Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-06


er company to be purchased by the
city of Menasa.
Kenosha was snowbound and bust
ness tied up following worst March
thunder storm and blizzard known in
the history in that section Of the
state.
W. Mensing, of Oshkosh, for twenty
seven years teacher in the Eighth
street Lutheran Parochial school, died
of cancer
J. B. Nugent, Oshkosh, died at home
of his son, James G. Nugent. He was
a veteran of the civil war and formerly
postmaster at Menasha and High
Cliff.
J. NJ Coyner, the new country agri-
cultural agent named at Stevens Point,
is preparing to turn the county poor
farm into an experimental and model
farm.
Three Madison men, Rudolph Was
serle, Ole Mathison and Walter Throl
were drowned in Lake Monona when
their ice yacht ran into an open spot
in the ice
Frank Morgan, of Wausau, who was
very badly burned about a week
ago when pan of gasoline which
she was using caught IRE, is rapidly
recovering
Mrs. Henrietta Huening, 80, Of Wa
terford, dropped dead as a result of
heart disease Her husband found
her lying on the floor when he enter
ed the house
While he was fishing near the To-
morrow river southwest of Rosholt
Joseph Fafara, ffty-two years old,
broke through the half inch ice and
was drowned.
The Salem State bank announced
voluntary liquidation Of all claims
against the bank, and depositOrs were
directed to present their claims for
payment at once.
Oshkosh formed a Yellowstone trail
branch and will take membership in
the corporation. The local merchants
and manufa cturers' association is also
boosting the highway.
Gen. c. E. King, noted author, was
severely censured for delivering a mil
itary preparedness address before stu
dents of the Sheboygan High school
by the city board of education.
Plans for a new bridge of the
Scherzer rolling lift type to be placed
in the village Of Omro were placed on
file at the office of County Highway
Commissioner James Binning of Win
nebago county.
Physicians at Waupun report that
Oscar Burglund, an escaped inmate Of
the penitentiary who slashed his eyes
with a razor at st. Paul that he might
never see prison walls again, would
not lose his sight.
Miss Hilda Hennessy, deputy coun-
ty clerk, of Racine county, toppled
over while at her duties ana almost
expired before aid could be given her.
She now lies at hospital in an I'M
conscious condition.
Mrs. Josephine Baldwin, living in
Wausau since 1851 except for a few
years spent in the west, is dead. Her
came to Wausau when there were
only few houses there
The hard fight Of Superior citizens
to have the bridge across the river
to the new steel plant made access
able for street car and vehicle traffic
will be carried to the secretary of
war, it was announced.
An early morning fire starting
in the hardware store of Edward
SWantz at Union Grove destroyed the
entire west side of the village, includ-
ing the business district with losses
estimated around 100000
Smallpox among the students of
the Oshkosh High school is the cause
for another order for all students who
have not been vaccinated to be re-
quired to remain away from the
school another twenty-five days
Fire, caused by the great storm,
destroyed the Lake Mills High
school The loss is estimated at $780,
000 The blaze was discovered about
9 o'clock at night and at midnight
orly the brick walls remained stand
ing.
Farmers potato institute at Necedah
conducted by ]. w. Hicks. president
of the state association will be held
Mrs Cornelia Morse, So years old,
pioneer OF Manitowoc county and
sister of the late Joseph Villas, is
dead
Seventy-siX head of Holstein cattle.
sold at OCOnomowoc, were shipped by
the Grand View Stock Farm company
to the Chamber of Commerce at
Wichita Falls, Texas The cattle cost
$4,000 and will be resold to farmers in
Texas.
President Ozious of the Hamilton
Beach company, of Racine, announced
a profit sharing plan with the en-
ployes, and also stated that a free
school for electricians would be start
ed Immediately with expert teachers
in charge.
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and ever" as was stipulated in the
will the Rev