Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-07-20
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Appleton.-Wholesa arrests OF
oshkosh saloonkeepers will be
made on complaints filed by Frank
R. Hammond of the Hammond De
tective agency of Appleton, which in
stitution works in conjunction with
the Wisconsin Anti-Saloon league and
has been engaged by Oshkosh people
to prosecute Oshkosh saloonists who
are said to have been guilty of VIC
lating the excise laws. Hammond re.
fused to tell what the specific charges
will be. He declares that his force
has amassed what he believes is evi.
dence so conclusive that nothing but
conviction of the thirty-five saloon
keepers can possibly result.
Waukesha - About seventy-five
Republicans from all over the coun.
ty attended a meeting held here
In his address DR.. George E. Hoyt
stated that he had decided to be a
candidate for the senatorial nomina.
ton to succeed Henry Lockney, who
decided not to run again. DR.. L. E.
Youmans and Phillip Jones also stated
that they would be candidates for the
assemblymen nominations for the
southern and northern districts, re.
spectively.
Wausau.-The annual convention
of tho Lake Superior district
Of the Swedish Epworth league opened
here with an address by Rev. John
Anderson, district superintendent. Re.
ports were also read from Ashland,
Calumet Carney, Bark River, Duluth,
Escanaba and Iron Mountain. The
towns, all Of them being represented.
La Crosse. - Julius Fay, aged
thirty-two, a truck driver at the
central fire station, was stricken with
cramps while swimming off the head
of Peit Bon island and drowned
Charles Neibur, bartender at the
Hotel Stoddard, nearly lost his life in
an attempt to save his neighbor. He
was within 100 feet of the drowning
man when he became exhausted.
GAINESVILLE - John Splittsloesser
died here from lockjaw caused
by a sore on his leg. For two days
the man worked with his jaws firmly
locked before he called medical aid.
He was born in Watertown and was
fifty-three years old. He has two Sis
ters, Mrs. Goblin of GAINESVILLE and
Mrs Benjamin Waters of Madison.
Menasha.-Emerald Greene, aged
twenty-four years, was arrested
at Little Rapids, charged with kid
naping. Greene pleaded guilty to ia
king Martha Woelk, aged fifteen
years, to his brothers farm near Lit
tie Rapids and alleged that they lived
there as man and wife. The girls
father swore out the complaint.
Fond du Lac-Seated in a dis
abled gasoline launch and buffeted
about by the waves, James Brady and
Oscar Thorpe, the two boys thought
to have been drowned in Lake Win
nebago, finally managed to reach
shore and returned to their homes.
Ashland. = The fortieth annual
meeting of the Wisconsin State
Dental society convened at Ashland
with a good attendance of dentists
from all parts of the state, in addi-
ton to those from other states.
Sheboygan.-Fire which started in
a pile of dirty rags caused $4,000 dam
age to the Globe Foundry & Machin-
cry company.
Manitowoc.-The question of the
rights Of a hotel man in the &C
commodatiOn of the public is a
question which is involved in $4,000
damage suit in which Judge Isaac
Cratic of this city appeared in Flor
ence county. The action is brought
against William McGorwan, hotel
man at Rice Lake, by two state game
wardens, who alleged that McGorwan
refused them accommodations in his
hotel. In defense the hotel man
claims that he had been prosecuted
by the wardens and that they sought
accommodations only to spy upon him
and accuse him of violating the state
game laws for serving venison.
Hayton.-Fire destroyed the barns,
residence and all smaller build
ings on the farm of Ebhardt
Woefel The loss is $4,000. A report
has been received here that a field is
afire one mile east of Holstein and
that fifty men from neighboring farms
are fighting it.
La Crosse.-Pleading guilty to a
charge of stealing $50 from Mar
tin Knuteson while the latter was
in his room in the Metis house on
North Second street, Arthur Camp
field was sentenced to state prison in
Waupun for nine months.
Madison. - To consider present
and proposed legislation, about
700 telephone men of the state will
gather here. 1t is proposed to form
a state association.
KilbOurn.-The Kilbourn chautau-
qua closed with a lecture and
a concert. While not a financial sue
cess, this has been one of the best
programs given by any chautauqua in
the state The lecturers and visitors
declare Kilbourn and the dells to be
an ideal D1aca for Guantanamo TT