Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-15

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of Sheboygan and built the first brew
cry there in 1857.
Joseph REM has mysteriously disap-
peared from his home in Menasha. leav-
ing wife and seven children in desti-
tute circumstances.
Frank Moll, carpenter, was badly
hurt in the capitol building in Madison
by bricks falling from a wall while he
was taking down a scaffold.
Several box cars were broken into on
q siding at New London and consid-
I cradle quantity Of merchandise stolen.
Tramps are believed to be responsible.
Floyd Erickson, Lawrence Univer-
sity student, saved child's life by catch
ing it in fall from window to the
stone walk on College avenue, Apple
ton.
The body Of woman about 70 years
old, clothed in seven shirtwaists and
seven skirts, was found in the Sheboy-
gan river by William Haun, who was
fishing, -
Stiemke Bros general store was rob-
bed in Arlington. The burglars effected
an entrance through the front door. The
amount taken from the cash register Is
not known, but it was probably about
S25.
Elias w. Fischer Of Racine, veteran
mail carrier and member of the G.. A. r.,
has been ordered to show cause why he
should rather go to Jail than contribute
to her support. The parties were di-
vorced Nov. 20, 1897.
While the Milwaukee police were drag
| ging the river and his frantic parents
were searching the city all night long,
6-year-old Joseph Lang slept soundly In
4 pew at St. Mary's Church and was
found the next morning. =
In Washburn the jury in the case Of
William Kenney and Elmer McComb
brought in verdict Of manslaughtcr in
the third degree. Kenney and McComb
were charged with the murder Of Nc
| earthly at Pratt on March Is.
Edward Meyers, aged is years, who
on several occasions has been found gull
ty OF burg]aries in Racine, was arrested
| and confessed to breaking into Theodore
Geise's grocery store and securing $50.
When first arrested he denied it.
Samuel Wendell, farm laborer, took
| paris green and died. His lifeless body
was found in the hay in a partially COM
pleted barn owned by Charles Kleeman
in Lay ION Park. The man had separat
ed from his wife and was Respondent.
Mrs. Fay Of Kenosha saved her own
children and several children on their
way to school from a mad dog by hero
| ically beating the animal off with club.
The animal was eventually killed, but
not until it had bitten several other ami
mails.
| j. A. Thornbury, who conducts the
large silk departments in the Doerhinger
store and the Reitzel store in La Crosse,
has been sued for $1,000 by former
clerk, who sets up in her complaint that
Mr.. Thornbury accused her of stealing a
bolt of silk.
Fire in the warehouses of S. d. Nelson
and Spafford & Cole, in Rhinelander, to-
tally destroyed the former, loss $4,000;
insured, building $125, stock $500. Spaf-
| ford & Coles loss was about $780, Two
/ Northwestern freight cars and contents
were destroyed.
| When Miss Harriet Milward Of Ke-
|
! chemicals some Of the solution fell on
| her head. When she tried to wash it out
she found her hair had become as hard
as stone, though retaining its former
color. A hairdresser who was called
could do nothing to aid the young wom-
an, and it finally became necessary to
break off the greater part of the long
| tresses.
| Great excitement prevails in Raymond
Center over the attempted murder Of
DR.. Ira Martin and DR.. John Zaun by
-robber. Both the doctors were in Mar
tins office, when masked robber, en-
tered and commanded them to hold up
their hands, Martin reached for his re-
volver, and the thief and doctor engaged
in a duel A bullet narrowly missed
Mrs. Martin in the next room. The rob-
Der made his escape.
G. H. Bergstrom and Edward Johnson
were nearly killed in an automobile &C.
cident near Neenah They turned sharp
on rough place, tipped over and the
machine dragged them. George Davis
and Dr. Owens, who were behind half
mile in another machine, found them
both unconscious. Johnson's legs and
head were cut and Bergstrom was un-
conscious over an hour from wounds in
the head. They will both live.
| A small riot took place on the River
side golf links at Marinette. The cad
dies, thirty in number, demanded an in
crease of from 10 to Is cents an hour.
When refused they began pelting the
players and the clubhouse with rocks and
clubs, driving the players off the links
and damaging some of the fancy car
| riages on the grounds. The police were
| finally called and arrested six Of the
| ringleaders before hostilities ceased.
Sarah Daouckaou, young girl living
at Odanah, twice attempted suicide. She
| first jumped off the dock and was res
cued by several men with boat. They
put her ashore and she promised to go
up town. She did not go, however, but
| as soon as she thought the men were
| out of sight again threw herself into the
| water. She again was rescued and was
| held until the arrival of officers. The
reason she assigned was that she was
| tired of life.