Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-11

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"A large sum Of money was overlook
ed at Manitowoc where a thief pilfer-
ed the North Western station and took
$17.59 from the cash drawer.
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e. Curtis, Green Bay, was award
ed $3.50 by the circuit jury last week
in his suit for injuries against the Mil
Waukee road.
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A cash award of 1888 has been
turned over by the 500 line to James
Webster of Amherst in settlement of
his personal injury suit.
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Mayor D. F. Zuill Of Whitewater,
was badly hurt when his automobile
overturned after hitting a concrete
bridge.
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For injuries received in an ANTONIO
bile driven by Ralph Graves, Barbara
Tilkins was awarded $500 damages by
a jury in the Green Bay circuit court.
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Godfred Zerbe, 81 years old, a
Pound farmer, may not live as re-
suit of injuries sustained when his
motorcycle overturned.
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Harry M. Newton of Sparta, has
purchased a large brick residence and
will donate it together with several
acres of land for an old peoples home.
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A result of a quarrel over the pos
session of a girl, 61 August Muscarro,
Racine, shot and seriously injured
Joseph and Michael Filicetto. Both
were shot through the body.
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Mrs. Carrie Machlen, SO, the oldest
woman ever arrested at Green Bay,
appeared III court on a charge of
drunkenness. She was released in the
custody of her husband, aged 20.
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The annual harvest Of water nuts
is being made on the marshes of the
Neenah Chinese colony. A small army
of boys is engaged. They are paid
cents a pound.
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Bishop White Hall, three story
brick dormitory erected at the Nash
Otah Mission on Nashotah lake near
OcOnomowoc, was destroyed by bolt
of lightning last week.
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Sheriff Martin Kjelstad of Pierce
county filed his resignation by tele-
graph in the office Of Governor Philip
who appointed George Chinook Of
River Falls to fill the vacancy.
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a woman gun toter giving the name
0f Mrs. Addie Schuett was arrested at
Baraboo for carrying a revolver which
she pointed at several persons. 1t is
thought she is insane.
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Eben Johnson, 80 years old, Nee
nah, was electrocuted at the plant of
the Neenah Paper company while do
ing repair work on a switchboard. A
wife and two children survive.
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A. J. Stodyk, Oostburg, received a
bad scalp wound while chopping wood
when his axe struck clothesline, and
bounding back, struck him on the
head.
Donald, 4 year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Raymond, burned to death
at Chippewa Falls when a shed caught
fire from matches with which he was
playing.
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iC,1id etOIa pO1icL ole irood
victim at Milwaukee where Mrs Peter
Banach, aged 80 years, cleaned her
stove with a fluid containing benzine.
Six little children with the husband
survive.
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Andrew Peterson, an emplOye of the
Marinette county road crew, sustained
serious injuries when the gravel car
on which he was riding started down
hill, jumped the track and plunged
down an embankment
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Kenosha will discard voting ma
chimes at the coming general election
This was announced by County Clerk
Russell H. Jones, who declared that
in his opinion the use of the machines
is illegal.
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Edward Washburn, aged 16, a Fond
du Lac high school boy, died one day
later as the result of injuries received
when he cOllided with a table during
initiation ceremonies Of a high school
society.
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Two freight engines were derailed
in the yards at Brodhead when the pi-
lot of the lead engine dropped down
and threw it off the track. No great
damage was done and the crews jump
ed in time to save themselves.
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The act Of pulling a pen point from
holder may lose the eyesight of Lee
Riley, 13 years, a Kenosha high schoo
boy. The pen flew out of the boys
hand aud anhnddad i+co1f II, b;c aXyo