Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-27

at Beloit recently when the state pOul-
try show which lasted until Deem
Der 20, was opened.
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While eating dinner Charles Voss-
man, foreman of a Milwaukee railroad
carpenter crew at Fond du Lac, sud
denly chOked on piece Of meat and
while his companions were trying to
relieve him he died.
The Holmes-Frost company of Mil
waukee, commission grain agents,
filed articles of incorporation in the
Office Of the secretary Of state at Mad
ison. Capital stock of the company is
$4,000.
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A. w. PrOtz, president Of the Tinsel
Manufacturing company of Manitowoc,
has left for France, where he hopes to
purchase tinsel to be used in the man
ufacture of Christmas trimmings for
the next seasons supply.
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Word has been received that Austin
killed by shell fire in France on Nov.
10. Three years ago Kyle became af-
filiated with the movies, and when the
war broke out he enlisted with the
Canadian artillery forces.
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Pedometers to count the steps taken
in housekeeping work are worn as
test of efficiency by home economic
students when they work in the prac-
tice cottage at the University of Wis
consin. They attempt to take care Of
the many duties of the housewife with
the least number of steps.
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Two chauffeurs and wife of one
came near being electrocuted when
the cars which they were driving on
their way to meet a North Western
train at Racine, were struck by a live
wire, which fell while the cars were
crossing bridge. The cars were en-
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Olive Lamb, years old, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Lamb, Barron, will
go through the remainder of her life
minus the sight of one Of her eyes,
While at play with her brother, the
latter in a playful spirit shot at her
with an arrow, and the missile took
effect at the lower edge of the eye.
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Investigation into stream pollution
through industrial waste from plants,
the efficiency Of municipal sewage
disposal systems, and pollution of
private water supplies were prosecut-
ed during November by E. J. Tully,
state sanitary engineer at Madison.
Fourteen Investigations were made
and fifty-five samples of water analyz-
eG.
Evidence submitted in the hearing of
the three county board fee charges at
Manitowoc will determine the ten cas-
es which are pending in the courts
before Referee Prescott of Sheboygan.
The cases, which have attracted atten-
ton, evolve the acceptance of money
for committee work by present and
former members Of the county board,
which, it is alleged, they were not en-
titled to.
Unmindfu1 of below zero weather
thousands of citizens Of Superior gave
enthusiasts welcome to the two SUI
perior guard companies on their re-
turn home last week. A parade was
led by band to the armory, through
streets brilliantly lighted by red fire
and the lights Of every store building
Whistles screamed and bells rang and
as the train arrived pandemonium re-
sembling greeting to the new year
broke loose.
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Falling into the Fox river while at
tempting to pass some box cars on a
trestle bridge near the Thilmany
plant at Appleton, Lewis Monbinger,
aged Is, dropped into the water and
was carried by the swift current to
an island about a block below, where
he remained for over an hour, almost
freezing to death before being rescued
The boy was almost unconscious, his
CIOCuluS D01nS frozen TO MS DOQy. Al
ter he was revived he said he had
run about the island to keep warm,
calling for help until he became weak.
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The $4,000 appropriated last ses-
sion for a public building at Ripon,
Wis, and which citizens Of that place
asked congress to retain for purchase
of a military aviation field was voted
back into the treasury by the house
of representatives. Representative
Reilly of the district in which Ripon
is located protested but republican
leader Mann and other members point
ed out that several millions have been
appropriated for aviation last year,
and argued that Ripon has shown
that it needed no public building.
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Death stepped in to prevent faith
er seeing his two motherless little
boys after a year in the west when
Andrew Gulicl1son, aged 80, was
Cca1dpd co bod1v in tho h0i1nr rOOn1