Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-05

resumed operations.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
rob Refey's bank at Rewey. The would
be burglars escaped.
Robbers broke into st. Paul's Lutheran
church in GAINESVILLE and robbed the mis-
sion box of a considerable sum of money.
1t is probable that the Associated
Charities and Humane Society Of La
Crosse will consolidate and work to-
gether
The entire street car system in Keno
sha was at a standstill for several days
on account of the breakdown of the
large engine at the power station.
Frank Burke, aged is, had his collar
bone broken while playing in a football
game at Galesville. He also sustained
internal injuries from which he may
die.
Word has been received from Fort
Williams that Cliff Vinette, formerly Of
Chippewa Falls, died in the woods from
hunger and cold while hunting. He got
| lost.
/ d. HI. Nonhoff, farmer who resides
in town Of Lima, has just dug up a
granite boulder weighing 5000 pounds,
on which two human faces are distinctly
outlined.
Joseph Schumacher, aged years, was
nearly killed while hitching on street
car in Sheboygan. His skull was badly
fractured and there is little hope for
his recovery
With Adolph Rosenheimer for presi-
dent, Moritz Rosenheimer for vice pres
ident and Dave Rosenheimer as cashier,
the First State bank of Kewaskum has
been organized
Dr." Herman Hicks, travelling
clairvoyant, was sentenced to four years
in State prison by Judge Fruit of Sparta
for embezzling between $500 and $500
from Mrs. Perkins.
Alfred Tooley, plasterer from Chi
cago, was sentenced at La Crosse to one
year in State prison. Mrs. Tooley charg
ed that he had abandoned her and her
children in Chicago.
| Racine county's sixteen creameries re-
ceived during the past year 46,016,413
pounds of milk, which produced $780,
061 pounds of butter, cheese or condens-
ed milk, for which $1,111,650 was re-
ceived.
The Iroquois mine at North Freedom
| has been closed because of the objection
| of neighboring farmers to having their
lands flooded with water pumped from
the shaft. The mine owners were unable
to purchase the land as the farmers re-
fuse to sell.
Miss Josephine Vandenbogsrt has re-
covered a Judgment of $1,000 against
the Marinette and Menominee Paper
Company, for injuries sustained while
working in the MILL Her hair became
entangled in the machinery and her scalp
was torn off and her skull fractured.
| A 3-months-old baby at Evansville Is
indeed homeless and friendless. Three
months ago it was taken by an Evans
vile family for care, the child's parents
agreeing to pay SO much per week for
sustenance. Now the parents have evil
IDENTIFY quit paying and the Evansville
family desires to be rid of it's burden.
Fire which started at o'clock the
other afternoon destroyed elevator 3 Of
| the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad at the foot of Eighth street, Mil
1
Of oats. The loss is estimated at $50,
900. The fire spread to freight cars
along the tracks and damaged several.
The Beloit Anti-Horse Thief Associa-
| ton, which has been in existence for
over fifty years, is putting on a fresh
coat Of war paint There is now an cpl
demic Of this class of thievery in the
| border counties Of Illinois and Wiscon-
sin. A large number Of horses and vehi-
cles have been stolen and have nat been
recovered. The Beloit association some
years ago covered itself with glory in
running down this class Of outlaws, and
half hundred of the latter did time in
the State prisons Of two States.
Paul Blesser an 1S-year-old employee
of the Atlas Paper Company in Apple
ton was instantly killed, presumably by
slipping and falling between the belt and
pulley ON the wet end of the machine.
| No one saw him at the time of the acct
dent, and his remains were not discover
| ed until it was noticed that the belt was
slipping. When discovered, both arms
and legs were severed, and the body was
crushed to pulp, and scattered for
some distance, one foot being found on
screen box, twenty-six feet away.
| w. G. Beebe, county judge Of Juneau
county, was drowned in the Lemonweir
river four miles from New Lisbon. Judge
Beebe, DR.. Clayton Wetherby and
Charles Bradley came UP from Mansion
in Beebe's new gasoline launch, and
while returning the gasoline gave out.
While reflling the tank, Judge Beebe
lost his balance, fell against side of the
boat and it capsized. Beebe was drown
ed, the other two reaching the shore. 1t
is presumed that Judge Beebe was un-
able to swim. Judge Beebe was a popu-
| lar young man, was born in New Lis
hon about 36 years ago, and is survived
by his wife, father, one brother and one
sister.
Four cadets of st. Johns Military
Academy in Delafeld, William Mang-
Ter and "Cabby" Griffin of Chicago; L.
| Wright of Cleveland, Ohio, and James
Richmond of Dunkirk, n. Y, while
walking down the north bank of Bark
| river heard shrieks coming from the old
Davis homestead on the opposite side of