Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-24

Edward Comiskey, the well-known
baseball pitcher, was married in Ke-
nosha to Miss Rose Gloss.
Fred Marx of Lakewood was shot and
instantly killed by Otto Jarenek in a
quarrel over So Jarenek escaped to the
woods.
Italian laborers employed at the kilns
of the Union Lime Company Of Milwau-
kee at Marblehead and Hamilton went on
a strike.
Henry Christopherson, farmer living
near Nash, had both arms torn off by
dynamite while blowing up stumps. He
died three hours later.
Michael Welch. a Neenah boy, fell un-
der freight train. Both legs were cut
off, his skull fractured and right shout
der dislocated. He will die
Evergreen Park sanitarum, for the
treatment of consumptives, was opened
at Lake Nezagamon, forty miles north
of Cumberland, by DR.. w. B. Hopkins of
that city.
ole Johnson. wealthy La Crosse
farmer, nearly lost his life in the de-
struction of his barn by fire, started by
lightning. Johnson, who was in the
barn, was stunned
Menasha and Neenah may soon be in
volved in litigation owing to the fact that
Menasha has refused to pay taxes to it's
sister city on stone quarry which is
located within the limits Of Neenah.
William Begley & Sons Company, man
ufacturers of light iron work, went into
bankruptcy in Milwaukee. No schedule
of assets or liabilities has been made
public The plant is worth about $780,
OOO
Lightning struck the saloon of Henry
Hendricks at Wausaukee. That place
and the offices of Tyrell & Evert, Mar
tin McDonough and the dwelling of Han
nah Dunno were destroyed Insurance
covers the loss.
A stranger held up Isaac Stephenson,
millionaire lumberman in Marinette, as
the former Congressman was going home
from his office, but the would-be high
wayman was beaten off by a blow from
Mr.. Stephenson's cane
Ethel Deone Barker, one of the best
known young women of Kenosha, is Sc
riously i'll with nervous prostration at the
Maryland State normal at Baltimore.
Miss Baker was a teacher at the normal
at the time she was stricken.
In Kenosha Judge e. B. Belden grant
ed a divorce to Oscar Robbed from
Louisa Robbed, by default. Robbed al
leges that the cruel and inhuman treat
ment of his wife forced him to give up
a $4,000 business in Chicago.
The weekly crop report issued by the
government reviews conditions in this
State as follows: Weather very change
able, but mainly favorable for crops and
farm work; oats, barley, spring wheat,
and rye healthy, good stands in south
ern portions; winter wheat, rye, grass
and pastures doing WE'LL preparations
for corn and potatoes we'll advanced, and
some planting will be done next week.
Deputy Warden A. n. Bean and Con-
stable Brown were shot at by two fish
ermen at Lake Noquebay, and they re-
turned the fire. There were no casual
ties. The officials suddenly came on two
fishermen setting nets contrary to law
and the latter fled, shooting with shot
guns few moments later from a shelter
of trees. The officers opened up on the
assaulting party and drove them off and
took up the nets.
The Manitowoc Advancement Associa-
ton has asked the new Council for an
option on forty-four acres of land which
is desired as the site for the new piano
factory As the result of the recent cleo
ton it is probable that the move to bond
the city for 100000 to be used in secur-
ing industries will be dropped, as Mayor
Stole and majority Of the Aldermen
are opposed to any bonds except for own
ership of public utilities.
The Kenosha Municipal store, which
has attracted wide attention during the
past two years, has gone out of bust
ness. The store had been a great sue
cess under the management of Alderman
Peter Jacobs. 1t resulted in saving
of more than $4,000 annually. At the
last city election Alderman Jacobs was
defeated and the first thing done by the
new administration was to adopt some
new plan for the care of the city poor
Judge G. T. Moeskes in Appleton has
cigar in his possession which has travel
ed across the Pacific ocean four times.
1t was sent by his nephew to his father
in Chicago. The latter refused it on
account of the duty. 1t was returned to
the sender in Manila, who in the mean
time had sailed for this country. The
cigar overlook the sender, who was a
member of the navy, while he was in
San Francisco. The cigar travelled H.
900 miles.
The Supreme Court has reversed the
decision of the Outagamie County Court
in the damage suit of Adolph Gunderson
of Neenah against i. Struebing of Osh-
kosh. Gunderson was arrested at Osh-
kosh at the instigation Of Streubng, who
suspected him of having stolen a pair
of fur gloves. Gunderson was found not
guilty and sued for damages and receiv-
ed verdict on the ground that the Osh-
kosh ordinance which permits police Off
GERS to arrest persons under suspicion
without a warrant, is invalid and uncon-
stitutional.
An axle of a locomotive drive wheel
broke while an Omaha passenger was