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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

Canal engineers were successful in
hanging the emergency gate replac-
ing the damaged leaf of the Poe lock.
It was found to inter properly and
work was Immediately commenced
placing cables. Locking has already
commenced. There were some sew
enty boats held up.
AssembIyman Fred Peterson, one Of
the most extensive cattle buyers In
Appleton has shipped two carloads OF
hogs to Chicago, the combined ship
ment being valued at $4,000. 1t is be-
lieyed that these two are among the
highest priced carloads Of hogs ever
shipped out of Wisconsin.
The American Trust company OF
Philadelphia closed it's doors. The
company was ordered closed by State
Commissioner of Banking Smith. A.
L. Taber, state bank examiner, has
been appointed temporary receiver.
The trouble, according to Taber, is
probably "undigested securities"
A 100000 trust deed of the Wis
constn Engine company, covering
their plant at COrliss, to the MiLwau'
kee Trust company to secure a bond
issue of 100000 issued by the engine
company, was filed with the register
of deeds. The proceeds of the bond
issue will be used for working capital
and to pay for improvements.
After a prolonged discussion in the
county board, it has been decided to
appropriate the sum of $4,000 to
erect a county asylum for the insane
The city of Marshfield won out by a
narrow margin over it's two rivals, N
O. contest for the location. Operations
on the new building will be begun al
once, and those having the matter in
charge anticipate the erection of one
of the finest county asylums in the
state.
W. ]. Ferris, president of the La
Crosse Water Power company, operat
ing the Hatfield water power, has an
nOunced that the aim of the com
pany is to connect Winona, La Crosse
| Sparta, Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls
! Menomonie, Hudson, st. Paul anC
| Minneapolis with a continuous inter
urban line. The company is meeting
with some setbacks, WinOna having
! turned down a fifty-year franchise
! Several smaller cities have alread,
! granted franchises.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
TO RAISE 100000
FOR MINE VICTIMS

Indianapolis. Nov. 28.-The United
Mine Workers Of America will attempt
to raise 100000 as a permanent fund
for the widows and orphans of the
Cherry victims, according to an an
nouncement Of National President
Lewis.
Lewis estimates that LOCO children
have been made homeless and should
be cared for in the future. Twenty
three hundred local organizations of
miners will be asked for contributions.
Lewis said that all contributions
should be sent to national headquar-
ters here to be distributed by a spe.
cial committee named by the national
executive board Or by the convention
The plan is to have the fund held in
trust for the benefit of the widows and
orphans.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
Fears American Exposition.

Berlin, Nov. 28-The Rheinisch-
Westfaelische Zeitung, a trade paper
which is commonly described as the
organ of the manufacturers at Essen,
is much disturbed over the American
exposition which is to be held in Ber-
lin next summer. The paper attacks
the plan as likely to injure German
trade by affording Americans an OPP
portunity to show the excellence or
American manufactures. The paper
seems to fear the effect of a contrast
between German and American wares.
and alludes to Prince Henry of Prus-
STA as an agent for American trade
because the prince is a patron of the
exposition and is chairman of the re-
ception committee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
COOK DISAPPEARS,
FRIENDS ANXIOUS
DROPS WHOLLY OUT OF SIGHT
EVEN BRADLEY IGNORANT
OF WHEREABOUTS.
RuMOR THAT HE HAS TAKEN A
SHIP TO EUROPE,
DENIED.

