Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-05-17

dead near Marinette in December,
1914. Judge Henry Grass, Green
Bay, is trying the case instead of
Judge Quinlan of the circuit
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Michael Garland, a laborer, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself at
his Oshkosh boarding house. He was
fifty years of age. He tied a rope
about his neck and fastened the other
end over a bannister post, then sliding
down the bannister, and choked to
death, his windpipe being severed.
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AS result of a dispute of employees
at the Interlake Pulp and Paper COR
pany of Appleton, as to the merits of
the various European armies, man
threw sulphuric acid into the eyes of
Nickola Irkuljo, a Russian. Raymond
Voigt is under arrest, charged with
assault with intent to do great bodily
harm.
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Jesse Rattle, a Madison patrolman,
handed his number and star to the
chief of police following a reprimand
by the latter for talking to civilians
while on traffic duty. Rattle, who has
record for bravery, declares the
chief called" him for talking to his
wife and friend after the weight of
the traffic had passed.
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w. r. Drummond of Oshkosh, acct
dentally lifted" the car of Maj. A. w.
Martin of the same city, from the front
Of local department store. The po-
lice at first thought thieves were
at work but later located the missing
car in Mr.. Drummond's garage. His
own car was still standing in front of
the store where he left it.
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Adolph Wolimha of Milwaukee, aged
IL years, and Herman Bauer, aged IA,
were arrested following the recovery
of an automobile which the boys had
stolen. The boys endeavored to sell
the tires which they had stripped from
the cars and this led to their undo
ing.
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George Loescher, Beloit college
baseball star, knocked senseless an
tain entrance to Emerson hall, the
girls dormitory. The visitor, named
Frank Kieser, threatened the colleg-
ian with a knife, and the latter act
ed quickly with a baseball bat. Kieser
was given 80 day sentence.
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Burglars at Lacrosse used a swift
launch to escape after stealing thous-
ands of dollars worth of booty from
private residences and business hous-
es in that city. They also stole the
poor box from the Catholic cemetery.
The launch, owned by an alderman,
was found missing and it is supposed
the thieves used it as a method OF es-
cape
State prisoners have been set to
work on highways in Dodge and Fond
du Lac counties. Not many convicts
will be leased to the counties this
year as IT'S prisoners are being en-
plOyed in state construction work at
the Tomahawk lake tubercular camp,
the new home for the feeble minded
at Union Grove, and at the Taychee-
dan WOmenS rofOfmatOry.
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. Waldemar Gaustad aged "a, of Eau
Claire, was instantly killed when an
|, automobile driven by Floyd Cernahan,
aged %, and occupied by the two men,
was struck by 500 train. The men
were returning from fishing trip
and did not see the cars which were
hidden from view by trees. The driv-
er put on brakes, but stopped his car
} in the middle of the rack. Gaustad's
body was hurled rs feet, and Cerna-
: han was found on the engine pilot.
; The latter died in hospital the morn
ing after the casualty.
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A pair of cuff links which were bur-
led with William Springstraub, who
died at his home near Branch, on Jan.
8, so preyed upon the mind of his son
that he became seriously i'll and it
was feared might die.
} Following pleas of the son, relatives
} finally consented to having the body
dug up and this was done on Monday
of last week. On Tuesday the sons
!, conditions considerable Improvement
and it was believed he would recover.
When the undertaken was preparing
the body of Mr.. Springstraub for bur-
ial no cuff buttons could be found ex-
cept those belonging to his son. They
were taken without any serious pro-
test, but when, after the funeral, he
became worse he considered the links
buried with his father an i'll omen,
and refused to rest until the jewelry
was restored to him.
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Following series of disorderly
events Mrs. Ellen Reise, of Milwaukee,
was placed in prison. On April II
Mrs. Reise poured carbolic acid on
the body of her husband while the
latter was asleep, and seriously burn
Cd him ohOut tho hOdv and limbs