Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-04-21
DOMESTIC.

tional committeeman, filed a volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy in the fed
eral court of San Francisco.
Joseph Sturtevant, scout famous
throughout the western country as
Rocky Mountain Joe" was found dead
near Boulder, Colo. 1t is believed
mis- death was accidental.
The supreme court of Illinois has
denied a writ of supersedeas in the
case of Clinton st. Clair, who is sent
enced to hang in Rockford, April IA.
for the murder of Mary Mcintosh.
John W. Bomgardner, plumber,
shot and killed his wife at Harris
burg, Pa, installing her for a burg
mr. Mrs. Bomgardner had arisen
rom the bed to get some medicine.
All the buildings of the country
estate of Oliver Gould Jennings of
New York, with the exception or the
residence located on Osborne hill,
were burned, causing a loss of $780,
600.
Charges that the choice of a lion
as Columbia universitys mascot
smacks of monarchy were made by a
faction of New York students, who ad
vocated the merits of the Harlem
goat.
Mrs. Edward H. Hartman has be-
gun the erection at Arden, N. Y, of
one of the costliest stables in the
United States, the plans including
garage and a hospital accommodate
ing six horses.
Weary Of publicity, Jere f. Lillis,
who was attacked with a knife in Kan
sas City few weeks ago by ]. P
Cudahy, wealthy packer, left Gal
weston for New York, whence he will
sail for Europe.
Aft Hunter, the negro desperate
and triple murderer, notorious
throughout the southwest, was hanged
at Watonga, Okla. He made short
speech on the scaffold, saying he was
ready to go.
Henry Ivison, a graduate of Yale
in the class of 1887 committed sui
eide at the sanatarium of DR.. ]. l..
Buell., Litchfield, Conn, by shooting
1t is supposed that dependency
caused him to take his life.
Trenton, N. j., ministers are urging
Governor Fort to call special ses-
sion to investigate the revelry in which
it is said intoxicated women in the
capitol INDUCED during the closing
hours of the legislature. \
Mrs. jeanette Florence Stern, for
merly of Chicago, stenographer for
a coal company at Indianapolis. Ind,
has given the police information al
ready resulting in the arrest of six
men and involving six coal COM
panies in alleged gigantic steals.
State Bank Commissioner Dolley
gave his consent that the directors of
the defunct Citizens and Farmers
State bank of Arkansas City try the
plan of paying depositors with ice
coupons. The bank owned stock in
an ice company.
]. S. Johnson and Monty Mccall, |
alias George Clark, the latter men,
toned as secretary of the Mabray
millionaire club" are wanted at
hot Springs, Ark. to answer to in |
dictments for swindling returned by |
the grand jury now in session.
James Hill. 10 years old, who with !
his playmates, made some knocking |
remark when a policeman ordered the |
boys away from the railroad tracks at /
Pittsburg, Pa, is dying from a bull /
ct wound in his head. The boys say
nat Policeman Michael Friel fred
sne shot, and the police have been
asked to arrest him.
An explosion OF acetylene gas
wrecked the home of William Quinn
farmer. ten miles south Of Bloom.
ington. Quinn was killed instantly.
Leslie Sturgeon, q nephew. received
broken leg and serious internal in
Jurles, and all the other members Of
the household were more or less
hult. A. Brown. painter, may die
Neither its poetical name nor its
beauty Of shape and plumage is to
save the European starting. a destrnc-
tive. grain eating bird, from the list
OF undesirable immigrants to this
country. Along with the smongoose.
the English sparrow and fruit eating
bats the starting is to be refused adj
mission at American ports, and the
treasury department has issued an
order TO all customs inspectors.
Marion Gabriel was shot to dealt,
and his brother. Gusippi Gabriel was
perhaps mortally wounded at Wilkes.