Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-07-12

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Robbing boat houses along the Fox
river was the pastime of number Of
Neenah youths. Fishing apparatus
were the main articles taken. Some
of the boys have paid heavy fines.
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H. F. Williams, believed to have
lived in Minneapolis, was found un-
conscious on the Milwaukee road
tracks near Waukesha. A train had
struck him fracturing his skull. He
died later.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st
Paul railroad has opened it's sandpits
at Beloit, the second largest in the
state, and will ship eighty-five cars OF
sand and gravel daily during the rest
of the summer.
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August Wesenberg, aged 65, a Ke-
waskum farmer, was instantly killed
when his car turned turtle going
down hill and pinned him beneath it.
His wife who was riding with him, re-
4 celVed broken arm.
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Mrs. Ollie Gierbach, aged 50, resid-
ing three miles west of the village of
Necedah, committed suicide by slash
ing her throat with a racer. She lived
only two hours. Insanity is given as
cause.
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Pianos and music boxes have been
excluded from GAINESVILLE saloons
since July 1. Two years ago slot ma
chimes and other games of chance
were barred and the wine and card
rooms taken out.
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Private Allie Bauer of Company F,
w. n. G., took brief furlough from
Camp Douglas going to his Portage
home where he married Miss Lillian
Russell. Bauer went back to camp
expecting to leave for the border and
his wife will await his return.
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Hugh Carver, Is years old, was in
stantly electrOcuted while turning a
switch at his fathers ice cream plant
at Oshkosh. The lad was employed
around the plant during vacation. A
pulmotor was brought into service,
but to no avail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Ford of James
vile, celebrated their golden wedding
last week. Five of the guests at their
first wedding were present at the elab-
crate dinner given in the honor of
this couple
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w. J. Hyne of Evansville, butter
maker was married for the second
time to his wife of twenty-eight years,
on July 5. Mr.. and Mrs. Hyne were
married first in 1888 and divorced in
1914. Two years of lonesomeness
brought them together again.
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Mrs. A. H. Dahl of La Crosse, wife
of business man, was killed by an
automobile on the street in front of
the home of her daughter, who was i'll.
1t is said the driver switched off his
lights and speeded away after killing
the woman. The police are searching
for him.
Fishermen fishing in the Rock river
two miles out of Jefferson, found an
empty canvas boat, with two green
paddles. In the boat were an lumber
of cooking utensils and some wearing
apparel. The authorities believe an
accidental drowning has taken place
and are making inquiries.
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Whitewater, which was reported to
have voted dry" by one vote, was de-
clared "wet" by Judge Belden of the
Circuit court, who threw out one de-
fective saloon vote, threw in one anti
saloon vote rejected by election Off
Gals and refused to count one ballot
cast for the "drys" by nonresident.
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! Carl Bertram of Berlin and L. G.
i Weeks of Chicago, were arrested at
4 Kenosha and placed in Jail charged
with operating an automobile without
I the consent OF the indignant owner.
Weeks was at the wheel when the car
skidded through a guard rail and
rolled forty feet down an embankment
at the roadside. Neither of the two
men were injured.
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i Ernest Muenkel, years old, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Muenkel OF
Caledonia, was killed by a pet COW
which became frightened and dragged
the child a long distance down the
road The animal was fancy milch
COW and highly priced. 1t was the
little boys duty to lead it to pasture
Playfully he tied the rope around his
waist. The COW became frightened
and charged down the road. Ernest
was dead when the animal stopped.
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One thousand four hundred anC
ninety three cases of accident were
settled during May by the Industrial
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