Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-14
Horace Crouch, an aged farmer of the

Horace Crouch, an aged farmer of the
town of Lindsey, met death in run
away accident
r. H. Middleton of ST. Paul was ar
rested in La Crosse, charged with forg-
ing checks at Hastings, MINI.
In a row at Gagen, j. S. Riggs was
hit with an AK handle and killed by a
section foreman on the 500 Railroad.
H. Timmerhoff of Chicago killed him
self at the Schlitz Hotel in Milwaukee.
He shot himself in the right temple.
Next season Racine will have a fast
half-mile track where horse races will
be held weekly and in addition there will
be fine baseball diamond.
H. G. Hullinter of Berlin has secured
a franchise from the village for an cleo
trio light plant in Spring Valley and
will put same in at once.
Fire in the Hoeppner, Bartlett & Co.'S
factory in Eau Claire damaged the plant
to the extent of about $4,000. The entire
plant was for time in great danger.
John Forch, about Is years old, killed
himself at Waunakee by firing q bullet
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farmes. He left will disposing of $40.
The "U-Pin-It" Hook and Eye Com
pany of Chicago is looking for a suitable
site to start factory in GAINESVILLE, wish
ing to move OH account of labor trou-
bles.
John Conway, an aged GAINESVILLE man,
employed on 81 Milwaukee road work
train, had both legs crushed by falling
steel rail while loading car near Han
over.
Moe Harris, brother of Charles Il.
Harris, the song writer, has been depos-
ed as the manager of the Racine factory
of the Princess Shirt and Waist Com
pany.
N. l. Gilbert, an old resident of Eleva,
was run down while crossing the track
in a wagon by the Chicago, st. Paul and
Minneapolis 6 train. He is in a critical
condition.
G. w. Colbach Of Stevens Point was
found dead two miles north of Dubuque,
Iowa. The body was near the railroad
tracks and a note on his person indi-
Gates suicide.
Edward Hoff, IL years old, was SEN
fenced for five years to the Green Bay
Reformatory. He attempted to wreck
the Wisconsin Central limited at Albert
vile by placing ties across the trackk.
George Cadogan Morgan, hydraulic
and sanitary engineer Of Chicago. is at
work surveying Shawano, preparatory
to- introducing sewerage and also inn
provements in the water works syetem.
The police discovered an outfit for
counterfeiting checks In a room in Nix's
Hotel in Superior, which had been occu-
pied by L. w. Mclean, who was placed
under arrest on suspicion of being for
ger.
A little 2-year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Kabat of La Crosse fell out
of a high two-story window to a side
walk below and, so far as physicians can
tell, is not injured in the least by the
experience.
The furniture store of David Kalicky
in Stevens Point was badly damaged by
an incendiary fire, loss being about $500,
with no insurance. Kalicky was burned
out only few months ago and had no
insurance then.
The cases brought at La Crosse
against Robert Eve, A Cary and J. M.
Byrne, charged with keeping gambling
houses, have all been dismissed. Dan
Trump, the complaining witness, did not
put In an appearance.
Allan Green, who resides at Olive,
lost all of his grain by a fire which
burned the stacks and the separator be-
longing to F. B. Churchill. No insur-
n 4 {c O11k no Gwa
was of incendiary orogin.
David D. Samuels, cashier Of the Ban
gor Bank, which is now in the hands Of
q receiver, was arrested on complaint Of
Anna McEldowney of Salem, charged
with the enlightenment of $4,000. He
pleaded not guilty and the case was ad-
journed to Oct. p.
The remains of Matt johnson, a for
mer well-known resident of Marinette,
were found in three feet of water, in a
river near there. The cause of death is
unknown. A wound on the right temple
seems to indicate foul play. A rigid in
vestigation is being made.
Fred Subitzke, a 14-year-old boy who
resides in Marinette, showed wonderful
nerve. He walked mile through the
woods and rode twelve miles in a wagon
with one arm completely shattered by a
gun. He was hunting cartridges and
was carrying a satchel hung on the gun
barrel. In attempting to throw it over
his shoulder the gun was discharged,
blowing che lads arm nearly off. He
walked a mile to a farm house and from
there the farmer drove him to town,
where medical aid was rendered. The
arm was amputated..
When the county civil service commit
tee met in Milwaukee to consider the
changes fled against Inspector Fred Hell
den, Jr., of the house of correction they
were. astoniahed to receive the resigna-
ton of that official instead of defense
on his part. While denying all guilt and
knowledge of boodling, he said his wife's
health was in precarious condition on
account of the talk already made, and
against the advice of his friends be, would
resign. This viii not preclude the grand
iury's taking cognizance of the bcodlng
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