Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-30
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Twenty-Five fish, weighing 81 lbs,
was the catch made at Cecil by DR..
Roetke, Milwaukee physician, in one
day. Ten bass averaged 21a pounds
each
A pickerel three and one-half feet
long and weighing twenty-five pounds,
was caught last week at Manitowish,
by George Wolf, of Milwaukee One
hour was taken to land the fish.
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Poison, believed to have been in the
hay, killed three horses on the farm
of John Bocan, near TOmah. A fourth
animal is expected to die. The state
veterinarian is investigating.
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| No injuries occurred at a freight
train wreck on the Milwaukee road
near Lyons last week. Considerable
difficulty was experienced by the train
men in restoring traffic.
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! A dynamite explosion in the Dupont
powder plant at Barksdale, near Ash
land, killed David Michaud and Hen
ry Elmer, two workmen. Another
man is missing. The explosion shook
buildings in Ashland
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Charles Feno, a bartender, was
found dead at Powers lake summer
resort with bullet wound in the alb
domen. A revolver with one shell ex-
ploded, was found near the body. Foul
play is suspected.
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A fifteen foot rowboat covered with
canvas like a prairie schooner is be-
ing used by Halbert Hoard and Frank
Baker of FIT. Atkinson, for 300 mile
trip down the Rock river to Rock Is
land, ILL.,, and the Mississippi.
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Gordon Jerry, young man from
Minneapolis and University of Min
nesota student, was killed near Pas
kin, while unloading bundles. He fell
off the front end of his wagon and the
wheel passed over his head.
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Moritz Mueller of New Berlin, was
robbed during the night when he left
his bedroom window open so he could
sleep. A prOwler came in and took
Sc from purse leaving the empty
pocketboOk and Mueller's watch at
the window.
900
Because Hector Debaets, her alleged
affinity, refused to give her money with
which to buy food for herself and
children, Mrs. Leontine Aers shot him
twice with revolver at La Crosse. The
woman was locked UP in Jail, and Da-
baets taken to the hospital where he
may not recover.
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John Hunt, a Neenah business man,
received a package containing a sum
of money from an unknown person,
the package having a Pennsylvania
pOstmark. Mr.. Hunt is of the opinion
that it is conscience money, some one
having swindled his father years ago.
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During the present week fifty Kent
county, Michigan farmers, are visit
ing some of the leading dairy farms.
Their county agricultural agent &C
companies them. One day will be
spent near Waukesha, another in JEFF
ferson county and a third at the ex-
pertinent farm at Madison
600
Erick Wagner, a striking machinist
helper in Milwaukee, was greeted by
Detectives when he reached home one
night last week. Wagner, it is claimed
employed his idle time during nights
in robbing stores and shops. He and
another youth were held for trial on
$4,000 bonds.
Little Ruth Meier, aged 8 years, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meier,
of Madison, fell Is feet from the sec
ond story of the home and landed on
the hard ground. The little girl was
knocked unconscious, but recovered in
day or so without any bones being
broken or receiving internal injuries.
1000
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Breed, two aged
residents of Whitehall, helplessly
watched their home burn when a gaso-
line stove exploded setting the house
on fire. Two neighbors, seeing the
blaze, came to the rescue and sue
ceeded in saving all of the furniture
downstairs, but could not get up stairs
on account of the smoke.
600
Leaning over the bank of Isle La
Plume to wash crumbs from a picnic
lunch, Eta Cohen, 13 years old,
drowned in the Mississippi river at
La Crosse, when the shore caved in
and threw her into six feet of water.
+ Her younger sister was the only wit
ness.
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Charged with reckless driving, Irwin
/ Whaley, aged 46, Beloit, was taken to
/ Milwaukee for trial. 1t was alleged
that Whaley had driven his car into
the rear end of an automobile owned
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