Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-30


sion handed down at Madison a reas-
sessment for Washburn was refused.
Albert Long, aged % years, was killed
by a falling beam while assisting in con-
structing a cheese cellar near Brodhead.
Nine. Belmont made a parachute leap
at the fair grounds at Beloit, landed on
house near by and was badly cut and
bruised.
Andrew Cunningham, one of two post
Office robbers, escaped from La Crosse
Jail; Carl Trainor, his pal, escaped from
the same Jail two weeks ago.
Prof. Whitman of the University of
Wisconsin is looking over lands tributary
to Chequamegon bay, where State
experimental farm will be established.
Twenty-Five thousand barrels will be
needed for this years output of the Rock
County Sugar Company's factory In
GAINESVILLE. An enormous crop of beets
10 expected.
Burglars at Merrimac broke into the
stores Of ]. H. Smith & Son, M. J. Kind
schi and the Cash Mercantile Company.
Some small articles and a little change
were secured.
Secretary f. e. Doty Of the Wisconsin
State civil service commission has as
sumed his position and is engaged in
the preliminary work of carrying out the
merit system law.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars is the
price set by James Hurley of Chiffon
upon his thumb, which he claims was bit
ten off by John Powers of Buchanan.
Suit has been instituted.
A 16-year-old girl by the name Of War
rem, who lives near Briggsville, eloped
with farm hand named McGee. The
Eirate father traced the couple as far as
Portage, where they escaped.
The home of Theodore Zoll was de-
stroyed by fire at Marinette, causing
loss of $4,000. Zoll and his wife and five
children had to jump from the second
story window, but all escaped serious
injury.
Como people have learned that they
have been swindled by woman who
took subscriptions for various popular
publications. One man wrote to one of
til publications and learned that it has
no agents.
A party of Indiana capitalists, headed
by r. B. Short of Union Mills, have just
closed deal for the purchase Of 1000
acres of land in Bayfield, county. 1t is
the intention to found a model city. The
land is said to be rich.
There is reason to believe that Racine
farmers out Of revenge shot at Richard
L. Robinson and his family a week ago
while riding in an automobile. 1t is said
that the shots were only fired for the
purpose of running the tires.
The Rev. G. P Wilke, for thirty years
pastor Of the German Lutheran church
at Madison, and for twelve years presi-
dent of the Wisconsin synod died at
Madison Of heart trouble. He was born
in Germany sixty-four years ago.
Chris Tolverson, head gate tender at
the water fume of the Badger mill in
Neenah, was swept under the mill by the
bursting of a portion of the flume and
escaped drowning by catching at a rafter,
receiving injuries which con6ne him to
his bed.
AS the minister Of the Sheboygan
Falls Methodist church was starting a
prayer Sunday Mrs. William Long fell
dead in her pew. Ine minister failed to
notice the woman, and her husband sat
with his dead wife's head on his shoulder
till the prayer ended.
AS the minister of the Sheboygan Falls
Methodist church was starting a prayer
Sunday morning Mrs. William Long fell
dead in her pew. The minister failed to
notice the woman, and her husband sat
with his dead wife's head on his shoulder
till the prayer was ended.
The moulders of the Fairbanks-Mor
plant in Beloit, who walked out because
of alleged grievances over shop rules, all
| have returned to work and will submit
| their grievances to the company. The
officials of the International Moulders did
not sanction the walk-out.
The body of Hubbard Strupp, 60 years
old, was found floating in the lake at
Kenosha. The cause of death is a mys-
| terry. On the head of the dead man was
three-cornered cash. The sons and
| daughters of Strupp are still in Ger
many and he had been homesick.
Concerning crop conditions in this
| State the weekly report issued by the
government says: Local hailstorms caus-
| ed considerable damage over limited
areas, otherwise weather generally ia
vorable; wheat and rye thrashing nearing
completion, yields good; spring grains
good: corn advanced rapidly; pastures
excellent; tobacco damaged by hail To-
cally; sugar beets continue fine; buck
wheat exceptionally good; apples not sat
isfactory.
| Felix Forboul, 10 years old, charged
with the murder of his father, Felix For
boul, at Chippewa Falls, has been bound
over to the Circuit Court for trial with
out bail. The young man admitted hav-
ing had a fight with his father on the
night of the latter's disappearance, but
| denies the murder The body of the
| father was found in the river weighted
down with iron. Bloody ard pitchy
clothes will be the important evidence
| produced by the State.
By unanimous vote the La Crosse
| City Council has demanded the resigna-
| ton Of City Engineer Frank G.. Powell.
Powell is charged with being interested
in city contracts and with improper con-