United Home Protectors Fratern-
ity with headquarters in Port Huron,
Mich, was sentenced to a term of not
less than , 1-2 years nor more than
five years in the state reformatory at
Ionia, with a recommendation that
the longer term be imposed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
JOHN ". KERN'S CAREER A STORY OF
HARD WORK AND Ultimate SUCCESS

Immediately began practising in Ko-
komo. He was drafted" when q
years old to make the race for the
legislature N Howard county, but was
defeated. He was chosen city at
torney of Kokomo for six terms over
republican aspirants. In 1884 he was.
elected reporter of the. supreme court.
Since then Indianapolis has been his
home, where he has practised law.
He has worked in every campaign,
served the country in the legislature
and was leader of his party in the
state senate. He was city attorney
under the last two administrations of
Mayor Thomas Taggart, lS97-19O1. In
1900 he was nominated for, governor
but was defeated. Before the St.
Louis convention four years ago Mr..
kern's name was prominently men
toned among the vice presidential
possibilities.
Mr.. Kern has been president of the
Commercial club and always has been
conspicuous in all state and civic
movements. Mrs. Kern is prominent
in all social and literary affairs of the
city. Miss Julia Kern, their daughter.
is well known socially. There are
two other children-John w Kern,
Jr.. aged 8, and William H. Kern, 5.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
TRAGEDIES.

Henry Kreuse, a farm laborer, Hv-
ing near EdgertOn, was struck by a
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul pass
enger train and instantly killed.
In the presence of his two children,
John Havlick, a farmer, living in
Juneau county committed suicide by
shooting.
Albert Miller, the 20 year old son of
a farmer in Jefferson county, com
mitted suicide by hanging. He was
respondent on account of i'll health.
Christ. Adams of MeIen, Wis,
hanged himself to a bed post with a
strap. 1t is reported he was despond-
ent over drink and domestic troubles.
He was 35 years old and leaves a
wife and four children.
While hanging a curtain roller
above a window in her home, Mrs.
Richard J. Williams of Wausau fell
from a chair. She died at st. Mary's
hospital.
While temporarily insane, Rev. J.
W. Penneman of Chippewa Falls com
mitted suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor. He was 50 years old and
leaves a wife and five children.
Joseph Allward, a Chicago painter,
fell to his death from a scaffold hung
at the tenth floor of the Postal Tele-
graph building.
Charles Brown of Creseo, Ia, died
as the result of injuries inflicted by
Albert Crawford in a beer drinking
bout at the home of a mutual friend
Crawford is in Jail. He is a brother of
the Elk River Mimi, box car muir.
derer who was hanged.
Emil Kruger of Brillion, &c years
old, was struck by a train and instant
" killed, his arm and both legs were
cut of and his remains were scatter
ed along the track for three rods.
The explosion of a gasoline stove
at Black River Falls has probably
fatally burned Mrs. Sinclair, aged 10
and seriously burned Mrs. Sinclair
and destroyed a large amount OF
household goods.
John La Rosa was shot in the neck
by his brother at Chippewa Falls and
badly wounded. The bullet has moi
been located. The boy had loaded a
blank cartridge with lead and pointed
the weapon at his brother, thinking
it would not work
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
DROWNINGS.

Gearhart Klug, the 9-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. August Klug Of
Mosinee was drowned in the Wiscon-
sin river in the presence of two
brothers and a cousin.
While running a set line in the
river near GAINESVILLE John Birming-
ham capsized the boat and drowned.
His body has not been recovered.
John Lamick, aged % years, of
Chicago, was drowned in upper Camp
Lake, in Kenosha county. Lamick had
gone out into the lake in small
boat fishing. He was casting when
the boat capsized and he fell into the
water.
Thomas Tnniscott, Of Iron Mountain
Mich, aged Il, became frightened
while riding on Bass lake on a raft
and he jumped from the raft into the
lake and drowned
e. L Lamontague, aged %, station
agent for the Milwaukee road at Ar
Dor Vitae drowned while bathing in
Plum lake. He was seized with
cramps, and sank at once. I.amon-
tague's home was in Wausau.
Theodore UlezeIski, aged 30, living
at Pewaukee drowned in Pewaukee
lake while stepping into a boat in
which his brother was seated. His
brother tried to save him, but failed
TO do so. Ulezelski was a moIder.
John and Herman SEVERN drowned
near Racine in the river. The boys,
together with their brother Edward
aged II, and Fred Smith, aged 20, had
gone in swimming. Edwards life was
saved by Smith, who was just about
overcome himself, when a rail was
held out to him by man from shore
Percy Day, aged Is, and George
Thompson, aged Is, drowned in the
bay at Superior while playing on a
raft. Young Day lost his balance and
fell into the water. Thompson at once
leaped after him to save his compan-
ion if possible, with the result that
he too was drowned Both bodies
we're recovered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16

