Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-05-18
WISCONSIN,
HAPPENINGS

Marinette.-Mrs~ Victoria Hemen-
way, wife of DR.. Henry B. Hem
enway, prominent physician of
Evanston, committed suicide here.
She was visiting under the care of d
nurse. During the absence Of the
nurse for few minutes she threw a
rope, which she evidently had pre-
pared for the deed, over the head OF
the bed and strangled herself to
death. Mrs. Hemenway had been in
i'll health for two years and was an
inmate of a private sanitarium for
some time. She was on her way to
Fish Creek, a resort across the bay,
and stopped here at the home of a
trained nurse who had attended her
in Evanston.
Milwaukee.-George Brumder, pub
Usher of German newspapers in
Milwaukee, died suddenly after
short illness. He was rated several
times a millionaire. Mr.. Brumder was
in his seventy-first year. The cause of
Mr.. Brumder's death was stroke of
apoplexy. He was apparently recov-
ering from what was supposed to be
slight indisposition when he was
stricken. Mr.. Brumden was publisher
of the Milwaukee Germania, the
Abendpost, the Milwaukee Herold and
Seebote, the Milwaukee Sonntagspost.
the Weekly Germania and several
other German periodicals. He is sur
vived by a widow, four sons and three
daughters.
Mondovi. - Peering into farm
houses at twilight and uttering
biood-curdling screams during the
midnight silence, a wild man has terri
fed many persons in this locality for
several days. A number of persons
who have seen him say he is armed
with a shotgun and has few clothes on
his body. 1t is thought he hides by
day in the woods several miles from
here. Efforts to catch him have failed
and women and children fear to leave
the house after dark unless accom-
panied by men.
Fond du Lac.-The body of an
unidentified man was fished from
| the Fond du Lac river. 1t appeared to
| have been in the water some time.
Boys had noticed it for several days
man evidently was thirty-fve years
old Hiram Schumann disappeared
about two months ago.
Madison.-The Offices of the rate
commission and of the state tax
| commission are soon to be removed
from the capitol building to a suite
of twenty-four rooms on the third
floor of the new Washington building,
on East Washington avenue. The old
south wing of the capitol is being de-
molished.
Washburn. - After being out all
night the jury which has been
hearing the testimony in the case
charging Thomas Lillystrom with the
murder of John Cochenour returned
verdict Of guilty in the second de-
gree. The crime charged occurred
during the hunting season last year
at Port Wing, this county.
Rhinelander. - By the accidental
discharge of a shotgun which he
was handling, Clarence, the thir-
| teen-year-old son of Charles B. Acker
of Bundy, was instantly killed. The
charge Of the gun struck him in the
| forehead, tearing off the entire upper
portion of the skull.
Menasha.-Frank Zero of Green
Bay, ,thirty-three years of age
and unmarried, was ground to death
by st. Paul freight train in the local
yards. Zero was a brakeman and
year ago lost the toes of one foot in
similar accident here.
Durand-Herman Heinz commit
ted suicide by swallowing car
bolic acid. Heeand companion were
sitting on log by the roadside when
he said good-by, swallowing the
poison and dying in few minutes.
Manitowoc.-E. G. Todt, who, for
the last five years, has been chief
engineer of the Dry Dock COM
pany's plants, rendered his resigna-
ton, which will take effect on June
| 1, and will move to Chicago.
Racine.-Mr and Mrs. S. S. Carr,
S51 Washington avenue, celebrated
their golden wedding. The couple
married at Genoa, H., and have re-
sided here for over eighteen years.
Racine.-One hundred and fifty
striking molders resumed work in
three shops, agreements having been
signed. There are four shops still af-
fected. Carpenters and sheet and
metal workers are still out.
Neenah.-It was a case of bring
| ing the fire to the fire department
when two big box cars on the 500 line
caught fire Just outside the city limits.