Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-10-24
AMONG OUR NE1GHBoRs.

Business and professional men OF Chip
pewa Falls have organized an athletic
club
Robbers entered the Cash Supply store
at Barron and stole considerable mer-
chandise.
The total assessment of Kenosha is
$50, 15J,501, as compared with $2S,361,-
257 last year.
Rev. ELEPHANT, formerly of Milwaukee,
has been appointed to the passionate of
Grace Episcopal church in New London.
Pine and Brule river country north of
Crandon say there is plenty of deer this
fall.
Louis Ross died as the result of an ex-
ploson at the Beloit gas works, when the
handle of an iron shovel, was driven into
his chest.
Charles Lesbien and Gus Jackson, sus-
pected of stealing $3.50, are held at Su-
periOr police headquarters pending an in
vestigation.
With an attendance of over two hum
dred. the Manitowoc County Teachers
Association broke all records in the an
nual meeting.
Among the first to contribute toward
the fund for the purchase of the Carl
Schurz homestead was G. H. Doerfinger
of Milwaukee.
Bishop Fox of Green Bay confirmed a
class of seventy-fve at st. Patrick's
church and an equal number at st. Johns
church in Neenah,
Mrs +. w. Brown of Fox Lake, who
was so badly burned recently, died, aged
% years. Mr.. Brown, who was also
burned will recover.
William f. Howard, who, with his
auto, ran down and killed w. III. Allard
at Kenosha, last Saturday, was exonerat-
ed by a coroner's jury.
According to reports received in New
London from about seventy-ive lumber
companies, the loss on timber due to for
est fires has been serious.
Fast mail No. sc struck and killed OPP
orators Roas and Kordisch one mile west
of Tomah. The men were riding to Ray
more on a railroad velocipede when
struck
Mrs. Hannah NJ. Burchard of Kanka-
kee, ILL.,, has announced the engagement
of her daughter Ruth, to Rev. ]. G. Ha-
zen, pastor Of the First Baptist church
of GAINESVILLE.
Racine has voted to issue $4,000 bonds
for sewer work. Contracts have been let
for about $4,000 worth of work, but on
accoun of there being no money in the
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them.
f. J. Zoelle, local agent of the North
western road, has received word from
headquarters that the company has plans
for a new $4,000 freight depot at Nee
nah to replace the one recently destroyed
by fire.
While asleep in a baby carriage in
front of a store on Main street in Nee
nah. little James Darlington, the 20
months-old son of Mrs. John Darlington
Of Clayton, was attacked by large cat
and severely bitten.
Assistant Postmaster A. n. Mirlach
of Beaver Dam was injured while dis
charging fireworks on the premises OF ID.
p. Lamoreux for the amusement OF a par
ty of friends of the latter. His right
eye is badly injured.
The report of the Lake Superior Car
Service Association shows a total of 49,
211 cars handled at the head of the lakes
during September. This makes the month
one of the greatest in the history of the
freight movement there.
Frantic cries of their infant child of 6
months aroused the family of Harry
Klein of Sheboygan at 2 o'clock in the
morning, when flames were about to de-
YOUR them Half suffOcated from the
smoke, they hurriedly escaped in their
night robes.
Frank Phillips and George Nelson. well
known young men of KenoSha, were SEN
fenced to IS months and 10 months in
State prison respectively on conviction OF
burglary. 1t is said that statements made
bv them to the district attorney will re
suit in several other arrests.
While crossing the railroad tracks in
Reedsburg, Robert Gregory, aged 10, and
Thomas Babb, aged 4, prosperous and
welI-known farmers, were struck by the
Northwestern limited and instantly kill
son. Gregory was unmarried.
4 petition has been filed to have spe-
cial election ordered to decide if the vii
LACE of Kimberly is to be Incorporated 1t
is proposed to incorporate for distance
Of one square mile, which will give vii
Iage of over 700 inhabitants, with two
churches. hotel and a number of stores.
Lewis Tatro, aged 90 barber living
at New Richmond and married; defend
ant in breach Of promise suit brought
by Miss Laura Chandler, aged 26, Of Min
neapolis. was found guilty and the jury
fixed the damages at 81. Miss Chandler
asked $4,000 damages from Tatro for
trifing with her affections. TatrO, it is
said. has been estranged from his wife
for some time. He stated that he never
promised to marry the Chandler woman.
Peter Young, superintendent of the
Ashland Screen Works, his wife, his