Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-03-28

Williams, Mcdonald, Martin and Graham,
four OF the prisoners who escaped from the
county Jail at Ashland, were captured few
days ago near Hayward Richie, the muir
derer, was the only man at large. reward
of $500 was offered for him
The saw-mill at Gillette. OcOntO County,
was recently destroyed by fire. Loss, o., 800.
Oscar Thilmany has formed q company st
Appleton for manufacturing sulphite fiber,
and VIII erect a $3.50 900 plant soon some
where on the Fox river.
NJ. L. Fuller, Of Madison, recently pur-
chased parcel Of land facing Capitol park.
ON which he will erect an opera-house.
BY proclamation President Harrison has
released from reservation the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter Of section
d township 50 north, range Q east, in the
district OF lands at WausRu These lands
were reserved for the purpose OF river i'm
provement in 1881
An Alderney COW owned by Farmer
Irvenbach, OF Eau Claire County, recently
gave birth TO four fully deve oped calves
All are alive.
The dwelling house and out-buildngs Of
A. Richardson a farmer living two miles
south of Darlington, were burned TO the
groun d the other morning. Loss. $500:
insurance, $1,000.
The wife of Joel Sally, laborer OF Ellis
worth, recently received information that
she had fallen heir TO a large estate by the
death of her father in Michigan.
Jim Connors, notorious crook with n
half-dozen aliases, who had been carrying
on an extensive system of forgery in the
pineries was arrested at Eau Claire a few
days ago
The Jefferson board Of education has
adopted the system Of free textbooks for
the public schools.
Herman Wolfile, OF Pennington, suictded
the other day by shooting himself in the
head with a revolver. He leaves a wife and
family.
d. Poggenberg, proprietor of the general
store and elevator at Adell, made an as
signment to /. Slater recently. Assets and
liabilities estimated at $4,000 and $4,000,
respectively.
The committee which has been investi-
eating on the part OF the Government she
charges of spoliation OF Indians has com
pleted its work and reports that the
charges made against the reservation Off
cials are groundless.
Hugo Kuehmsted, cashier OF the First Ma
tional Bank of Kaukauna, died in that city
quarrel occurred the other day ~
Dlckeysville between John Daniels, man
seventy three years old, and his son.
High words arose between the two and the
old man stabbed his son several times with
a pocket-knife. The young man could not
recover.
The oldest bridal pair that ever stood be-
fore the altar in Belolt was X d. Burdick
and Heppebeth Turney, OF RocktOn, Ill The
groom was eighty-two and the bride eighty.
one years old They we're married by Judge
orion q few days ago.
Peter 0Rourke a wealthy farmer living
near Wausau, went TO town the other morn
ing and created great excitement when the
streets were crowded at noon by taking
strychnine and falling ia front of the
National bank He died an hour later
Milwaukee brewers have decided TO be
responsible for no more saloon keepers
licenses, and "a dimlnution of the number
Of saloons is expected to be the result.
Quite sensation was created IN Beloit
recently by the public withdrawal from the
Methodist Episcopal church of prominent
family because Of their conversion to Chris
tian science. Beloit has a large clase of
scientists, but this was the first instance
where church members there renounced
their creed
Isaac Fields, OF Neillsyille, notorious rs =
keeper OF disreputable house, was re-
ce ntly sentenced to one wear Ia the State
prison.
The works ut WATERFOWL OF the }. j.
Perry Manufacturing Company limited,
haze been sold 10 the WATERFOWL Machine
Company for $4,000
Fred schafer, locomotive engineer OF
Eau Claire, was recently sentenced to sin
months imprisonment for stealing an over
coat
Work on the Hurley end OF the Rhipe-
lander branch of the Lake Shore road Was
resumed the other day. There were thirty
elk miles yet to build, but the matter would
be pushed and the line complet al "a quick
lY az nnssihle