Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-05-30
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.

Fl. H. Giles. for many years MEM
Der Of the state board Of charities and
reform, died at his home in Madison
last week. He was member of the as
sembly in 1852. Of the senate from 1853
to 1853, in which year he was president
pro tenn. of the senate.
A river driver named Jerome Muir
ply, whose home is at Ripon, Wis, was
drowned in the Nemadge river, near the
mouth Of the Balsam
Milwaukee.-The street railway en-
ployes are of the opinion that the COM
pany is bringing conductors and motor
men here from Brooklyn and other
places. anticipating a strike. Henry c.
Payne mas asked the men to postpone
the wage question for week or two.
The old contract with the men expired
May l.
Afilwaukee.-If crazy man runs
amuck and threatens lie and property
the legal complications in this county
are such that there is no legal way to
commit him to an insane asylum. A
young man rushed to and fro between
law offices and court-rooms trying TO
get some action by which his father,
who is violently insane, could be sent to
the insane asylum. Judge Wallber,
Judge Johnson and all the court COM
missioners refused to issue an order,
and at last accounts the crazy man
was strapped to his bed in his home.
Judge Johnson, who decided that the
old law was unconstitutional and thus
caused IL the trouble. now thinks 9TH
er judges should commit under the law
in spite of his decision.
Milwaukee.-The jury in the case of
Henry Woller against the Milwaukee
street railway company gave a verdict
of $3.50 in favor OF the plaintiff. Woller
sued for $4,000 damages on account of
an assault committed upon him by
street car conductor.
Milwaukee.-The marriage certificate
of William Loebl and Sophia Loebl has
just been filed. Mrs. Loebl possesses
the unique distinction OF having begun
no less than seven different actions for
divorce from her husband, having final
ly, after Withdrawing six of them. sue
ceeded in getting a divorce Feb. last.
The marrIsg &c certificate just filed
shows that the two were married on
April by the Rev. Mr.. Hirtz. Loebl is
a saloonkeeper at sth street and North
avenue.
Waukesha.-Col. Fitzpatrick, of Gin
NlHLdlls Va expired SuQueDly DIT ING
Park hotel. He had long been a suffer
er from some kidney affection and had
come to Waukesha in the hope of inn
proving his health. He was 70 years of
age and was retired United States
army officer.
Johnson's Creek.-The worst hail and
rain storm ever known here occurred
last week. running all the early vege-
tables. Strawberries and fruit trees.
Great damage was done to grain on the
hillsides and low grounds.
Green Bay.-The annual convention
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal church
for the Appleton district elected the
following officers: President. Mrs. E.
S. McChesney. Appleton; first vice.
president. Mrs. H. p. Haylett. Apple
ton: second vice-president, Mrs. NJ. A.
Drew, Ahnapee; corresponding secre-
tary. Mrs II. II Lieber Marinette; re-
cording secretary. Mrs S. w. Cham
pion. Green Bay; treasurer, Mrs. L.
Nash. Manitowoc; superintendent of
mite boxes. Mrs. j. T. Stretton. Suam-
Ia