Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23
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George Rodney, employed in Will
low Lake lumber camp, near Rhine
lander, was instantly killed by fall
ing tree striking him.
Carl Yanko, q Racine man, rose
from the dinner table in a choking
fit and fell dead upon the floor. He
had strangled on a potato.
A snow storm in Northern Wiscon-
sin that ragged for four days without
letup, covered the ground at Birch
wood to depth of four feet.
Anna Kaminski, aged IL, of Alban
near Stevens Point, had the fingers
and thumbs of both hands amputated
following a severe freezing endured
while going home from school.
John Hanson of Mikesville, was
fined $2S on a charge of having water
ed milk that was brought to a cheese
factory where he was employed. The
charge was brought by his employer.
John Brukholtz, aged rs years, of
BrothertoWn, Calumet county, was
suffocated when a straw stack he at
tempted to rebuild, toppled over bury
ing him beneath it. He leaves a wife
and five children.
J. A. jerks, alias John tombstone,
will serve three years in Green Bay
reformatory on a bigamy charge.
jerks, with a family living at Eau
Claire, married Chippewa Falls Miss
under an assumed name. He was ar
rested the next day.
Michael Yabs, of Kenosha, driver of
''jitney" bus, is a candidate for may
or of that city. He is credited with
having the support of the Social
Democrats of that city. NJ ]. Scholey
present mayor, is the only candidate
opposing him.
Jacob Carbon, who shot James Tyn-
dali of Coria, on November II, was
found guilty of murder in. the first de-
gree by an Ashland jury last week.
Carbon murdered Tyndall in cold
blood following quarrel over the at
tentions he had been paying the lat
ter's wife.
Martin A. Lee, a wealthy retired
farmer living at Black Earth, was in
stantly killed when load of wood he
was hauling to town, overturned on
him. One of the heavy sticks struck
him on the temple causing immediate
death although it was found later
that his right arm was broken in two
places. The accident occurred while
the wagon was going down hill.
Charles Hjetberg, a quickwitted
yardmaster on the 500 line at Neenah,
CINE take another track when street
car loaded with passengers, lost it's
trolley and stopped dead on the cross
ing. Another collision with an Oncom-
ing freight was averted by quick act
ion on the part OF the engineer of the
switch engine.
Esther Halcro, Louise Nelson and
Grace Nelson, all of Rockford, Ill,
who were sentenced last October to
serve one and one-half years each
at Waupun for shoplifting in the
GAINESVILLE stores, will be released
April. Upon recommendation of War
den Towne, Governor Philip COM
muted the sentences. The women are
all married and took their sentences
as a joke.
Train ia, North Western, bound
for Milwaukee, from Rhinelander, was
derailed two miles north of Bear
Creek, near Clintonville, last Wednes-
day. The engine and mail car left
the tracks, but remained upright
alongside The smoking car was toss
ed off the track, landing near the
right-of-way fence. The other cars
consisting of a baggage, first-class
day and parlOr coach, were thrown
off the track, but remained upright.
Fifteen people were injured but none
seriously, most of the injuries being
due to broken glass. A broken wheel
on a freight which had recently
passed is thought to have spread the
rails at the point of accident. All the
injured were given prompt treatment
by physicians from nearby points.