Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-05-25
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NEWS BREVITIES

Oconto.-A man answering to
the description of Racy Scriven,
charged with the murder of the mar
shall Of Fairbury Ill, is held at the
county jail here awaiting Identified
ton by the authorities of the Illinois
town. The murder was committed on
May 5, and a reward of $1,000 has
been offered for the capture Of the
murderer. The man was discovered
at Big Suamico by Deputy Sheriff
Duchar and brought to this city and
lodged in Jail. The description is al
most identical with that sent out by
the Fairbury officers, even to the
tattoo marks on one of his arms.
Wausau. - Carl A. Zemke was
pursued by a lynx Wednesday at
his home, four miles from here. Mr..
Zemke noticed the wild animal leap
ing for him and he headed towards his
home on run. When he arrived at
the front gate the animal seemed to
hesitate. In passing through the gate
in his rush, Mr. Zemke ran a long
silver into his hand, which required
medical assistance to remove. Mr..
Zemke surveyed the tracks of the ami
NAL later and said they were as large
as the palm of his hand.
Madison. = Wisconsin Needs a
Union Building is the title of
a 12-page booklet to be sent this
week by the union board of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin to alumni, re-
gents, the board of visitors, members
of the legislature, and friends of the
university. The booklet shows shows
the three-years' growth of the union
on the first floor of the Young Mems
Christian association building, tells
how it has outgrown that situation
and how the Young Mems Christian
association needs the space.
Waupaca-Two Pullman sleepers
and a day coach were thrown
over on their sides when train No.
on the 500 road was wrecked. The
train struck a broken rail at a point
about four miles west of here. Luck
lily, there is no grade at the point
where the wreck occurred and the
cars landed on ground on a level with
the rails. None of the passengers
we're seriously injured by the concus-
sion, but number were badly bruised
and cutA
Manitowoc = The county board
has held up the recommendation
for increases in salaries of sheriff
and municipal Judge, many members
of the board believing the increase is
not sufficient. The special commit
tee recommended that the salary of
judge be raised from $1,000 to $4,000
per annum, and the placing of the Of
flee of sheriff on a salary of $4,000 in
stead of a fee basis.
Wausau.-Ferdinand Zingler, con-
victed of murder in the second
degree by a jury, was sentenced by
Judge Reid to Is years in Waupun.
The prisoner protested his innocence
to the last, and was led from the
courtroom protesting he was not
guilty. His counsel has filed excep-
lions to findings. He was taken to
Waupun at once.
Accommodating a barroom brawl
at Rubens' saloon, IL miles west
of here, Louis FIemal shot and
probably fatally wounded Louis
Lardinois. Both boys were about
eighteen years of age, were near
neighbors and were attending a Pente-
cost dance when the trouble started.
Fond du Lac-Owing to the fact
that the Fond du Lac school year
will henceforth be ten instead of nine
months, the committee of the board
of education has voted a fat IL per
cent. increase in salaries to all the
city teachers.
Edgerton. = Prominent ministers
from all parts of the state are
in attendance at the annual conven-
ton Of the Rock County Sunday
School association being held in the
Congregational church here.
Superior. Heart disease brought
on by worrying over the kill
ing of an unknown man by his engine,
is believed to be the cause of the
death of Lee Douty, engineer on the
Omaha Twilight Limited.
Wausau-Charles Blake, who con-
fessed having started the fire which
caused great damage in Wausau, was
sentenced to seven years and six
months in the prison at Waupun.
Cable-Every forest fire in north
ern Wisconsin was extinguished
by rain. Crops were suffering, the
small grain being practically ruined
by the drought.
Washington, D. C.-The senate COM
mittee on public buildings favorably
reported a bill aPpropriating $4,000
for a public building at Fort Atkinson,
Wis.
Sparta.-Group seven of the Wiscon-
sin bankers held its annual meeting
in this city. There was an attendance
of 65, the largest meeting ever held.
Portage. G. Clemmons, local
agent of the Wisconsin Humane So
ciety, was thrown from his rig in a
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