Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-08-12
BADGER BRIEFS

BADGER BRIEFS.
Edward c. Brush, night foreman
in the North Western yards at An
tigo was injured and died in a few
hours.
Albert Hacker of Cato, a farmer,
pleaded guilty to running a blind
pig" and was fined $115 in NUM-
cipal court.
julius Olsen, brakeman of the
Northern Pacific died at Superior
from injuries sustained by being run
over by a train.
August Brock fell from his wagon
while driving down hill on his farm
near Sheboygan, his neck being
broken by the fall
A bride of a week, Mrs. ]. G. Beal,
married at Neenah, is dead at Spo-
kane, Wash, where she died during
an operation for appendicitis. She
was % years of age.
Fire at Altoona City destroyed two
frame buildings occupied by saloons
and members Of two families The
loss is about $4,000. Assistance was
asked from Eau Claire.
The officers of Pine Grove GENE
terry at Wausau are battling with an
army of worms which has invaded
the grounds and threatens destruc-
ton Of all the tamarack trees w tn
in.
While parting two fighting dogs at
Silver Lake, Harry Brennan was Sc.
yerely bitten in the arm by the dog.
He was hurried to the city for
treatment and is in critical condi-
ton.
The chair of plant pathology, just
established at the University of
Wisconsin college of agriculture, has
been filled by the regents by the APP
pOintment of l.. R. Jones of the Uni
vorstty of Vermont
Charles Kayhart, a Clark county
farmer, died f;om injuries received
by falling from a load of hay Ernest
Schroeder was killed by being
thrown from a load of hay upon
the tines of a pitchfork.
Alex McAloOn, chairman of the
town Of Gordon, Douglas county,
charged with larceny of a county or
der, was released on bail until Aug
g. T.. d. Phelps of Solono Springs
will be tried in Superior court Aug
g.
Theodore Thomas. employed in a
meat market at Appleton got his
right hand caught in a meat chop
per, as a result of which it was
necessary to amputate the arm half
way between the hand and the ell
bow.
Robert Monk who disappeared
from Manitowoc a week ago, was
taken from the river at Sheboygan.
He was formerly baker, but dis
posed of his business and had late
ly been unemployed. Three children
survive
A total of ninety-three ratt1esnakes
were killed within a stones throw
of the Country club golf links by
T. p. Brown, the professional snake
killer of Vernon county, in one week.
The killing netted him $46.5O, paid
by the county clerk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Scott mar
Towly escaped drowning when they
fell into the Fox river at Neenah
Their rowboat tipped over and both
went under Neither could swim
and were going down for the last
time when persons in Launches man
aged to reach them.
John T. Joyce, one time in bust
mess in New Richmond, afterwards
at Hibbing and Joyce Landing on
Vermillion Lake, Minnesota, was
killed at Glendive, Mont. where he
has been engaged in ditching opera
tons. No particulars are received.
He leaves a family. He was born
fifty years ago at Brodhead. Wis.
Henry E. Boutin was shot and fat
ally wounded at Bayfield, by Daniel
Barker. Two shots took effect, one
lodging under the heart and another
wounding him in the neck. Mr..
Boutin was taken to the St. Joseph's
hospital at Ashland and Barker to
the county jail at Washburn. Jeal.
ousy was given as the cause of the
shooting. Barker's wife left him a
month ago. Both men are long
shoremen.
Frank a. Starck,. contractor, SEN
fenced to Jail for fifteen days and
fined $50 and costs for contempt of
court by Judge Stevens. Sentence
was suspended with the understand
ing that the contractor pay the fine
and costs, aggregating s201.14. which
he did. Stack disobeyed an order OF
Court Commissioner R. B. Smith not