Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-29

I golden wedding at Hudson.
] A curfew ordinance is pending in the
West Superior common council
The residence of c. T. wakeley
burned at Madison, with loss of 81, 500.
Kaukauna is to have a special cleo
ton to decide the rate Of liquor license.
Ex-Governor Hoard and a party of
friends are camping on an island near
the 500.
The residence and barn OF Albert
Guetzlaff burned at WATERFOWL, with a
loss of 81 800
Mrs. Isaac Meyers died at Prairie du
Sac from the effects of injuries received
in runaway.
Thomas Cooper was arrested at La
Crosse, accused of swindling people
with bogus piano sales.
The Fox river is so low that the
smell Of rubbish at the bottom makes
life miserable al Menasha.
Nels Dahl hanged himself at Utica,
near Stoughton. being respondent be-
cause of unrequited affection.
Manitowoc is enjoying a boom over
the new railway terminals and pros
pective deepening of the harbor.
James Cory, who was fined $50 I'M
der the new oleomargarine law at Mad
ison. will appeal to the supreme court.
Thomas Bailey, formerly Of Phillips,
and at one time sheriff of Price county,
is now chief of police of Little Falls,
Minnesota.
The window which Superior had n
the Wisconsin building at the Worlds
fair is TO be put in the new normal
school building.
Henry Hasten of WATERFOWL died
from the effects of being kicked in the
stomach by a horse.
Maj. II. S. Town. of Ripon. has been
appointed superintendent of me nation
al cemetery at Nashville, and will leave
for his post this week.
The people of Sparta turned out en-
masse to chase two negro burglars. and
one was captured. They had broken
into several residences.
The barns belonging TO Wallace In
gals, William Morton and Capt Peter
son burned at Racine. as the result Of
boys playing with matches.
Belmont has awarded a contract for
the construction of system of water
works TO Dubuque company.
Emil Lentz and Michael Ward were
heavily fined at Jefferson for general
rough behavior and throwing a stone
at party out in carriage.
At Deerfield. Dane county force OF
men are at work moving church from
its location. two miles away in the
farming country, to the village.
Badger Mills, Chippewa county, joins
the large number of places that are
after the new state fish hatchery to be
located soon by the commissioners.
Joseph Dolegal pleaded guilty at
Wausau to a burglary at Edgar a
month ago and was sent by Judge Bar
deem 10 the state prison for three years.
Charles Edwards committed suicide
at Genesee by hanging himself. He
was the son of an old resident, and had
become respondent On account of'sick-
ness.
AT the close OF successful summer
school for Adams county. held at Kill
bourn, Supt George E. Reynolds was
presented with fine Office chair by the
teachers.
The railway bridge at Chippewa
Falls gave way while train was cross
ing, but fortunately did not sink far
enough to prevent the train from get
ting over.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs. p.
Moe fell into a cistern at Racine and
was under water forty minutes, but was
resuscitated by hard work on the part
of doctor.
Deaths in the state: Mrs Ogden
Brooks, shawano; Joseph r. Bridge.
| Monroe. r. c. Edwards. Genesee: An
drew Niemann, Sheboygan; John Har-
wood, Oshkosh.
A heavy wind the other night did
considerable damage in the town of
| Eagle Point. Chippewa county. Barns,
houses and grain stacks were blown
in all directions. and growing crops
badly injured.
James Swallow, the Indian who was
| arrested in May at Black River Falls
for the murder Of another member Of
the tribe, George Blackhawk has been
discharged on the ground that the deed
was committed in self-defense.
Miss Helen E. Buckley who for two
| years was at Kemper hall. Kenosha.
| and who is well known as an accom-
| plished singer. has received an offer
from a London manager 10 assume the
| title role in new opera TO be brought
out next season.
The census takers have found an
other Stevens Point woman who breaks
the record for progeny. This one was
married at the age of Il years. Her
daughter married at l6, and now there
are twelve grandchildren. though the
grandmother is but AZ years old.
Peter weborg has a red Astrachan
apple tree al his place on the bay
shore about a mile beyond Fish creek
Door county which was planted more
than thirty years ago. The top spreads
SO feet and the trunk measures 4 feet
S inches in circumference feet from