Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-01

istration of the board of control cost
$57, 1861 during June.
Wenderlin Meyers, aged q, while div
ing in Lake Pewaukee, stuck in the soft
bottom and was drowned
Mrs. Rush and daughter of Kansas
City and Edward Ewing Of Gable were
drowned in Namakagon lake while bath
ing.
Peter Eckerson, % years old, was
killed near Peshtigo by Wisconsin and
Michigan train. He fell asleep on the
track.
La Crosse city authorities have decided
to guarantee 81 200 per year for the sup
port of the Carnegie library for the
north side
Joseph Schinski, aged Is, and William
From, aged "a, were seized with cramps
while bathing in the Sheboygan river at
Sheboygan, and sank before help could
reach them.
Nancy Granville, 12-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Granville of Lin
den, was killed by falling into a mining
shaft over 100 feet deep. Every bone in
his body was broken
Hosea Barnes, pioneer educator in
wisconsin, died at his home in Kenosha,
at the age of GO years. Mr.. Barnes had
the distinction of being the first white
child born in the county.
Mary Humphrey of GAINESVILLE, a nurse
at the government hospital at Panama,
states that stories Of sickness on the
isthmus are much exaggerated. She says
malaria there is like humps.
Walter Schroeder, 10 years old, was
killed in Clarno while driving mower
The team ran away and he was thrown
under the mower. One of the wheels
passed over his head and caused instant
death.
The 16-year-old son of George Seeber
was caught in the collapse of brick kiln
in the Jefferson Brick and Tile Com
pany's yard in Jefferson, and received
possibly fatal injuries. Several men es-
capped.
Susan J. McHaffie of Chippewa Falls
whereabouts is causing alarm. She was
employed in hotel in Minneapolis, and
left there to visit friends in Chippewa
L ans SIX weeks ago.
Edna Hansche, II years old, was in
stantly killed in sight of her 6-year-old
sister Alice by south-bound passenger
train on the Northwestern road at Ra-
cine. The two girls had been at Berry
vile visiting their grandfather.
Lafayette Ensor, aged So, shot himself
in Broadhead, after shooting four times
at his wife without hitting her. The
shooting was the climax to a series of
family troubles. Ensor had been separ-
ated from his wife for several months.
The State census will show that Ke-
nosha has population of more than 49,
900 people, while the population of the
suburbs will add enough to pass the 20
600 mark. This will be a growth of
over 5000 since the national. census of
1900.
A most remarkable sinking of main
Travelled highway at Brillion has taken
place recently, and is still in progress,
which puzzles the authorities The road
way has sunken sixteen feet, and the
marsh across which it leads seems to be
bOttomless.
Lightning set fire to the farm house
and buildings of Frank Scott south of
GAINESVILLE and the loss is $4,000. The
heavy rains caused large damage to
growing crops. Small grains and hay
ready for harvest are an almost entire
loss in the county.
At the State free employment Offices in
four years there have been filed $685.
applications for employment, 38,825 ap-
plications for help 35,375 positions have
been filled, 1850 applications for employ
ment remained untitled and 1850 appli-
ca tons for help remain untitled.
Large armies of worms are infesting
the northern part of Menomonie county
and farmers fear that they will ultimate
ly destroy their standing grains. Al
though the worms as yet have been con-
tent to kill only oak shrubs, the farm
ers think it is only a question of a
short time before they will attack the
growing crops.
The governments weekly crop report
reviews conditions in this State as fol-
lows: All crops much improved by week
of dry weather; harvesting of winter
wheat and rye under way, good crops;
oats, barley, spring wheat, rye, heavy
growth, some lodging; corn much improv-
ed potatoes and tobacco satisfactory; hay
ing progressing, heavy crop; pastures
good; apples promising.
Foul play is assigned as the cause Of
the mysterious disappearance of Miss
Susan J. McHafie, wel-known Chip
pewa Falls young woman, who left Min
neapolis, where she was employed, to
visit her home six weeks ago She had
intended to surprise her relatives and did
not announce her coming, and her dis
appearance only became known by the
return of letter sent to her Minneapo-
lis address.
Attorney General Sturdevant gave it
as his opinion that, according to the new
law, the present State board of control
is defunct, having no existence in law
except as de facto members This means
that the whole matter of the board Of
control is thrown open and the Governor
will have an opportunity to appoint
whom he pleases on the board. One of
the new members of the board must be
a woman.
Arthur r Smith II wars oId of ~;