New York. Nov. 28.-Dr. Cook
dropped completely from public view
yesterday. Not even John r. Brad,
! ley, whose money was behind his polar
explorations, knows where he is.
Conf1ding his secret to only one man,
and perhaps his wife, DR.. Cook slipped
quietly away, leaving string of puz'
Eled and exasperated friends, and a
debate more acrimonious than that
which followed his announcement in
September that he had discovered the
pole. Charles Wake, an insurance
man, appeared to be the only one who
knows DR.. Cooks whereabouts. Wake
is firmly resolved to keep his lips
sealed until DR.. Cook makes his
whereabouts known.
Concern is expressed over DR..
Cooks health. Although some of his
friends maintain that he has borne
the strain of the controversy, lectur-
ing and preparing data, well, an init
mate associate last night said:
Last Monday night 1 conferred
with DR.. Cook. He was in an ex-
tremely nervous condition. 1 was
convinced that unless he took rest he
might suffer a nervous breakdown. He
told me he had been advised to go
abroad and be in easy reach of the
University CT Copenhagen, if his pres
ence was required there, and also get
rest. He added: If this thing keeps
up few months longer l will be in
an insane asylum
Il have examined his original data
and have absolute confidence in his
integrity. Talk of conspiracy to rob
DR.. Cook of his records is silly.
don't know the present whereabouts
of DR.. Cook
At noon DR.. Cooks counsel stated
that he sailed yesterday morning for
Europe.
Later he said he was informed by
Mr.. Bradley that the doctor had not
sailed. It was rumored that he had
sailed aboard the Havana for Havana,
but the captain of the Havana report
ed by wireless that nobody was aboard
answering the description of DR.. Cook.
Other rumors of Cooks where
abouts proved baseIess.
Mr.. Wake said: I'm due time DR..
Cook will give an account of himself.
Until then hope he gets the rest he
thoroughly deserves. The children
are in school and Mrs. Cook Is at the
home of friend in this city"
Mr.. Bradley said: Il am heartily
sick Of all this mystery. DR.. Cook is
under no contract to me. He can
come and go as he chooses, but did
say to Wake, when I read that DR..
Cook had sailed, that should feel
properly sore if the doctor left for an
extended trip without saying goodbye
to me. don't know where he is any
more than you do. If he is in this
country, alright, but did say, where
he was going?
81 still believe in him. He has my
allegiance until the University of
Copenhagen dfsapproves of his claim -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
900 PARTRIDGES
SHIPPED IN COFFIN

Lansing, Mich, Nov. 28.-An at
tempt to ship 500 cartridges in a cof-
fin from Upper Michigan to Milwau-
kee, in violation of the state game
laws, was frustrated by hunting dog,
according to report reaching the
state game warden yesterday.
Deputy Warden Harrington was at
the railway station at F1atwood, Dick
insOn county, when the box containing
the coffin arrived for shipment.
While the intending shipper, armed
with death certificates signed by a
physician, was cOnversing with the
ticket agent, the game warden's dog
scented the birds and paved at the
box. Opening the casket, the deputy
found 500 cartridges. The birds were
confiscated and the man who brought
the coffin has disappeared.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
LATE NEWS CONDENSED.
AMONG THE NINRoDs.

hunter in the camp Of DR.. Knapp
near Winter is reported as having his
arm shot off just below his elbow
DR. Knapp dressed the wound.
Edward, the Is year old son Of Joe
Prochaska, of Montfort, was acciden
tally shot with shotgun. He was
resting with the muzzle under his arm
when it went off, tearing a large hole
in his side.
While hunting near Fairchild, VIII
lam Danielson, aged 10 years, was
killed by the accidental discharge OF
big shotgun. The top Of his head
was blown off. He was the son OF
farmer.
Amos Summerfield was badly
wounded by the accidental discharge
Of a shotgun while hunting ducks
Part Of the charge entered one Of his
legs, the rest going through his hand
ana arm.
P.D. Rogers, for eighteen years
aierk in the general store of the Wis
,onsin Land and Lumber company at
Hermansyille, was mistaken tor d
bear and shot and fatally wounded by
a youth named Paulsen.
Felix Gibson, a mason employed at
Pelican Lake, narrowly escaped death
while assisting in carrying the car
cass Of a deer in the woods, his rlne
ahmed from his hand and was DIS
charged, the bullet passing through
his right hand. tearing the flesh over
his heart and passing out through the
left shoulder.
Robert zimmerman, who was con-
gicted of setting gun in the WOODS
near Merrill, was sentenced by Judge
Reid to five years at Waupun. ABOUT
wear ago zimmerman set a gun IN
the woods for the purpose OF kllilngI
deer. Henry Bot, young man.
walked ND against the string and the
a,In went off, the bullet striking Bott
in the hip, wounding him so that ne
died later.
Holm Peterik of ManitOwoc, WnlleI
hunting deer in Taylor county, mad
narrow escape from death in a close
m1arters fight with a large buck.
Peterik was about to fire at a doeI
when he was attacked from the rear
by the buck and his gun was lost III
his effort to get out of the way. TheI
buck followed him and Peter1k DIS
matched the deer with eight shots
from his revolver. He was bruised
and bleeding when found by compan-
ions. exhausted in the woods.
For hours Joseph Sussex and jacob
Hapky, two duck hunters, faced death
in The lake and when completely ex-
hausted were picked up eight miles
northeast of Racine by the Racine
Hfe-saving crew. The two men had
rowed out into the lake to shoot ducks
and in some manner lost both oar
locks and one oar. A gale carried the
boat out into the lake and the men
worked for hours to scull the boat to-
ward shore. They became exhausted
81 the time they were seen by the
Wind Point lighthouse keeper
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02

