Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-02-17

Of Green Bay is dead at the age
of ninety-eight years. @
Log shipments to Amigo for the
month of January totaled 519 cars.
This record is an exceptional one.
Mrs. Brock Sheard, of Yorkville since
1912, is dead at her farm home in the
English settlement, aged seventy-five
Chas Ebersteiner, Ladysmith, died at
Marshfield hospital as result of a
gunshot wound he received while
hunting rabbits.
Kenosha political machines built after
years of work, were smashed when
the council passed an ordinance redis-
tricting the city.
Wisconsin pensions were granted:
Eliza Cantwell, Milwaukee, $12;
Nancy Joyce, Oshkosh, $12; Margaret
Helwig, Alma Center, $12.
Beloit students forwarded to Repre-
setative Henry A. Cooper a resolution
urging congress to pass the national
prohibition amendment bill
Fifty of the University of Wisconsin
Regimental band have left for tri-
state tour which is to include Wis
consin, Minnesota and North Dakota.
Hans Steffansen, Madison man,
hanged himself at the home of his
estranged wife Worry over a divorce
action pending against him was the
cause.
County Superintendent of Schools
association held it's annual convention
in the assembly chamber of the cap
itol and elected officers for the ensu-
ing year.
Frank Hansmann, Kenosha real
estate man, who is charged with
adultery by Mae Molter Bull was held
for trial in bonds of $500 in the NUM-
cipal court at Kenosha.
Declaring four no trump, Mrs. Jay
retired railroad man, died of heart
failure while engaged with friends in
a game of bridge whist.
Nicholas Spartz, rs, former sheriff of
Kenosha county, died at his home in
Paris. He was a native Of Germany
He had for years been prominent in
Democratic political circles.
G. Jones, Wausau, was renamed by
Gov. Phillip as a member of the
state board Of University of Wisconsin
regents to succeed himself for a term
ending the first Monday in February,
1922
Bird colony of Chippewa Falls zoo
was wiped out when a small building
in which the birds were housed during
the winter caught fire. Pheasants, pea
cocks, eagles, swans, owls, and crows
were victims.
The normal school regents ask a
grant of $4,000 under the state emer
gency appropriation law to help pay
for the reconstruction of the normal
school building at Superior, which
burned last year.
John NJ Brown, so, farmer, of near
Elton, died from bullet wound in his
abdomen received when trying to take
a revolver away from his eighteen
year old son, who stated he intended
to frighten his father.
An appeal for information about her
son, whom she fears has been exc
cuted in Mexico by Jose Rodriguez
and his eXecutioners, has been re-
ceived at Fl Paso, Tex, from Mrs Mar
garet Spark of Caryville, Wis.
Joe Stock, living near Crivitz, YVES
wounded fatally while hunting. He
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the charge entering his side. He drag
ged himself to his doorstep, but died
before medical aid could be sum-
moned.
Jitney bus drivers in KenOsha
have filed a formal petition with the
city council asking that an ordinance
be passed limiting the number of com
mon carriers of this class to work in
Kencsha to the forty now holding per-
mits under the state railroad COM
mission.
The Office of the attorney general
advised the Wisconsin state board Of
control that persons released from the
state prison and refOrmatOry on pro
Dat1On may nave Ln6lr-ClV1I FlSnIS Ic-
stored to them by pardon by the gov
ernOr.
The Beloit faculty denies that there
is any serious friction among them
such as would lead Judge Rosa to re-
sign as member of the teaching force.
He has conducted the class in com
mercial law, and announced that he
did not desire to go on with it.
Normal school regents are unable
to agree or man for president Of
the new state normal school at Eau
Claire and postponed the matter I'M
til a special meeting to be held in
March. The election of president OF
the Platteville school also was post
poned.
The United Women's club, Of Ra-
cine, has adopted resolutions de
Tending personal birth control as a
right of humanity on behalf Of poor
families and espousing the cause of