Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-02
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I George B. Roth, of Omro, aged IS,
died on his farm near that village last
week. Mr.. Roth had lived on the same
farm sixty-one years.
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Oscar Sorenson of Cadott, called for
help while he was taking long swim
in Pike lake, but his companions
thought he was fooling Sorenson
drowned.
Everett Hanson was MANNED for
life at Oshkosh when he got too close
to the animal cages he was washing.
Hanson worked his way into circus
for an admission ticket.
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A headon collision between an auto
mobile and a street car at La Crosse
seriously injured three of a party of
five in the machine. The automobile
was ruined and the car badly wreck
ed.
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John Lehmkuhl, of Reedsburg, was
killed when his horse ran away. He
was cultivating corn. The horse be-
came frightened and ran, dragging the
man across a ditch and breaking his
neck.
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Charles Dreyer of Ottawa, fell into
the waters of Genesee lake near Wau-
kesha lake, where he was boating, and
was drowned, although desperate eff
forts by rescuers were made to save
him.
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A bolt of lightning struck the horse
of Frank Zakzrewski, Stevens Point,
on the head killing the animal instant
ly. Mr.. Zakzrewski standing nearby,
was shocked and burned, but his two
sons were unframed.
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A disgruntled citizen who had been
prosecuted for speeding made a COM
plant against Ray Wood of Stevens
Point, special speed policeman, and
Wood received a fine. He had been
speeding while off duty.
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During a severe electrical storm at
Okauchee, lightning struck the Jackie
hotel, starting a fire in the dance hall
and tearing off sections Of roof and
chimney of the hotel. Guests and en-
ployes extinguished the blaze.
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Ben Rhinerson of Edmund, while
unloading hay and in the act of pull
ing the empty fork back, the trip rope
broke causing Mr.. Rhinerson to lose
his balance, falling in such manner
as to break his shoulder bone.
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The 9-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. F. Klosterman of Milwaukee, visit
| ing at Kelly, Wis, wandered to
swamp and got stuck in bog. When
found only his head was above the
water. He would have been suffocated
in few minutes.
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Fire at Columbus destroyed the malt
house, three barns and a grain ware
hous of the Kurth Brewing company.
About $4,000 damage was done. The
12-inch main from the standpipe broke
early during the fire and water was
pumped from nearby creek.
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Yeggmen rolled a safe downstairs
from the White Front restaurant in
Manitowoc last week and blew it open
with a charge of nitroglycerine. They
were seen leaving the building by an
officer who fired in the air, but es-
capped taking $3.50 in cash with them.
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$2,740.73 compensation will be paid
to Mrs. August Friedrich of Oshkosh,
as the result of an order issued by the
Wisconsin Industrial Commission to
the Georgia Casualty company. Mrs.
Freidrich's husband was killed on
June 20 when section of the wall
from an old school building which
was being dismantled, fell upon his
head.
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Charles Ravenscroft of Langlade, is
held in Jail charged with the murder
of Edward Peshek, an Oconto man. 1t
is said that the men were drinking
and a quarrel arose. Ravenscroft
struck Peshek with a whiskey bot
tie which broke and severed an artery
in Peshek's neck. The latter died in
hospital.
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Although he was under the water for
only a few minutes, James O'Connel
of Racine, drowned at the municipal
bathing beach in that city. Friends
went to his aid at once when they
realized his predicament and later
used a pulmotor and other means of
resuscitation without avail. O'Con-
nell is survived by a widow and three
children.
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/ Frank Bohn, of Limeridge, drowned
at the lake near that place while
spending the weekend with his fam
lily. Bohn went out with the children
in a heavy boat. He left them in the
boat and went in bathing. While