Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-08-16

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Mrs. Sophia Brick, a ManitOwoc
pioneer. died in that city last week at
the age og 80 years.
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Aert Simmons, the GAINESVILLE saloon
robber. received a sentence Of one year
in Green Bay reformatory.
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Henry barrow, Omro, cattle buy
en-, was found dead at his home with
his throat slashed by razer. Oar
row was a Civil war veteran.
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Miss Martha Olson, young lady
living near VirOQua, sustained frac-
tured wrist and elbow when she fell
from the porch Of her home.
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A farmer living at Lloyd, Richland
county, named Pregal, lost five head
Of valuable cattle during a lightning
storm a short time ago.
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E. W. Sellers, Stevens Point, has
been bound over to the circuit court
on a charge of embezzling SOS collect
Ell as house rent. Sellers acted as
agent. Bond was placed at $500.
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The Prairie hotel at Sparta burned
to the ground last Wednesday, caus-
ing a loss Of $4,000. The fire came
during the night and many guests es-
capped in their night clothes.
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The engine and five cars of pas
senger train were derailed last Tues
day at Wauzeka. No damage was done
and no passengers injured. Service
was restored after two hours.
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Five HOlsteins. four COWS and one
heifer, were struck by lightning and
killed on the d. G. James farm, south
of Richland Center, last week. The
farmer carried no insurance on his
herd.
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Eight more persons at Baraboo were
overcome by ptomaine poisoning
while picnicking in Merrimac park
near that city, and nearly died. Roast
pork is supposed to have caused the
trouble.
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Henry Denir, a mOtorcyclist, In at
tempting to avoid a collision with an
automobile at ManitOwoc, rode thru
a plate glass front. Denir was un-
harmed. although some damage was
done to the premises.
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An outbreak of CHAMBERS on the farm
Of John Mitchell, Brown county, re-
ceived prompt attention from the
state veterinarian who condemned two
horses. Precautions were taken to
prevent a spread OF the disease.
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New Richland farmers threaten to
thresh their own grain because OF
threshing rig owners having tried
to raise the threshing rates from &c
a busheI on oats and 3 cents for rye,
barley and wheat to and cents.
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The body of William Heperman,
drowned at Racine, was washed up on
the shore near the bathing beach af-
ter being submerged for four days.
Heperman disappeared while swim
ming. although none of 5000 bathers
saw him drown.
Harry Jepsen had narrow escape
from drowning while inswimming at
Ia Vale. He had gone down for the
third and last time when Herman
Krug went in after him, and brought
him to safety. He was unconscious,
but rallied after short time.
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Two persons were killed and five in
iured by a freight train that struck an
automobile at AlgOma, containing a
large party Joseph Sullivan, aged
II. and an infant, name unknown, were
killed. Mrs. John Matzke, wife OF a
farmer was mortally wounded.
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Michael Michaelson of Lodi, went to
Madison for the day and while there
fell i'm with two friendly strangers
who drank with him. Michaelson was
Iured to the rear of Fauerbach brew
cry where the men rolled him. His
losses were. 50 and gold watch.
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John Ryan. deck hand on the steam
III Carvis, drowned in the Milwaukee
river when he lost his hold on soap
box. used as life preseryer. Ryan.
who could not swim, went into the wa
ter to get relief from the heat. His
body was recovered after a search of
one hour.
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Steve Marich. the Milwaukee man
who had lain in the hospital since jan
nary last with broken back, sue
cumbed to his injuries last week. Ma
rich was run over by a North West
err. train. and received $4,000 damag-
81. The money was left to his mother
i'm Austria
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HUGH Young. years old, son OF Mr..
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