Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-04-06


and instantly killed.
Thaddeus NJ Wild of Milwaukee, who
for many years has been connected with
the Office of State bank examiner at
Madison, has resign>>l his position.
Edward Lawler, who ran away with a
young girl from Mazomanie. was sent
to State prison for one year on a con-
viction for abandonment of his family.
Farmers in the town Of Mackville
have just formed an organization whose
object is to preserve their part of the
country from being depleted of firewood.
Anton Wiske, aged IS years, pleaded
guilty to murder in the first degree and
confessed that he killed his father in
his cabin near Augusta and then burned
the body.
Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee has
received from Rome special dispensa-
ton which permits him to officiate as
head of the diocese until the pallium is
conferred the coming summer.
Fire broke out in the paint shop at
the county poor farm near Madison, and
was promptly extinguished by the aid of
the new water works system. The loss
was about 5000. The county carries no
insurance.
Macaroni wheat -four will be manu-
featured in Superior. One of the flour
mills of the Duluth-Superior Milling
Company is now being fitted up with
machinery to make the experiment the
coming season.
Torno1ir tr OF inc
tor; Otis L. Hare, former county clerk,
and Frank Keogh, a printer, were in
dicted by the Milwaukee grand jury and
arrested in connection with the city and
county investigation.
Damage to the extent of 100000 in
Rock County has resulted from Turtle
creek overlooking it's banks. Rock river
is also on the rampage and i'll the low
factory districts in GAINESVILLE the DAM
age has been extensive.
Milo Hagen, an employee of the Wis
consin Bank in Madison, was appointed
assistant bank examiner to fill the place
vacated by Thaddeus Wild The salary
is $500 a year. Hagen was born III
Madison and is hustler.
Miss Mary Fogle, former resident Of
Shell Lake, received highest honors for
a paper submitted on chemistry at the
Idaho State university, thus giving her
paper place in the Idaho educational
exhibit at the worlds fair in st. Louis
Miss Nora Helm, girl of 20, while
driving from her brothers to her own
home in Bear Valley, drove off the bridge
into the high water and was drowned.
The horse and buggy were found in tire
creek the next morning. The body has
not been recovered.
Merritt e. Roberts of Milwaukee, a
brother of Mrs. E. Thompson of Mani
towoc, who has been missing from home
for three years and was thought to be
dead, has been heard from at Singapore,
Malay islands A postal carf has been
received by his sister.
State Superintendent Cary announced
the appointment of county superintend-
ents of schools for Crawford and Wash
burn counties, as follows: John e. Brind-
ley of Soldiers Grove succeeds E. 81.
Bradley as superintendent Of the schools
of Crawford County; J. G. Adams suc-
ceeds w. G. Crocker as superintendent
Of the schools of Washburn County.
Ethel Nuzum Of Viroqua, Lawrence
University student in Appleton, was
burned about the face and hands by
violent acid explosion in Ormsby Hall
chemical laboratory. The sight of her
right eye may be impaired and the other
one is badly burned. Several girls were
near by, but were hardly touched by
the acid. A test tube broke and the con-
tents flew into Miss Nuzum's face.
Hobart Bird, who has become we'll
known through his difficulties with the
Governor of San Juan, where Mr.. Bird
edited the first English paper, the San
Juan News, will return to Madison to
make his home permanently. Mr.. Bird
was arrested several times, charged with
rfbeling the government officials, but the
charges were never substantiated. He is
a son Of Col. George w. Bird of Madi-
son.
Martin B. Briggs, barber at Finn
town, claims the distinction Of having
cut Gen. Grants hair on battlefield,
and still retains the. shears with which
he did it during the Civil War; He
says that after the battle Of Vicksburg,
ON July 4, 1868, and just before sun
down, Grant came to him fora haircut.
The general seated himself upon a log
and let the good work go ON, while, he
smoked a big, black cigar.
Fire completely destroyed Charles
Lange's grocery store and Gus Peder-
sons saloon in two brick buildings on
Spring street, Chippewa Falls, causing.
loss of 10000 1t looked for a time
as though the iremen were unable, to
cope with the fumes, but they got the.
fire under control just as the Mayorwas,
about to ask Eau Claire for help.
Lange's loss on stock is estimated at ST.
600, partly insured; loss on building, $751;
600, partly insured Families living in
the buildings were unable to save, their
furniture. Adjoining stores We're badly
damaged.
George, Davis, 40 years old, of the
town Of Salem, was drowned in Pollywog
creek. The stream had swollen from
rains and melting snow. Davis attempt
ed to ford the stream with his team,