Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-20


A vote recount will take place at
several Green Bay wards following
the petition of several disgruntled re-
publican committeeman who claim
fraud at the recent elections.
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Mystery surrounds the death of
Miss Tillie Girard, Green Bay do
nestle, who was found dead in her
room. A note was left saying that
she was tired of life and had taken
poison. An autopsy was ordered.
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Tried on a charge of having per-
mitted IA yearSold girl to dance in
the hall over his saloon, Joseph Dew
roy was found not guilty at Green
Bay. Devroy lives in the town of
Howard, Brown county.
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Mrs. Helen Dunn, footlight IA
vorite, received a shower of lead at
Amigo, delivered by Frank Galgona
of Gary Ind, who then shot himself
three times in the head. Mrs. Dunn S
injuries are slight but Galgona may
die.
Sweet toothed thieves stole a hive
of honey at Walworth and refining
their cruelty, drowned the bees out
as they passed a fountain, and took
the honey. The surviving bees were
holding an Indignation meeting when
found next morning. The authori-
ties have no clue.
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A bust of DR.. Nicholas Sem, the
famous surgeon who died about eight
years ago, has been placed in the
state historical museum as a gift of
DR.. Senn's son, DR.. Emanuel Sem of
Chicago.
A large barn in Sylvester township,
near Brodhead, was struck by light
ming and burned with it's contents.
Carl Searles, the owner, lost about
$4,000. One-third insurance was
carried
The steamer Peter Reiss, with TO-
600 tons of coal, went aground at
Rock Island, near Sturgeon Bay, but
! Bay, where the cargo was discharged
and the vessel temporarily repaired.
$215, 700 will be expended in riv-
er improvements during the next few
months between McGregor and LIE
Claire, Iowa. Wing and closing dams
will be built and riprapping done to
present wash on the banks. Much
dam work will be done on the ice
this winter
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Three sisters, Mrs. Bessie Fairchild-
Aeenan, and the Misses Leila and
Dorothy Fairchild, are near death at
Beloit from typhoid fever, contract
ed While on lyceum tour in Indiana
A fourth member of the company is
Miss Mildred Mereness, was also
taken i'll, but has recovered. The
three sisters are widely known in Be-
lott.
Dale township, an outlying pre-
cinct in Outagamie county, changed
the total vote count and a number of
losers on election results began to
ask for their money back. One farm
er who had wagered and lost a suit
threatens to start suit of another
kind unless his clothes are returned.
In most cases the winners refuse to
"cOme across"
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A Venetian night celebration at
Madison terminated in disaster when
1000 worth of fireworks used as
part of the affair, exploded just off
the MOnona avenue shore and seri-
ouSly burned Robert Anderson, rep
reSentative Of the j. [. Case company,
who had charge of the tractor which
furnished power for the float. Six
other men escaped the fire by leap
ing into the lake.
Adj. Gen. Holway has been desig-
mated state pension agent and will
assist Wilconsin soldiers or heirs in
obtaining a pension free of charge
Under the widows pension bill re-
Gently enacted, widow of any sol
der or sailor over 70 years receives
$40 month. A widow whose pen
sion lapsed on account of marriage,
whose husband subsequently died, or
from whom she was divorced with
out fault on her part, can be re-
stored to the pension roll.
Mrs. Geo. Bischoff of Oshkosh has
filed claim for compensation on the
death of her husband, Geo. Bischoff,
who was shot while driving a taxi
cab last July. Mrs. Bischoff bases
her claim on the fact that her huS-
band was killed while performing
service growing out of and incidental
to his employment as a taxicab driv-
er. The claim in reality is against
the Travellers Insurance company.
The hearing on the claim has just
been held at Madison before Indus
trial Commissioner William F. Cox.
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Two score citizens of T'rempealeau
county participated in a man hunt
which, after twelve hours search, re-
suited in the capture of Ed Eichman,
who early in the morning had at
tackled and robbed Christian Boleng,
pioneer merchant of Tamarack.
Sheriff TOrgenson and a posse took
up the hunt and following a trail left
by the man, tracked him to a point
near Trempealeau, where he was sur
rounded. After several hours the