Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-09-21


! Lightning struck tree on the farm Of
John Hayes. seven miles west of New
1 London, and killed seven head of cattle
sheltered under it.
| William J. Wiley of Ohio, CARRIED in
rags and announcing himself as the Mes
| siah, reached Evansville in a wagon. He
was adjudged insane
J T. II. Bishop of Superior Junction was
found guilty of assault and sentenced by
Judge Vinje of Shell Lake to serve three
years in the State prison.
Engineer Charles E. Mills, Fireman
| w. s. Babcock and Brakeman 2. Wood
ward, Milwaukee trainmen injured at
Bardwell Crossing, will recover.
George Benway, who shot his wife
and self the other day in Madison, has
rallied and the doctors say he may re-
cover. The woman is alive and con-
| scious.
Cranberry picking has commenced on
some of the marshes near Valley juno
| ton. About half a crop will be gath
cred. Some difficulty in getting pickers is
anticipated
Mrs. Mary S. Jaquish committed sui
eide by hanging. She was IS years of
age and came to Madison fifty years ago
with her husband, who formerly kept
hotel. She leaves ten children.
The Appleton theater will again open
its doors for Sunday night performances.
Last year the church people made such
stubborn fight that the theater people
gave in and discontinued opening on that
day.
George Gariks, mason at Valders,
met death in falling down the stairs of
building which he was working in. In
ternal injuries were inflicted which, cou-
pied with his advanced age, brought
DEATH
Keith. the 12-year-old son of Prof. G.
w. Smith of the Kilbourn high school,
was accidentally shot, the charge taking
effect in the body just above the stomach
and penetrating the liver. His recovery
is doubtful.
The 1-year-old child of A. q. Allbery,
a farmer near Tomahawk started his
small express wagon down the sloping
bank into the river. The child was res
! cued, when nearly drowned, by a II
year-old sister,
Two gasoline launches in boat houses
opposite the electric power house in APP
pleton were burned up. Incendiarism is
| suspected. The loss of $4,000 is sustain
ed by John Mccarthy, John Fallows and
William Scheer.
Mrs. Rebecca Tylee, one of the three
| original Daughters Of the Revolution
known to be alive, has removed from
Tacoma to Superior to make her home
with her granddaughter, Mrs. a. *.
Smith. She is 95 years of age.
Just after stepping off an east-bound
Milwaukee train standing at the station
at Okauchee, Gustav Stabbs, thought to
be from Illinois, was struck by a rapid
ly moving west-bound train and literally
cut to pieces in sight of the passerSars.
Paper manufacturers in Appleton have
been notified of another cut in the flow
Of water. They are now permitted to use
| only 20 per cent. Not being equipped
with steam power the plant of the Nee
nah Paper Company will be compelled to
shut down temporarily.
Barns tobacco sheds, farm outbuild-
ings and trees were destroyed by the
tornado that passed near Morrisonville.
Three miles west all Of the buildings,
save the house, on w. *. CaldwelPs
farm were swept away. Several persons
| narrowly escaped death.
"Dhese parks are, for the use Of the
people. If young men Of your type are
allowed to modest people who visit them,
we should have no parks in short
time" said Judge Neelen as he 6ned Jo-
4 y
tographing girls in Washington Park,
Milwaukee.
Alexander Galbraith returned to James
vile from the st. Louis exposition, where
he has been judging Clydsdales in the
greatest horse show ever held in Amer
ica AS a souvenir of his official capac-
ity as judge, the exposition board pre-
scented Mr. Galbraith with a pure gold
Grecian cross.
Eugene Collins, aged %, was buried
the other day at Lima. Less than a
week before his arm was badly injured
in a threshing machine. All went well
until one day, when he scratched the
wound with his finger nail. Blood poi
soning resulted. He leaves widow and
three children.
THE Racine police have been request
ed to locate Miss Laura Arndt, the
handsome 17-year-old daughter of Chas.
Arndt, prosperous farmer living south
of the city. Mr.. Arndt states that his
daughter disappeared from home several
days ago. AS far as known there is no
lover in the case.
Wenzel Langle of Chippewa Falls, it
is said, drove to Peter Samen's farm near
there and held UP the family. Samen
alleges that the man loaded all his fur
niture on a wagon and departed Samen
protested, but Langle merely told him
not to create a scene. The sheriff is
now looking for Langle.
Oswald Rhyner, fireman employed
in the plant Of the Oshkosh Gaslight
Company, was found dead just outside of
the plant. He received a shock from
electric wires early in the evening, but
did not complain of any serious injury.
1t is supposed it affected his heart, and
resulted in his death later.
Stephen Dangs, a miser, said to be
rich, who lived alone three miles from