Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-19
LATE NEWS CONDENSED.
WISCONSIN WAITS,

Ray Carpenter, aged IL, WINE III
swimming in Crystal lake at Beaver
Dam, was taken with cramps and
drowned.
Herbert Mckinney was caught In
the shafting at tie Fairbanks Morse
plant at Beloit and whirled about. 1t
is thought he will recover.
Richard Jones, employed as Ia
borer by the Milwaukee road, was
killed at Corlies by being struck
down by passenger train.
The Eau Claire council adopted a
resolution requiring observance Of
the Sunday law prohibiting all labor,
business, sports and theaters.
Della and William l. Ostenson,
brother and sister of Racine, aged re-
sepctively q and 8 years, died of as
cending paI alysis, said to be the first
case Of the kind recorded there.
Andrew Vassh and August Fabrlen,
charged with assault with intent to
kill Michael Hoaritz, were taken be-
fore a court commissioner at Racine.
HOaritz is still alive and may re-
cover
While running a binder on his farm
near BoycevilIe, Andrew Horkey ran
down his daughter, aged years.
One thigh bone was severed and three
fingers mangled so that it was nee
essary to amputate them.
Fred Kleinschmidt, the fifth Osh-
kosh business man brought into court
on the charge of selling cigarette
papers, contrary to the state law,
pleaded guilty and paid a fine Of S.
and costs.
The saloons Of Pat H. Garvin and
Mullins Bros. at DeIaVan, were broken
into by boring holes and removing
the panels of the back doors Of both
places. At GarVin's there were about
$40 and a few bottles Of whisky
taken, while Mullins Bros. lost S..
James Ryan a GAINESVILLE contractor
who recently cashcd large checks for
his firm and then left the city, re-
turned seeking settlement with his
partner and. failing. was arrested on
Friday and held under $4,000 hail to
stand hearing. He is specifically
charged with appropriating $500.
AS the result Of accidental shooting
Joe Coyne. aged 10, of Petersburg
ma. lose his life. He was engaged
in moving hay, but was carrying
22-caIfber rifle on the mower. A rab
bit made its appearance and the boy
reached for the gun, but in some man
ncr it was discharged, the ball enter
ing his abdomen.
Arthur Kuehn was arrested in the
town Of Omro, Winnebago county, or
the charge of arson. He is charged
with setting fire to the barn of Harry
Long in this city, July %. Kuehn was
willing to plead guilty, but the judge
refused to accept his plea because he
said he had doubts as to the man.
mental condition.
John Strtckler Of Milford, H. while
fishing in Sugar creek, two miles
south of that place, caught a turtle o
mammoth size, in the beak of which
was the head of baby. 1t wa!
learned that the child had been bor1
to Mrs. Edward Gresist. It lived bu
a short time and the father buried the
babe on the banks Of the creek.
Arnold Daniels, proprietor of tn,
Republican house at Hartford, ant
Clara Geldnich of Schleisingerville
employed as a domestic, caused thu
arrest at Waukegan, H., Of Der
pnrroooo n NIiI,r,,,lyC- +o;Ior ~,
charge of having stolen a diamond
ring and SIS from the hotel, while
working here. The ring belonged t
Miss Geldnich.
A county board of education com
posed of one member from each town
ship, to have entire charge of all thu
rural schools in the county, and t
take the place Of the present boards
of three members each in every town
is the radical change suggested b.
George Overton, former county super
intendent of schools of Sheboyga1
county.
A freight wreck at Lyons on the
Southwestern division of the MiIwau
kee road delayed traffic for efgh
hours. Fifteen cars were thrown int
ditch and some off a bridge into {
creek, They were loaded with grain
beer barrels and merchandise. The
train crew saved themselves by jump
ing. The damage is estimated al
$1,000.
Elice, the q months old daughter
Of John NJ. Johnson, of La Crosse, is
dead from anterior poliomyolitis, the
strange disease which is aflictine
children. 1t is the first case this wear
although there were several last wear
Winona, Mimi, has thirty cases
The johnson child lived where the
streets are not sprinkled and dust is
supposed to have spread the disease
which either proves fatal or crfpp,es
the victims for life.
Antonio Lorenzo, a life prisoner in
The Waupun states prison. has had
MS sentence commuted to thirtv-nine
years, by Gov. Davidson. Lorenzo
was convicted Of murder in the fret
degree, July Il. 1883. The tbirtv-nine
years dated from the time of sentence
ana counting good time. the time a,-
pred before executive action. w-ar.
den Town of the Waupun Drisor dc
charged Lorenzo.
DOMESTIC.