Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-20
WISCONSIN NEWS
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ers Of Badger State.
News Of All Kinds Gathered From
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to All Glasses of Readers.
W. NJ. Featman is named for post
master at Meteor, Sawyer county, vice
Edwin G. Rice, resigned.
The bank commissioner approved
the application Of the new state bank
to be established at Wrightstown.
The body Of new born infant was
discovered at Oshkosh in the lake
near North park. Nothing has been
found to lead to its parentage.
To accommodate La Crosse river
freight, a new terminal depot will be
erected in Riverside park The build
ing will be Of hollow tile construc-
ton.
A man who bore letters addressed
by his wife to Hon. George j.
Seybold," was shot and killed at Ken
osha by policemen as he was trying
to escape.
The safe Of the Hub" at WaUsau
was blown The burglars are SAID to
have secured $500 cash, but left
number Of checks and watches valued
at $500.
Frank Boyanowski, Stevens Point
citizen, owner Of valuablye business
property and a candidate for justice Of
the peace, was found dead in bed the
day Of election.
Crossed electric wires were the
cause Of bad fire in Saint Raphaels
Catholic church, near the state cap
itol, damaging the building TO the eX-
tent Of $4,000.
A score of hunters about La Crosse
with a. pack Of nondesoript ca
mines tracked a pet fox, that had dug
his way to liberty, to earth under
the steps Of the German Lutheran
church.
Theodore King Of Stevens Point
hanged himself to a porch post at lis
who sat inside darning stockings
while their three tiny children lay
asleep.
The railway commission fixed the
value Of the Falls Light and Power
companys property at Sheboygan
Falls at $17 800 The city is given I'M
til Aug / to pay the 1850 for the
property.
Under tho insurance law Of Wis
cOnsin the state department must Ii
cense an exchange that has complied
with the provisions Of the law, is the
opinion OF Insurance Commissioner
NJ j. Cleary.
Joseph +. LenZ, of Fond du Lac
for many years prominent in it's
political circles and also a prominent
His son, Louis LEM, died in MilWau-
kee on Dec. "a.
DR.. Spencer, WausaI, deputy state
health officer, after investigating the
smallpox and scarlet fever tUation
directed the local health officer to Or
der a general vaccination, including
the normal school.
John Peter KlaeS, Of KenOsha, the
Oldest tailor in that section Of the
state, died at his home there following
a stroke Of paralysis. He had been
working as a tailor in kenosha for
more than fOrty-tlVe years.
Marathon Paper Mills, Roth ch3d,
will change from two tour system TO
the three tour system just as soon
as the necessary men can be secured.
This will give the machine tenders
three shifts OF eight hours each.
superintendent to have charge of
the 1916 state fair shows but one i'm
portant change Professor Halpin
has resigned as head Of the poultry
department and has been succeeded
by George w. Hackett of North Free
dom
V. Rhodes and p. Hoffman, charged
ed with having assaulted the Rev. A.
E. Frederick, fighting parson," CT
Kendall after he delivered a speech
for the "drys" at West Salem, will Le
tried on April~19. Both have pleaded
not guilty.
r. p. Russell, of Depere, who died a
few days ago, had been deacon OF
the Baptist church of Greenleaf forty
wears and superintendent of the Sun
day school for thirtytkree years. He
missed only eleven Sundays in ali
those years.
The Farmers Home Bank, Wal-
tomas new financial institution. which
commenced business in September,
1913. has made a remarkable record.
as follows: Deposits March Z, 1919,
S10S,6GS52 March {. 1915, $14S,-
15S.04: March {, 1916, $205.346.10.
The Grand Rapids marriage March
Is Of Dakota Dan Russell, who tried
unsuccessfully for years to prove that
he was the long missing heir TO the
estate Of Daniel B. Russell OF Mel
rose, Mass, a wealthy merchant, tc
Miss Mabela Drake of Melrose, has
been announced.
William Reever, a Racine saloon
keeper, was held up by two masked
men who demanded his money. He
fought the bandits off and in their
rage they fired four shots at him as
they ran, one of the bullets lodging in
his right breast over the heart. He
Is in a serious condition.