Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-22

~. ~. Eerry OF St. raul.
The Stevens Point public library, fol
which Andrew Carnegie gave $4,000.
was dedicated the other day.
Prof. e. A. Bredin Of the university
organ of st. james Episcopal Church
of Chicago.
In Appleton julius Bartman's leg,
which was kicked by a horse Christmas
day. is slowly shriveling up and his life
is despaired Of.
The new ST Joseph's Catholic Church
in Baraboo will be dedicated July 4,
with Bishop Schwebach Of La Crosse as
the consecrating bishop.
Ella Neuman, IA, of Appleton, rolled
off couch on which she had been rest
ing the other night, sound asleep, and
cannot be awakened. The case battles
physicians.
The strike of the single weavers was
settled in Marinette and 800 men re-
turned to work. All the single mills on
the river will resume operations after
four weeks shutdown.
Maude Baker, aged 16, and Seymour
Kimball, aged 20, children of well-known
residents Of Corliss, were married at
South Milwaukee after securing the con-
sent of the girls parents.
lightning struck the German Evan
gelical Church, about six miles west of
Prairie du Sac, and the building was
burned. 1t was of stone, valued at
about $4,000, partly insured.
Mrs. Annie Duvie, an aged resident of
Oshkosh, was struck by a street car Of
the Winnebago Traction Company and
sustained fractured limb, which, with
other injuries, will probably prove fatal.
The work Of rebuilding the business
block destroyed by fire last winter is
we'll under way at Randolph. Four new
Trick buildings arc in progress. The
foundation for a new S., 900 Welsh Meth
Odist church is nearly ready.
Company M, Third regiment, w. N.
G., Of La Crosse, claims to have the
four largest men in the State militia. The
four weigh nearly 1000 pounds, and are
George Mueller, former football player
at Minnesota; G. jerks, Harry Ripley
and Walter Ferris
August Alto a tanner IN the ElSend-
rath tannery in Racine, met with an ac-
cident which may cause his death He
was using a knife to scrape hides and
in some manner stumbled and struck
the knife, driving it into his side, inf1ict-
ing serious injuries.
A wind and rain storm did great dam
age to farm property south Of La Crosse
Near Stoddard several barns were de-
stroyed and hundreds Of trees in or
out Of their banks by the rain and
number Of bridges have been washed out
Partial corroboration of the report that
the Wisconsin Central Railroad Is to
be absorbed by the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul company is found i'll the
announcement that the st. Paul company
will shortly establish extensive switch
ing yards and freight sheds on the south
side of Oshkosh and tributary to the
Central and st. Paul tracks.
Mrs. William Asselin, bride of four
weeks, died at La Crosse Of brain fever
brought on by ali almost incessant chart
vari and serenade by persistent friends
Mrs. Asselin was Miss Mary Lapene Of
Durand. Asselin was popular, and a
score of his over-enthusiastic friends are
blamed. The matter was taken to the
authorities and nearly got into the courts
]. w. Dietz, Sawyer County settler
who, during the last two months has de-
fed a court injunction, a lumber COM
pany, hung up it's drive, broken up it's
camp, and has fired on and driven off
- sx,4,
perpetually enjoined from further mis-
deeds by Judge Parish Of Hayward.
Dietz was characterized by Judge Parish
as an anarchist.
William Gerlach & Co.'S malt house
on Eighth street, Milwaukee, was DAM
aged to an extent estimated at $4,000,
covered by insurance. The fire started
from spontaneous combustion In the en-
CINE room and before the blaze was un-
der control the south portion Of the plant
was practically destroyed. Included in
the loss was $4,000 bushels of malt,
valued at about $4,000.
w. P. Jones Of Arena, proprietor Of
private banking system in that place,
has filed a petition Of bankruptcy in the
United States Court at Madison. I'm
der the recent law, the bank Inspector
demanded access to the books, whereup-
on this action was taken. His liabili-
ties are $4,000 and assets 100000, Of
which about $4,000 consists Of worthless
notes and other negotiable papers.
The hunt for the body of DR.. J. H.
Hutchinson Of Osceola has developed In
to hunt for an alleged body snatcher.
The body Of the doctor, who drowned on
a recent Sunday, was found by James
Brown Of Marine. Brown, it is said, left
it ii. safe place and went to town for
assistance. The men were directed by
Brown to the spot where he left the
body. When they reached the place, the
body was not to be found. The sup
position is that someone took it, in the
hope of securing reward.
DR.. Charles r. Van Hise, the eminent
geologist, has been inaugurated as presi-
dent of the University of Wisconsin.
He is the first alumnus Of the institu-
ton to be elevated to that position. The
inaugural ceremonies were attended by
large and distinguished gathering. The
Inauguration was preceded by an aca-
demi( procession from the State histori-