Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-28

crushed condition. 1t IS supposed
that Gibbs was run down by train.
1000
"a DOdgevilIe man, Richard Aide,
fell from the roof Of a house upon
which he was engaged in shingling,
and injured his spine. He is improv-
ing.
Grief caused the death of Mrs. Alex
Fellows Of Merrill, who passed away
when the body of her oldest son, was
recovered from the river where he had
been drowned.
1000
The La Crosse & Southwestern was
unable to enter VirOqua for more than
two weeks owing to damage to the
rails by floods. Service was restored
about ten days ago.
1000
William ZeIlmar forfeited his bail
bond at OconOmowoc in 1914, where
he had been indicted for larceny, and
disappeared. He was arrested again
last week and will stand trial in
July.
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John Titlair, AZ years old, switch
man on the North Western railroad,
was almost instantly killed at Green
Bay when his body was pinned be-
tween cOuplers on two freight cars.
A wife and ten children survive.
1000
S. A. Thomas, a piano salesman, was
shot and mortally injured at Merrill,
on
self. Tt is said that Thomas had been
paying attentions to Sophia's sister,
Mrs. Thomas Lindsey, that he resent
ed.
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Frank Kologesky, % years old, had
his left foot cut off near the ankle
when he attempted to board a freight
train at Grand Rapids. The young
man had been employed in the city for
some time and intended to leave when
the accident occurred.
1000
Hail stones as large as hens eggs
covered the ground near Grand Rap
ids to a depth of several inches fol-
lowing a storm that damaged the
cranberry crop in the Cranmoor dis
trfct to an extent of so per cent. The
storm was the worst in years.
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A disastrous fire destroyed the ma
chine shops owned by the Edward
Hines Lumber Company at Custom.
Five locomotives, two standard and
three narrow guage with lathes and
planning mill machinery, were stored
in one of the buildings that burned.
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Treacherous Lake Mendoza may be
deprived of its yearly toll as the re-
suit of a recommendation by the
board of visitors asking that COM
pulsOry course in how to use the lakes
be introduced among the freshmen at
the university. The faculty will con-
slider the matter.
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"A former Sheboygan girl, Miss M.
r. Crosby, who has been lately en-
pIoyed as teacher in the cattle, Wash,
schools, fell heir to a One-sixth in
terest in the estate of the late Ed
mund L. Gillette, owner of large saw
mills in Washington. The estate is
valued at $1,OOO,OOO.
1000
a fretfuI leopard owned by the
Barnes circus. showing at Grand Rap
ids. struck through its cage at little
Francis Schaar, aged ), daughter of
the editor of the Nekoosa Tribune.
She received severe bruises. The child
was held up to look at the animal
oeeofY Ooor1rrnd
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BY using gasoline from a bottle,
Ernest Lehuert of Racine, managed to
run his car to town when it became
stalled many miles out in the coun-
try owing to a clogged gasoline feed
pipe. The supply gave out every few
miles. but the driver kept at it and
eventually reached home.
1000
Herman Newberg of La Crosse, was
held up. and mOurned the loss of an
So roll. The money was found
shortly after behind billboard where
if was supposedly left by the robbers.
shortly after the owner had his money
returned action was started by debt
ors who will probably take it away
from Mr.. Newberg.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Welzel of Milwaukee,
has brought suit for divorce from her
husband Anton Welzel. In her bill
Mrs. Welzel alleges that her husband
compelled her to wear the clothing OF
a former wife. although the garments
we're out of style. She also maintains
that Welzal took his meals alone and
acted unkindly in different ways.
1000
Christ Kinschi, 1881" was the name
and date chiseled on the back of a
huge mud turtle found on the farm
Of Bernard Giese, near Portage, not
long ago. The farm had formerly be-
1onged to the Kindschi family, who
came from Switzerland in 1881. Mr..