Indianapolis, July 11.-John w.
Kern was born December 20, 1S49,
at Alto, Howard county, Indiana. His
father, DR. Jacob w. Kern, was a
Virginian by birth, who removed to
Shelby county, Indiana in 1886, and
lived there until 1876 when he moved
into the new northern country.
John kern's mother was Nancy Lg-
gett and she and Doctor Kern were
married in Warren county, Ohio.
When John was five years old the
family removed to Warren county,
Iowa. From the time he went to
Iowa until he was 15 years old he did
not see a railroad train.
The family moved back to Howard
county in 1864. In the early sixties,
while still in Iowa, Mrs. Kern died.
Two children were left, John and his
sister, now Mrs. Isaac Engel of Dale
vile, Va. John was educated in the
district schools and continued his
education by attending the Indiana
normal school at Kokomo, Ind, riding
horseback 10 miles each way every
day.
Later he taught school near Alto.
He earned money to enter Ann Arbor,
graduating from the law department
of Michigan university in 1869. He
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16

Judge for the United States court for
the district of Minnesota at ST. Paul
and has appointed NJ. D. Purdy, pres
ent assistant 10 the attorney general,
TO the vacancy.
The body Of Rear Admiral Charles
VI. Thomas, who died at DeImonte
Cal, was taken to Newport, R. l., for
interment. His death will result in
the promotion of Captain j. E. Pills
bury, chief Of the bureau Of naviga-
ton; Capt Adolph Harix, chairman
OF the lighthouse board and Capt.
Raymond P. Rogers, Intelligence Of
fcer, TO be rear admirals.
Senior Ugarte, the Honduran minis
ter in Washington, mas received ad-
vices which, 70 him, indicate that the
! projected hosrilities against his coun-
try by Guatemala and Salvador have
been nipped in the bud. Generals Fidel
| Bulnes and Francisco Guenoro, VINO It
is alleged were at the head of the
force which was to combine with the
movement from the exterior have
been arrested.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
KERNELS OF NEWS
WISCONSIN BRIEFS.

Governor Davidson reappointed g.
S. McDonough OF Superior as q mem
Der Of the state board of barber exam
liners.
Eugene McQuea, woodsman, en-
ployed By the Paine Lumber company
of Oshkosh shot four bears near He
bard.
Encamped near Warrens during a
severe electrical storm, Frank Day, an
Indian, was struck by lightning and
killed.
Frank Stark, q years old, vas ar
rested On the charge Of setting fire to
a barn belonging to Herman Miller at
Green Bay.
A playmate turning the crank which
operates the knives Of a binder, cut
off two fingers Of the small child OF
Henry Hall Of Cashton.
Startled by the explosion Of can
non cracker James Miller OF James
Vile, aged % years, fell off the side
walk and broke his left ankle.
Between 1000 and 1000 fancy, com
mon and homing pigeons persisted IN
a fire that destroyed the two dove
cotes Of George w. Hake Of Jefferson.
John Welsh, who stabbed his wife
six times at his home near Colfax,
has been seen in the neighborhood re-
mitted to the hospital for the insane
at Mendoza.
A firecracker thrown through an
open window alighting on the bed in
which she was sleeping, severely
burned little Margretta Heyerdahl at
La Crosse.
Engineer George B. Bettre, Fireman
VIII Steel and Brakeman Ruffer Cat
cry were seriously injured in wreck
on the Viroqua branch Of the Milwau-
kee road at Westby.
T. G. Koenig of GAINESVILLE, known
among farmers as representative OF
the GAINESVILLE Sugar Beet company,
has been arrested on a charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
The partly devoured body of a man
was found in the woods near BTant-
wood. There was nothing on the cloth
ing 10 identify the man. 1t is thought
that he was killed by the panther that
has been seen in the neighbOrhood re-
Gently.
The jury in the case Of Henry Hen
erickson, a former foreman Of the
Wisconsin Granite company's plant at
Waupaca against the Wisconsin Cen
tral RAILWAY for the loss Of his right
leg Just below the knee, awarded
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16

