Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-27

cts in Racine.
/ Lake Winnebago is frozen over in
some portions. Trips over the lake
have already been made in safety by
Neenah citizens.
The coolest weather of the season
was experienced last week at Birch
wood when one day the thermometer
registered % degrees below zero.
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j. e. Lemars, special agent in the
Indian service, has arrived at Ashland
to begin the work of cleaning up"
the "bootleggers" in that vicinity.
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An outfit of condemned cannon and
cannon balls for monument purposes
III Fond du Lac, is asked in a bill in
troduced by Representative Reilly Of
Wisconsin.
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Two men held in La Crosse in con-
nection with fur thefts may be mem
bers Of the gang which operated at
Fond du Lac recently and stole sever
al hundred dollars worth of furs.
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Furs valued at SITS, which police
say they found in a suitcase, resulted
in the arrest of Roy Nemith and Geo.
Schleiter. Police charge them with
burglarizing La Crosse fur stores.
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Green Bay Elks acted as Santa Claus
on Christmas to the poor children of
Green Bay. The annual Christmas
festival was held in the Elk clubhouse
where the children received gifts.
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A. meeting of the Saloon Mems
association Of Chiffon an agreement
machines, punchboards and other
gambling devices.
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The Mississippi river at La Crosse
has been closed to traffic by the cold
wave which has given the stream a
winter ice roof. A highway on the riv-
er for cutters has already been laid
out.
L
to rifling the cash register at a hotel
at Ashland and stealing $25 recently,
was sentenced to serve one year in
Waupun.
Henry, the 9 year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. w. Hoag, of New London,
was seriously injured, when he fell
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en- and, it is feared, he is suffering
internal injuries.
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4 Falling from rafter in his barn on
to cement floor, William Eagan,
Green Bay, had a narrow escape from
fracturing his neck. He was uncon-
scious for twenty-four hours, but it is
believed he will recover
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Otto Rudi, residing at the Five Cor
ners near Monroe, delivered two hogs
to market last week which tipped the
scales at $40 and $50 pounds respec-
lively. He received $685. for the two
,animals
The declaration for lawsuit in
which owners of the Baker mine at
Stambaugh, Mich, are suing the Cor
rigan-M Mckinney company, leaseholder
of the mine, for $4,000 damages, has
been filed in Iron County Circuit
court at Crystal Falls, Mich.
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AS result of his confession that he
was the assailant of Olga Dahl, the
Minnesota school teacher, Joseph
Meyerhofer, who is in jail at Ashland,
will be examined as to his sanity. Po-
the man sought.
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Racine, Mt Horeb and Wausau OPP
orators at wireless stations situated
in those cities have sent word to the
university station that the weather
forecast sent out daily are being re-
ceived, and that the signals are COM
ing strong"
William Moede and George Hoffman
of Luxembourg are being held by the
sheriff in Green Bay on the charge of
forgery. 1t is alleged the boys passed
checks at several business houses in
Green Bay and obtained approximate
ly $3.50
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When the city council of Marinette
next meets the members will be con
fronted for second time with a petit
ton of the local grade school teach
ers, who are asking a S. increase per
month in salary. High prices and I'M
employment during four months of the
year are given as the reason for the
request for higher wages.
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Alex Fisher, wanted by the police Of
Racine for over year for having
snatched purse containing $125 from
Mrs William Scott, was returned to
that city by Chicago police In a con
fession, it is said, he claimed Harry
Dunse Of Racine now doing time at
the Wisconsin state prison for his con