Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-03-03
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
WISCONSIN WAITS.

Edward Wood, La Crosse hack
driver, Respondent slashed his throat
twice with a razor He will recover.
William Fischer of Johnsons Creek
as killed by falling tree while
cutting timber On his fathers farm.
There have been eight deaths from
scarlet fever at Wausau and there are
now twenty-one cases under quaran-
tine.
Postmagters nominated for Wiscon-
sin az follows. Matthew J. Connors,
at Hustler; William j. Guetloe, at
KEEL: Peter Mckenzie, at Poynette.
Walter Porath, Is year old lad, of
Menasha, is suffering from an injury
to his left hand, inflicted through the
accidental discharge of % gauge
rife.
Charles Schafer, aged "a, died in a
hospital at Eau Claire, as a result OF
an injury received in being run down
by an Omaha passenger train in the
Altoona yards. Schafer WEE Il re ar
ploy Of the company.
Nicholas Betz, member OF the
firm of Betz & Eidenberger, Port
Washington, owners of fast horses
was kicked in the head and breast
by trotting stallion receiving injur-
les that may prove fatal.
Amelia Nelson of Superior, was
granted $3.50 damages against Detec.
tive w. A. Mead for false arrest in
connection with the theft of hat
from millinery store. Amanda
Seigne, proprietor of the store, also
sued in connection with the arrest
The ca@s was nonsuiteC
The Racine city council voted unan-
imously to revoke thew liquor license
of Theodore Kosterman, prominent
saloon keeper, charged with selling
liquor to three girls who were minors
Kosterman did not put in any defense
He was found guilty in the municipal
court and fined 800, but took an ap-
peal.
1t is now thought that the death of
Charles Hinkle of Sullivan, whose
body was found hanging from q rafter
In his barn near Jefferson, may not
have been selfinflicted Gashes i'm the
head indicate that the man was in.
jured, before death and further inves-
tigatfon may disclose that he was
murdered.
A seVenty-seven acre farm in the
town Of Dane, valued at between
$4,000 and S. 900 was escheated to
the state by the death of William
Harris. He died in 1901 and since
then the state has kept up a search
for some heir, but none could be
found. The farm will be sold and the
money will be turned over to the
school fund.
Ward Wilson, IS years of age, son
OF well to do people at Racine, was
arrested On charge of having burg
larized the drug store of F. L. Fan.
cher. The boy admitted the crime and
said he only secured about $5.75. He
was formerly employed in the drug
store and said that Early in the night
he unbolted the rear door and went
back and entered at II o'clock.
1t is said, because G. L. Johnson,
foreman of transfer line at Madison.
did not give him employment, John
Shida, a Jap, made an assault on
Johnson, beating him over the head
with a weapon which he had tied in
handkerchief and might have killed
him had not passerby interfered.
Shida was arrested after an exciting
chase.
The Beloit Humane society will
take up the report that Beloit college
practices vivisection. Years ago
Mrs. j. H. French gave the college
$4,000, with the understanding that
vivisection should not be permitted in
the school. The systematic loss of pet
cats from homes in the vicinity of the
college has called the people of the
neighborhood to arms, and they will
try to learn whether pets go to the
dissecting tables of the school.
henry Gottsteln, aged years, died
at Monroe of frightful burns received
in fire at the home of his father.
The father poured kerosene into
heating stove and live Goals caused
the explosion of the kerosene can.
The flames set afire to the bed occu-
pied by the boy. The father returned
to the room to rescue the boy and
received severe burns about the legs
and arms. He is now in the hospital
The boy lived two hours and the ply.
sicians marvelled that his charred
body could contain life so long.