Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-07
The Nows Condensed.

Joseph Chaplin, young man employed in
the Badger paper mill at Kaukauna, lost
hand in the machinery recently.
Wausau has been asked to donate site
to a Southern Wisconsin company for
furniture factory.
George W. Reinhard, a Philadelphia re-
porter who is investigating the Northern
Wisconsin dance house stories, declares
that Kate Bushneirs charges are overdrawn.
Thomas He'll died at watertown recently
of consumption aged about sixty five years.
He was born in Germany, served as sol
der in the Mexican war, aud was a soldier
in Mexican regiment during the late re-
bellion
Mrs j. Steinmann, of Watertown, whose
husband committed suicide a year ago by
drowning, has become insane under the
blow She has been placed in the Dodge
County Asylum.
Twenty five churches were represented
at the recent fourth semi-annual coDven-
ton of the Northwestern Societies of Chris
tian Endeavor held at Eau Claire.
David Herbert, resident of Chippewa
Falls was killed in the woods few days
ago.
Thomas Montgomery, q wood-chopper at
High Bridge, near Milwaukee, was killed a
few days ago and literally hacked To pieces
with an axe by Louis Burke, a tic contract
or The trouble grew out of Montgomery
attentions to Burkes wife
viii Quincy farmer living near Fountain
City was disappointed in love He attempt
ed TO hang himself a few days ago, but, the
rope breaking, he was saved
At mass meeting Of Fort Howard and
Green Bay recently i5 was voted unaui-
Il
two cities.
A lamp explosion at Benton the other
evening caused the total destruction of the
Chicago & Northwestern depot at that plaoo.
The body of Knudt Kiosted, farmer re
siding near Mount Horeb, was found the
other morning in the smoking ruins of his
home. lie became intoxicated the previous
evening. and on reaching his home he prob
ably set 1t on fire by accident. He was sixty
years old, unmarried and owned a good farm.
The Government has decided against the
Stinson claim, involving fourteen quarter
sections of land at Old and West Superior,
worth about S2,000,0OO.
William Maniere. saloon-keeper at
Arkansaw Village, was converted at a re-
viyal recently, and on his return home tore
down his bar and smashed the billiard
tables.
Eleven hundred dollars worth of cloth
ing was stolen the other day from the house
of Mrs Mcbride at Prairie du Chen.
Hans Kuhn, the young Swiss who muir
dered his employer. William Christen, neal
Madison last December arrived from Swift
zerland in charge of the sheriff the other
day. He was greatly agitated ON nearing
the scene of his crime, and was apparently
afraid OF being lynched.
Chris Boettke, of Palmyra, paid 500 fol
watering the milk that he sold TO his
patrons
Trempeleau County is afflicted with black
measles, one family by the name of Gray
having lost three grown-up members with
in few days, and another is lying at the
point of death.
The Salvation Army has invaded Wiscon-
sin, Forty-five converts to the organization
have been made at Mineral Point
j. b. Kehls large Touring mill in Chip
pewa Falls was destroyed by fire the Other
day The mill was valued at about s3J, OOI
and was insured
A post-office has been established at Joel
Polk County, and Edward J. Harris APP
pointed postmaster.
Alexander Montgomery, who was as
saulted in camp at High Bridge, died the
other day His murderer, Lewis Burke
was in custody.
Mr.. c. b. Holiness of Chicago, has pur
chased the street railway at Madison.
An old man named Jackson who had beer
occupied as wood.sawyer for a long time
was recently killed by the cars at Ashland
Notice was received at the United States
land office in Eau Claire recently that the
Lacrosse and St Croix Falls offices had beer
abolished by executive order. They would
close up business and forward their records
7 to the Eau Claire office, whose territory viii
embrace the two other districts.
Bill Golden, keeper of a house of Hire
pute at Hurley was recently sentenced t.
the county Jail for six months.
Mrs Fagin, living in Milwaukee, left hei
two-year- old girl in the house for moment
the OF her evening, and when she returned
the child was a mass of flames, and sooI
died
''Dutch measles prevailed in an epidemic
form in Southern Wisconsin At Plattevill'
many students of the normal school arr
among the afflicted ones.
Policeman Louis Schlie shot and killed
himself at his home in Milwaukee the Other
morning He had been unwell and tempo
rarily insane, although able to attend to BIZ
. duties the day before. He leaves wife anC
child and was twen6y six years old