Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-05-18
STATE NEWS
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which destroyed ten houses and a
sawmill and then spread across the
river and started a bad forest fire. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, with but
little insurance. Forest fires in north
ern Wisconsin are causing heavy dam
age in the timber district south of Iron
River in Bayfield, county, and at Brule,
in Douglas county. Fires are as far
south as Eau Claire lakes.
Chippewa William E. Back
us, a well-known timber cruiser
of this city, will leave soon
for Egypt and the holy land on a tim
Der cruising expedition to the River
Jordan. He will be accompanied by
his son, w. G. Backus, and by James
laval. Mr. Backus expects to erect
a sawmill in the city of Jerusalem in
the interests of a Virginia numbering
firm, and figures the mill will run 80
years.
Kenosha.- George Kuesta, aged
tWenty-four years, and Nicholas
Nado'sky, aged twenty, we're killed on
the tracks of the Northwestern road.
They were walking along the tracks
when they were struck by north
bound freight. The wife and child
of Kuesta are now on the ocean en-
route to this country and the man
was on the way to rent a house for
them when the accident occurred.
Madison.-State Banking Commits
sioner M. C. Bergh has approved
of the articles of incorporation
of the State Bank of Sheboygan
Falls with a capital stock Of $4,000:
the Citizens Bank Of New Glarus with
a capital stock of $4,000, and amend
ments to the articles of the Bank Of
Burlington, increasing the capital
stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
Fond du Lac.-Walter Duer,
charged with wife abandonment, was
found guilty. One of the features Of
the day was the reading of love mis-
sives Duer is alleged to have written
to a Green Bay woman, who testified
that she had gone to Menominee,
Mich, with Duer to be married, that
she had mortgaged her home for $1,000
and given Duer 1895.
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of Group 6, Wisconsin Bankers
association, which is to be held
here on May 81, will bring about
100 bankers from central and northern
Wisconsin, among the speakers being
A. ]. Frame of Waukesha, M B.
Rosenberg of Wausau, Secretary
George D. Bartlett and w. D. Connor
Madison.-The state railroad COM
mission issued an order requiring
the 500 Railway company to provide
better station facilities at the village
of Hillsdale, Barron county. The road
is ordered to furnish q sufficient wait
ing room for passengers, an adequate
storeroom for freight and caretaker
of the station to furnish information
Madison.-William Leiserson, '0S,
has been awarded an honorary
fellowship in political economy at
the University of Columbia. After
graduating two years ago he was ap-
pointed assistant in political science
here. This year he has been on the
Institutional force of Kansas univer-
sity.
La Crosse.-Admitting that they
broke into Milwaukee road
freight car at New Lisbon, May 5, and
came to La Crosse where they tried
to sell six suits, three vests and four
pairs OF trousers, James Merrill and
Lee Edward Tull were sentenced to a.
year each at Waupun.
Oconomowoc.-The cornerstone of
rich
Episcopal church was laid with i'm
pressive services. Bishop Webb was
in charge of the ceremonies, assisted
by Canon st. George of Nashotah
house and Rev. John White, rector of
Zion church.
Fond du Lac.-After running over
a baby carriage containing the
daughter of Marshall o. Boundry,
an automobile driver put on speed and
escaped. The child was fatally hurt.
Mrs. Cornin, the nurse, was badly
hurt.
Merrill. = Henry R. Allen, one
of the best-known Grand Army
men in the state, died. Mr.. Allen has
been in the fire insurance business
here for a number of years. He was
born in New York in 1874.
Appleton.-A shipment of more
than 100 miles of black crepe
paper has been made to Toronto by
the futile company. The paper will
be used in mourning decorations for
the late King Edward.
Madison.-State Treasurer Dahl
notified the street car companies
doing business in the state that
their 1910 taxes will be due December
1 next. The total amount to be col
lected is $448,925.33.
Madison.-State Fire Marshal T.
NJ Purtell, president of the State
Fire Marshals' association, is pre-
pairing the program for the conven-
ton of the association in Milwaukee