Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-25
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Gus Hager, rural mail carrier at
Shell Lake, was run over in the Oma-
la yards at that place one day last
week and probably fatally injured.
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Hog cholera in Buffalo, Dunn coun-
ty has caused severe loss in that cOun-
ty, out is now under control, said
State Veterinarian o. II. Eliason at
Madison last week
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Separated from Walter Edberg Of
the town Of Winter while they were
hunting, Henry Rumble, Eau Claire,
who was visiting his uncle, Frank Fl.
Fish, near Winter, was lost in the for
ests last week. Searching parties have
been organized
George Timmers, Amigo, was killed
accidentally on Tuesday Of last week,
while hunting rabbits He was shot
by his companion, Al Surprise, when
the two ran into flock of rabbits
Both started firing as the rabbits en-
circled them and Timmers dropped to
the ground after the first few shots.
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While playing in the yard, two child
rem of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Schmidt,
Marion, began throwing stones for
amusement, when one of the children
was hit on the forehead. The child
died the same night from conclusion
of the brain. The dead child was 2
years old.
William Kittinger of Caledonia, has
issued a note of warning to town
board Of supervisors, which reads as
follows: Unless you notify all seven
teen saloon keepers in the town of
Caledonia on or before Oct. 80 to close
their saloons on the Sabbath day, |
will bring proceedings against you
ALL"
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After lying in the hospital two days
at Fond du Lac with her back and both
arms broken, Mrs. Marie Becker.
Campbellsport, died. She was wash
ms windows at her home, when she
fell backward out Of the window, land
ing on her back. In trying to save
herself she put out both hands, and
both arms were broken.
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Because the water consumers at
Richland Center have a habit Of 'Iet-
ting the water run in summer to keep
it cool, and in winter to keep it from
freezing" the city council is consider
ing an ordinance to make all c0nsum-
ers buy and install meters, according
to documents filed with the railroad
commission
Traffic on the southwestern division
Of the c., NJ &c ST. Paul Railway com
pany's line out of Racine, was tied up
several hours on Monday of last week
when several cars in a freight train of
the Chicago and North Western line
buckled in the middle, throwing a
blockade across the st. Paul tracks
in front Of the station at Racine juno
ton
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Sam Stone, former proprietor of
three shoe stores in Kenosha, was ar
rested in Chicago on Monday of last
week on a fugitive warrant. In Keno
sha warrants have been issued charg-
ing Stone with receiving goods under
false pretenses. He left Kenosha
three weeks ago. Stone was promin-
ent in the retail trade in Kenosha for
several years.
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George Fay and Frank Fieweger,
two prominent young men of Neenah,
were arrested upon complaint of w.
A. Mason, livery barn proprietor. and
charged in court with operating an
automobile without consent of the
owner. They were released under
bonds of $500 and will appear for trial
Oct. 27 Fay and Fieweger are alleged
to have taken the car from a barn
with the result that it was badly dam
aged
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Seventeen families of guardsmen
living in Eau Claire, are in want be-
cause the fund raised to care for them
has been exhausted The Rev. Phillip
Il. Llnley, rector OF Christ Episcopal
church, who had charge Of the distrib-
. ution, obtained additional money from
banks after the fund had been ex-
hausted. This is now used up. There
have been births in four Of the fam
lilies since Company E was called in
to service.
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Mrs. Louise DeBeck survived her
husband twelve hours, and by a de-
cision by Judge Henry Graas of cir
cult court at Green Bay, her heirs are
entitled to the estate of her husband,
Leopold DeBeck, who by word of
mouth is said to have promised it to
his own children Of previous mar
riage. The estate is valued at $4,000.
The case is said to be the first of it's