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

James Hunter, alias White, a notori-
Gus criminal, was arrested at Menasha
and taken to Oshkosh, where he is to an
swer for DEMONSTRATING.
Nearly 100 teachers are attending a
Normal class at Wausau.
jim. Ripley, farmer near Trempea-
leau, was robbed of 800 by an Indian.
The Norwegian Lutheran Seminary at
Madison will be moved to Minneapolis,
Oct 3.
The Frawley House, the leading hotel
in North Eau Claire, was closed by at
tachment for debt.
The Superior Lumber Company, at
Ashland, sold 100000 feet of mill-run
| lumber to firm in Tonawanda, N Y.
The Sheboygan Chair Company, sue
cessors of the Sheboygan Manufacturing
Company, re-opened the factory this
week. The establishment employs 600
people.
The Berlin Courant says cranberries
are looking pretty we'll The vines are
now in blossom, while some berries APP
pear as large as peas. Millers are do
ing what they can to prevent crop.
The growers are also doing what they
can to kill the millers by burning lights
at night. On the Fitch marsh hundreds
of lights have been kept burning.
The State printing has been awarded,
| for the next two years, TO the Democrat
at So per cent. off from maximum rates
allowed by law This is 20 per cent.
lower than the contract of two years
ago to the same firm. The competition
for the work was lively, and in conse-
quence the state has realized benefit of
several thousand dollars in the award
over previous years.
A wild man was discovered near Iron
ton, through the burning of barn.
| He hid D deep ravine near by, and
could not be captured.
The annual meet of the Wisconsin di-
vision of the League of American
Wheelmen, was held at Racine Friday
and Saturday.
A freight train going north on the
Mineral Point division of the ST. Paul
road, was wrecked at the intersection of
the joint switch track, in Beloit. The
accident was due to a criminal act by
some one who broke a switch lock and
turned the switch, also tampering with
the gears of the switch target, so that it
| indicated closed switch. A short time
ago passenger train was derailed ut
the same place, and the foreman of the
section was discharged for leaving the
| switch open, but he claimed the switch
had then been tempered with.
| The business men of Eau Claire have
decided to raise 81, 800 for their North
western fair and races.
While cutting weeds with scythe at
Rock Falls, Tommy Stelter struck an
S-year-old brother and nearly cut off
one of his legs.
The Messombria Mineral and Timber
company, of Milwaukee, filed articles of
association with capital stock of 50,
100000
The river steamer Leander Choate
was burned to the waters edge at
Northport The boat made regular
trips between Oshkosh and New Lon
don on the Embarris River, carrying
passengers and freight just how the
fire originated is not known, but it is
thought that it was caused by the care
less dropping of live Goals upon the
plank flooring Of the boiler-room.
Lawrence Kerr, of Chippewa Falls
| took dose of strychnine while in the
city prison. He had been arrested
charged by his wife with ill treatment
Prompt medical aid saved his life.
Two young men were captured in the
freight yard of the St. Paul company at
Portage. About $50 in spurious dollars
and halves were found on their persons.
Judge Bennett at GAINESVILLE granted
u decree of divorce to Ellie Erwin, aged
sixteen, who was the last victim of Lee
Erwin. the noted bgamist, now con
fined at Waupun.
Mrs S. H. Wheaton, of Racine, sud
denly disappeared taking her tive-year-
old daughter with her. No one knows
where she has gone. Her husband
thinks she has eloped.
Mrs. John Klein. of GAINESVILLE, eloped
with O. F. Bradford, of Chicago Mrs.
Klein left home saying that she was
going to Chicago to visit her sister.
Michael Meyer, a wealthy farmer
living near Neenah was kicked to death
by vicious horse, which he was trying
to capture in pasture. He leaves a
wife and four children.
Mike G. Connolly. of Ashland, Wis,
has cabled Jem Smith, champion of
England, accepting the latte, challenge
to fight any man in the world Kilrain
excepted, for 81, 800 side. There
seems to be every prospect that the
match will be arranged The fight is to
take place either in France or Spain.
Fire destroyed the grand stand on the
Northern Fair associations grounds at
Oshkosh. The loss is 5000, without
insurance.
A grand emancipation celebration
will be held at Delavan, Wednesday,
Aug l. There will be addresses by the |
Rev j. p. James and Mr.. Fisher, of
Beloit, u concert, dance and other
festivities.
The ceremony of laying the corner
stone of ST. Josephs Catholic church at
Waukesha took place Sunday in the
presence Of large gathering.
II. Joslyn, an old and respected citi-
zen of Berlin hanged himself in his
woodshed He was SO years of age.
and had showedsigns of a weak mind
The college of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus, at Prairie du Chen, is to be dis
continued and changed to Jesuit |
novitiate.
Clarence w. Tostcyin, of West Bend, |
succeeds ID. +. Crandall rs Wisconsin |
Central railway station agent at Fond
du Lac.
Shawano will spend from $4,000 to |
$4,000 for commodious schoolhouse.
The walls of the building will be faced |
with Milwaukee brick.
Peter Demro, of Depere, aged 102,
walked from there to Green Bay, dis
lance of five miles in one hour and
fifteen minutes.
w. L. Megow killed an urson, or
Canada porcupine, in his back yard at
Cranberry Center 1t measured two
feet six inches from the nose to the tip
of the tail.
The River and Harbor bill makes S12,-
900 available for the construction of a
government levee south from Portage