Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-24

@. Siefert OF Beaver Dam. All con-
tents including horses and cattle,
were destroyed.
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Beloit was visited by snow storm
last week that lasted for several min
utes. Fires were built in the homes
as the temperature fell below freez-
ing
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Edward Herman, aged IS, Of Nor
way, Mich, employed in a Niagara pa
per mill, was dragged between heavy
rollers when his clothing caught, and
suffered injuries that caused his death
the next day. Every bone in his body
was broken.
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Residents of Dexterville, village
several miles west of Grand Rapids,
report having seen flock of wild
pigeons fly over that place, the flock
being composed of some fifty or sixty
birds. The wild pigeon has been con-
sidered extinct,
Gladys Ivy VanGorder, Waupacca
girl aged 16 years, drank carbolic
acid in the Fond du Lac depot, but
was taken to the hospital and given
restorative treatment that caused her
recovery in two days time. A love
affair is blamed for the act.
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George Brown, a Marshfield boy,
who was injured in railroad acct
dent at Fort Worth, Texas, having his
leg and arm cut off when thrown from
a train by a brakeman, has settled
his case with the railroad company
out of court, he receiving $1,000. He
sued for $4,000.
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Twenty-seven suits of clothes, a
quantity of shoes, auto gloves and
other articles were taken from the
store of NJ. Pelton of Middleton dur
ing the early morning. Entrance was
obtained through a window from
which the robbers cut pane of glass.
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After forty days immersion in the
waters of the Chippewa river the body
of Benjamin Brainerd, aged 81, of
Ladysmith, was found in a by-channel
of the stream. The young man COM
mitted suicide last winter while de-
lirous by plunging through hole in
the ice.
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An unknown Lithuanian employed
on the farm of Henry Siequardt, of
Weedens, Sheboygan county, found a
dynamite cap in stump and held
lighted cigarette against the explos-
ive He is minus a thumb and two
fingers from his left hand as the re-
suit of his curiosity.
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Lightning played havoc with the
farm house of Adolph Stockdyke, of
and all its contents. The family took
refuge with a neighbor. A barn at
Plymouth was struck during the same
storm and also burned. Heavy damage
was done to crops.
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Bud Stanley of Langlade county,
who was convicted of murder in 1913
and sentenced to serve six years in
Waupun, was paroled by Governor
Philip on representations that Tay-
lor was dying of tuberculosis and go
ing blind. His freedom came so that
he might not die in prison.
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DR.. w. w. Reed, a pioneer physician
died at Jefferson on May 10, at the age
of 81. DR.. Reed had been in active
practice for sc years and served in
many responsible public offices,
among them a membership on the
state board of charities where he
served for twenty years. He was al
so a prominent Mason.
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Hector McMezin, aged 40, and John
Belltrand, aged 35, were run over
when they attempted to drive lum-
Der wagon across the tracks ahead
of the train. The men were hurled
high in the air and fell on the track
where the engine passed over their
bodies. The horses were also killed
instantly
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Frank Vaughn, woodsman and hunt
er on the shores of Pine Lake, near
Vaughn finally rowed out and dis
covered that the animal was nearly
exhausted. He took it to shore. 1t
exhibited little sign of life at first,
but Mr.. Vaughn covered it with a
blanket and left it. In the morning
the deer was gone.
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Charles r. Smith, head of Menasha
Woodenware company and a resident
OF Neenah, died of apopleXy in New
York City on Saturday a week ago.
Mr.. Smith was said to be the richest
man in Wisconsin, with a fortune es-
timated at between $20,000,000 and
$50 100000. He was 81 years old and
had lived in Wisconsin all his life.
Most of his money was made in man
ufacturing.
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Two bundrpd and pighrv-SeyeQ fires