parts of Independence, Mo-, were dis
covered. The Waterman at the fac
tory of the Observation-Disclosures
Dry Goods company declares the fires
were the work Of four boys, with
whom he exchanged shots after they
had thrown a burning cloth against
the factory.
A dozen bank tellers finished count
ing contributions to the first tag day
charity fund OF st. Joseph, Mo. More
than $500 was raised. One woman
allowed herself to be hoisted to the
top of 200 foot office building in a
crate raised by a derrick in order TO
obtain $40 donation.
Neighbors that broke into burn
ing house at Indiana Harbor, Ind,
found a baby girl dead in her crib
and her 31a year old brother, John
Koran, unconscious, tied to a door
knob. The childrens mother had
gone shopping and in order to prevent
the boy playing with matches she had
tied him to the door.
Mrs. Mary Graft was carried uncon-
scious into the courtroom of Common
Pleas Judge Biggar at Columbus,
Ohio, when the verdict of a jury was
read acquitting her of numbering her
husband, Albert Graft, last July. Mrs.
Graft testified that she had accident
ally shot her husband. She tainted
twice. in the courtroom and remained
in a stupor during the eight hours
the jury was celebrating.
Following his arrest at TerreI
Haute, Ind, Claude Simpson, train
dispatcher, confessed he was one OF
the men who attempted to rob the
Merchants bank in West Manchester
on Oct. 10. Simpson was on his vaca-
ton at the time of the attempted rob-
berry. With a companion he drove
to the bank in the afternoon. When
they ordered the employees to hand
over the money Cashier Less opened
fire, which was returned. The rob-
bers escaped without obtaining any
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
ATTACKS TRAINER.
An Infatuated Ape Infiicts Serious
Wounds

Portland, Ore, Nov. 2S.-Struggling
for his life with an Infatuated baboon,
Fred Wilson of Brazil, Indiana, a
trainer employed by an animal show,
fought desperately for half an hour
with Kokomo, pink tailed baboon,
that attacked him in the cage.
The savage beast clutched Wilson's
throat, but so long as the trainer
could keep On his feet he had the best
OF the fight. At length he fell, exhaust
ed from loss of blood and strain, and
the animal gnawed at his legs in a
frightful manner.
A score of monkeys in the cage
kept up a shrill screaming during the
progress of the fight and this attract
ed the attention of other employers.
who rescued Wilson Wilson is in a
serious condition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
More Land Restored.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 28.-About
100000 acres of land in eastern
Montana heretofore withdrawn for
the purpose of making allotments to
the Rocky Boy band of Chippewa In
dians have been restored to settle
ment and entry by Secretary Baning-
er, Sixty per cent. Or more of this
area is embraced within pending en-
tries or selections, and of the remain
der a considerable portion is not sus-
ceptible of cultivation. A large num-
Der of settlers are already within the
restore area, and that not spoken for
will not be subject to entry prior to
March l, next.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
point resulting in tremendous INJURY
to newspapers and book publishers,
including, especially, school books.
RUMORS OF QUAKE
WHEN ENGINE FAILS

San Francisco. Nov. 28.-The fail
ure of an engine of one of the big
power houses, caused by the low tide
shutting off water from the condenser,
interrupted all telegraphic and tele-
phonic communication with the out
side world last night, with the result
that a food of outside Tumors that
the interruption was caused by an
earthquake.
For 20 minutes the wires east,
north, and south were silent AS
soon as the trouble was repaired. there
came deluge of inquiries from all
parts of the country. The Interrupt
ton was so brief that telegraph of
fees had not time to start their auxil-
larry power plants.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
LOANED S74,OOO
WITHOUT SECURITY

