Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-10
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found dead in his own barn where he
drank carbolic acid with suicidal in
tent.
1000
Two unknown men we're killed in
freight wreck a mile south Of Deer
Park OIL the Omaha road. The train
went into the ditch as the result OF a
broken rail
1000
Some $500, including money, stamps
notes and other papers, was taken by
men who blew the safe in the post
Office and general store of Louis Efaw,
Hawthorne, Douglas county.
1000
Lester Puerner, a Ft. Atkinson
youth, lost the sight of his right eye
when a child playing in the street
threw a stick at him. The sharp point
pierced the eye pupil destroying the
vision.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Rogers of Beaver
Dam, celebrated their 64th wedding
anniversary not long ago. They set
tied in Beaver Dam in 1855 and have
lived on the same piece of property
ever since.
Falling in the night forty feet
from a viaduct seriously injured
Thomas Wzisniski, a Milwaukee labor
er. He was found the next day with
a broken leg and arm and serious in
ternal injuries.
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Frank Ludwick, a fireman on the
steamer J. G. Wallace, lost his life at
Sheboygan when he fell while attempt
ing to climb up cable leading to the
vessel His body was found the next
day by the coast guard crew.
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August Raprager, of Neenah, mem
Der of the fire and police board paid
a fine and costs following a fight with
one Chris Boystead. The quarrel was
the result of a verbal encounter, and
Raprager pleaded guilty when ar
raigned.
Capsized while canoeing caused the
drowning of Fred Shisserman of Nee
nah, who was padding with a COM
panion, Andrew Walbrun, down Fox
river. The boys struck a bridge and
the craft turned over. Walbrun was
rescued.
With her life despaired of Mrs. Jas.
Boudreau of Stevens Point lies in
hospital as the result of pistol bull
let said to have been fired by her
husband in a family quarrel. Bou-
dreau is held in Jail.
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Six whole cents was the damages
received by c. H. Stevens of Milwau-
kee, who sued Mrs. Sophia Kleinhenks
alleging defamation of character. Both
parties entered action and asked for
$4,000 damages. Mrs. Kleinhenks will
also pay the costs.
1000
Robert w. Allen, young KenOsha
millionaire, contributed $4,000 pairs of
stockings to the New York committee
in charge Of relief for the French. The
order totalled $4,000, and was the
largest single order ever given to the
plant making it up.
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A joke with a deaf and dumb boy
caused Frank Silva of Stevens Point
orphan asylum to lose his leg. The
mute pursued Silva as the result of
some buffoonery and the latter jumped
over a moving belt to escape. His
leg was caught on a shaft and crushed
-amputation being necessary.
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Morris Lessard, aged nine years,
of Prairie du Chen, was run over and
mortaIly injured by an automobile that
was going at a speed of but five miles
an hour. The lad lodged from be-
hind a dray and did not see the ap
preaching machine He was taken to
a hospital where he died several days
later.
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Erwin Herman of Sheboygan, aged
three years, may lose his right eye
as the result of an unusual accident.
The child was playing on the floor
while his mother was preparing the
evening meal, and had evidently start
ed to climb up to the table when Mrs.
Herman dropped a knife which pune
tured the right eyeball.
1000
A COW belonging to A. Mansfield, of
Berlin, died as the result of drinking
gasoline. thinking it was water. The
animal got out of the stable and wan
dered 10 the neighbours pump where
there was a pump, expecting to get a
drink Of water. As it happened the
Woman Of the hOuSe had been cleaning
some clothing in gasoline, leaving the
nan near the pump.
1000
Clarence Hackett, Harold Bennett
and Glen McGrOry, all aged 10 years,
we're brought to halt on a proposed
tour of the world when the boys reach
ed KenOsha, after riding freight
Fl aims from their homes in Marinette.
The KenOsha officials had been nOti-