Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-15
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Lilly Kahlman. aged u, the daughter
of Claus kaufman of Grand Rapids, was
drowned while bathing in the Wisconsin
river.
1t is reported that the new Northwest
ern railway spur, just completed through
New London, is to be extended twenty. two
miles to Waupaca.
A. F. Herman of Marshfeld and some
local business men, including several big
manufacturing concerns, are promoting
new bank in New London.
Jesse Phipps, aged 80, lineman for
the Bell Telephone Company, fell from a
30-foot pole at Galesville and was killed.
He lived at Alden, Iowa.
Nobert Shaker. aged Is, of Hillsboro,
accidentally shot himself, it is believed,
while driving home from neighbours. His
lifeless body was found in his rig.
Edwin T. O'Brien, who resigned as
principal and city superintendent of the
public schools of Berlin, has purchased the
Kaukauna Sun, formerly owned by j. l.
Toner.
In Beloit Willie Cunningham, son of
'Lal' Cunningham musician, was prob
ably fatally burned by powder. He was
playing with fireworks and set fire to a
can of gunpOwder.
John A. Aylward of Madison, Demo
cratic nominee for Governor at last State
election. announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Governor at
the primaries in September.
The Beloit Water Gas and Electric
Company has surrendered its charter. and
will hereafter operate under the indeter-
inmate laws of the State. The action Of
the corporation was unexpected
The Manitowoc Electric Light Com
pany has filed a surrender of its city fran
chise and application for an indeterminate
permit from the State rate commission.
The franchise was granted March 26,
1889.
7. p. SOrenson of the faculty of Dana
college, Blair, Neb., has arrived in Nee
nah and opened a Danish Lutheran vaca-
ton school which is attended by Danish
people within a radius of fifty miles of
Neenah
John Mrotek. a ManitOwoc laborer, was
severely scalded about the face, neck and
arm. and may lose his sight, if not his
life. The accident was due to bursting of
boiler fue Mrotek is 80 and the
ather of a large family.
New London Catholic congregation is
rejoicing over gift of five splendid new
bells. constituting a Westminster chime"
presented to the church by Mrs. ]. Wer-
ner, Francis and Raymond Jennings. The
chimes cost 81 800 and weighs over two
tons.
The Illinois Central road may build a
spur line from Belleville to Mount Yer
non. a distance of twelve miles. The
route has been surveyed and the freight
agents have made an estimate of the
amount of traffic to be furnished by the
people.
Frank Uetz. aged 81 years. a labOrer
EMPLOYED by the Dells Lumber and Shin
ole Company, was found lying on the
ground in an unconscious condition at
Fan Claire. He died later. His ribs were
broken and he suffered internal injuries.
It is supposed he fell thirty feet from
the top of the she'd He leaves wife and
ten children.
The Somers- Mount Pleasant drainage
canal will be completed and turned over
soon. The canal passes through III par
GELS of land in Racine mad Kenosha cOun-
ties 1t is claimed that more than 1000
acres of land have been redeemed by the
project.
After six months of preparations and
planning. the government engineers in Su-
perior expect to get down TO actual bust
ness on the construction of the big piers
and breakwaters at the natural entry of
Superior bay. The entire work to be ac-
complished, including the preliminary sur
yev. will cost about $2,0O0,0O0.