IN a beef-dressing contest at Ley
den on the Fourth, William Mohns Of
GAINESVILLE defeated George Magnus of
Milwaukee, finishing in 4 minutes and
Is seconds to 4 minutes and % Sec
onds required by Magnus TO turn the
trick.
The Schoen Steel Wheel company's
plant and business at Pittsburg were
transferred to the United States Steel
corporation, the consideration being
about 100000.
Following the suggestion recently
made that green colored cement side
walks would be big boon for the eye
sight, Contractor William Rasmussen
of Neenah, who has contracts for
building concrete sidewalks and as
phalt pavements will lay green-col,
ored pavements and sidewalks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16

there was no division among the
members Of the committee and thai
he represented them all in presenting
the report He then read the plat
form as follows:
The Platform.
We welcome in the belated promise
of tariff reform now affected by the
republican party as tardy recognition
of the righteousness of the democrat.
ic position on this question; bat the
people cannot safely entrust the eX.
ecution of this important work to the
party which is SO deeply obligated to
highly protected interests as is the
republican party.
We call attention to the signifca-
ant fact that the promised relief was
postponed until after the coming cleo
tion-an election to succeed in which
the republican party must have that
same support from the beneficiaries
of high protective tariff as it has al,
ways heretofore received from them !;
and to the further fact that during
the years of uninterrupted power no
action whatever has been taken by
the republican congress to correct ad-
mittedly existing tariff inquities.
immediate Revision.
We favor immediate revision Of
the tariff by the reduction Oh import
duties. Articles entering into com.
petition with trust-controlled products
should be placed upon the free list;
and material reductions should be
made in the tariff upon the necessar-
les of life, especially upon articles
competing with such American manu-
features as are sold abroad more
cheaply than at home; and graduated
reductions should be made in such
other schedules as may be necessary
to restore the tariff to a revenue basis.
For Free Paper Material.
Existing duties have given to the
manufacturers of paper shelter be-
hind which they have organized com
binations to raise the price Of pulp
and paper, thus imposing a tax upon
the sread OF knowledge. We demand
the immediate repeal of the tariff on
pulp. print paper, lumber, timber
and logs and that these articles be
placed upon the free list.
Stand Loyal 10 Courts.
Courts of justice are the bulwark
OF our liberties. and We yield to none
in our purpose to maintain their dig
nifty. Our party has given TO the
bench a long line of distinguished
judges, who have added to the respect
and confidence in which this depart
,ment must be jealousy maintained.
We resent the attempt Of the rcpubli-
can party TO raise false issues respect
ing the judiciary. II is an unjust re-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
FOREIGN.

The disastrous fire which started in
the vicinity of the palace and senate
buildings at Port Au Prince and was
believed to have been controlled after
400 buildings were burned, broke out
again during the night and caused
further extensive damage.
Lieutenant Jones of the First cav
airy, who on June "a was reported to
have been stricken with cholera at
Manila, is dead. Lieutenant Muldoon
of the Philippine scouts, who con-
tracted the disease while bringing
Lieut.. Jones to Camp Gregg from the
field, is recovering.
An important pontifical document
changing the organization of the Ro-
man congregations was made public
at Rome. It removes Great Britain,
Holland, Canada and the United
States from the jurisdiction of the
propaganda, these countries ceasing to
be considered missionary lands.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
WASHINGTON,

The war department ordered Col.
W, s. Schuyler, commanding Fort
Hauchuca on the Mexican border in
southern Arizona to render all poss-
ible assistance in the suppression of
a serious fire ragin on Huachuc
mountain in the Garces national for
est
The report from Panama that Senior
Arias was advised in a telegram from
a government official to retire from
the presidential race in Panama was
denied at the state department.
All the agencies OF the government
are to work to obtain evidence Of VIC
lations Of the neutrality laws on the
Mexican border, preceding and fol-
lowing the raid at Las Vacas.
Coahuila
The president has accepted the res
ignation of Judge William Lochman,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Summer Meeting at Sturgeon Bay
August 20 and 27.

