Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-03
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the buildings in the near future.
900
Seven wolves were killed by ]. c..
Lawrence of BeIOit who spent one day
hunting south of the Wisconsin line
He will receive a large bounty
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KenOsha wOrkmen scOrn work on
sewers while the factories are hungry
for employees and two large construct
ion jobs are tied up for lack of help.
1000
~. Lund, an elderly man, was killed
by a Milwaukee road freight train 3
miles east of BelOit. The only indenti-
ffcation was the name tatooed on the
dead mans arm.
1000
Ella Sandridge of Winthrop HarbOr,
south of KenOsha, aged 4 years, burned
to death when her clothing caught
fire from a bonfire she and other
children were playing around.
1000
Benjamin Ryan, a Milwaukee road
switchman, was killed in Milwaukee
by a switch engine The unfortunate
man was caught under the engine
when run down and decapitated.
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Grief over the loss of a sister, caus-
ed the death of Katherine O'Brien of
Green Bay. Her sister died several
weeks ago from burns received while
playing Santa Claus at Christmas
time.
Erwin LOsbe of BarabOo, was SER
iousIy hurt when the motorcycle he
was riding collided with an automO-
bile. He was dragged for some dis
lance and his leg was broken.
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$1,000 in gold was stolen from sthe
bedroom Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Kohl
Of Tomah, who, it is said did not be-
Iieve in banks" AS extra security
they placed the sum in mattress.
1000
Marshfield scrubwomen organiz-
ed union and are demanding a wage
of 20 cents an hour instead of 10c and
15c, as heretofore. Prospects are eX-
celIent for their getting the increase.
Attacked by a maddened bull, Her.
man Klussman, a Grand Rapids farm
er, ran for his life The bull assist
ed him over the fence to safety on the
other side. He suffered a broken an
I1Ie.
Mrs Alexander CIeermans of Green
Bay, was killed by a North Western
passenger train at Depere. Her body
was found some distance from the de-
pot and it is thought that she had tried
to get off while the train was in mo-
ton
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F. n. BIaZeOff. of Coleman, hotel
proprietor, school janitor, was found
dead in the school basement with a
hole through his head and a shotgun
across his body Insanity and subse-
quent suicide is given as the reason.
He had acted queerly for some time.
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H. Koening and ole Lund, Gales
vile farmers, netted S62 from a wolf
hunt lasting half a day. The farmers
of the neighborhOOd nettled over the
loss of poultry, offered a reward for
the cunning marauder. The hunters
tracked the beast, a female, and killed
it. with four cubs.
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j. II. CurZOn of MenOminee, minis
ter, startled his congregation with a
prediction of the world coming to an
end very SOON Mr. Curzon used the
Book of John as proof, and declared
that mighty confiagration was in
sight The congregation was warned
to prepare for judgment day.
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Four large stones neatly piled in the
center of the Milwaukee tracks half
a mile south of the Appleton draw
bridge, were found by man named
Emil Lehman. The stones were found
in the early morning at a point on a
curve A wreck was narrowly avert
ed, and it is thought the stones were
laid with the intention of causing a
disaster.
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The case of Celina Marcuiller VS..
the Milwaukee road was decided by a
JURY UGLOI6 JuuSG INSAO III I'll uAN
court at Merrill, in favor of the com
pany. The case was suit for dam
ages for an assault alleged to have
been made on her person by Robert
Williams, colOred. while she was
passenger on the company's train be-
tween TOmahawk and Chicago.
1000
Cyrus Church, an old soldier and
inmate for q years of the Soldiers
home at Waupaca, mysteriOusly dis
appeared, and was not again seen
alive. A week after his disappearance
a comrade strolling on the shore of
Taylor lake, noticed a body partly
submerged in the water. Investiga-
ton showed the corpse to be that of
Church. Exposure had caused the old
mans death. A large sum of money
y.-ac f0uud IN tho h0dy