Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-11-01
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State News.

Rev. i S johnson has been elected
Moderator of the Presbyterian Synod of
this state.
Ot6 Ploutz was Killed by falling
limb in logging camp at Marcnisco.
David Evans. who put up the first
frame building in what is now Winnie
bagO county, died at Santa Monico, Cal.
aged 81.
The town of Black Wolf, Winnebago
county. had freak of nature in the
shape of baby with four feet. The
two extra pedal exiremities branch out
from the knees and are normal in size.
The child is well and promises to live.
Mrs f. Caden, of Wausau. died from
the effects of dose of carbolic acid
taken b. mistake.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Association of
/ Wisconsin will be held at Eau Claire,
commencing on Wed nesday, Nov. II.
Judge Hiram Barber, who has been
identified with the interests Of Dodge
county since 1914, died OF old age on
! Oct. %. at his home in Horizon, aged
I IS.
The charcoal, iron furnace, Of the APP
/ plcon Furnace Company, Appleton.
was destroyed 10y fire. Loss. $4,000
A camp Of Sons of Veterans has been
organized at Mauston,
The Masonic hall at Weyauwega is
approaching completion and will be
dedicated on the fourteenth of next
month
G. b. Adams, until now with The
Jefferson Banner, bas taken charge of
the The Green Bay Daily Gazette.
-Four deaths and twelve cases of
black diphtheria are reported from
settlement about ten miles from Chip
pewa Fails.
A new postollice has been established
at Nixcomer, Eau Claire county,
with andrew Nix as Postmaster
Samuel $. Kidder has been appointed
4 postmaster Ut Reserve. Sawyer county,
vice w. b. Murdoch resigned.
While contrary to orders a north
bound freight was standing on the main
track ut Wonewoc unloading, south
bound freight run into it wrecking the
engine ana three ears badly, and dam
aging fifteen or twenty others. Ono
finger broken was the damage to the
trainmen.
Miss Annie Villas, of Madison has
been appointed recording clerk in the
Office Of secretary Of state. She sue
&c, ds her mother, Mrs. Fannie NJ.
Villas, who was married to Mr.. L l..
Hacker, of the executive department,
and resigned her state position.
Tie wife OF Eli Emmons, prominent
farmer near Boscobcl, fell from her
wagon while returning home
and died in a few moments after
she was carried to the roadside. 1t
was found that her neck was broken.
John T. Jansen, at present in charge
of the detective department Of the
Milwaukee ard ST. Paul Railroad has
been made chief of Police at Milwaukee,
The Oshkosh conference of German
Lutheran ministers held their annual
session at Green Bay.
A town is being plated at the junction
of the Milwaukee & Northern and the
Minneapolis, Sault Ste Marie Il Atlantic
railways.
A ciscoette weighing fifteen pounds
was eaugh, in Green Bay. THIS fish
seldom seen in the upper lakes-is COM
mon in Lake Ontario.
The Lake Shore railroad company is
replacing the old rails of its track over
the entire length of its line. and the
track layers are now at work in Apple
ton
The Rev. Frank n. White, of this
State, who is at present a teacher at
Sendai. Japan, has been appointed by
the Missionary committee, preacher OF
Toxic. the capital of Japan
A bert R.nebsrt. of La Grange, Wal
, worth county, has been adjudged insane
, and committed to the State asylum for
treatment.