Indianapolis, Nov 28-Following
the closing of the private bank OIL
BEEN, Peden e. Company, at Spen
Ger, by the state auditor yesterday. II
developed that $4,000 of the banks
funds were loaned without security to
the BEEN Manufacturing company, OPP
Grated by three sons of David e
BEEN, one of the heads of the insti-
tuition. At the time of the passage or
the banking act of 1907, according A.
statements sent to the auditor, the
manufacturing concern owed the bank
$4,000 The bank was notified that
the Indebtedness would have to be
wiped out accordingly the amount
was reduced to $4,000. Meantime
the additional funds were loaned to
the manufacturing company.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
WISCONSIN MAlFS.

The body of Prof. Charles Cole,
music teacher and artist, was found
on the highway near Eau Claire
Death was due to exposure. lie
leaves a family.
The steamer James Durham was
brought into Ashland, having been
aground off Bad river. One man OF
the crew is dead, Harry Ferguson,
cook, of Cleveland.
Miss Eta Gunderson, who went to
Sheboygan from Milwaukee to attend
the funeral of her aunt, fell from
street car when attempting to alight
and suffered a broken knee.
The fee system for county officers
of Eau Claire has been eliminated and
all are now placed on a salary basis
Such action was taken at the recent
session of the Eau Claire county board
of supervisors.
Louis Echrich of Menasha is miss
ing and search is being made for him
by the police authorities He left for
Green Bay with a large sum of money.
He has not returned nor has he been
heard from since.
J. II. Butman, Of BaraboO, well
known conductor on the Madison di-
vision of the Northwestern road, was
instantly killed by falling between
the cars at Belvidere. A wife and
daughter survive him.
George FLAG of ShebOygan was
found unconscious on the Sank trail
road after a team he was driving had
gone home without him. 1t is thought
he fell off the wagon and was dragged
along for over a mile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Atwood mar
rowIy escaped q serious fire at their
residence in Mcmillan, being warned
Just as the flames were breaking out,
by Mrs. Atwood's coach dog which
reused Mr.. Atwood by whining and
jumping on his bed.
Frank Meloczynski, aged 10, in a
quarrel with his stepmother and
father at Stevens Point, shot the lat
ter just below the hip. Amputation
Sas necessary and there are poor
prospects of recovery. The father is
a farmer. The son recently came
from Chicago. He claims self-de-
Tense
While hunting, Charles Cupp OF
Richland Center took refuge under a
tree to escape wetting from thun-
der shower. His protecting tree vas
the one singled from among all the
1thers to be strEck by lightning, and
Cupp was badly burned by the deadly
bolt. Two companions were stunned
and knocked OFF their feet.
Mrs. De Wayne Case OF Mount
Pleasant would have been robbed had
il not been for her watch dog. She
was walking toward the city, when a
roughlooking man came up behind
He grabbed her and demanded money
and was forcing her into hut, when
the deg came along and savagely at
tackled the fellow who took to his
heels.
Thomas Lilystrom, held at the
county Jail at Washburn, in connec
ton with the killing of Louis Coche
nour at Port Wing. has confessed that
he fred the shots that killed the man
He said they went out hunting and
disputed over some whisky when
Cochenour pulled his gun and threat
ened to shoot, but before he could dc
so Lilystrom had fired the shots that
proved fatal
!onn Mckinley of Fond du Lac. az
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
BIG LIVE STOCK
SHOW NOW OPEN

Chicago, Nov. 23.-The international
live stock show opened yesterday with
1000 head of the finest stock. Argen-
tine. Great Britain and 22 states are
represented.
The principal feature of the open
ing day was the Judging contests,
wherein students competed from the
agricultural colleges of Illinois, Wis
consin, Indiana, Michigan, Georgia,
Missouri, Minnesota. Ohio, Wyoming,
Kentucky, North Dakota, Nebraska,
Iowa. Kansas and Texas.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
FLOODS DO GREAT
DAMAGE AT SAN JUAN

