Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-04
GLEANINGS FROM THE STATE PRESS.

Burglars have been operating in
Jefferson within few days.
-Chinch bugs have made their
appearance in La Crosse county.
"A case of sunstroke occurred at
Columbus, on Thursday last. Not
fatal.
Large numbers of brook trout
are being taken from the streams of
La Crosse county.
The small fruit crop does not
promise we'll this season, owing to
the dry and cold spring weather.
"A man named Thomas Cum
mings was killed by a railway train
near Port Edwards. Supposed sui
eide.
The crop prospects in Manitowoc
county are said TO be better now
than for many previous years at
corresponding season.
The wife of Timothy Spaulding.
of the town of Deerfcld, Waushara
county. was found dead in bed re-
Gently. Heart disease.
H. Birdsell received two balls IN
the shoulder, from defective rifle,
at New Lisbon, last Monday. His
wound is painful, but not serious,
-Rablin's dry house, at the pail
factory at Hurleyvllle, Wood county,
was consumed last Monday night
with all its contents, Loss about
$500.
During the recent fires in the
forests of juneau county, Messrs.
Health & Willard, Of Wonewoc, lost
400 cords of wood, 1000 railroad
ties, and 40 cords of stave bolts.
A young lad named Morris Null
Inns, employed as messenger for the
telegraph Office at the Fort Howard
station of the North western Railway,
has disappeared rather mysteriously.
M. Hill, of Maxvilie, Buffalo
county, lost his house and barn,
grain, farm implements, and in fact
everything he had on his farm, ex~
cept his horses and cattle, by fire,
last week.
Two drunken ahoemakers made
their way into the First National
bank building. at Racine, an even
ing or two since, and were captured
as burglars. Their tools consisted
of matches.
The boy Hatton, who was so
unfortunate as to shoot his brother
a few days since, at Plymouth, e
few miles from Janosvlle, has taken
| The accident so much to heart that
on Thursday he attempted to com
NIT suicide by hanging.
The Waterloo Journal says
| Charles Sanglotz tried the danger
GUS experiment of getting on TO q
moving train, Tuesday evening. A
pair of badly crushed feet and
ankles was the result 1t is thought
one leg will have to be amputatod.
Tho Madison Journal states
that the exhibition Of the Athen@an
Society of the State University, at
the Assembly Chamber, Friday even
ing. was seldom if ever surpassed by
any literary entertainment given by
the fourishing Literary societies
connected with our State institution
The Plover Times says the Cen
trail Wisconsin Railroad Company
has submitted a proposition to Mara
thon county, for the sum of $3.50, 00C
to aid the Portage City road. The
election comes off June 18Th. They
propose to build the road from Wad-
sau. via Stevens Point and Plover,
to Portage City.
A fine new residence at Neilsville,
nearly completed for James Hewett,
was destroyed by an incendiary fire
on Wednesday evening last. A
woman is supposed to have SGT the
fire. The building was worth about
$1,000. Mr.. Ii was absent at the
time, returning, as expected, with
his bride that evening.
"A sad accident occurred at Ere
mont village, on WOLF river, on
Thursday. Two young ladies, nam
ed Miss Collin and Miss Lahore
were boating on the river, when the
boat capsized. A boy on the shore
saved Miss Collin, but MISS Lamore
was drowned. Mrs. Collin, the
girls mother, hearing her cries fol
help, became frantic beyond control,
rushed into the river and was also
drowned.