Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-08-17
The intercounty fair will be held at
Cumberland Sept. 14-16.


Oscar Carlson was struck over the left
ear, causing bad skull fracture.
Oscar Burns, the young man shot by
Bridge Foreman Walker of the $500"
line, died at Barron. Walker is in Gus
toby.
Manager Donnelly of the Myers House
in GAINESVILLE is looking for the hotel guest
who left after having passed a forged
draft for So
Fred Schmidt, married man OF Gid
den, was shot and instantly killed at
Glidden by Louis Leggman of that place
while at target practice.
The union men who returned to work
in the Howard mill at Neenah induced
the non-union men who were working
there to leave the place.
Mrs. ~ r. Walmsley, wife of lead
ing Eau Claire lawyer, has been appoint
ed teacher of Greek at Dowie's Zion City
college, and has accepted.
In the structure of a robins nest near
the edge of GAINESVILLE were found twenty
nine linen collars which the birds had
stolen from clotheslines III the neighbor-
hood.
At Racine, as the result Of q collision
between two gasoline launches n. p. Lar
son, aged 10 years, was drowned and
score of others narrowly escaped the
same fate.
e. p. Wiggen wel-known farmer
of the town Of Manchester. aged 70
years, died from the effects Of dose Of
Paris green taken with suicidal intent.
Domestic trouble.
Rosa, the 4-year-old daughter of Mi
chael Abraham, was run over and killed
by street car in La Crosse. The coro-
ner's jury exonerates the motorman on
the car from blame.
Laurence Stout, employed by McVick-
ers Brothers of GAINESVILLE, was one OF
the lucky ticket holders in the great
Rosebud land drawings. He secured a
quarter section Of land
With the remark, cts dull to-day"
Police Chief August Scheck of Sheboy-
gan yawned and stretched himself, rup-
turing a muscle in his back and making
himself temporarily helpless.
The question of bonding the city of
Kenosha for between $4,000 and $780,
600 to build a new sewer system will be
submitted to a vote Of the people soon.
The cost is estimated at $4,000
What was supposed to be the body of
an infant was found near Chippewa
Falls, and while a justice was holding
an inquest physician called to testify
said the subject was a featherless owl.
Mrs. Olivia p. White of GAINESVILLE, 80
Of ho,
cident. While coming from a refrigera-
tor in the rear of her home she slipped
and fell from the sidewalk, fracturing her
left arm.
A peculiar thing has happened at the
county hospital in Madison. G.. w. Roby,
paralyzed inmate has disappeared. AS
he had not walked for six months, the
superintendent is mystifed over his dis
appearance.
The Batavian National Bank of La
Crosse has been authorized to begin bust
ness with 100000 capital and E. E.
Bentley as president, S. Y. Hyde, vice
of the new bank.
William Bruce sawed his way out Of
jail in Appleton. This is the second time
this year that Bruce has secured his lib
erty by breaking out Of the county Jail.
It is not known how he secured the saw.
He was in on charge Of grand larceny.
The body Of Miss Mary Gates was
found in the st. Louis river. She is
thought to have fallen from a train while
crossing the river. She was about 20
years of age, was born in Superior and
was a member of pioneer family there.
Andrew Bruntner is in serious con-
dition at his home as the result Of burns
received in the plant Of the Riverside
Fiber Company in Appleton. He was
standing near boiling sulphur vat when
the substance sputtered and flashed into
his face.
Representatives Of the Scripps-McRae
League are in Wisconsin looking over
water power along the Fox and Wiscon-
sin rivers, with a view Of establishing
paper mill. 1t is stated that they intend
to build a complete sulphite, ground wood
and five machine print mill, making it one
Of the largest paper mills in the country.
No attempt has been made by the
Northwestern Railway Company as yet
to disobey Judge Krez's injunction
against laying any more tracks along the
lake shore near the property of the She
boygan Chair Company. The city police
have been stationed at the point to pre-
vent any more laying of tracks and thus
taking the lake shore away from the
abutting property holders.
James O'Brien, sailor who has been
at the Manitowoc hospital for a week,
since he was injured in resisting arrest,
made his escape by leaping from second
story window. A warrant was out for
his arrest and was to have been served
as soon as he was able to appear i'll court.
The man was formerly employed on the
Pere Marquette car ferries and was bad
ly injured in the mixup with the officers.
Capt. E. G.. Timme Of Kenosha, for
.merly Secretary of State and at present
fifth auditor of the United States treas
ury, consented to return to the survivors
of the First Tennessee regiment, G. S. A.,
the banner Of the regiment which was
captured by the members Of the First
Wisconsin infantry at the battle Of Per-
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