Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-10-06

near Big Falls, jumped from the We
hicle to avoid being run over by a
switching car. The auto was demol-
ished.
The village of Muscoda is sporting
a brand new postoffice building erect
ed recently by DR.. James, local phys
ician. The building has all modern
improvements.
John Pigeon, a Winnebago Indian,
slept on the Northwestern railroad
tracks near Eland. He was run down
and killed despite the efforts of the
train crew to stop the approaching
train.
William t. Stokes, retired farmer
of Sparta, aged 65, ended his life with
a shotgun while suffering with nerv-
Gus disorder. The tragedy took place
in the home while his wife was pre-
pairing breakfast. Stokes had been
brooding over nervous disorder.
A. L. Lund, of Cambridge, has &C
cording to the dispatches, well four
inches in diameter, and of unknown
depth in his chicken yard which was
bored by a lightning bolt. Mr.. Lund
found the water flowing after recent
storm had passed. The water is very
cool and clear.
The student conference of the uni
versity of Wisconsin has passed rule
that no freshman, whether of age or
not, shall enter a saloon. The sa-
Ioonkeeper cannot be compelled to
refuse entrance if the student is over
81, but the rules call for a suspen-
sion for those found guilty.
Hunters in the northern woods re-
port deer as being numerous. Part
ridges are very scarce owing to the
late and cold season. Eggs were
chilled and did not hatch and the
young birds were killed by the wet
weather. Most of the bags so far
have been old birds.
Miss Emily Ennis Of Coleman, Is
years old, received c broken leg in a
runaway accident on September Is,
and later died of lockjaw. Her death
follows that of her brother, who was
accidentally shot six weeks ago. The
father, John Ennis, has lost sixteen
children and two wives by death.
Eterick, a village of 400 population
near Lacrosse, has voted bond issue
of $4,000 for the purpose of having
a railroad built to Blair, ten miles
away, making a connection with the
Green Bay & Western railroad. Eter-
lex has an assessed valuation of $4,000,
600 and is one of the richest small
communities in the state.
The stork visited the morning pas
senger train enroute from Chicago to
Minneapolis, while passing through
GAINESVILLE. The mother, who one re-
port has it, was the wife of a Chica-
go millionaire, and another an Italian
woman, was removed to a local hospi-
tai, where both she and the child are
doing nicely.
DR.. E. ]. Pfeiffer, a New London
had a narrow escape from
death near Shiocton. He was driv-
ing towards railroad crossing which
was hid from view by cornfield. The
the engine of an oncoming train came
into view, few feet away. The doc
tor jumped and saved his life. The
car was completely crushed.
Fred Profit, Fred Metten, and An
thony CZarnowski, three young men,
of Kenosha, riding in an auto truck
north of the city, were struck by
Chicago, Milwaukee electric car at a
crossing and instantly killed. The
motorman of the train states he saw
the car coming and whistled sixteen
times. The car was almost complete
ly destroyed and its occupants badly
mangled.
Bessie Burgman, of Milwaukee, has
been arrested for arson and has con-
fessed to setting two residences on
fire. She has been employed as do
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in revenge for wrong done to her by
the residents. Deputy Fire Marshal
End believes that he can connect the
girl with three fires at the Waukesha
Lime G Stone Company's plant, of
Waukesha, which occurred last June.
The girl denies any knowledge of
these fires.
Captain Robert w. Mueller, of Mil
waukee, and his wife, spending their
vacation at Puckaway Lake, in Green
county were found badly burned and
dead in the ruins of their summer
home. A blood stained scrap of paper
and Mrs. Mueller's glasses were found
about 200 yards from the house by the
Governor Phillip has been
asked to have the attorney generals
contingent fund used for the purpose
of employing detectives, as the coun-
ty has no funds for this purpose.