Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-11


medical man who was recently ar
rested on a charge of having set fire
TO his residence after an investigation
| by the state fire marshal, has had his
case continued until August II,
An order was issued recently pre-
venting non-residents of the state
from exhibiting their cattle at the
state fair. Livestock breeders of
Kenosha county region resent this as
they fear that retaliatory measures
will be taken in other states prohib-
iting Wisconsin breeders from ex-
hibiting at their fairs.
The Iowa National Bank at Des
Moines has issued more than 100000
in checks payable to owners Of Ford
cars. This sum represents the profit
sharing feature of the Ford company,
and the money will be paid buyers
of cars since last August. Des Moines
will be made distributing point for
large territory.
A 16-year-old youth and an So
year-old man were brought to the
police court at GAINESVILLE at the
same time last week, on charge of
vagrancy The old man, who was
beating his way from Battle Creek,
Michigan. to Freeport, was furnished
with transportation, and the youth
was released with a warning.
Edwin Clauss, a Fredonia automo-
bile salesman, worked one day, July
8, in a canning factory near his home.
A wire scratched his hand causing
cut so slight that no attention was
paid to it. Bloodpoisoning developed,
and he was taken to a Milwaukee hos
pital on July 25. He rapidly grew
worse and passed away on July 81.
Ted Hens, of Cobb, was driving his
team home from the creamery not
long ago, when the horses became
frightened and ran away, throwing
Mr.. Helms out of the wagon and bad
ly injuring him. The rear wheel
passed over his head nearly amputat-
ing his ear. He received prompt
medical treatment and the ear was
replaced.
G. c. Roemheld, the Black Earth
business man who was robbed of
$3.50 recently on a train coming out
of Madison, identified one Henry
Newman, as the ''come-on" who coax
ed him into a position where his con-
federate could extract the wallet from
Roemheld's hip pocket. Newman has
been lodged in the county jail at Mad
ison.
Haig Booludian, a Kenosha Armen-
ian, has died of broken heart, &C
cording to the death certificate filed
with the department of health of that
city Booludian received a letter not
long ago advising him that his wife
and two babies had been captured by
the Turks, and since that time has
brooded continually over their fate
He had no relatives in this country.
Carl Lokken, 81, was instantly kill
ed at Eau Claire when he fell under
the wheels of the Duluth Limited
train. He, with two companions had
been elected from the train for in
ability to pay his fare and, in at
tempting to get under one of the
cars, he fell and the wheels passed
over his neck severing hish cad from
the body. His two companions were
uninjured.
A man Lady Godiva' has shocked
the people of Crandon by running a
handcar up and down the railroad
yards clad in natures garments, The |
railroad men report having seen, him |
at numerous times madly propelling
the handcar along the tracks, but eff !
forts to apprehend him have been flu |
tile. 1t is believed that the. man is /
a somnambuIist or a railroad man
whose mind has become demented.
Elranae Smith, a crippled girl. saw
ed the life of her friend, Irene. Cab
lon from drowning, at Marinette, and
nearly gave up her own in the att
tempt. Miss Gablon, with some friends
had gone in wading' and got beyond
her depth. : The, Smith girl was pass
ng and hearing the screams jumped
INTO the water fully clad, beat off the II
certified girl, who attempted to seize
1er, and" assisted her to safety The
jerome tainted when she was taken
out1of the twater.Fz -
. The ancient and honorable; graft of
I'LL tapping was revived at Janesvillek
when a smooth stranger
asked the price OF a box in the. store
Of S. d. Grubb, of that city. The box
was located in the, extreme rear OIL
the store, and while Mr.. Grubb and /