Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-06-07

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1t is expected to make barrel day
soon. The plant will also be enlarged
and a shed built to protect the ashes
from rain.
Because Edward Brown of Elcho
was seen in the barn Of Charles Fish
with three chickens in a bag after
Fish had lost thirteen registered fowls
by theft, Brown was placed under ar
rest. He pleaded not guilty to petit
larceny and will stand trial.
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Marcella Schlafka, aged six years,
of Marshfield, was instantly killed by
a lightning bolt that struck while the
little girl and her mother, Mrs. Fred
Schlafka were on their way home
during a terrific storm. The mother
was rendered unconscious for three
hours. Hail stones the size of mar
bles fell during the storm.
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Carl Schoenbeck, a resident of
Spruce, recently became the possesor
of freak of nature in the shape of a
chick which was born with four feet
and four wings. The neck of the
chick was perfectly formed, but anOth-
er back with a pair of wings appears
where the breast should be. The fowl
died shortly after its birth, and Mr..
Schoenbeck now has it mounted.
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An embarrassing situation arose at
the funeral of Arthur Rintelman, a
Milwaukee young man, when the cere-
monies were delayed at the cemetery
because no grave had been dug. A
grave digger was hurriedly summoned
and after a delay of several minutes,
the body was lowered to its final
resting place. The relatives of the
deceased were much wrought up over
the matter.
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William Altman of Richland Cent
er lost the sight Of his left eye as
the result of an accident which oc-
Cured while he was engaged in
building a barn. A nail flew from the
stroke of his hammer and penetrated
the eyeball. He was taken to Madi-
son at once where specialists did all
they could for him. Mr.. Allman's
wife fractured an arm not long ago,
and a year since broke both limbs.
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A wierd story comes from Green
county where pirate" car is sup
posed to have been flying around the
countryside during the past week or
so. The occupants are said to be
white slavers, who attempt kidnap-
ping young women. 1t is also said
that two young women of Beloit, were
seized in broad daylight, but after a
battle managed to escape. A Brod-
head young lady was also attacked by
the pirates" and got away after a
struggle.
The Denevue, a fashionable Fond du
Lac summer resort hotel, was destroy
ed by fire last week. The building,
part of which was erected in 1847, the
framework being out of hewn logs,
was landmark. While much of the
furniture was saved, many valuable
heirIooms and relics were destroyed.
The fire started from an overheated
chimney at o'clock, and in two hours
the entire building was in ruins. Plans
were just completed for opening the
resort for the season.
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Mrs. Harriet Stewart Harrington of
near Racine, recently celebrated her
1O1st birthday. Mrs. Harrington's
grandmother was the daughter of a
Cherokee Indian chief During the
civil war this elderly lady served as
a nurse and had personal acquaint-
ance with General Grant. 1t is said
that many personal effects were sold
by her to purchase drugs for the
soldiers. A set of personal recollect-
ions has just been completed by this
centenarian.
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Seventy-fve thousand dollars dam
age was done by lightning which
. struck the lighting plant of the Min
nesota Light & Power Company at La
Crosse, and started a fire that burned
the structure to the ground. The
, building was fully insured. The
, storm at its height was one of the
worst ever experienced in La Crosse.
Factories and business houses de-
, pending on electric power, were fore
! ed to close and street cars put out
of commission. Newspapers were is
sued in abbreviated form.
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Three detectives arrested a man
named John Brandt while the latter
was sitting in a Superior barber shop
chair. Brandt was wanted for the
murder of James Brennan, a Minneap-
oils butcher, who was shot and killed
by two men on Jan. 80, last. A scar
left by pistol shot, led to Brandt's
; detection as he was wounded by his
accomplice at the time of the killing.
The detectives did not act until they
saw his hand slip out from under the