Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-09-06

AAt luc biR Gran Derry marshes III b0e
vicinity of Grand Rapids and Centralia
We're burned over by the fires. They
produced the biggest part of the cram
berry crop of the state.
An Appleton editor who has been
protesting against the custom of pub
fishing cards of thanks" was par
alyzed a few days since by receiving a
postal card announcing a birth in a
family and adding card of thanks. -
A Manitowoc paper says that citi-
zen saw some" grasshoppers the other
night His boat was about a mile
from the shore and the water between
it and the shore was quite well COW
cred with them.
Lightning struck the eagine house
at Fond du Lac and set fire to the
building Loss, 81, 100
Mrs. Alice D. Jensen died suddenly
in the union depot at Milwaukee. She
has had consumption for long time.
The grocery firm of r. F. Moves &
Co. at Sheboygan assigned to Otto T..
Killing Estimated assets are So, 600;
liabilities, $4,000.
Capt. T, c. 0verton, a prominent
military figure of Platteville. died at
the age of IS years
Three men, all from Chicago. were
killed and three others injured in a
railway wreck at Fort Atkinson.
William BrinSmeyer returned to
Milwaukee after three weeks absence
and claims to have been lured from
home by a stranger and drugged and
robbed
Racine Y NJ. C. A. hall was entered
by burglars, Furniture was broken
and $500 worth of mining stock owned
by Secretary Roltman was stolen
William T. jackson, a farmer near
Mineral Point was under arrest for
alleged assault upon Mildred Daniels,
a l4-year-old girl.
La Crosse q. r. u. men formally de-
clared the strike off About seventy
win fail to get back their positions.
All the dining-room girls at the Cliff
house, Devils Lake, went on strike
Male guests helped the landlord out
and the girls were discharged.
Mathew Tschech, of Glidden, was
instantly killed by a falling tree.
Charles Z. Wheeler of Racine, was
arrested in Chicago on suspicion of be-
longing TO a gang of bicycle thieves.
George Ballantine. the surveyor who
drove the first stake in the original
plat of Milwaukee, died in that city,
aged 81 years
Berlin has female physician who
3. -
Gertie G. Crumb She has had two
years experience as nurse and four
years course in a medical college.
The police were looking for three
crooifs who succeeded in passing a
large number Of forged checks on Ash
land merchants
At Ashland Mrs. Farrell attempted
to light gasoline stove and ignited
some oil She had spilled on her dress
and was badly burned.
George Bessie. who on May stole a
horse and carriage from a farmer near
Amigo and left the same in Shawano,
was found at relatives in the town
of Norwood.
Michael Cook, an old resident of the
his wagon by his team running away
and instantly killed.
John A. Pettigrew, ex-superinten.
dent of Lincoln park. Chicago, win su.
perintend Milwaukee's parks
The Leper Moe, who was found liv
ing in box car at La Crosse, was sent
back to Houston, Tex, by the author
tiles. The poor creature has but one
thing left for him to do. That is to
| get to the island Of oahn, in the Pa
cifc ocean, as soon as possible. Thi;
| island is home for lepers-
! plan to colonize idle coke workers
| on farms in Wisconsin is being for.
Narded by Rev. D. Il. Lunerdine. Of
/ @onuellsville. Pa.
Mai. Hutchins, Of Rockford, Ill, won
the diamond badge III the club shoot
at Beloit, breaking forty-six out Of
/ fifty 1lue rocks