Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-09

Inc O-year-Old son or Peter Blegan OF
Gilman held dynamite cap in his hand
and lit it with a match. He lost only
two fingers and a thumb.
Baseball fans of Manitowoc are agitat-
ing the organization of team to join
league which is proposed to include six
cities in the immediate vicinity.
1t is believed that the cold weather has
nearly exterminated the quail around
Baraboo Wood choppers frequently find
numbers huddled together under a bush
frozen to death.
Mrs. Merrill ]. Jenkins has brought
suit against her husband for divorce,
alleging cruel treatment. Mr.. Jenkins
works at West Allis.
John Conway, the well-known Wiscon-
sin hotel man, who went out west nearly
dead several months ago, has improved,
and writes from Tucson. Ariz., that he
never felt better in his life.
The superintendent and train dis
patcher's offices of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul Railway Company,
which have been located in Babcock since
1891, have been transferred to Wausau.
The American School Furniture Com
pany of New York, which has factory
in Manitowoc, will enlarge the local plant
and it is reported has purchased the plant
Of the East Wisconsin Canning Com
pany.
The Gavitt Manufacturing Company
will rebuild the casket factory which was
destroyed by fire a few weeks ago in
Shell Lake. Mr.. Gavitt has secured
new capital so that the business Will be
opened up on larger scale than hereto
fore.
II. L. Hansen, tobacco dealer at
Stoughton, has gone into involuntary
bankruptcy. The unsecured claims
amount to $4,000. Giles Dow, assistant
cashier Of the State Bank, was appointed
temporary receiver, taking charge Of the
stores and warehouses.
The Dane County Rural Mail Carriers
Association has declared itself opposed
to that provision in the bill now pending
in Congress prohibiting them from solic-
iting subscriptions for newspapers, car
rying express, and performing special
missions for their patrons
The Carpenter-Cook Wholesale Gro
Gerry Company of Menominee has pur-
chased the Marinette branch of the
Smith, Thorndike & Brown Company Of
Milwaukee. The deal includes all the
real estate and stock in the house, and
the consideration was over 100000.
John Loose Of Hayton, who was bound
over to appear at the March term of the
Circuit Court to answer the charge of
assaulting Joseph Koenigs with intent to
kill, voluntarily made a full confession,
it is said, acknowledging his guilt in ev-
cry detail alleged in the complaint.
Dates for the annual fair of the Mani
towoc County Industrial Association
have been set, Sept. IA, Is and 16. At
the meeting Of directors, G. Muth was
reelected president, e. L. Kelley secre-
tary and ]. Staudt treasurer. 1t is prob
able that the fair will be opened evenings
this year.
Stephen Turner of Oshkosh, aged y,
Civil War veteran, received the use Of
one Of his eyes, although he has been
blind for three years. A piece of burn
ing wood was held close to his face by
friend, by way of joke. The heat and
intense light seemed to crack the film
over the eye, so that now Mr.. Turner can
see dinly
Word has been received of the death Of
Miss Julia Flint of Fond du Lac, which
occurred in Rome and was due to pc
culiar accident on the morning of Dec.
~. While in Naples Miss Flint was as
saulted by a robber on her return from
church. The man succeeded in getting
her purse but not without a struggle.
The nervous shock from this encounter
resulted in a fatal illness. though Miss
Flint was at once taken to a hospital in
Rome.
Because of the action of the James
vile Common Council in placing a re-
stricton on the franchise of the South
ern Wisconsin Interurban road Of $3.50
year for forty years, it is not probable
that the road will be built this year At
two mass meetings the citizens asked
the Council to pass the franchise asked
for by the company, with a freight
clause. The Council agreed to do this,
but added the clause demanding payment
to the city for the privilege Of carrying
freight.
1t was reported by a member of the
Council committee that the Kenosha city
pestlonse had been stolen. The build
ing, which was frame structure, had
been located just outside the city limits,
and some one had gone to the lot and
placing the building on runners, moved it
away. 1t was found on a lot belonging
70 all Italian long distance from it's
former location. The building had been
painted red, and was being used as
barn. The city will take immediate steps
to recover it's pesthouse.
James Dunno and George Gaskill of
Rising Sun are charged with the murder
of Andrew Overberg, and it is said that
Dunno has made a partial confession.
Both were arraigned at Soldiers Grove.
Overberg, who was a prosperous farmer
of Towerville, was returning home from
Soldiers Grove when met by his assail-
ants, who, it is said, struck him on the
back of the neck with a heavy drag
tooth, inficting wounds which proved
fatal. Oye,berg's body was found in
the snow writing in blood and life al