The summer meeting of the State
Horticultural society will be held at
Sturgeon Bay. August &c and 81. One
day, Wednesday, the Goth, will be de-
voted to program which will consist
of papers and discussions on horti-
cultural topics of interest and accord
ing to established custom these will
be confined to flower culture, land
scape gardening and other features
of the aesthetic side Of horticulture.
The second day will be devoted
wholly to recreation, or by the more
serious minded in viewing some of
the fruit plantations for which Door
county is famous. Everyone in Wis
consin is cordially invited to attend
and no restriction on outsiders. For
information and a copy of the pro-
gram address Secretary Frederic
CranefieId, Madison.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Live stock.

Cattle-Receipts, about $4,000; mar
ket 1O015c lower; beeves, 4.oOQS15;
Texans, 100000; westerners, $50
0650; stockers and feeders, 1900
ass; COWS and heifers, 2.4O@6.2O;
calves, 4.5O0625.
Hogs-Receipts, about $4,000; mar
ket 5@1Oc higher; light, 6.35@6.9O;
mixed, 6.350LO0; heavy, 6.3507O5;
rough, 6.350665; good to choice
heavy. 6,65@705; pigs, 5.2566.2O,
bulk of sales, 6.7O06.9O.
Sheep-Receipts, about $4,000; mar
ket steady; native. 2.75@46O; west
ern, 2,7504.50; yearlings, E40G5.30:
lambs, 4.OO0700; westerns, 100000.
Dairy
Elgin butter market firm at %
cents. Total output for week. this
district. 1,o1.7O0 poundss
Steady; creameries, $50
21azc diaries, 17620c.
Eggs-Firm; frsts, l71ac.
Produce.
Cheese-Steady; daisies, 1115c;
twins, 121ac; Young Americas, 13c.
Poultry-Live steady; turkeys, lac.
chickens, 1012c; springs, 15916c.
Potatoes-Easy; 1.0061.05.
Veal-Steady; so to so ID weights
.7671ac; so to IS 10 weights, 76Sc;
SIS TO 10 ID weights, 899c.
Elgin, H., July 14-Butter was
firm at % cents. The output for the
week was 1,011,700 pounds.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
PLATFORM ADOPTED
Convention Hall, July 1o.-At 1886
the platform was adopted unanimous
Iy.

Denver, July 10-After more than
81 hours of almost continuous SEES
sions the committee on resolutions
last night at 1920 concluded its
work on the platform and after a
period of revision and Encouragement
of sections started for the convention
hall.
The committee voted down a res
olution providing that hereafter a
majority vote shall be sa1Scient to
effect the nomination of any candi-
date for president or vice president
in a national democratic convention.
At midnight Governor Haskell of
Oklahoma presented the platform. He
called forth loud cheers from the
convention when he announced that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
BRYAN NAMED
BY DEMOCRATS
VOTE TAKEN IN EARLY MORNING
AFTER ALL NIGHT
SESSION.
JOHN w. KERN OF INDIANA
CHOSEN AS coMMoNER'S
RUNNING MATE.

