Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-10

i farmer respondent over hnanclal
troubles, took his own life by hang
/ ing.
On his way home from Florida,
where he had gone to regain his
/ health, Charles Ellis of Greenleaf,
died on a train near Askeaton.
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! Catholic women of ShebOygan coun-
ty have, it is said, formed a society
with the ultimate purpose of secur-
i ing the franchise. A large member
/ ship has been secured.
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Forest fires at Brentwood were ex-
/ tinguished by heavy rains which came
in the nick of time. Much damage has
been done to standing timber, but no
farmers property injured.
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Mercury thieves have been busy at
Grand Rapids taking the glass tubes
from the thermometers from the
porches of that city. High war prices
! is supposed to have aroused the cupid
ity of the thieves.
/ Ruth Garbert of BelOit, aged ten
years, lifted a hot stove lid with her
apron while helping her sister pre-
/ pare a meal Her clothing caught
i fire and burned her body seriously.
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i John Kuehl, of Neenah, aged 21a
+ years, fell into Fox river and was
+ drowned. The little fellow had run
away with playmates. His body was
recovered in fifteen minutes after the
accident occurred and a pulmotor
used, but without avail.
1000
Chris Mossrud, a Vernon county
farmer, bought a poison called "quack
grass destroyer" from one Ludwig Lee
and lost eight COWS by it. He was
awarded $3.50 damages in the lower
courts and this was affirmed by the
supreme body last week following
! Lees appeal.
DR.. L. A Bishop of Fond du Lac,
visiting in Tampa, Fla, lost satchel
containing jewelry worth $4,000. 1t
was returned the next day by a city
fireman who had been given the satch-
ell unopened by a Cuban. The latter
explained in broken English that he
found the valuable parcel in his front
yard. DR.. Bishop is a prominent Ma
son.
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Kenosha boys will not use cigarets
if Maceo Kueny a fifteen year old
high school boy can help it. Young
Kueny recently brought evidence be
fore the officials that brought about
the conviction and filming of two store
keepers who had sold the "makins"
to Kueny's friends. The courts and
the police are behind the crusade in
augurated by this young lad.
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/ w. w. Warner of Madison, a veal
/ thy merchant who died recently in
i California, left his home town a be-
quest of $95,OOO According to the
terms of the will the money will be
used for parks and public drives
around the capitol city. Mr.. Warmers
total estate amounted to $240,000 and
/ the balance, after various requests
are cared for, goes to his widow and
i son.
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Mysterious lights during the night
were plainly visible at Waukesha and
Milwaukee during the latter part of
/ last month The light moved rapid
/ ly like a storm and did not resemble
/ the Aurora Borealis which appeared
/ the same evening. The astronomers
of Wisconsin and Marquette Univer-
stiles attribute the phenomena to the
contact of cold and warm air currents
in the lake regions.
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Frank J. Hoff, of Dalton, has sued
Chief of Police Cross of Waupun, for
$4,000 damages alleging that the Of
fetal arrested him in connection with
the murder of Captain and Mrs. Robt.
Mueller at Puckaway lake and after
assaulting and Handwriting him held
him prisoner for seven hours without
warrant. Floyd Grey and L. J. Pot
/ ter are named with the chief as de-
/ PENDANTS, and the case will come be-
/ fore the Fond du Lac courts this
month.
The annual report of the Wood
4 County Cow Testing association places
i the herd of Holsteins owned by E. E.
4 Buffers of Marshfield at the head of
the averages, and that of w. A. Schulz
/ of Auburndale, second. Four cows Of
each herd completed a full years
work, averaging 14,1S0 pounds of
milk and 472 pounds of butter fat, and
l11.3S7 pounds of milk and 422 pounds
of butter fat, respectively. J. c. Keif-
i fer & Son owned the COW which car
ried off individual hOnors. She made
1870 pounds of milk and 566 pounds
of butter fat.
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Charles Dowd, Jr., and James
/ Thompson. Indiana, Of La du Flam-