Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-01-27
WISCONSIN NEWS
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John Lafave, Superior's oldest resi-
dent, died there of rheumatism.
The bank of Kewaskum, Washing
ton county increased its capital
stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
Earl, son Of Henry Roscke, Birnam-
wood, is dead as the result of burns
suffered the early part of the week.
Settlement by Amigo board of in
surance on the burned high school
building was effected. The city is to
receive S55,77S.76.
Superintendent A. H. Leverenz, in
charge at Sheboygan for the last
seventeen years, rendered his resigna-
ton to the school board.
The verdict of the Green Lake
coroner's jury on the death of S. O.
Dill was that Dill came to his death by
taking some corrosive poison.
The body of A. H. White of
Stevens Point, Wis, a salesman, was
found frozen to death in a vacant lot
at 939 South State street, Chicago
Fatally stricken with paralysis near
Amigo on his honeymoon trip, Henry
J. Abbink, we'll known and wealthy
farmer of Cedar Grove, died.
The tax commission announces the
rate for 1916 is $13134212 per $1,000
! valuation. The rate last year was
slightly larger, being $13.327333.
G. A. Stuart, aged So, of Wautoma,
died at his home after a short illness.
Deceased was the father Of R. c..
Stuart, cashier of the Ripon State
bank
Ex-senator G. B. Hudnall Of Super
ior will preside at the Republican state
convention to bo held in Madison, &C.
cording to announcement made by the
| convention committee.
John Guinitis of Kenosha, one arm
ed, was struck by a fast train and
his one arm shattered at the elbow
He is in a hospital and surgeons in at
tendance say he will recover.
A. SCHNEIDER, school boy, at Roches-
! ter, fell on the ice while skating and
broke his leg. The shock is said to
have caused appendicitis and he was
removed to hospital in a serious con
dition.
A ShebOygan passenger train was
wrecked at ST Cloud when the en-
tire train left the track and ran along
a hundred yards on the ties, without
we're shaking up.
A charter has been issued to
Conrath State bank of Conrath, Rusk
county. The bank is capitalized at
| $4,000. The incorporators are E. G.
Kuehl, Frank Conrath, Ben F. Faast,
n. H. Spooner and G. H. Paris.
Births in Langlade county show a
slight decrease in the year of 1915
as compared with the previous year
There was 481 births last year and 497
in 1914. Deaths for corresponding peri
DDS show an increase from 172 to 1874.
Mrs. NJ. Cooley, Grand Rapids, promi-
nent business woman, associate editor
of the Wisconsin Valley Leader, died
after two weeks illness with grip. She
was born at New Lisbon and was
raised in Grand Rapids. She founded
| the Leader in 1902.
Hanging to a bedpost with strap
around his neck, Edward Kahny, four
| teen years old, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Kahny, of Milwaukee, was
found dead by his mother, sister and
uncle when they returned home from
a motion picture theater
Lumberjacks, who threatened to quit
when orders were issued at the camp
of the Park Falls Lumber company,
that all employees must take a steam
bath in the newly created steamroom,
at least once a week, have acclimated
themselves to the new condition.
J. WEIGH, ex-sheriff of Wood county,
and for number of years employed
as detective or the North Western
railroad has been appointed United
| States deputy marshal for the Western
| QlSLrlcI IOr LCIIl VI lOuI years anu
will make his headquarters at Madi-
SON.
The United States bureau Of Indian
affairs has ruled that northern
Wisconsin will not have to go dry be
cause of Indian treaties and in a let
ter to Representative Lenroot gives a
detailed explanation of the bureau
view of a question which has been
agitating many lawyers and others in
ne state.
The Beloit Federation of Mission
arv workers from numerous churches,
has appointed committee to seek tC
arrange for religious and missionary
| instruction in connection with high
school and college courses the courses
! to be arranged outside of the school
work for which credit shall be given
the pupil by the school authorities.
After protesting further diver
sion of water from Lake Michigan in
to the Chicago drainage canal and de-
handing the present amount be limit