Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-06-13
NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
HISTORY OF SEVEN DAYS CON-
DENSED TO DATE.
Religious, Political. Obituary. Criminal
and Miscellaneous Happenings as Re
ported from Various Sections of This
Commonwealth.

Charles ]. Bullock, a postgraduate
student In the University Of Wiscon-
sin, has just been appointed instructor
in economics at Cornell university.
Hereafter all candidates for the Office
OF county superintendent of Wisconsin
Will be required to pass an examina-
ton about equal TO that required for
first-grade certificate. They will also
be obliged to show that they have had
sufficient experience to fit them for the
position If elected. These were the re-
forms adopted by the last legislature.
In accordance with the provisions of
this law State Superintendent Emery
has announced that examinations Tor
those desiring TO become candidates will
be held In the last week in July al Ash
land, Eau Claire and Oshkosh, and also
in Madison early in August.
Assemblyman James Free man of La
fayette county is at the Wisconsin gen
eral hospital in a dying condition and
there is no hope for his recovery. A
week ago Mr.. Freeman had an CoAera-
tion performed for the relief OF a head
trouble, from which he has suffered for
some time.
Mrs. Cox, the natron Of the Institute
for Girls. in Milwaukee. has reported
that the safe at the institution was
opened Wednesday and a considerable
sum of money taken. The loss will
reach about 5000
George Schieck, formerly a baker. but
who for some time past has been an in
mate of the county almshouse. was
struck by a locomotive and killed as he
was crossing the tracks of the St. Paul
railway near Wauwatosa. He was
about SO years old.
John Tobin, about 40 years Old, who
has been in jail for six months at Hud-
son. escaped across the lake Wednes-
day night leaving the officer, who was
In hot pursuit, on the bank. A few in
effective shots were fred after him.
The sheriff is now after him.
The coroners jury in the case OF
Louis Christopherson of Racine, whose
dead body was found in the lake few
weeks ago, brought in a verdict that
the deceased came to his death by
causes unknown to them. It is the
opinion of many that Christopherson
was murdered. and upon this theory
the police are now working up the case.
Four physicians have testified that the
man was dead before he ever struck
the water
r. H. Burr of Kenosha was arrested
at Racine last week, charged with using
the United States malls for fraudulent
purposes. Ralph Bird is complainant.
Milwaukee.-Matilda Forester. wife
OF August Forester of 1922 Cold Spring
avenue. was found dead in bed. having
been asphyxiated by gas.
Sheriff Grashorne OF Sheboygan has
reported with a number of deputies at
Sheboygan. Phoenix and Nation fac
tories. humber of strikers were hang
ing around. but were promptly removed.
The result Of calling out the sheriff is
that the different factories are working
with a largely increased force.
Karl Kruger, a well known farmer
living near Winneconne. was killed by
a vicious bull Kruger went out in
the pasture alone, when he was knocked
down and gored and trampled on till
he was unconscious. He dragged him.
self to the house, about a quarter Of q
mile away. physician was called.
but the man died.
The dry-goods store of Folger Bros.
was closed by the sheriff at Black
River Falls. The liabilities are about
$4,000. with stock valued from $1,000
to $4,000
Richard Ieardeau of Milwaukee and
members OF the new state board of ar
bitration appointed by Gov. UphaIn
took the oath Of office and discussed
the third member of the board, who is
TO be chosen by them, but no selection
has yet been made.
There are charges that the plan 10
have the inmates Of the house of cor
rection at Milwaukee employed in
breaking stone Is really a doodle
scheme to cover the purchase of a
stone quarry. and then work it for the
benefit Of a company which is to be
formed. In this company. II is said
a number of officials will be let In on
the ground floor" and by this means II
is expected that the plan can be rushed
through the county board.
The state lodges OF Odd-FeIlows and
OF Rebekahs are ia session at Madison.
The new officers Of the odd Fellows
will in ali probability be the following:
Grand master. l.. II. Mead Shell Lake;
deputy grand. F. w Hartman, APP
pleton: secretary. Richard Hoe. Mil
waukee; treasurer. David Alder, MIL
waukee; grand representative. J. W.
Watson. Fond du Lac.
waupun.--J. W. Oliver the republl-
can member Of the state board of con-
troll. was seriously. IL not fatally in
jured while riding his wheel He was
looking away when the wheel struck
large stone. throwing him to the
ground.
odgeville.-W!lliam Pengelly.
farmer near this city, scratched his lit
tie finger on a barb wire a couple OF
weeks ago II resulted In hlood-pois-
oning. and he died last night in great
agony.
Menasa.-One Of the 1--WE smallpox pa
tients discovered Friday died Saturday
night and was buried Sunday. The vic
tim was the 3-year-old son Of Frank
Mix. One Of the remaining two suffer
ers is convalescent, and all the other
patients in other parts OF the city are
doing wen.
Beloit Miss katherine Reitter and
W. c Helm Of jamestown. n. d, class
OF 81. Reioit college. We're married b.,
Prof Blaisdell Of Beioit college
Madison. -IudEe Siebecker OF the cir