Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-03-01

Bay, fell dead in his home when a
blood vessel burst.
August Gustman, aged AZ, was killed
at Cadott, when he fell ten feet from
a scaffold and broke his neck. He
leaves a wife and seven children.
After three votes on the measure,
Green Bay will adOpte the commission
form of government. The proposition
received $3.50 votes for, and 1902
against.
Myron Taylor, M. E. pastor at Ash
land and Robert Davis, M. E. pastor
at Hammond, have resigned their pos
itions to form an evangelistic team.
They will retain their charges until
September.
John Letcher, Dodgeville farmer,
received a fracture of his right arm,
broken nose and bodily injuries,
when load of hay he was riding on
tipped over. Letcher jumped to the
opposite and landed on the frozen
ground.
Oscar Muenster, small farmer liv-
ing near Mineral Point, is serving a
ten-day sentence in jail for his re-
fusal to pay his dog tax. Mr.. Muen-
ster was given the option of $3.50
fine or Jail sentence, choosing the
latter.
A Sheboygan cobb1er named Christ
ian Harder, scratched his hand while
shaking the ashes from his stove sew
eral weeks ago. A few days later the
member was so swollen that he was
removed to a hospital where he died
after suffering intense agony.
Wooden shawls that require 1900
knots in the making, are consuming
the spare time Of Oshkosh firemen.
The shawls are made of pure weol
and require several days to complete.
The fad started in an eastern fire de-
partment and has spread all over the
country.
A. H. Mccormick of Ladysmith, paid
a fine of 81 and costs for hitting
Martin Hanson, who, Mccormick
claims, owed him So. Hanson has al
so filed suit against Mccormick ask
ing $4,000 damages, alleging that his
nose was pushed out of shape by the
blow.
w. K Collins of Lycurgas, near La
Crosse, will die as the result of a
practical joke. Some on pulled a
chair from beneath Collins when he
tried to sit down and he landed on
the floor. Then a little girl sat on
his stomach. The physicians say the
fall and blow may be fatal. He is
81 years old.
William Larson, aged %, left the
Home restaurant in Tomah one eve
ming, saying the he would be gone but
a few moments. Not returning a
search was made and his body was
found in the alley with large cash
in the throat and a razor nearby. He
was to have been married the next
day. Suicide is alleged, but no rea-
son given for the mystery.
Conrad Gruenvinger was taken to
Waupun from Merrill last week to be-
gin a twelve-year sentence for fOrg-
cry. Gruenvinger attributes his pres
ent plight to a sandwich which he
stole at Oshkosh three years ago. He
was given a three-year sentence at
Green Bay reformatory but was pa
rolled Breaking his parole several
times he was finally brought up on a
serious charge and received a severe
sentence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Groves OF
Springville, aged 76 and Is years
were drowned in the waters of Spring
vile creek when the bridge they were
crossing over was swept away by the
high waters. In the buggy was their
daughter Mrs. Will Mills and her four
years-old daughter. Mrs. Mills was
able to get to a floating log where she
held herself and child for a half an
hour when help came. The old peO-
iple had recently celebrated their gold
en- wedding.
John r. Kidd was station agent for
the 500 line at Stanley, Wis, until
last October when he disappeared
simultaneously it said a $735 short
age was found in Kidd's accounts and
since then railroad detectives have
searched diligently for him.. Kidd
was arrested in ST. Paul last Thurs
day and will be brought back fol-
trial. 1t is said that he used the
money to finance baseball team. His
wife and family are in Eau Claire
where the ex-agent was raised.
A tramp who called himself "John
Brown" was given employment last
summer by August Byers, a Menom-
inee farmer. Everything went smooth
ly until recently when Byers and his
| mother went away for the day leav-
. ing Brown" and his sister, named