Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-15
NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
"A RECORD OF THE EVENTS OF
THE PAST WEEK.
Geographic Brevittes Received Up 20
Time of Going to Press-PoIitical,
Religious. Social and Miscenaneous
Happenings of the Week.

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An old man named Guse, living near
Mayville. hung himself while tenn
porarily insane.
Rock river is being dragged for
CLANS, some fine pearls having recently
been found at Monterey.
Tomahawk lake furnishes a museal-
ionge of thirty-two pounds weight and
over forty inches in length.
In trying TO stop a team hitched to
a reaper and driven by his son, Mr..
Ahearn of New London was killed.
Vernon county veterans have de-
creased in number since 1895 from 7ol
to BIZ, "a loss of 100 or nearly 20 per cent.
The census shows that there are 529
Indians in the town Of Ashland. be-
sides over fifty children attending
school at odanah.
Joseph Noyes Of Appleton, IL years
old. was killed by the accidental dis
charge of a companions gun while
hunting on Sunday.
Charles Linchon and James w.
Green, two Ashland men, were lost in
the woods while making a bicycle trip
to Mason and return.
Ten fresh deer heads found in the
o nea Ashland have set the deputy
game wardens on the trail OF some one
who is violating the law.
Mrs. Eliza Carson Of Boscobel was
married to James Wiley. a wealthy
Richland county farmer. Fifty years
& the pair were lovers.
The ice houses OF the Metropolitan
Ice company of Chicago at Palmyra
were burned. causing a loss of $50, 200.
on which there is but a small insur-
ance.
Portage Democrat: ]. s. smith says
he got a notice this week that his pen
zion was increased from i12 TO IS per
month. He will refuse 10 accept the
Increase
1t is taken for granted by the people
of Oshkosh that the Tillotson road is
being abandoned, as the ties and rails
deposited along the projected electric
line are being hauled away.
Two inches Of rain fell at Stevens
Point and did much good TO crops.
Near Columbus the rainfall was so
heavy that the st. Paul tracks at
Doylestown were washed out.
George Smith. the young indian who
is on trial at Viroqua charged with
killing Charley White Deer. says that
some members OF his band offered him
a pony If he would commit the deed.
The Mortensen lumber company OF
Wausau have just closed a deal by
which they become the possessors OF
rs, 200, 600 feet Of pine. located at Rice
river which will be sawed at Wausau.
The Windsor mine, near Hurley. for
merly known as the old Nimikon. has
been sold TO Corrigan, Mckinney & Co.
who will pump out the 500 feet of water
In the mine and put a force of men &c
work.
A gentleman while digging up a tree
near Rhinelander found a fine specimen
Of what is known as needle ore clinging
10 the roots. but a few below the sur
face Further Investigations VIII be-
made.
President George Harrison Of the
Ashland Street Railway company has
petitioned the county Judge TO set aside
an appropriation 81 $4,000 made for bet
ter country roads. No reason is given
for the request
S j. Hangar Of Norway. Racine
county. has t~le-drained twenty acres OF
land adjoining the Coos lake branch Of
the Wind lake canal and has wonder
fully large crops Of corn, potatoes. fax
and garden truck growing on f..
The case of William Weber, who
claimed damages from the city Of
Racine in the amount OF 5000 for in
turles sustained by being thrown from
his wagon IN a defective street, has
been settled out OF court for $500.
Lightning struck a barn belonging TO
Jacob Wensner, in town Of Nasewau-
pee, Door county, setting ii on fire,
which destroyed building and contents.
consisting Of crop OF hay and barley
and all farming implements. Partially
insured.
A Pennsylvania man has written let
tiers TO county in Northern
Wisconsin making inquiries as to hem
lock lands. He processes TO want 2.O00.-
000 feet and wants all possible informa-
ton as TO location. timber accessibility
ana price.
! The stevens Point common council
has adopted the petition OF the Civic
federation and the Sunday law Will be
strictly enforced. six hundred people
attended the mass meeting held by the
federation on Sunday and the greatest
enthusiasm was shown.
Mrs. Emma Thrush. who was re-
Gently convicted of the murder Of her
husband and sentenced to Waupun for
life. now says that Thrush was killed
hS a man VINO ttnlt 10 see her ana
that she saw him strike her husband
on the head and then run away. Fear
kept her silent until now. She gives
the name Of the person she claims IS
guilty.
Mr. IN Mrs, Bredel of Eagle River
are having a boat built that viii give
them a home on the lakes when they
30 fishing, The boat IS 16 by 40 feet
and has a cabin u by sc feet htted up
in sleeping car style with herths. parlor,
dining room, bath and toilet. The boat
Will be named the Funny Island and IL
VIII he towed by the little steam yacht
owned by the Bredels. The launch
ing viii take place in about two weeks
and a number Of friends have been In
vited 70 be present. The Eagle lakes
which are accessible 10 the craft are
eight in number and cover over twenty
miles in length.
The Park hotel at GAINESVILLE was sold
at sherif's sale. Capt, Pliny Norcross
bidding il in at $40. SOC for Mrs. Eliza
beth Poole. the plainrin who held s
mortgage given by the former owner,
John waldo. The house Will he closed.