Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-23
LATE NEWS CONDENSED.
DOMESTIC.

The infant son Of Postmaster o. G..
Crane of Springyille, Iowa, is dead as
the consequence of eating headache
tablets, given to the child by its q
year-old sister.
Deputy Sheriff West of Beadle
county. S. D. took a man giving the
name of Joe Hansell of Cedar Rapids,
iowa, who from his talk when drunk
IS believed to be one of the party who
killed Policeman Hawley at Huron.
Louis Lauzon, aged As, an employe
of the Johnson-Wentworth Lumber
company Of Cloquet, Mimi, was
killed by falling under the wheels Of
the heavy wood wagon he was driv-
ing. He is survived by wife and
two children.
william Bowman, aged SO, unmar-
ried, a trackwaiKer on the Milwaukee
road. was found dead thirteen miles
north of Dubuque, and fifteen feet
from the track. The cause Of death
is a mystery as no marks appear on
the body.
Grace Kelly, II years old, daughter
of John B. Kelly Of Red Owl, S. D.,
slid off a load Of hay, falling on the
tongue of the wagon. The horses
ran away, throwing the girl under the
wagon. She died from internal in
iuries six hours later.
Adelaide Dalkenberg, seventeen
years old, died thirteen miles below
Sturgis, S. D.. as the result Of a prac-
ticaI joke. Some weeks ago at
party a young man held her head IN
der a pump. This brought on mental
arrangement, causing the girls death.
Joseph Bier, 80 years old, killed by
being struck by train at Toledo
was a veteran Of the Crimean war
and fought in the battle Of BaIaklaya,
being a witness of the charge Of the
Light Brigade" For year Bier has
earned a precarious living by making
wooden shoes
Engineer Thomas Howard Of DeS
Moines was killed and a number OF
passengers severely shaken up In q
head-on collision between Chicago
Great Western passenger train and a
St. Joseph and Grand Island freight
train The collision occurred in the
St. Joseph yards.
After going over the records in the
case Of J. II. Booker, Jr, the young
cadet of the first class, who was dis
missed from the United States mill
tary academy on Aug. 10, on charges
Of alleged completely in recent
hazing case, Secretary of War Dickin-
son minated that the Investigation
of the case will be reOpened.
Scott SDrague, a machinist who went
to Cincinnati from Williamsburg,
Ohio. was mysteriously shot and his
bride Of two weeks is being held by
the police on suspicion. Mrs. Sprague
said she was awakened by the shot
and found her husband lying huddIed
up in the corner of their bedroom IN
his night clothes.
Alice Webb Duke Of Chicago, di-
vorced wife of Brodie L. Duke, to-
bacco man, was committed to the
Kankalee asylum for the insane.
The once-brilIiant and wealthy bride
of Mr.. Duke appeared a complete
mental aud physical wreck. Only
a few minutes were required to
impress the jury with the need of re-
straint and treatment for her.
Japan's purpose to gain a strong
commercial foothold among the
countries of 4 South America is
indicated in the statement OF
Consul WinsIow, of Valparaiso, Chile,
that Japan now has three subsi-
died steamers plying between that
country and the west coast OF South
America. The steamers are fretghted
with Japanese bric-a-brac, and spe-
cialties, and are to return loaded
principally with nitrate.