Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-07-26
Latest News.

The ninth annual encampment of the
Monona Lake Assembly opened yestcr-
day at Lakeside.
The First Regiment Of the National
Guard put up tents for weeks en-
campment at old Camp Randall, Mad
ison, Monday. Col Samuel j, Lewis, of
the Monroe City guards. commanding.
All of the nine companies of the regi-
ment have arrived with the rank and
file Of the number varying from thirty
10 forty-eight men each, the entire
camp, officers and men, numbering
about $50. The camp has been re-
christened Camp Randall.
News has been received of an ox-
traordinary hailstorm in the town of
Greenville, six miles west of Appleton.
The path of the storm was several miles
long and two wide. The crops were
literally pounded into the earth and
windows suffered severely The hail
stones were as large as small eggs, and
it is said that they were q foot deep on
the ground after the storm.
Frank Lighthizer, an employee Of the
Eau Claire Pulp and Paper Company,
had peculiar accident lie was stand
ing near the shafting of one of the
machines, when he carelessly leaned
against the slowly revolving shaft His
clothing was at once caught thereon
and as clearly and neatly taken from
his body as though he had prepared
himself for a plunge bath in the river
Nothing whatever except shoes and
necktie, the latter having bid farwell to
his shirt, remained The young man
saved himself from being wound around
the shaft by holding 10 an adjacent
wall, and was absolutely uninjured in
any way
Veterinary surgeons say that the de-
horning saw in unskilled hands is doing
much harm among Rock county cattle,
A new potato bug has made its APP
pearance in Wright County, Iowa. 1t
is slim insect about one-half inch
long. of grayish color and very des-
tructive. Its bite or sting seems also
poisonous to people.
John Clark, General Superintendent
Of the Chicago and Milwaukee railroad
died at his home in Milwaukee Monday
morning Of Peritonitis.
A cable dispatch from Bremen an
nounces the death of Emil Schandein,
vice president of the Best Brewing Com
pany. lie recently went TO Europe for
his health, and was supposed to be re-
covering until about week ago. The
deceased was prominent in both bust
ness and political circles.
Il. w. Henry, prominent young
lawyer of Ilopkinsville, Ky, and Demo-
cratic candidate for elector in that dis
trict, committed suicide at his mothers
residence, by shooting himself through
the head with a pistol.
There is a movement on foot TO inn
peach Mayor Amor Smith of Cincinnati
The recent fragrant violations of the
law by the saloonists and concert hall
proprietors in keeping their places open
on Sunday and at improper times
of the night has given rise TO public
Indignation and the Law and Order
League will probably take action.
Michael Meek, a boy of fourteen
swan two miles down the Mississippi
at ST. Louis in an endeavor to escape
the police, who wants him for bur-
glary. He was captured.
A bomb was found in Bowling Hall,
Terre Haute, Indiana, just after a
Republican rally had been held there
The fuse attached had been partly
burned, going out through defect.
Albert NJ. Fields, living at Decatur,
fatally shot Miss Flora Fitzpatrick
because she would not receive his at
tentions.
Lightning struck the Chicago avenue
church, Chicago, Sunday morning, tear
ing off some of the slate roof A num-
Der of people were in the building at
the time but only received a heavy
shock as did everybody within blocks.
The stage running between San
Louis Obispo and Templeson, Cal. was
robbed Friday night by masked man.
About $500 was taken from the passen-
gers and $1,000 from the Wells-Fargo
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