Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-04

ground.
Mary Marcinsk, residing in Cudahy
and her right foot crushed so severely
that amputation was necessary when
she was caught between two freight
cars near her home.
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James Burke, colored, attacked
Supt. Jacob Jansen in the Green Bay
workhouse with club but was dis
armed by other prisoners. Burke is
mentally unbalanced.
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Harry Fries of LaFarge, stopped at
the Hotel Grand, La Crosse, and took
a cigarette to bed with him. The mat
tress took fire and Fries was found
unconscious and badly burned by en-
ployes. He died two days later in a
hospital.
Chester Barrett, aged 21 years, gave
Milton garage man bad check for
$210 in payment for a racing car. When
the Worthlessness of the paper was
discovered, Barrett was arrested. He
was placed under probation on ac-
count of his youth.
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Joseph Ray, of Racine, was arrested
on suspicion during the Hughes
speech at Green Bay and held for be-
ing a pickpocket. There was not
enough evidence to hold Ray on this
charge and he was later fined $25 and
costs for disorderly conduct.
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John T. Wentworth of Racine, Yale
graduate and noted whist and chess
player, died at Racine from self-in-
ficted wounds. Wentworth cut his
throat and severed a wrist artery
while temporary deranged. He was
60 years old and unmarried.
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A fast North Western freight train
plowed through a herd Of thirty-five
thoroughbred Holstein COWS near Wau-
kesha, killing twelve of them. The
herd, owned by Otto Zuehlke and Har-
ry Miller HOuseman, had broken
a gate and wandered onto the tracks.
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L. E. Morrison and Mrs Azelia Geig-
er, of Oshkosh, who eloped last spring,
were located at St. Louis by Louis
by Louis Geiger, husband of the wom-
an The couple were brought back
for trial. The Morrisons have two
children who are now in their fathers
charge.
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Frank Teachot, sc years, a Milwau-
kee salesman, endeavored to commit
suicide in front of the Marinette po-
his wrists. He was taken to a hospital
his wrists. He was taen to a hospital
where eleven stitches were taken in
the wounds. Teachot will be examin-
ed for insanity.
Mrs. Clara Strange failed to receive
the damages asked for from the city
of Oshkosh, where she fell on a side
walk, and considered $500 proper
compensation for her injuries. The
jury decided that Mrs. Strange was
hurt, but that the walk was neither
defective nor dangerous.
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Mrs. C. P. Garst narrowly escaped
injury when she drove her automo-
bile through the window of a James
vile jewelry store. She became ex-
cited and left the car in gear, with
the result that before she could stop
the car it had climbed the curb. The
loss was small.
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Appleton residents who have been
troubled with the loss of eggs from
their chicken coops were relieved
when a large black snake was killed
by Charles Hopsensberger as it came
from his chicken coop. It is believed
that the snake escaped from a street
carnival company which visited the
city.
Rudolph Miller of Marengo, receiv-
ed two fractured limbs when a cal
containing four passengers went into
a ditch near Delavan and struck g
tree. The driver lost control wher
he tried to pass car ahead. The 9th
er passengers, including a Rockford
seriously.
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Daniel Murphy, aged 81, NORTH
Western signal man at Madison, rar
into freight train with railroad
motor car and was thrown, receiving
a fractured skull. It is thought h,
will recover. Mr.. Murphy's engage
ment to Mrs. Mary E. Wisner, of Ham
burg, Wis, was announced on the da,
he was injured.
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In Oshkosh circuit court proceed
ings have been taken to have a com
mission appointed for improving tn
Waukau drainage district in Whine
bago county. This district comprise
5000 acres, and the cost of the worl
would be about $4,000. Those op
posed claim the land is more valuabI
for marsh hay than if drained.