Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-05-19
NEWS OF THE WORLD
BADGER BRIEFS.

Carleton. the 6-year-Old son or MT
and Mrs. Charles J. Schneider OF APP
pleton, drowned in the Fox river
while trying to spear frogs and fish.
Margaret Zimmerman, aged 5 years,
Of North Fond du Lac had a narrow
escape from death when she drank the
entire contents of a bottle of cough
medicine.
Ed. Sires at Wausau pleaded gull
tv to having set fire TO barn OF An
ton Orostrowski in Harrison, and
was sentenced to two years in the
state prison.
Several business Offices at James
vile were entered and small sums OF
money and various articles stolen.
This has happened several times ana
it is thought to be the work of boys.
Three of the four stolen bags OF
aluskrat furs which belonged to
William Rogers were recovered at
Winneconne. about a mile and hall
from the village. The furs were val
ued at $1,000.
Louise Forsythe, an employe Of the
Amen Candy and Biscuit company at
Green Bay, while working on a choc-
olate machine had her right hand
caught and the tips of three fingers
were taken off by the blade.
Jonn Murray of Fond du Lac and
Fred w Alton Of Forest Junction,
postal clerks, pleaded guilty at Green
Bay to robbing the United States
mail. Judge Quarles fined Murray
$500 and sent Alton to the state re-
formatory for one year.
Investigations carried on by Fred
Arnold into the mysterious deaths of
eight head of cattle belonging to AL
bert Tanz of Eau Claire county are
disclosing strange facts. The stom-
achs of some of the cattle show that
the cattle died of poison, said to be
arsenic.
AS a result of the recent grand jury
investigation in Marinette county the
tax payers must foot bill Of between
$4,000 and $4,000. The state re-
ceives $601.77 in fines collected from
two Of the guilty parties. Only three
convictions resulted from the nine
teen indictments.
Richarl Dooher Brule turned over
to the federal authorities at Superior
two sets of counterfeiters' tools found
"a, IN -
field near that place. There were
dies for making dollars and quarters.
They are believed to have been hid
den by persons fleeing from govern
ment officers.
Robbers broke into the postoffice in
Manawa, blew the safe and secured
$40 in cash and 5000 worth of stamps.
Two men who happened to be walk
ing along the street at the time heard
the explosion and attempted to cap
ture the thugs. The flashing of re-
volvers in the citizens faces, how
ever, drove them away and the rob-
bers made their getaway
Nellie Borst, the IL year old daugn-
Ter of Jacob Van Haren of Marinette,
accidentally swallowed hairpin and
it was removed by an operation
which was performed by two physi-
clans at the Menominee River hos
rital, Miss Borst did not suffer from
the pin in her system When taken
from the body it was found the pin
had turned end for end from the po-
sition in which it was swallowed.
Having been accused of entering
the store building under the fiat
where he resided. and which is occu-
pied by John Tietz, and after being
arrested allowed to go because the
authorities upon investigation be-
lieved the charge untrue, J. B. Turn
bull, a prominent citizen of La Crosse
and a member of the county board.
asked District Attorney James Thomp-
son to be brought to trial in order to
clear up gossip to the effect that fail
ure TO prosecute was due to other in
f1uences.