Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-05
Within Our Borders.

Peder Swiggum, a well-to-dO Blanch-
ardyille farmer, is dead, aged so years.
He became deranged suddenly about two
years ago.
Rev. Father Thill of Holy Name Ro-
man Catholic church, at Sheboygan de-
clares that bowling is not an amusement
that interferes with Lent or Sabbath OBJ
servance.
Peter Bonaccie of Hurley, aged 16
years, took $3.50 of his fathers savings
and ran away to Chicago. When he
was captured he had only $5S of the
money left.
The excitement incident to the calling
Of the fire department to her home is be-
lieved to have been the cause of the
death of Mrs. Wilhelmina Falk, an aged
Appleton woman.
Switchman J. Mats lost both legs by
falling under a train in the Chicago and
Northwestern yards in La Crosse. The
accident was due to ice formed OH the
cars and tracks. He may recover.
Edgar Clark of Chippewa Falls, whose
father thought he had been murdered,
has been found at Spooner. He has been
travelling around Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin. No explanation Of his absence has
been obtained here.
Alfred Langmo, a Norwegian United
States prisoner, under arrest for violat-
ing the immigration laws, escaped from
a United States marshal from Minnesota
at Evansville on train by climbing over
the seat without awakening the marshal.
Peter Mittenberg, deserter from Fort
Smelling, a member of the Twenty-eighth
infantry, was taken back to st. Paul
by a detachment of eight men. His
companion, who also deserted, is still at
large. Mittenberg walked into recruit
ing station in La Crosse and gave HIM
self up.
Representatives of the Northwestern
railway have been visiting farmers two
miles west Of Racine for the purpose of
purchasing land for the right-of-way of
the new line between Milwaukee and
Mayfair, Ill. The company offers a large
amount of money to the farmers for this
right-of-way, but several Of them are
holding out for an increase of price. Con-
demnation proceedings may have to be
brought.
Fishmen, paper mill men and game
wardens are engaged in three-cornered
fight i'll Rhnelander When the ice in
the Wisconsin river began to melt thou
sands Of fish began to swim for spawn
ing and the mill races were damned
tight, the big water wheels which fur
nished power being clogged beyond fur
Their service The managers of the
plants promptly put two gangs Of men to
work beating back the fish and as soon
as the game wardens got wind of the
trouble they appeared on the scene and
promptly arrested every man who killed
a fish, Bail has been furnished for the
arrested men to the amount Of thousands
of dollars and the work is going on.
Should the cases go against the mill it
will be an expensive affair for its stock
holders.
Theodore F. Giese of Racine has filed
petition in bankruptcy. His assets are
scheduled at $9,925S4 and liabilities at
$7,215.47. He claims $3,S65 exempt.
Carl Wassenberg, aged 63 years, was
removed home from st. Nicholas hos
pital in Sheboygan after having both his
little fingers entirely amputated and all
of the other fingers on both hands re-
moved at the middle joint. He had froz-
en- both hands stiff during the last cold
spell and had failed to thaw them out
The accident and the resulting opera
ton have left the old man almost help
less.