Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-07-28
BADGER BRIEFS.

Robert Schenock, aged 16, EN-
ployed on the section crew of the Soc
line at Grand Rapids was thrown
from hand car and fractured his
skull. He may not live.
Pine River, a" town in Lincoln
county, has a population, according to
the thirteenth census, of 1918. In
the twelfth census it had 1,278, and
, in the eleventh census 1876.
Chief of Justice John Cook Of Mari
nette is running takers out of town as
fast as they can be gathered in by
the police. Two or three beggars, sup
posed to be cripples, have been ex-
posed as frauds.
Taken ill from an attack Of blood
poisoning, resulting from a slight
sore on his heel, caused by the shoe
rubbing, Anton Haseloff died at Man
itowoc He was about SIS years old
and leaves large family.
Because he is overfowing with hui
man kindness, Jailer S. F. Brown Of
La Crosse is alleged by the county
board and the district attorney to be
rot proper man for his position, and
he was removed by Sheriff Duncan.
| Governor Davidson parolled George
Adams of Madison from the state re:
formatory at Green Bay, where he was
sent four months ago for the larceny
Of $40 from his father-in-law, George
Winkler, with whom he and his fam
lily were living.
AL Payment, Mercer, died in st.
Mary's hospital at RhiIelander fol.
lowing brief illness from blood pois-
oning. The disease is believed to
have been the result Of an insect
bite which Mr.. Payment received
While in the woods.
John Rousch of Platteville was bit
ten by rattlesnake, which a moment
before had bitten his dog. The dog
died within two hours and Mr..
Rousch believes he owes his life to
the fact that the RATHER emptied it's
poison sacs into the dog. He killed
the snake.
Charlotte Hermes, II years old,
lies in Racine hospital not expect
ed to live. The girl was seated on
the top of a board fence picking some
flowers when she lost her balance
and fell into lilac bush a distance
of four feet One of the limbs OF the
bush penetrated her left side.
Palmer Olson of Eau Claire was in
SANITY killed by balloon pole falling
at a carnival at Mondovi. Pearl
Stuckey, with the carnival company,
had Just started to raise the balloon
when guy. stake pulled out and
heavy telephone pole fell into the
crowd All had narrow escapes but
young Olson, whose head was crushed
and legs broken.
The fire and police commission OF
Jefferson has appointed James Flynn
of Milwaukee chief Of police in place
of o. V. Bullwinkel and has stal ted
crusade for law and order. Strict in
structions have been gwen to all sa-
loonkeepers to keep we'll within the
law, girls and boys must not loiter on
the streets and all automobilists are
being carefully watched.
Charles Slavinszi, GAINESVILLE bak-
er. was slashed about the head and
a deep cash was cut over his right eye
by negro who attacked him on a
dark street and robbed him of $14.
Slavinski's cries attracted the police
and the negro was pursued, but es-
capped. Search is being made for
Charles McKeever, colored, of Chi
cago, McKeever's partner, Moore, is
held by the police.
Homesick for his father and dis
couraged because he was out Of
Work, Henry Roelseler is supposed to
have drowned himself in Lake Men
dota at Madison. His clothes were
found on shore. Coroner Lynch and
Mayor Schubert conducted personal
search for the body but failed to re-
cover it. He left his boarding house
telling his landlady that he would
drown himself