Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-01
COUNTY AND NEARBY
Matters of Current Interest BY
Telegraph and Mail.
Grimes, Casualties and Remarkable
Incidents that have Lately
Happened Hereabouts.

The plant of the United States Su-
gar Co. of Madison, will resume man
ufacturing operations October l..
More than $500 acres of beets were
contracted for this season. The James
willie factory will open soon and the
plant at Menominee Falls expects to
employ 400 men. The revival in the
industry is attributed to the war.
Most of the contracts with the farm
eFs were made optional with the price
Gf the sugar.
Harold Weaver, of Chicago, who
lassoed a faun which was swimming
Pelican lake not long ago, will be
prevented from taking it to Chicago
as he had planned. The law Specifi-
GalIy prohibits the capture or modest
ing of deer at any time, and the ship
ping of any deer, dead or alive, out
Of the state without permit. The
state conservation office has the mat
ter in hand.
Dental thieves are securing rich
hauIs around the state and one OF the
latest reports is from Oshkosh where
they secured 1910 in gold and gold
crowns. from the office of DR.. George
6schbe. Two other dentists in the same
city were robbed of small amounts
the same night and unavailing at
1empts were made on six other dent
lists
John Spellacy AZ years old, and con-
fined in the Jail at Fondu Lac, pend
ing his transportation to the insanity
hospital, committed suicide by setting
fire to his blankets and breathing the
tunes. He died in few minutes.
Mrs Sarah A. Holbrook, a wealthy
Milwaukee woman who died recently,
made a unique bequest. In her will
she directed that her seal coat and
muff be cut over and shared IN equal
parts by her two daughters, stating
that she was afraid the girls might
dispute the ownership if it was left
otherwise.
The Badger State Tannery. of She
S0ygan, has received its third rush
order for leather in the last three
weeks. The order calls for 100000
worth of leather and will be shipped
ao Boston to be used in making up
pers for war shoes. The Boston firm
has a million dollar shoe order from
the Italian government.
The monastery of Our Lady of
Charity at Green Bay, caught fire
at o'clock in the morning and $50
persons, girls and nuns, were forced
10 flee for their lives. The fire start
ed in the laundry and practically
wrecked that portion of the building
before it was extinguished.
Donald, the two-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Steinman of Monticello, fell
down stairs and was fatally injured.
The mother was doing the washing
and the little fellow crept to the stairs
Al the basement door and. opening it,
1ell to the bottom of the stairs. Both
arms were broken and the eardrums
Taptured.
Millions of minnows which have col
Beeted before the sideways OF the pa
per mills at Neenah. will be seined
ont and placed in the Fox river by
she fish commission.
A beggaF with supposed defective
Eyesight, attempted to make loan in
= Dubuque restaurant recently and
was elected He then threatened to
break the plate glass window. and Of
beer Kopp demonstrated with him.
The needy one turned ON the officer
and knocked him down and proceeded
20 pummel him severely. 1t required
EDur men TO tear him away.
Printing, electrically and building
construction, are three new studies
that have been added to the courses
nj the high school at Neenah. The
school opens Sept. z.
Christ Runge, Jr., aged Is months,
81 West Allis, was riding in baby
carriage propelled by his father
when an automobile ran into them.
The cab was wrecked but the child
and parent were uninjured.
Leo. Bladzik, Milwaukee, was stop
ned by a patrolman and bag he was
carrying was examined. In it were
found 500 Ingersoll watches. They
rad been stolen from a North Western
freight car at st. Francis. Bladzik
was arraigned.
kid" O'Leary, Madison youth, and
= former brakeman, stole ticket from
1he West Side depot and attempted to
sell it. Unable to do so he put the
nasteboard in any envelope and mailed
II to the agent stating that it was
from a patron who had received two
tickets in error. The stamp happened
10 be on the wrong side of the ticket
and the agent investigated, suspicion