San Juan, Nov. 28.-Tncessant rain
since November 10, has caused heavy
damage throughout the islands. Riv-
ers are overlooking the country. Sug-
ar, tobacco and pineapples suffered a
great loss. Ponce is cut off from
Playa, a wholesale district by the
river. Owing to unfavorable condi-
tons, 1000 cigarmakers have been
laid off.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
FORMER SENATOR ILL
OF HEART TROUBLE

Omaha, Nov 28.-Former United
States Senator Dietrich was brought
here from his home at Hastings yes
terday for treatment for heart trouble.
His condition is reported serious. He
was accompanied by his wife and
daughter. Mrs. Herbert Knox Smith,
OF Washington, is expected in a day
or two. Mr.. Dietrich returned six
weeks ago from European trip, ap-
parently much improved
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
Vestiae of Famous Oil Case.

Austin, Tex, Nov. 28.-Henry Clay
Pierce will be tried tomorrow for al
legged perjury. The case relates to an
affidavit filed by Pierce when the re-
organized case of the Waters-P Pierce
oil company reentered the state in
1900 after having been Ousted for vio-
lation of antitrust laws
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
YOUNG BANK ROBBER
RELEASED ON PAROLE

Lawrence, Kas., Nov. 28.-Will1am
Mckay, a 15-year-old, Jacksonville,
Florida, boy, who with Earl Bullock,
robbed the State bank of Eudora,
November II, yesterday was paroled
in Juvenile court. Bullock suicided
rather than surrender to a posse at
the time of the robbery.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
FIREMAN KILLED IN
TRAIN COLLISION

Elgin, H., Nov 2S.-In a collision
of a westbound Northwestern passen-
ger train and an Illinois Central
freight near the city last night, the
fireman of the passenger train was
killed and. several were injured. The
cause is said to have been that one
of the freight cars left the track, the
passenger locomotive crashing into it
before the engineer could check his
train.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02

engineer on the 500 line, was killed
at Chicago. Mckinley was engineer
on one Of the limited passenger trains,
and in entering Chicago he leaned out
of his cab to more closely watch the
signals. A sign board near the track
struck him and hurled him from the
cab to the track, the wheels of sew
eraI coaches passing over his body
A widow and three children survive.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
Were Killed by Gas Explosion.

Eldorado, H., Nov. 2S.-Andrew Mel
son and Thomas Smith, shot firers,
entombed in the Harrisburg Southern
mines Friday night, were killed by
the gas explosion. Their fate was
definitely learned yesterday when
their bodies were recovered.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
Life Boat Rescues Eleven.

Astoria, Nov. 2S.-A life boat con-
tanning Captain Snyder, one passenger
and nine members of the crew of the
steamer Ogo, reached the Columbia
river lightship yesterday and will be
sent 10 Astoria
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
Four Probably viii Die.

Shamokin, Pa, Nov. 2S.--In gas
explosion in the Scott shaft yesterday
afternoon seven anthracite mine
workers were badly burned. Four
probably will die
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-12-02
CANNON is TAGGED.
Gives Ten Cents for Sick and Poor
Fund.

St. Louis, Mo-, Nov 2S-Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon, en- route from Kan
sas City TO Danville, stopped in St,
Louis yesterday just long enough to
be caught in the net of the hospital
tag day" collectors. He had hardly
stepped from the train when a young
woman approached him, tied a red
cross badge to his lapel and demand
ed contribution for the city's SICK
poor She received a dime.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-11

were to follow the lead of Hyrum, who
was supporter of Mr.. Hoge because
Of the falschood peddled by Backinstos,
The result shows the effect, for Mr.,
Hoge was elected TO Congress and Mr.
Walker was defeated. The entire Nor
mon vote went to Mr., Hoge, while Mr..
Walker got the vote Of Joseph Smith
alone, except, possibly, that William
Law may also have voted for him,
1t all goes TO show how persistent
The Mormon leaders at Nauvoo were
in getting their people into trouble,
and in engcnderng disagreemcnts
among their own following. Between
arousing the opposition Of politicians
and bringing upon themselves the
hatred of conspirators within the
church, they brought about the killing
mt Carthage at the hands of their own
brethren and some others.