Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-08-05


turns.
Peter Bier lost his horse i'll trying to
cross a ford over a creek in the town Of
Primrose.
The organization of State association
of grain buyers was started at GAINESVILLE
by grain handlers.
The Field Mems Club, an insurance
workers organization, held it's annual
meeting at Green Lake.
The government has discontinued the
postoffice at Dacada, and free delivery
routes have been established.
The first reports received at the Office
of Secretary of Agriculture John M. True
show that crops are in fine condition.
Recent rains have caused the Wolf
river to overflow it's banks near Shoe
ton, causing thousands of dollars dam
age.
The boom-men's threatened strike,
which would have involved the whole
lumber industry of the Menominee river,
was settled.
Michigan capitalists have purchased
the Diamond Match Company's plant at
Marinette and will convert it into a ce-
real 1000 factory.
The issuance Of tax certificates on two
of the biggest churches in Superior gave
the congregations quite a scare. The GER
tificates were issued by mistake.
Mrs. M. Ritchter Of the town of Ne
kimi, aged SO, has appealed to the muni-
cipal authorities for protection from the
alleged cruelty of her three daughters.
A. IoI
waukee road brakeman, was badly injur-
ed while giving signals from the side Of
a car. His arm struck a switch target.
Seventeen nurses at the county hos
pital, Milwaukee, the entire staff, went
out on strike They rebelled against the
strict discipline enforced by the head
nurse.
The life of John O'Connell, assistant
city electrician, was snapped out in the
twinllling of an eye by grasping high
potential wire of the Oshkosh Electric
Light and Power Company.
Work on the new compressed air water
supply system for the State University
and capitol building at Madison, for
which the last Legislature appropriated
$4,000 is soon to be begun.
At the State free employment offices
in Milwaukee and Superior, 1872 per
sons applied last week for employment
and each one was provided with place.
There were 1914 applications for help.
Startling information was received at
Milwaukee from State Bacteriologist
Russell of Madison whereby it develops
that a dog which attacked and bit a num-
Der of children recently was suffering
from rabies.
At Oshkosh Frank Reisenzahn, aged
45 years, attempted to change the belt
on a pulley with stick. The stick
caught in the wheel and struck his chest
with such force as to break two Of his
ribs. He died.
As a result of being stung by swarm
of bees, Jens Ramstad, a farmer resid-
ing near Spring Grove, and his hired
man are nearly dead. Two horses were
killed by the insects and the men only
saved themselves by jumping into
stream.
Springvale is excited over the discov-
cry of copper deposits in quantities that
are said to be paying. Il. T.. Scott and
John Baker struck vein of ore at thirty
feet The land in the vicinity is selling
on options at high figures, and prOspec-
tors are busy.
Judge B. f. Dunwiddie Of the Circuit
Court of Rock County granted re-
straining injunction against picketing at
the Berlin Machine Works. The injunc-
ton is very sweeping in its nature. The
machinists' union has been out ON
strike for nine weeks.
Mistaking woman picking cherries
for birds, John Ryff, farmer near Osh-
kosh, shot charge of bird shot into the
tree and was Mortified to see Mrs. Mar
garet Gie1st drop to the ground. Sew
eral of the pieces of shot took effect but
Mrs. Giesst was not seriously injured.
Miss Sawyer, who shot herself in New
York, was formerly one of the best
known society girls of Milwaukee. She
is the daughter of James Sawyer,
member of the Board of Trade. About
five years ago Miss Sawyer was married
to Cecil Clay Of Philadelphia, an artist.
Shortly afterward she secured divorce
and went on the stage. Her family is
one of tire oldest in the city.
A lively discussion is expected by Wis
consin bankers at the annual meeting of
the State Bankers Association, to be
held at the Hotel Pfster, Milwaukee.
Congressman Charles n. Fowler, author
of the Fowler finance bill in Congress,
has consented to speak on the affirmative
side of the asset currency question.
Banker A. J. Frame of Waukesha will
speak on the negative side and generaI
discussion will follow.
The Penn Mining Company will start
work soon on the water power at the
mouth of the Sturgeon river at Norway.
A bill was passed in the last Wisconsin
Legislature to allow it to build dam
in Marinette and MenOminee counties
The plans have already been drawn for
the improvement, which will cost over
$5OO,O00 The power will eventually be
used for an interurban line connecting all
the Menominee range towns.
Max Winkel has been arrested on the
charge of having killed James Campbell
May "A al lis farm near Arcadia. The
affair was clothed in mystery for a time,
but n chain Of circumstances which had