Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-06-17

sion checks. No clue to the perpetrators.
! While the aged mother of Richard
Brothers of Gresham was making soap
her clothing accidentally caught fire and
she was fatally burned.
Mrs. Edward Thomas of Lodi dropped
dead while dancing with her son. The
woman had been suffering from hyster1-
cal attacks for some time.
Z. j. Zimmers of Racine, now superyls-,
| ing principal Of the schools at Horizon,
has been chosen superintendent and prin-
cipal of the Berlin schools.
Mrs George Vogelsten, aged 40. COM
mitted Suicide in the presence of her hus-
band, two sons and daughter at Bridge
port, by swallowing the contents or 9
two-ounce vial of carbolic acid.
The safe in Clear Lake postoffice was
blown open and the contents. stamps,
money, etc. taken, aggregating several
hundred dollars. No clues were found,
but appearances indicate the work of pro-
| fessionas.
The Oldest twins in the United States,
Mrs. Anna NJ Noggie of Monroe and
Mrs. Hiram Johnson of Omaha, cele-
brated their eighty-eighth birthday an
niversary. A family reunion was held at
the home of the former in Monroe.
The Wisconsin board of managers for
the st. Louis fair decided to raise be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 by popular
subscription for printing 100000 copies,
for distribution at the fair, of booklet
calling attention to Wisconsin's advan-
tages.
Dairy and Food Commissioner Emery
has appointed e. l.. Aderhold of Neenah
as special inspector of cheese factories,
J. G. Moore of Albion as special cream
cry Inspector and f. M. Russell of Chip
! pewa Falls as dairy and food commits
sioner.
The recent heavy rains washed out the
| big dam at the head of Sand lake, near
| Cumberland, lowering the lake eleven
! feet and flooding a number of farms
along Sand creek. The high water has
| spoiled trout fishing in Sand creek, one
| of the best trout streams in northern
| Wisconsin.
While helping move small articles of
| furniture from a La Crosse home isolated
| by the flood, Paul Wickers, aged II
years, drowned in sight of several hum
| dred people who were viewing the flood
| damage from higher land. The police
and guards saved several others from
| similar fate
The thirty-thrd Wisconsin funniest,
which was to have been held at May
vile July A. and g. has been postponed
until July %, 26 and 81. The change
is satisfactory as on the former dates the
railroad company could not furnish
enough equipment for transportation OF
| the crowds.
| John Mutter, who was arrested in Ke-
nosha on charge of shooting with intent
to kill his wife, made a confession. He
says that the shot was fired in self-de-
Tense, as his wife had attacked him with
club. The condition of Mrs. Mutter
continues favorable and the doctors be-
| lieve she will recover.
| Rodina Titsman committed suicide at
| the county insane asylum in Fond du
Lac, where she was confined. She was
"a years old, and was brought some time
ago from Peshtigo She was found a
short time after she died, with a moose
about her neck. with the other end at
| tached to a part of a heating apparatus.
Wisconsin Central and Great Northern
men are working together in selecting
route over which it is said that the
| former road will enter West Superior.
Men have been working in the county for
some time and have recently been near
Scion Springs, a couple of miles east
ward of which place it is expected the
new line will pass.
The office of the Dessert Lumber Com
| pany was burglarized at Mosinee. En-
trance was secured by the aid Of skeleton
| keys and three doors were dynamited off
| the safe. About $50 in currency was Sc
| cured when the robbers were frightened
away. Had they blown one more door
| open they would have reached the vault,
where the deposits are kept. The inside
of the vault is total wreck.
Rev. Merton G. Andrews rector of st.
Paul's Episcopal Church in Oshkosh for
the past nine years, has rendered his ''ir-
revocable resignation" He virtually an
| nounces his withdrawal from the priest
hood 1t is believed that Mr.. Andrews
| withdrawal from the priesthood has been
FASTENED by the action of Bishop Graf
| ton in refusing to approve his action in
establishing a cafe in connection with
| his other business enterprises, which in
clude chicken farm and a grocery store.
Will Bontly, aged 10, and Nellie Love
see, aged Is, eloped from Monticello,
causing great excitement, especially to
the parents of the couple. Efforts had
been made on the part of the parents for
long time to keep them from each
other, but all in vain. They left with
horse and buggy, apparently for drive.
| They went to Bellevilley where they
boarded the train for Madison. From
there they proceeded to Iowa. A tele-
gram stated that they were married in
Iowa and that they would return. The
parents of the couple are very indignant.
| 1t may be possible that the legality of the
| marriage will be contested as the young
man is but 10 years of age.
Capt George Williams of the schooner
Ishpeming, which arrived in Racine with
coal few days ago, is lying unconscious
at st. Mary's hospital and will die. He
was discovered in the river between the
dock and the barge Mingoe by John Shee-
| han rNhara was q cash on his head SIX