Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-18

benOn a1d was seriously injured.
The water in Lake Winnebago has
been receding so rapidly that the slash
boards were placed on the Menasha dam.
George Grassel, aged 70 years, prom
inent Menasha citizen, is dead. He had
been a resident of Menasha for thirty
four years
The schooner Elgin, struck by light
ming and stripped of her fore and mizZen
masts, reached Manitowoc in tow of the
tug Wheeler.
Racine owners of automobiles and
motor cycles are to pay 81 license and
the cars are to be numbered for the safe
ty Of pedestrians.
Messrs. Hess and Krajeck are build
ing several large ice houses on the Ne
shoto river at Two Rivers and hope to
secure a fine grade Of ice.
In Crandon Mrs G. T. H. Riggs took
carbolic acid and died from the effects
Of it. Grief caused by her daughters
death unsettled her mind.
Lawyer H. G. Douglas, who was re-
Gently arrested at Wild Rose on charge
of forgery and embezzlen ent, was bound
over to the Circuit Court, having waived
his examination, and is held under ST 900
bonds
The 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Gill Of Lannon was run over in
the switch yards Of the Wisconsin Sugar
Company in Menomonee Falls and both
his limbs crushed above the knees He
died three hours afterwards.
Former Inspector Fred Heiden, Jr.,
of the Milwaukee county house of correc-
ton was arrested on q second warrant,
charging him with obtaining over 5000
from the county under false pretenses
through a crooked lumber deal.
Fire totally destroyed the stables Of
the Appleton Brewing and Malt Com
pany and eleven horses and four mules
were burned to death. The loss is about
$4,000, of which 5000 is on the mules.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Thomas Malbon, sentenced to four
years in Waupun i'll 1898 for burning the
barn and tobacco warehouse of John
Luck and who was later transferred to
Oshkosh insane asylum and subsequent
" sent back to the Rock County asylum,
has escaped.
State Treasurer J. J. Kempf of MIL
waukee has announced the balances in
the several State funds as follows: Gen
eral fund, $1,313, 968.89; school fund,
$295.35; university fund, 1882; college
of agriculture, $1,707.11; normal school
fund, $6,583.82.
Arthur Roedl, II years of age, while
occupied in operating water motor sau-
sage machine in the meat market of
cap" Roeder in Beaver Dam met with
terrible accident which crippled him
for life His left hand was nangled in
the sausage machine.
Elizabeth L. Stewart was married to
John w. Brown Of Stevens Point. The
bride is a daughter Of DR.. Stewart, an
old resident of Unity, and the groom is
State commander of the Knights of the
Maccabees and one Of the best known
fraternal men in Wisconsin.
Two masked robbers have been causing
terror in Auburndale. The robbery of
two business places was reported to the
police at Marshfeld, and an attempt on
the life of Joseph Smith, proprietor Of
the Auburndale hotel. -Four shots were
fred at Mr.. Smith, but none Of theG
took effect
Mrs. Charles Dennison, aged so, was
found dead on the sidewalk near her
home in Beloit. She had been visiting at
a neighbours and started home, seeming
ly in perfect health. Her son was on
hi, way to escort her home, and discov-
cred her dead body. Heart disease was
the cause of her death.
The case Of Walter McMullen and
Martin Munsen, arrested for fighting,
was tried in La Crosse. 1t appears that
McMullen had insulted two young women
whom Munsen was escorting home from
church and the court held that Munsen
acted exactly right and released him,
while McMullen received heavy fine.
With remarkable accuracy, someone
fired four shots in rapid succession into
the cab Of Northwestern locomotive
while it was moving at the rate Of forty
miles an hour near GAINESVILLE, and Fire
man Earnest suffered serious wounds. A
rumor that receives some credence is that
the shooting was the outcome of love
affair Of Earnest's.
A suit contesting the payment Of an
alleged Indebtedness of Is cents was filed
in a Neenah justice court, where it Occu-
pied the attention Of the court, two law
yers and half dozen witnesses over
twelve hours. A local organization
was sued for the use of an oil stove
said to have been used during a picnic
given by the organization.
Jimmie" Lonnegan, alias p. Burns,
under arrest at Waukesha for completely
in the Eagle bank robbery, is wanted by
the Chicago police on several charges,
one Of them being murder. He is also
believed to know something Of the muir
der committed at the car barns several
months ago, and efforts will be made to
connect him with the case.
At the village Of Arkansaw double
tragedy occurred, when Lloyd Swartz
shot and killed Robert e. Newhart and
then turned his revolver upon himself
and committed suicide. 1t is thought
that Swartz was jealous, as he is said
to have accused Newhart Of paying at
tentions to his wife. Both men are mar
ried and leave families. Swartz is 30
and Newhart about AZ.
George Johnson, q farm hand employ