Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-12

UNITY HERALD, LANCASTER,
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Louis Chervak, an aged resident of
near Prairie du CHEN, had his leg
broken at the hip when he fell on the
ice Mr. Chervak had been trimming
trees and the accident happened just
as he removed the ladder.
Nonino Ligari, of Madison, a two
year-old Italian boy, was scalded to
death while his mother who was wash
ing, went out of the room for min
ute. The infant scrambled to the top
Of tub Of boiling water and fell in.
Six Winnebago Indians have pur-
chased 100 acres of land in the west
ern part of La Crosse county. They
intend to use it for fishing and hunt
ing. The purchase was made from the
tribal funds.
Ezra Goodrich, a Milton pioneer,
passed away last week at the age of
80 years Mr. Goodrich came to Wis
consin and Milton in 1889. He was
prominent in the progress of the COM
munity in which he lived.
Dodgeville city fathers have been
notified by City Attorney J. P. Smelk-
err that they are not entitled to any
salaries for their services and de-
mands a refund of amounts previous
ly drawn. Suits will be filed unless
restitution is made.
AL Ringing, the famous Snowman,
and oldest of the Ringing brothers,
died at his home in Baraboo on jan
uary 3. He recently endowed $780,,
90 opera house which was the pride
of the Sank county city. His death
was due to breakdown.
Edward Dreamer, Charles Block and
Andrew Zemlock, three young men
iceboating in Lake Winnebago at Nee
nah, were thrown into the open water
and badly bruised following the up
setting of the machine. The boat,
which was going at high rate of
speed, was totally wrecked.
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Simon Scherer, aged so, was struck
by st. Paul passenger train at Mad
ison last week and seriously injured.
Scherer, who is fisherman, was push
ing a cart ahead of him over the
tracks. He is totally deaf and did not
hear or see the train which was bear
ing down upon. He was struck just
as he stepped over the first track and
thrown several feet At the general
hospital his right leg and arm were
found to be fractured and three ribs
were broken. He will get well.
Emma BollonginO, a 13-year-old
Chicago girl, and said to be an heiress,
absent from home for more than a
year, was again placed with her pa
rents last week. Emma was picked
up in 1914 by Mrs Pearl NIGEL, super
intendent of the Big Sisters at Mil
waukee, who, after fruitless efforts
to find her parents, turned her over
to Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schneider of
Merton. In the meantime the Chica-
go parents of the child hunted in vain
for their child. The little girl seemed
quite contented in her Merton home
and never mentioned where her fami-
ly lived.
Arthur Manse, a Sheboygan grocer
and saloonkeeper, took his friend, Ed
ward Brunders on joy ride follow
ing a party on New Years eve. At 2
a. M. Manse ran his machine down
the docks at a speed of fifty miles an
hour and into thirty feet of water.
Brunders was carried with the ma
chine, but managed to leap just as it
struck the water. He swan thirty
| feet through the icy water and chung
to the docks until aid came. When
he regained consciousness the next
day he told his story which was at
| first doubted by the physicians. The
automobile was dragged for and To-
Gated under the water with Manse's
body inside, and one light still burn
ing. The unfortunate man leaves a
wife and eight children.
Robert Flood, Milwaukee police
/ dlulOSL Jul Tic pOuy VI
an unknown man found floating in the
river under the impression that it was
| the body of his brother, Luke Flood.
Flood had sent patrolman to the
mOrgue for the purpose of seeing
whether the corpse was that of Henry
Zastrow, brother of George Zastrow, a
Milwaukee police sergeant. The Off
Ger returned and reluctantly informed
his lieutenant he believed the body
was that of his brother. Flood then
went to the morgue and in a somewhat
darkened room, identified the body and
made arrangements for burial the next
day. Just as he was about to start
for the cemetery to buy lot, the tele-
phone rang, and answering he found
his brother at the other end of the
wire.
''This is Luke" the brother said.