Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-10-25
State News.

While Mrs. Oscar Mobiles, Miss Mary
Mobiles and Esther l.. Walker. Of Ry-
mond, were driving 10 Milwaukee, the l
horse ran aMay, severely ipjuring every
one OF the party.
The residence Of G + SiDjth ia Fair
! field was found 10 be Ahlaze 10 sact an
extent that no one could enter II Ia res
cue the inmates 1t was at hrst sup
posed that every mem Der of the family
had been incinerated, Tut the appear
nnce of the parents soon after the kuild-
! ing fell, aud their lamentations, IN tde
it evident that their children had been
the victims OF So terrible a fate. The
| little ones. oHe Years OF age and the
other Is months. had been iocked in
during the temporary absence Of the
parents. and, being unable % get out,
were soon over come BY the flames.
Their remains we're found where the
door had b Ell, indicating hat they had
endeayorcd 10 escape. he origin OF
the lire is a matter OF conjecture.
An inoendiary at Trenpcalcau des-
troyed 5000 shingles ia the lumber yard
at that place.
The Rev. A. A. Young has resigned
the pastorale Of the Congregational
church at Boscobel.
The Lehigh company is making coke
at West Sup rior, having fired fourteen
OF its City ovens.
A Swede named Jansen was killed by
a runaway team at the Burlington cross
Ing near Alma.
The city of West Bend has been sued
for $1,000 by Valentine Huffman, Of
Milwaukee. FOR personal injuries caused
BY dcfrctil g approach to q bridge.
The Florence Mining News SAYS that
logging has already commenced in ear
nest. Camps are located 10 every d-
recllon. and the prospects for an active
winter campaign are especially favor
able.
John Flaye's nose wss shot off dur
ing n row at II resort in tie town Of For
est Fond du Lac county.
{. E. Morgan, If Madison, has Oh
tanned ii judgement OF $4,000 against
the st. Paul Railway ,mp4ny in tie
circuit court at Sparta, for damage 10 =
cranberry marsh. burned by a !re which
orlglhated IN a spark from locomo i've
While Frank MelAa. OF Fairehild, was
building feuea u large wildcat s.izci
Que u his thighs. he had sufficient
presence Of mind 70 Apply his hammer
vigoronsly and with deadly Ell ct t., the
animaPs head Mcka has the bounty
of So TO offset his unpleasant exper-
lance
The United States engineers arr sur
vrying the Fox river between Green
Bay and Depere for the purpose of leara-
ing what amount Of dredging viii he
necessary TO make nm even depth of
twelve feet between the two cities. Con-
gress has appropriated $40. 600 for the
Improvement.
The family of Ole Olson, residing in
the town Of Ellsworth. are The victims
of a pni>oner. All the members we're
dangerously i'll and one Of the children
is dead. An investigation has been in
stituted.
The old International hotel. La
Crosse after being closed ioruaarly 4
wear, is again open. he house has been
rebuilt. Steam heaters put in throug '4out,
and handsomely furnished. Mr.. Tar
bell, formerly of the Barton house. lIur-
ley, is landlord, aud Mr. Newell. form
erly of Nccedah and Mansion, is Sc
ond in command.
The American house Of Waukesha
has again changed hands, Elw.
Errard, of the Cambrian house. having
purchased it for S15. 900. G.. Ii. Chase,
the seller, paid so, 800 for the property
about Year ago.