Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-01

Will soon be removed Dy the state rail-
road comission The saving will
amount to 100000 a year.
$4,000 people recently made the pill
grimage to the Shrine of the Blessed
Virgin at Robbinsville. Twenty cler-
gymen directed the services.
Ferdinand Reinke, of Milwaukee,
was hailed into court on a charge of
assault and battery preferred by his
wife, and alleged in defense, that he
had hit her with a chair after she had
poured hot soup down his neck. The
Judge gave the couple lecture and
released them on probation.
William Wreith, who absconded
from Manitowoc ten years ago with
several thousand dollars belonging to
the bank he was cashier of, has been
located at Vera Cruz, Mexico, where
he is said to be prosperous rancher.
A Two Rivers man, who was serving
in the army, met and talked with him.
"Cassel," a veteran fire horse, be-
longing to the GAINESVILLE fire depart
ment, dropped dead at the end OF
strenuous run. He had pulled the en-
CINE for eleven years, and died in the
harness.
Twenty-six game wardens have been
dropped from the state roster and the
department has been reorganlzed. In
the future the men will be known as
conservation wardens, and will re-
ceive salary of SIS month all the
year round.
Alferd Werley, of Wausau, was
elected from the house OF his father
three months ago and has brooded
over the matter since then. Last
week he stole his way into the home
during his parents absence and dur
ing the night shot his father dead. He
then went to the place where he
roomed, and went to bed. The next
day he was questioned closely and
finally made a complete confession.
Mary Barr, aged 10, of Green Bay,
was playing circus with her brother
and some of the neighbOr children,
and swinging head down on trapeze.
A gun was standing against nearby
wagon. Mary asked the children to
move the wagon and, as they did so
the gun fell and went off, the bullet
entering her brain. She died the next
day.
DIR. Edmund F. Woods, GAINESVILLE
physician, who had been acting as
surgeon In the French army, was a
passenger on the Arabic on his way
back to America. He is numbered
among the missing of that Inflated
vessel.
Harry Newman, 'the dip" who re-
Gently attempted to steal the diamond
tie pin belonging to Professor E. r.
Jones, of the university, was fined
SIS and costs in the Madison courts.
His fine was paid by Chicago saloon
keeper named Collier.
C. L. Ray, an advertising man for
the Barnum & Bailey shows, attempt
ed to board freight at Stratford, last
week, and fell under the wheels. One
of his arms was severed from the body.
The Porcelain Enamelling associa-
ton, of Sheyboygan, recently turned
down war order amounting to $780,
900. The work consisted of shells and
brass castings to be used by the allies.
Mrs. George Clayton, living near
Mineral Point, was thrown from a
hay mower and killed when the team
she was driving ran away. Her lit
tie son found her dead after the acct
dent
The dead man found on top of the
500 train at Superior, has been identi-
fled as Abram Bernstein, of New York.
Julius Kennedy, coiored, who was
found with him, has been held for
trial by the. coroner's jury.
Lena Winkers, a Highland young
lady, fell from load of hay while
coming from the field and had her
right shoulder dislocated. The load tip
ped over, throwing her to the ground.
Mrs. William Salisbury, DOdgeville,
wash urned to death on Saturday a
week ago, when gasoline from a stove
she was filling ignited. Her clothing
soon was a mass of fire, and the un-
fortunate woman ran screaming into
the street. Men smothered the flames
with burlap, but not before she was
fatally burned. She died later in the
day.
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Clarence and Nellie Lathrop, and
Nellie Hays, were berry picking north
of Wauzeka, last week, and ran into
a rattlesnake which struck its fangs
into the boys overalls. A neighbor
came to their assistance and despatch
ed the reptile.
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John Hughes, living near Ridgeway,