Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-30

The city of Delavan has employed an
official rat catcher.
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Charles Strorchein, aged As, Osh-
kosh, was found dead in the Phoenix
hotel at La Crosse. He had succumb-
ed to the heat, the physician stated.
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Hundreds and thousands of perch
are said to have died in Little Lake
Butte de Morris, near Neenah, due to
the condition of the water.
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Henry A. Sulzer of La Crosse, pres
ident of a seed concern, was instantly
killed when his automobile plunged
ever a precipice near Dresbach, Mimi.
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Lightning struck some grain stacks
in South Fairfield, Sank county, be-
longing to Gus Sells, destroying one
and damaging another.
900
Fire OF unknown origin destroyed the
barn and other Outbuildings on the
farm of Charles Carpenter. near Elm
Grove. The loss is estimated at &c.
zee.
Gus Miller, Lakeland, Mimi, man,
was arrested at Hudson, charged with
having fished in the st. Croix river, on
the Wisconsin side, with seine. Mil
Ter paid a fine of $25 and costs.
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Charles Heitzman, a Delavan 12-year
old, ran away from home and hid in
a eornfield for three days. He was
found by deputy sheriff. The boy
said he foraged for his food at night
and slept in haystack.
600
Miss Hazel Colt, Menominee school
teacher, was rescued from drowning
at Shell Lake, by Walter KnoOp of
the latter village. Miss Colts strength
gave out while swimming.
900
August Gerhard, aged II, was sent
to a Fond du Lac hospital with a
broken jaw, lacerated ear and other
bruises following an attack made by
James Cahill, aged %, in a store at
Eden. Cahill will be prosecuted.
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After serving not quite two years
Of a three year sentence, G. M. Ash
jOrensOn of VirOqua, committed in
1914 on a burglary conviction, receiv-
ed a pardon last week from Governor
Philip.
1000
The Albert Hess farm near Hebron
was visited by fire when large stack
Of grain caught a spark from the en-
CINE. BY heroic efforts the other
stacks were saved. Wood was used in
stead OF coal in the threshing engine.
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Mrs. Edward Kramer, wife of a Uni
versity of Wisconsin professor, and
the chauffeur, Emil Dickson, were
slightly injured, while Mrs. Sulzer and
Professor Kramer escaped unhurt.
Sulzer was IS years old.
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Equipment for making shrapnel
shells has been installed at the Rail
way Materials Company plant at
Stevens Point. The plant will take
care of some of the overflow orders
from eastern plants.
900
Six year old Nellie Belsewicz receiv-
ed a fractured skull when her fathers
automobile became stalled at a Racine
railroad crossing and was struck by a
train. She died later in the hospital
and another girl occupant of the car
was seriously injured.
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Mrs. Emmeline Arnold, of Sparta,
passed her 1O1st birthday anniversary
last Tuesday, at the home of her son.
Mrs. Arnold is the oldest resident in
Monroe county. She was born in 1915
in Jefferson county, N. Y, and came to
this state in 1S56-sixty years ago.
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George Oleson, a Delavan youth,
aged II years, attempted to wreck
passenger train between Delavan and
Elkhorn by placing a tie on the track
as a prank and became too frightened
to remove it when he saw the train
coming. No damage beyond a smashed
cowcatcher was done to the engine.