Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-16
LATE NEWS CONDENSED.
WISCONSIN WAITS.

forty foot building at Manitowoc, suf-
fered a fracture of~the skull.
William Sydney Green of Baraboo
attempted suicide by taking dose OF
nitric acid. Prompt medical aid
saved his life.
Mrs. William Zimmerman was
thrown from her carriage in a run
away at Beloit and received cuts on
her head which may prove fatal
Thomas Shields, aged "a years, who
as lived at Pewaukee for over half a
-entury dropped dead Of heart failure
his home. He leaves a wife and
ne children.
John Barber, a FARMER near Ply
mouth, died Of mushroom poisoning.
His daughter was also taken i'll, but
ate less of the mushrooms and is ex-
pected to recover. though i'll.
Felix Wegworth was appointed post
master a. Iron Mountain, Dodge
county, vice, H. Allen, resigned. NJ.
A. Goldberg Of Madison was appointed
a Typewriter in the railway mail
service.
The little 10 year old son OF Alex.
McNab was trampled to death by
hull near his home at Black River
Falls. The boy was driving herd OF
cattle and was using stick on the
hull when the animal attacked him.
Burglars at Prairie du Chen stole
ten cases Of silver knives and forks
ten cases silver berryspOons, gar
net brooch and a number Of watches
from the Cornelius jewelry store.
Entrance was effected through rear
window which they pried open.
JOhn Erdmau, a mOlder employed
at the Armstrong Holbrook plant, Ra-
cine junction, while carrying a ladIe|
filled with molten iron fell into the
iron after it had spilled on the floor,
One Of his legs was cooked from the
knee TO the foot. An effort will bel
made to save the limb.
AIois PeIzcutter, an empioye OF the|
TWO Rivers Woodenware company
was caught in a drive belt and Whirled
around the shafCing. Before the ma
chfnerv could be stopped he was badly
mangIcd and little hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery. He is mar
rind and about 60 years Of age.
Charges that Detective Welcome
Stevenson Of Fond du Lac, made use
of his position on the police force 10
compel the settlement Of civil mat
ter by threatening arrest were filed
with the police and fire commission
bv Charles r. Baker, formerly pro-
prietor of the New Erving hotel.
John Howarth, wanted at Racine
for the murder Of John Sullivan, was
caught at South Bend, Ind. Sheriff
Derricks left for that place to bring
Howarth back. During the month oil
July. Howarth and Sullivan became
involved in a quarrel when HoWarth
DIunged a knife into SulIiVan,s body
and he died within half an hour.
Mrs. Frank Parker of Neenah, a 1t
wear old bride of six weeks, was lett
a sorrowing widow when her husband
was run over and killed at Eveleth,
MINI. Parker was on his way nome
from the west, working his way as a |
brakeman, when at Eveleth he fell De-
meath the train and was cut to pieces.
Parker was 20 years Of age.
Alma Ritzke, aged 10 years, daugh-
ter of Carl Ritzke of Oshkosh, was
struck by an automobile and sustained
injuries, the gravity of which has not
vet been determined. The machine
was owned by e. c. Clark of Cedar
Rapids, Ia, who is staying at Stony
Reach. In the machine with Mr..
Clark were his wife and two young
men.
Joseph Rice and w. H. Coster, sail
ors from Buffalo, n. Y, who left the
cleaner Toxic when it arrived at
Manitowoc, we're arrested as they
were about to board a train for Mil
yankee and held on the charge OF
larceny. Rice is alleged to have
stolen suit of clothing from a tel-
low sailor and Coster is said to have
taken a watch.
While out playing on q pier at
Nanitowoc, the little daughter OF Mrs.
Alvin Iinstedt slipped and fell into
the lake. Ferdinand Schultz, VINO
bappened to be fishing nearby, hear
ing the chiId's frightened cries for
help, ran to her assistance. HeI
stuck his fishpole down in the water
and the girl grasped the end Of it. |
Other help arrived and the girl was
faI,pn from the wafer