Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-14

Chiffon. On every hand the dogs OF
that city are being shot. This is the
second mad dog scare within two
months.
While preparing to Ieave for visit
at Springfield, Ill. Rev. Albert L.
Wood, pastor Of the First NJ. E. church
of Eau Claire, spilled some acid ON
his face and may lose the sight of his
left eye.
/ Joseph Pawluzeck, one of the
wealthiest farmers in the town of Har-
rison died of broken neck as result
Of falling down the cellar stairs at the
home of his son, near the village of
Darboy
Joe Spannbauer was accidentally
killed while working on the sulphite
plant now being built in Ladysmith.
| His home was at Oshkosh. He was 10
years old. His remains were taken to
his former home by his father.
Jacob Schneider, aged 5, who broke
from his cell in the Eau Claire county
jail week ago by picking the lock,
! has been found secreted in his fathers
home He will be taken to the in
dustrial school at Waukesha.
Four thieves believed to be the same
ones who robbed four Milwaukee
stores last spring, entered the store
of Paul Lutz at La Crosse and stole
furs valued at $4,000. The burglars
entered the store through skylight.
! Mrs. Caroline Potter, an aged wo-
man living at Harmony Corners, was
| fatally scalded while lifting a kettle
of boiling water from the stove She
was alone at the time and lay in a CO
matose condition until found by neigh
| bors
John POblitz, a farmer living three
miles east of Ripon, and who received
| serious injuries in a recent runaway,
was arraigned on charge of assault
and battery preferred by his wife,
pleaded guilty, and was given ninety
days in jail.
Daniel E. Barker Of Bayfield, re-
ceived a sentence of fourteen years in
the state prison from Judge Parish for
shooting and killing Henry Boutin at
Bayfield,, Barker having been jealous
Of Boutin.
The family of George Hawkins, near
River Falls, is in great distress over
the disappearance of Is year-Old son
named Paul. The cause of his dis
appearance is not known. There was
no trouble and kidnapping is suspect
ed. A general search has brought
no clue.
James Kennedy and Edward Lytkle
arrested by the Clark county authori-
ties, ending an investigation into
burglaries committed in that county,
have been turned over to the Mara
thon county officials to be tried on
the charge of having attempted to rob
the safe in the Athens state bank
b, ST Patrick's Roman Catholic
church will hold no more bazaars. The
Rev. A. B. c.. Dunno says there was no
need of it's members going to outsid-
ers to secure help for it's maintenance.
He spoke for a prompt payment of
church dues, and especially for the
payment of the pew rents. If this was
done in a business manner, church
fair would be necessary.
Game Wardens Stuart and Storrs
cOnfiscated a launch, four fish boats,
two 500 foot seines, and arrested AL
bert Bales and Harry Strong for IL
legal fishing at Ferryville. They had
taken game fish. Thew were fined S25
and costs each and the paraphernalia
turned over to the state fish and game
department. A 100 yard trammel net
was also taken out Of the Mississippi
at Lynxyille.
The mystery attending the disap-
pearance of Bernice and Blanche VOL
land, the daughters Of L. ". Wolland
Chicago, who disappeared from their
home in June, 1908, has been solved by
Chief of Police Owen O'Hare of Ken
osha, who has discovered that Ber-
nice Wolland, the older girl, is now
the wife of Frank Yonts, a former
Kenosha man, and is living at Beloit,
while Blanche, the youngest girl, is
with her mother at Aurora, III.
Charles Ruelke, who owns a farm in
the town of Nekimi and is well known
throughout Winnebago county, has a
plum tree on his property, which is
considered a decided curiosity. Mr.
Ruelke set it out last spring. The tree
was of good size and it seemed to
thrive for a time. Then it lost its
leaves and put on another crop of
green. Recently Mr.. Ruelke INSPECT
cd the tree and was surprised to dis
cover that almost half of the tree was
| in full bloom