Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-09

overhead.
Overcome by cramps while swimming
in Pewaukee lake Mrs. Wilson G. Wilt
yer of Milwaukee was saved from death
by her husband.
The official returns for the State CEN
sus gives Oshkosh a population of 306O1,
an increase of 2,317 over the national
census of 1900.
The elevator and malthouses of the
Lytle-Stoppenbach Company at Jeffer-
son junction were damaged $4,000 by
fire. The origin OF the fire has not been
discovered.
The 4-year-old daughter Of Henry Sol
berg of Ashland died from burns receiv
ed while playing with matches. Her
mother was badly burned while extin-
gushing the flames.
Darrell o. Hubbard, son of Prof. D. o.
Hubbard of Racine, has returned from
Japan, where he has been engaged for
eighteen months as an instructor of Eng
fish i'll the provincial schools.
Harry Ross, aged years, stumbled
against small bar of dynamite left in
a Neenah street which is being improved.
The explosion caused a piece of the
debris to strike and destroy his right
eye.
While moving the front yard at his
home. southwest of Monroe, Perry Sta
yer drove on to his 2-year-old child and
both feet We're cut off by the sickle. He
did not see the child until it was too
late.
The other morning in the court house
in Oshkosh Col. John Hicks took til,
oath of office before Judge G.. D. Cleve
land as ''envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary of the United States
to Chilli
A Milwaukee road train ran into a
herd of blooded colts, owned by the Uih.
lein Brothers Of Milwaukee, and three
of the herd were killed and four others
seriously injured. The loss will be
heavy one.
What was predicted would be st. Croix
county's bumper crop is not going to pan
out quite up to expectations, according to
the reports of farmers in the vicinity
Both black and red rust have been found,
and considerable blight.
The safe of the Menasha Brewing
Company was broken open and $40 in
government revenue stamps taken. This
is thought to be the work of a gang
which has been operating in the Twin
Cities and Appleton Of late.
Russell Christianson, auout 8 years old,
was shot and instantly killed and Hen
ry NOrdsluen badly wounded as a result
of the accidental discharge of shotgun
at Deerfield. Fear is entertained that
the shock may overcome the mother Of
the dead boy.
b. &. Hanson, pioneer of Shell Lake,
and Harry e. Haar, a student, were
sailing on the lake, when the boat was
capsized and both were thrown into the
lake. By swimming, young Hoar reach
ed the shore, and Mr.. Hanson chung to
the boat until rescued.
The Mississippi Log and Boom Com
pany has evidently given up it's fight to
drive its 2O,O00,00O feet Of logs through
the Cameron dam against the protests of
John f. Dietz. Inc company is now
loading it's logs on skids preparatory to
hauling them around the famous dam
next year.
The Penokee Development Company,
which is exploring for iron ore near Min
eral lake, about seven miles south of
Mellen, struck vein of red hematite
iron ore. Experienced mining men think
that the west end of the Penokee range
will soon be supporting as many miles at
the east end.
Mrs. Carrie Kloss, wife of Rev. NJ
Kloss of Marshfeld, who is conducting
revival meetings in Oshkosh, died aztec
hours of agony from carbolic acid burns
Someone urged her to use the acid as
local application to reduce pain, but she
evidently was ignorant of the strength
of the liquid.
Fred w. Brockhausen was reelected
secretary and Frank J. wv ber
general organizer of the Wisconsin Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. The following execu-
tive committee was named: j. J. Hand
ley, Milwaukee,; Burt Tomlinson, Mil
waukee; w. w. Britain, Kenosha; Will
liam Spearing, Marinette, and Frank
Gauthier, Ashland. Madison gets the
next convention.
The weekly crop report issued by the
government reviews conditions in this
State as follows: Decided improvement
in all crops; winter wheat and rye har-
vest nearly completed, good crops; spring
grains maturing rapidly some complaint
of lodging; corn and potatoes in prOmis-
ing condition; tobacco and sugar beets
very satisfactory; heavy crop Of hay be-
ing secured; apples and cranberries prom
Using.
While changing circular saw at the
plant of the Paine Lumber Company in
Oshkosh Peter HI. Finnegan, head saw
yer, was very seriously if not fatally hurt
and George Tadych, his assistant, was
badly bruised and cut. 1t is believed that
Finnegan accidentally disturbed a lever
with his foot that set the machinery in
motion. He was struck by the long car
riage. One Of his legs and one Of his
arms We're nearly severed and he was in
jured internally.
That the railroad companies are dis
posed to cooperate with the new railroad
rate commission in the enforcement Of the
law passed by the last Legislature is
shown by the manner in which all the
companies have taken steps to inform