Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-03


condemned. ~
The postoffice at Washington Harbor
has been discontinued. Mail will be
delivered at Detroit Harbor Il
Henry Vail, of Amigo. employed by
English Manufacturing company, was
killed while unloading logs,
Professor Edwin c. Wooley, Uni
versity of Wisconsin, author of many
books, is dead in New York City.
Guards patroled the Barron Jail to
protect Wenzel Baranek, alleged slay-
i er of Sheriff Matt Olson, from being
lynched
/ 1t is decided a midwinter fair will
be held in Rio on Feb. Is, II and Is.
Many noted speakers have been en-
| gagged
The hardware and furniture store
in Chippewa Falls of ]. w. Ma
I son & Co., was destroyed by fire. Loss,
i $4,000 p
Necedah had a scare when the
large frame high school building
|. caught fire from overheated furnaces.
| Pupils were all marched out safely.
| Awaiting sentence at Oshkosh after
/ having pleaded guilty to "a charge of
/ forgery, Earl Haines, Duluth, Mimi,
/ slipped quietly from the room and es-
/ capped. III, I
/ Arthur F.. Zimmerman, a well,
/ known clothing merchant, of Amigo,
and secretary of the board of educa-
ton, shot himself in the, rooms of the
! Oddfellows' lodge. -
1t is decided that the warehouse
| of the Marinette Fuel and Dock COM
pany in East Marinettey destroyed by
I fire with a loss estimated at $15,O00t
| will be rebuilt at once.
| A charter has been issued to the
/ bank of Mindoro. La Crosse county,
The bank has a capital stock of $12,-
/ 600, Robert Baisley is president and
/ William lKeppel is cashier.
/ WenZel Baranock, slay yer of Sheriff
Mat Olson of Barron, claims that he
acted in defense of his property and
intimates that he will plead self-de+
tense when brought to trial.
Mrs. Andrew Hansen, Racine, is the
mother of fourteen children, seven
sons and seven daughters, all present
when she celebrated the seventeen
anniversary Of her birthday.
While butchering cattle near Stevens
Point V. Adams suffered a broken nose
and other injuries to his face when
an, animal that was being hoisted by
block and tackle fell on him.
F. Drenk, Milwaukee, was found not
guilty by "a jury of violating the Sum
day closing law in case started by
the retail grooers' association to EN-
force the alleged old blue law.
John Nick, we'll known poor
commissioner of Green Bay for many
years, died suddenly after being i'll
but "a short time with tF grip. The i'll
ness developed into pneumonia.
Metkodists Of Racine have joined
the Milwaukee campaign for $4,000
for the Milwaukee Methodist districts
share toward the Wesley foundation
of the University of Wisconsin.
Keeping apace with ideals Oshkosh
Normal School Students Building as
ISOLATION has been Incorporated for
the purpose of soliciting funds to build
a community center at the normal
Mrs Leta Georgian, dead aged eigh-
ty-nine years at her Buena Vista
home, was head Of family of near
lv a hundred descendants in Portage
county alone. She leaves nine chill
dren
Mrs N. Thompson, Racine, was found
dead in bed and the post-mortem *
animation ordered by the coroner de-
veloped that her demise was due to
hemorrhage Of the brain. Her parents
live in Detroit. Mich
The day after his golden wedding in
crossing the tracks of the Milwaukee
road Joseph Sever, efghty-two years
old. a farmer, residing at oaukville for
more than seventy years, was struck
by a train and killed almost instantly.
The stone quarry at La Noble, which
has been operated by the United
States for some fifteen years past to
furnish the stone used in much of the
wing dam building on this section OF
the Mississippi river in Improvement
work, is now being abandoned.
Frank Hannsmann, leading Osh-
kosh real estate dealer, was arrest
ed ON charge of immortality in con-
nection with the story of Mae Molter
Bull, who is in Jail on similar charge
on a plea of guilty. A thorough clean
ing up of the town is threatened.
The American House, well known
Luxembourg hotel, has changed owner
ship, the hotel property having been
acquired by SCHNEIDER brothers Rein
hold Okrusch, who was manager OF
the Bay View house at Sawyer for sew
err ears, will assume management
The plan of the University of
Wl,-4..,..4 20 have Wisconsin repre-
sentative in China is well under way.