Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-02-28
The News CONDEMNED.

1t has been decided to rebuild the
Stadt theater in Milwaukee at a cost of
cvc4 Scr, COO. III rc1loSS,sa tl.1..tcr
will be of iron and stone and fireproof
throughout
Miss Almah J. Frisby has resigned
her position at the Wisconsin state
university and will at the end of the
present school year take up the prac-
tice of medicine.
The intense cold and deep snow drove
many Of the large gray wolves that in
habit the Kettle range of bluffs from
their fastness to appease their hunger
with the farmers hocks.
Fred Vietz committed suicide at Two
Rivers by shooting. He leaves widow
and family. Insanity was thought to
be the cause.
The 2-weeks-old child of Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Faulkner, of Bay View,
was suffocated. 1t had been wrapped
in quilt and placed in a crib by its
parents bed.
After an illness of some weeks MRS.
George L. Hendrickson, wife of the
professor of Latin in the State univer-
sity, died at Madison.
The Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis 81
Omaha, the Duluth South Shore & At
lantic and the Northern Pacific have
entered into combination for the
building of a union depot at the june
ton of the three roads in Superior.
The Wood county board met in spe-
cial session and made an appropriation
of $4,000 for a new county Jail, t be
erected in Grand Rapids.
c. E. Bennett, printer, claiming
Baltimore as his home, lost one of his
legs while mounting moving freight
train at Monico. He was otherwise
crushed and bruised, and would prob
ably die.
Three prisoners escaped from the
county Jail at Juneau. They are
Frank Heath, John Rogers and Edward
Haley
The 9-year-old son of Conrad Wagner,
of Mount Horeb, died from the effects
of injuries sustained by falling under
a sleigh upon which he was catching
ride.
Patrick Boyle, a sl1idder in Polly's
Camp, 20 miles north of Hayward. was
INSTANTLY hiAACu W a va AaAAAuB vi hlS
head.
The Brassville district is now part
of Kenosha, the ordinance annexing it
having passed the council. The popu-
lation of the city now reaches 10000.
John Waller, proprietor of saloon
in Milwaukee, placed the muzzle of
pistol in his mouth and fired twice
Death was almost instantaneous. Wal
Ter left a letter saying that he had
gambled away all his money.
The question of changing the county
lines of Grant and Crawford counties
and making Boscobel the county seat is
being debated
Frederick Reifenstahl, one of the
pioneers of Milwaukee, died at the age
of 60 years His death resulted from
a sunstroke about two years ago.
Peter Fernett, of Chippewa Falls,
has sued the Boston & Maine railroad
for SIS. 900. His son was killed on the
road last month.
Mayor Roach announced at Menasha
that City Treasurer Schwaab was $500
short in his accounts.
A bonus of 1900 was being raised at
Grantsburg for Iowa parties, who are
to erect large canning factory.
Food and clothing were distributed
by the state to $50 destitute families
IL Burnett county.
A large barn, together with about
twenty cows, on the farm of George
Uhl, near Gal syille, was destroyed by
fire. There was no insurance.
Peter Wakem. one Of the most prom
inent stock raisers Of southern Wis
consin. died at bloomington Grove.