Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-06

Richard IL. Rowlands, formerly of
Watertown, died recently in CHrarvon,
Wales, where he was visiting.
Cassius Baker, of Beldenyille, recent
ly lost his residence by fire. This
was the third time he had been I'M
housed by flames.
An clipping couple from Freeport, H..
Frank Baker, aged 10 years, and Mag
gle Dommell, aged Is years, were mar
ried at Monroe recently.
An inmate of the Soldiers Home at
Milwaukee, named Ryan, was struck by
an express train the other day and ia
tally injured.
Sherman Robbins, of GAINESVILLE, fell
under train at Beloit the other day
and was instantly killed.
Sherman Robbins, of GAINESVILLE, was
cut in two at Beloit few days ago by
falling under the wheels of a train in
sight of a crowd Of people.
Joseph Byrnes of Chicago. who mar
ried Miss Donahue a few days since at
Manitowoc, proves to be bigamist. He
has another wife in Chicago.
ADCAb 1DOONus dSCo ~ gNdlof W do h4AlNh
recently by the accidental discharge of
a gun in the hands of a companion near
Stevens Point.
John BallenIne, aged 50 years, was
killed by falling tree a few days ago
in the town of Ashippun, Dodge County.
J. C. Mills. of hartford, committed
suicide recently by hanging. He had
conducted hotel at Green Lake for a
good many years.
The discovery of a very valuable
quarry of building stone near Black
River Falls is causing considerable in
terest.
Carl Warren, La Crosse farmer,
while crossing the river recently broke
through the ice and as drowned.
The affairs of the Hekla Fire In
surance Company of Madison reached a
crisis recently, formally voting to wind
up the business
Ten of herd Of eighteen cattle be-
longing to b. i. Clark, of Berlin, broke
through the ice at the old Rhodes ferry
recently and were drowned.
Herman Robbins. head brakeman on
the Milwaukee & st. Paul line, fell
under the wheels and was instantly
killed a few days ago at Beloit. Robbins
resided in GAINESVILLE.
The United State Senate has passed
the bill increasing to s.. 600, 600 the
amount of cost for public building at
Milwaukee.
A fire early the other morning de-
stroyed a block OF three stores at She
boygan owned by George c, End, Loss,
$50, 900.
The residence Of Joseph Rumenoff at
Marshheld was burned the other day
while the family was absent. Loss, 50.
900.
An accident occurred at the Montreal
mine near Hurley the other evening
which resulted in the death Of Dominick
Giovanni and the fatal injury Of Gui-
zeppe Giovanni.
Hart Bros, Of Green Bay, have con-
tracted with H. Il. a. G.. b. Burger, of
Manitowoc, for a new propeller, to be
completed June /. Her cost will be
$50, 900. She will run between Green
Bay and Cheboygan, Mich.
The contract for steel drawbridge
across the Mississippi river in La Crosse
for use as a wagon bridge was let re-
Gently to the Clinton Ia. Bridge Com
pany for $4,000.
A syndicate of berry-growers at Sparta
have united in the purchase of crates
and boxes for next seasons business A
consignment OF one hundred and twenty
thousand arrived few days since.
Plated land inside the limits of Ash
land valued at from $50, 900 to $40, OO0
wa hled upon the other day by Harry
Beaser, Luther Durfee, Arthur Osborn
and three others as homesteads. The
land comprises nearly one thousand
acres.