Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-11-25
LATE NEWS CONDENSED.
BADGER BRIEFS.


James Shea, a farmer living four
miles northeast Of Menasha states
that a flock of eighteen tame geese
owned by him had been killed by hunt
ers.
James Carew, for fifty years a resi-
dent of Waupaca county, and G. A.
r. veteran, died at his hoLAe in Mana
wa, Of blood poisoning at the age of
70 years.
John Klopotek probably was fatal
ly hurt and his horse cut in two by
train on the Green Bay and Western
railroad, two miles east Of Amherst
Junction.
John PoshensH died at the Amigo
hospital from injuries sustained at
Eland Junction while uncouDling cars.
He slipped and fell while the train
was in motion.
Arthur Klinker Of Menasha was ar
rested by United States Marshal
We'll On d charge of sending an OBJ
scene postal card through the mail to
an Oshkosh woman.
John True, nephew of J. NJ. True,
secretary Of the state agricultural So
ciety. and Thomas Owen drowned in
the Wisconsin river at Merrimac by
the capsizing Of their boat.
The county board Of supervisors Of
Columbia county voted to permanently
locate the Columbia county Teachers
Training school at Columbus. The
question has been debated for two
years.
Police Of KanOsha have been asked
to arrest two bold check fOrgers who
are alleged to have gotten away with
more than $50 by issuing forged
checks on banks at Kenosha and
Zion City.
A well dressed young man entered
the Engert Brothers Hardware store
at Racine and ordered a wire netting.
While the clerk was cutting the wire
In the rear Of the store, the young man
robbed the cash register Of $3.50 and
escaped.
While assisting in the erection of a
large barn on the old Fred OFT farm
in Green county, John Morse was
struck by q large beam across the
small back. knocking him fat and
unconscious The lower limbs were
temporarily paralyzed.
To catch wild ducks with nets is the
latest work Of the game hog in the
Lake Winnebago region. Game War,
den GudenwaId is looking for hunt,
ers' who spread net in the lake ana
anmeshed focks Of ducks when they
dove for food, drowning the birds.
William Law of Auburndale, Wis,
was sluggcd and robbed in a freight
car at Ladysmith. Arthur Taylor, Fred
Cardinal, Joe Penald and Ed Swager
were arrested and bound over to the
circuit court for trial They claim to
he from Polk county.
d New Richmond hotel keeper plead
ed guilty to a charge of selling liquor
without a license and paid a fine Of
500 and costs This is the first pro-
seCution brought by the recently Or
Eanized Civic league since New Rich
mond went dry on July 1, last. 1t is
said that cases have been made
against a number Of others.
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city in 1897 for California and who
has not been heard from since may be
declared legally dead and his estate
disposed of within a short time. Mrs.
Mary Schmitz Of Milwaukee has made
an application in county court for
the disposal Of her brothers estate,
which amounts to about $780,
The case which was threatened by.
James T. Drought of Milwaukee |
against the town of Black Wolf in
Winnebago county, for damages sus-
tanned to Mr. DrOught's automobile on
account Of bumps placed in the high
way has been dropped. Mr. Drought
was Informed by the Oshkosh Automo-
bile club thai the bumps had been
taken out.
Frank Ecrca- of Marshleld went.
hunting with IN old borrowed army
muskct which had not been used for !.
several years. Before loading the gun
he put cap on the firing pin and
raised the trigger. and when the trig. .
ger went down it set off an old charge
OF fine shot which had been in the gun
for fifteen years The shot tore away
most of his nose and stunned him so
ne lay unconscious for three hours.