Denver, Col, July 10.-William Jen-
nings Bryan Of Nebraska was nomin-
ated for the third time for the office
Of president by the democratic ma
tional convention at $40 o'clock this
morning and amid scenes Of frenzied
enthusiasm.
The result came after an all night
session, which was kept in a constant
state of turmoil up to the culminat-
ing moment when the Nebraska leader
was proclaimed the choice Of the con-
vention as the democratic standard
bearer.
The nomination was made on the
first and only ballot, the vote stand
ing: sEli
William ]. Bryan .....r.......892 -
Gov. John A. Johnson ....r....46
Judge George Gray ............59 IL
The announcement of the vote was
the signal for a wild demonstration,
eQualing in turbulence, if not in dur
alton, the mountaineering display
which on Wednesday afternoon greet
ed the first mention of Mr.. Bryan's
name in the convention.
Prior to the eliminating scene in
the convention hail when the nomina-
ton of Bryan was made the assem-
blage had listened for hours to the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
GAFFRON CHAIRMAN
OF SERVICE BOARD
TWO CLERKS RAISED FROM
$1,000 TO $1.4o0 A
YEAR.
Madison, July II.

Madison, July II.
Otto Gaffron of Plymouth was elect
ed chairman Of the state civil service
commission at the annual meeting.
He has served on the commission
since it was first appointed by Gov
ernor La Toilette shortly after the
legislative session Of 1905. The first
president Of the commission was Dr.
Samuel E. Sparkling, professor of po-
liticaI science in the university, and
during the past year T. J. Cunning
ham Of Chippewa Falls was the pres
ident The commission promoted
Frank Fawcett and H. S. Knight, as
sistants to the secretary and chief
examiner, from 1920 ayear to $1,4OO
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16

oratory of nominating speakers, who
moved them frequently to outbUrsts
of feverish excitement. 1t had been
expected that the platform would be
ready for adoption at o'clock in the
evening when the night session be-
! gan But at that hour the committee
on resolutions was still struggling
with the planks relating to the cur
rency, the tariff, the Mormon ques-
ton and other important subjects. A
committee appointed by the conVen-
ton to learn how soon the platform
would be ready reported that it would
be midnight before the document was
ready for the consideration Of the
convention. Thereupon on a motion
of Congressman Ollie James of Ken
ure was suspended, and the conven-
ton proceeded to call the roll of
states for nominations of the presi-
dency with the understanding that
the nominating and seconding
speeches would be made without a
final vote until the platform had been
adopted.
! At 9 o'clock the nominating
| speeches began and delegates and
spectators were stirred with eager ex-
pectancy as the supreme and long
deferred work of nominating the
presidential candidate was begun.
j Alabama, the first state on the roll
call, yielded to Nebraska, the home
state of Bryan, whose spokesman, the
! youthful orator, Ignatius J. Dunn Of
i Omaha, advanced to the platform. He
| spoke in good voice, with great earn.
estness and to a sympathetic audi
ence which greeted each utterance of
tribute to the Nebraska leader with
demonstrative evidence of approval.
His concluding passage was a fervid
tribute to the commoner as the in
trepid leader who had borne aloft the
1 battIe-scarred flag Of democracy
| through the campaigns OF 1896 and
1900 with the devotion and faith OF
the crusaders Of old. Americas
great commoneT, NebrasIa's gifted
, son, William Jennings Bryan"
Denver, July 10.-The democratic
national convention concluded its la
Dor late yesterday afternoon by the
nomination Of John Worth Kern of
Indiana for vice president, completing
the ticket On which William Jennings
| Bryan was made the nominee for
! president during the early hours Of
the morning.
The nomination of Kern was made
r by reclamation amid cheers Of dele
gates and spectators. No ballot was
necessary as the tide Of sentiment
had set irresfstib1y toward the Indiana
candidate. state after state register
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
LABOR LEADERS SUED.
Damages of $4,000 Gained for
Strike and Boycott.

Denver, July 11.-WhiIe Samuel
Gompers, John Mitchell, John H.
Lennon Frank Morrison. Joseph Val
entine, James Duncan and Max Nor
ris were in conference on labor mat
ters yesterday they were served
with papers to appear as defendants
in a suit brought by the W. R. Thomp-
son Marble company against them as
leading officers of the American fed
Grafton of labor, for $4,000 alleged
damages~to its business by strike and
boycott. They appear Before a COM
mission July II to give testimony.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-16
School Officer Ends Life,

Stevens Point, Wis, July 12.-John
Wanta, a resident Of the town of
Sharon, committed suicide by hang
ing. He was about so years Of age
and had been treasurer of the school
district, but failed of reelection. His
books are now being investiga' ed: