Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-09

stantly killed by a passenger train ON tho
Milwaukee road near Franksville.
Helen Noise, the 13-year-old daughter
of Mrs. John Greengs of Milwaukee, has
become insane through hard study in
school.
stock company. with a capital OF
$4,000, has been organized at Cumber-
land to construct and run farmers CO.
operative store.
Miss Effie Loss, the 16-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Loss, was ac-
cidentally shot by her 7-year-old brother
and killed at Brodhead.
The cities of Eau Claire and Mondovi
are vigorously bidding against each other
for the annual roundup farmers insti-
tute to be held next February.
Miss Marie Kessler of Whitewater, a
school teacher, is one of the heirs of
considerable estate in Ulm, Germany, left
her by her grandfather, who died recent
ly.
James A. Smooth and Fred Kingsley,
convicted of robbing a drug store at
Trempealeau, were sentenced to seven
years each by Judge Fruit at White
hall.
City Marshal Hogan of GAINESVILLE is
reported to be dying of cancer, due to
blow received while arresting man
twenty years ago. He has been marshal
twenty-five years.
Marshall's yellow" store in Fifeld
was entered by burglars, who carried
off the entire stock of tobacco, some
small change and few articles from
the stock of goods.
The recently organized Wisconsin, Pulp
Wood Company. including the leading
paper mill men in the Fox river valley,
will establish headquarters in Neenah. A
building is now being erected
Miss Nellie Schneider, aged % years,
daughter of Jackus Schneider of the
town of Wilson, came to her death by
swallowing some carbolc acid. 1t is be-
hayed that she committed suicide.
Alfred Anderson, grocery merchant,
was held up and robbed of $3.50 in a
lonely part of Chippewa Falls. Two
men came up from behind and one held
his arms while the other riled his peck
cts.
Gus Kraeger of GAINESVILLE conduc-
tor on the st. Paul road, was stricken
with paralysis while he was returning
from work. and is not expected to live.
He has been with the road twenty-five
years.
The rural delivery system has nov
closed the fourth-class postoffice at Big
Patch. The postmaster, David Wilkin-
son, has held his position for forW-fve
years and is supposed to be the Oldest
continuous postmaster in this State.
A stray bullet killed Miss Martha An
derson, 30 years old, of Maple Grove, in
stantly. The little farm on which Miss
Anderson lived with another woman, is
surrounded by timber, and the bullet was
probably from the gun of a hunter in
that vicinity.
The remains of Matthew Jensen, for
Missouri river near Omaha. The body
had been in the water for several days
and it is believed that he committed sui
eide in a fit of dependency over dis
appointment in love.
Earl Shutter, son of Charles Shutter,
was found dead in the woods near To
nah. The coroners jury resumed
verdict of accidental death. He was
hunting rabbits, had crawled through
barbed wire fence and attempted to pull
the gun through after him.
The people of Superior are becoming
exasperated at the long iGleness of the
immense Touring mills in that city, and
agitation is on foot to compel the alleged
trust either to resume the operation of
the mills or to dissolve. 1t is believed
that suits will be started in the near
future.
Former Alderman William Murphy Of
Milwaukee was found guilty by a jury
of soliciting a bride liz connection with
a side track ordinance which passed the
Common Council in 1899. Murphy's
counsel will appeal the case to the SUI
preme Court. Murphy was admitted to
bail in $4,000.
With eight men firing fusHlade from
sbotguns at the entrance, Miss Rose
Voss and Joseph Kerkmalf of the village
Of Newmunster walked into st. Alphonse
Catholic church in Kenosha and were
we'd. The strange welcome to the bride
and groom was the carrying out Of an old
German custom.
Frank Buelow, a former employee Of
the Lytle-Stoppenbach Mailing Com
pany at Jefferson Junction, and residing
near Jefferson, swallowed a large dose
of carbolic acid. He died Immediately.
He lost his position some weeks ago
and more recently his father died. His
mother is in the county insane asylum.
1t IS now stated that the proposed
amendment to the State constitution, in
regard to a graduated income tax, cannot
be submitted to the people for approval
or rejection at the coming election, be
cause it has passed only one Legisla
ture. The constitution provides that pro.
posed amendments must pass two Legis-
latares before being submitted to the
people, Secretary of State Houser, ii
seems, has blundered in Incorporating the
proposed amendment in the general cleo
ton notice. This may invalidate the
whole notice.
The big wheel mill of the Latin, Rand
Powder Company at Pleasant Prairie
was completely destroyed by an explo-