Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-24
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in brewery and removed stamps and
cash valued at 1925. The thieves got
away.
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one stroke of lightning at Sheboy-
gan was sufficient TO shave away one
side of a huge smokestack belonging
to the Northern Furniture company.
1000
Wenzel Baranek of Barron county,
who shot and killed Sheriff Matt Oh
son. was found guilty of murder IN
the second degree and given a twenty
five year sentence in Waupun.
1000
Tuesday of last week saw rain,
wind. sleet and snow storm in ten
minutes time at Monroe. High winds
prevented a killing frost during the
night. q =.
1000
Lacrosse has the record for the
lowest infant death rate of 81 cities
in this country under $4,000, report
ing mortality statistics. The Lacrosse
rate is 3O.6 for 1000 babies.
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train and the discovery OF young
mans body with a fractured skull,
threw the village Of Saxon, near Ash
land. into wild excitement last We'd
nesday afternoon.
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Thieves at Oshkosh used an axe to
pry open a door and cash box IN the
Office of the Gustavus Milling COM
pany. The booty amounted TO only
S2.75. The work is supposed to have
been done by boys.
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Elmer Drinkwine of Fond du Lac,
did so even though he was posted
man. and landed in the workhouse be-
cause he refused to divulge who sold
him the liquor He is likely to stay
there until he talks.
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William Craleton Of Madison, aged
26 years. killed himself by turning
on the gas in his bedroom. The body
was found by other roomers who
broke down the door when they smell
ed the gas.
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Herbert Groth of Mineral Point
pleaded guilty to having sold liquor
in dry territory without license, this
being. namely, the city of DodgeY1lle.
He was given three months jail
sentence.
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Edward Thiel of Sheboygan, was
arrested i'm Chicago where he had
eloDed with a woman named Hoffman
and the latter's three children. He
left wife and six children IN the
wisconsin town in bad circumstances.
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Mrs. Walter Cheever, aged 81, OF MIL
waukee. was struck down. and killed
near the door of her own home by
hacking automobile. Her husband,
Who is normal school professor, saw
the accident, but could not prevent IL.
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Adolph Nitschke of Batavia, she
bovgan county, lifted his sick wife
from her bed to ease her suffering,
hut was Mortified to find that she had
expired in his arms. Heart disease
caused the demise.
1000
Charles Brown, a New Rome farmer,
has takon on a contract with the
United States department OF biology
To furnish that organization with 2OO
crows. An effort will be made to de-
termine which kind of crows are de-
structive.
heart balm Of $1,000 was awarded
Miss Marie Kraft of Stevens Point,
who sued Oscar w. PATTI, 500 line
engineer, for breach of promise. me
two had been sweethearts from youth.
The case was settled without trial
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Angus ID. Buckstaff, son of a former
state senator and a university stu
dent fell from the porch OF ira
+arnitv house and landed on a ce-
ment sidewalk. The fall caused con-
cussion Of the brain. He will recover.
1000
The home Of Rev. Charles Nord OF
Rice Lake, was entered by thieves
while the clergyman and his family
we're absent, and stole $40 taken in
as collections and SIS in silverware.
The local authorities are looking for
the misCreantS.
900
yern Newman, aged 81, of Tomas
tor. Mich, who came to Saxon for
visit with his sister. Mrs. Joseph
Furnia, was found dead. in the rear
7f the depot with his head battered
III Foul play on the part Of thugs
+ suspected by the police.
1000
John Deitz. of nationwide celebrl-
y NAV be freed from prison where
1e has been since 1911, by action of
pardon. the petition for which is now
being published in a Sawyer county
oaper. The application will be for
nalIey filed by the end Of this month.
)ver 10000 people signed the petition
i 1914 that lead to Deitz's sentence
;,,rr COMMITTED 10 twenty yearS'S i'm