Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-12

killed by lightning at Linden, while
shocking oats.
A new disease has appeared in oats.
1t is feared by farmers that the general
prevalence of it may ruin the crop.
A barn owned by Joseph Reitmeyer, a
farmer living three miles north of Cato,
was struck by lightning and burned.
q. H. Dykes, a hotel chef, jumped
from a Milwaukee train near Arena and
sustained injuries from which he died.
John School and Henry Corners, both
of Emerald, were arrested, charged with
stealing $110 from Michael Langdon.
The officers of the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION will have entire charge of the
Chautauqua to be held in Racine next
year.
Frank Woll, operator of an electric
crane at Beloit, came in contact with
electric wires. He was unconscious half
an hour, but will recover.
Anton Felber, farmer at Branch,
was instantly killed by lightning during
an electrical storm. Felber was SO years
Of age and leaves a family.
Thomas Oaks, farmer of Evansville,
is dead as a result of having thrust his
hand down the throat of dog that was
suffering from hydrophobia.
While drilling a we'll on the farm of
d. III. Syme near Glenwood the work
men bored through deposit of iron ore
between thirty and forty feet thick.
Fire destroyed a large wing of the old
Judge Cole homestead, one of the his
toric landmarks of La Crosse. The fire
is believed to be of incendiary origin.
A 3-year-old child of Appleton was
nearly stung to death by falling into
hollow near Riverside cemetery where
was located wasps' nest. The little
girl will recover.
In a head-on collision on the North
western, four miles south of Kenosha,
three men were seriously injured and
property destroyed
An incendiary fire at the home of j.
w. Stowell at La Crosse nearly cost
the lives of Mrs. Stowell and two chill
dren, who were overcome by smoke and
rescued by fremen.
Frank Ballman, while riding with three
companions in boat at the Hydraulic
Falls, Menominee river, was pulled into
the falls by the current and drowned.
The others escaped.
Harry Jones. a blacksmith at Ives
Grove, caught Il mad dog by the throat
and held it until it could be shot 1t
had bitten Miss Wachettoes of Racine
and ran amuck, biting cattle.
The Iron Belt Mining Company at Iron
Belt is pulling up it's pumps on account
Of having exhausted the iron ore, and
have sold the entire stock of general mer-
chandisc to Davis & Fehr Of IronwOod.
The residence of G. w. Lassel in Wau-
kesha was entered the other afternoon
and a quantity of jewelry valued at $500
was taken. A number Of articles and
quite an amount Of money was over
looked.
University President Van Hise is the
guest of Andrew Carnegie at Skibo Cas-
tie, Scotland He will then go to Vienna
to attend the International Geological
congress as a representative of the Unit
ed States.
The 4-year-old son of Captain William
M. Lewis, president of the Wisconsin
Wheel Works at Racine, got hold of
bottle of chloroform and swallowed a
sufficient amount to kill three persons.
Doctors hope he will recover.
At / o'clock Monday morning the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway passen-
ger and freight depot in WATERFOWL was
totally destroyed by fire. together with
several hundred dollars worth of freight
The loss is about $1,000. The origin OF
the fire is unknown.
John Palmgren of 1877 Liberty street,
New York, was found dead on the west
bound Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha limited train between Fair
child and Eau Claire The body was TAX
en- off at Eau Claire for an Inquest.
Death was due to heart disease.
Judge Dunwiddie of GAINESVILLE has ap-
pointed David w. Watt receiver for the
Luella Forepaugh- Fish Wild West show,
which was attached by the owners for
$4,000. The city is full Of Asiatics,
cowboys, negroes and others who have
not been able to raise the necessary
money to leave.
eve will share the profits Of our bust
ness with our own employees in the flu
ture." This was the keynote of the
address by President A. w. Rich of the
Rich Shoe Company at a luncheon given
in honor of his sixtieth birthday in Mil
waukee. eve propose to effect an or
ganizat:on of our company in such way
as to allow our employees to become profit
sharers."
Samuel McCown and Mrs. Mary
Scales Of La Crosse are found to be the
heirs to rich estate left by John Nc
Gown of Rio, Colo, a capitalist who died
in seclusion there some time ago. The
heirs were found and will gain the for
tune through a newspaper article. Mrs.
Scales, one of the benefciaries. is a poor
widow. John McCOwn was lost track Of
years ago by his relatives.
The Supreme Court of the State will
be called upon to give a decision IN the
construction of the will of the late Jack
son !. Case of Racine, as an appeal will
be taken from the decision given by
Judge Belden in the case of the Illinois
Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
against Henrietta N. Case, widow of
Jackson 7 Case In the will Mr. Case