Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-04-15

nyuropnODla, aged "a years. he WaS
bitten by dog two months ago.
The Galesville United Lutheran church
destroyed last summer by lightning and
ire is to be rebuilt at cost of $1,000.
Burglars stole a dozen revolvers from
Calvert's gun store in Beloit and some
money from Roberts & Cormony's sa-
loon.
William Rauthum, a prominent farm
er OF the town of Paris, was adjudged
insane and committed to the State asy-
lum at Winnebago.
Joseph Koshki who was shot in Rhine
lander in a fight over girl, is dead.
michael Jeaskey is held without bail on
the charge of killing him.
Charles Lane the Milwaukee man,
charged with forgery, waived examina-
ton In Neenah and in default of $1,000
bail was remanded to Jail.
Alfred T. Twerberg, a young farmer,
was thrown to the street in Stoughton
III runaway and may die. Halver Ed
son, his companion, jumped and saved his
fife.
Oliver c. Horlick, aged SO years, the
Youngest son of the late Joseph A. Hor
lick, founder of the Horlick Lime and
Stone Company, died suddenly at his
home in Racine.
The branch road now running from
Woodville to Weston will soon be extend
ed as far as Sau Gale. This extension
will start from Comfort and follow the
Eau Gale river
Charles Macarthur, a millwrght, re-
celved fatal injuries in mill at Dunbar.
being caught in belt and crushed Frank
Adams prevented his instant death by
cutting the belt and releasing Near
thur.
Charles Swanberg, a farmer, was
found dead in live stock water tank
at his home near Shiloh by his children,
VINO were playing in the barnyard. He
had evidently lost his balance while do
ing chores and was drowned.
Ice which had become loosened by the
mid weather caused grave danger to the
bridges and tracks of the Wisconsin Cen
trail and Chicago and Northwestern rail
way at Manitowoc. The Wisconsin
Central had an engine with a number of
loaded coal cars on the bridge to hold
It in place. Dynamite was used to clear
the gorge that formed.
Going asleep Or a railway track from
fatigue, after spending an afternoon in
dentists chair, David Ferris Van Note
was killed by train at Canton, Mo.
He deserted his wife and family in Bar
ron thirteen years ago. He came back
after few weeks, ostensibly to remain,
but during the night left and took his
youngest son, baby, with him. Upon
surrendering the boy he was allowed to
go by the police.
From a life of drudgery at the wash
tub to home of affluence is the recent
experience Of Mrs. Clara Helf of Kau-
kauna and the change came about
through a matrimonial bureau A few
years ago Mrs. Helf married, but soon
she had to be cared for by the city of
Aaukauna. Saturday she was married
to Robert Middleton, well-to-do farm
er near Madison. five miles out on the
Baraboo branch of the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad, who is said to be
worth $4,000.
Justice V. H. Tichenor found for the
defendant in the suit of the Farmers
and Merchants bank Of Cedarburg
against Daniel j. Kiefer of Lannon. The
bank sued to recover on two promissory
notes of 5000 each. The notes were
discounted at the bank by one r. A.
Barker and Kiefer refused to pay. He
testified that he had never signed any
notes, but had signed two applications
for insurance policies on sheets of paper
two or three times the size of the notes
in question which were offered in evil
dence.
Il burned my house and money be-
cause l intended to kill myself and did
not want to leave anything so my rela-
tives could profit by my DEATH" con-
fessed Charlotte Wolf, aged IA, of La
Crosse, thus explaining the mysterious
destruction Of her property. Sho pour
ed Kerosene OH the floor and piled certi-
fcates of deposit of the value of $1,000
and other valuable documents on the
blaze. Then she went out to find tree
On which to hang herself, but relatives
prevented her. She was adjudged insane
ana sent TO an asylum.
Il want to be buried in a purple coffin.
dressed in a white plated silk dress. I
have taken poison and am going to die"
Thus spoke 15-year-old Christine Picha
to the Mortified members of her family as
they sat in the parlor of their home in
Milwaukee. Ten minutes later the child
was dead from the effects of a dose of
carbolic acid. According to statements
OF an older sister the girl had often
threatened to take her own life, but the
threats were not taken seriously. Chris
tine on this occasion wore a skirt be-
longing to a younger sister, and at being
reprimanded by her mother flew into a
passion and ran to her room on the sec
ond floor, where she locked herself in and
drank the acid, which she had been
treasuring for some time
Abraham Kapeyski, aged 33, shot and
killed Rebecca Finkelstein aged 30. wife
of S. Finkelstein, and then fastened TO
Grand Rapids to give himself up to the
officers, while pursued by an angry mob.
Kapeyski, with a number of other Pol
lSh Jews, settled in the town Of Sara