Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-01-15
MINOR STATE ITEMS.

Charles Vance, years DID, son Of
County Treasurer Vance, was accidentally
killed at Seymour while hunting with
some other boys.
Mrs Frank Weber, aged - years, one
OF the pioneer residents Of Racine county,
was struck by milk train west of Corliss
and fatally hurt
Right Rev. Bishop Schwebach of La
Crosse has appointed J. w. Ritz pastor
Of St Charles Borremeo's Catholic church
in Chippewa Falls.
Measure designed to close all drinking
places of the city after Il o'clock mid
night has been introduced in the city
council of Milwaukee.
A $4,000 new brick church ediice was
dedicated in the town Of Freedom by the
ST. Paul Evangelical Lutheran congrega-
ton, the Rev. Dettman. pastor.
Mrs. Elizabeth Worthington, a pioneer
of the county, residing in Manitowoc
since 1858, died at the age Of so years.
/ family of ten children survive her.
Mrs. William AIatzke, wife of busi-
ness man. died in Eau Claire, at the age
of 81 years Her shroud had been pre-
pared for over a year, and last summer
her husband dug her grave in Forest
Home cemetery.
Chief of the Fire Department Thomas
Clancy of Milwaukee was acquitted Of
charge of perjury after a long jury trial.
The case referred to his testimony in
grand jury investigation of legislative
matters in 1905.
looking for five Italian railroad labOrers
who waylaid a section foreman Of their
own nationality in his shanty on the
Brearley farm near Berryville. They Sc
cured a shotgun and 500.
George Handler Of Merrill, who is serv-
ing a life sentence in the State prison
for murder, has been pardoned by Gov.
Davidson. He was convicted on Jan. 2,
1890. and hence has served nearly eigh-
teen years, which is equivalent to nearly
twenty-five years.
The Morgan company Of Oshkosh, man
ufacturers of sash and doors, will make
a $4,000 improvement in their plant dur
ing the annual close down at the first
of January. The company will install
three new boilers. a ], 400-horse power en-
CINE and a heater.
Frank L. Phillips and George Nelson
were arrested in Kenosha on charges Of
burglary. They are alleged to have en-
tered the grocery store of I. ". Schmidt
at the outskirts Of the city at midnight
and made a big haul of goods which were
secreted under the floor of a saloon in the
neighborhOod.
Arrested upon the charge Of having
committed a number of petty burglaries
in Oshkosh, Joseph Welsh. u years old;
Roman Skupin, Is years old; Albert Stra-
men. aged IA, and Peter Auler, aged II
years. have confessed and a large number
Of articles have been recovered. which
they took recently from the roller rink.
billiard hall and bicycle shop.
William Stelter fell down the cellar
stairs in the home of his daughter Mrs.
Philip Otto, at BloOmer, and was fatally
injured, death resulting few hours after
wards. His head struck against the cell
lar floor, causing conclusion of the brain.
He was 90 years of age.
Congressman John VI. Nelson has noti-
fed the local authorities that he has Sc
cured a cannon for the city to be placed
i'm the courthouse park at Jefferson. 1t
IS understood that Congressman Nelson
has several other cannon at his disposal
and intended for cities in his congressional
district.