Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-05
COUNTY And NEARBY
Matters of Current Interest BY
Telegraph and Mail.
Crimes, Casualties and Remarkable
Incidents that have Lately
Happened Hereabouts.

p. F. Reyes Of Cobb, broke his col
lar bone in some manner not explained
but is said to be improving.
Fred Neumann of Oshkosh, ice boat
ing on Lake WinnebagO, was thrown
70 feet and received a deep scalp
wound and other injuries.
Motor shedding is a popular sport
at Neenah and local motorcycle men
have mounted their machines on run
ners for the purpose of gliding over
the ice.
A. Linn, a BIanchardville citizen,
received serious injuries while handl-
ing a revolver at his home. The gun
went off and the bullet lodged in his
abdomen. Linn is in Freeport hospi-
tai.
Louis Z. Swane, operated upon in an
Appleton hospital for hernia, refused
to take anaesthetic. At his request
a mirror was suspended so he could
see the surgeon work during the oper-
alton.
Leslie Rollingsworth of Dayton, o.,
who recently pleaded guilty to violat-
ing the Mann act by having transport
ed a girl from st. Paul, Mimi. to Mai
den Rock, Wis, was sentenced last
week to serve z months in the st.
Paul county jail.
E. L. Williams, city clerk of Apple
ton, got up so hastily to answer a tele-
phone call that he broke his leg off
short. He managed to hObble to
harness shop nearby where the &C
cOmmOdating leather man patched it
together for him. The leg was
wooden one.
Roman Agiminak, shot in the spine
by unknown men, and in the Green
Bay hospital with little hope of recov-
cry. last week identified Frank and
Joseph Pietras and Frank KafcZyski
as his assailants. The accused are in
the OcCnto jail, but stOutly deny the
charge.
Gustave Maug, a prominent and
weIl-to do farmer at Green Bay, re-
Gently declined the Office of postmaster
although it pays a salary Of $1,000
yearly Maug was given the plum as
reward for his faithful party SER
vices and Congressman Reilly, who
conferred the appointment is much
puzzled over the matter.
LYLE Scutt and Arthur Spearbreak-
er. two Gillett youths, aged 16 each,
broke into a c. & II. W. Ry. box car
and removed bottle goods Of various
kinds. The boys were arrested Id
pleaded guilty, receiving refOrmatC ~
sentences of five years. They were
later placed on probation, and two
prominent Oconto county citizens will
watch over them.
The 500 railroad has, it is report
ed, installed in its shops at North FOn
du Lac, a wireless arm, which is fas-
tened to the tallest chimney in the
plant. Experiments will be made to-
ward using wireless telegraphy dur
ing storm trouble, when the lines are
broken down. The officials believe
that the new method will ultimately
prove of great value. Other roads are
watching developments.
J. A McDermott of Richland Center,
had his pocket picked and cash and
securities amounting to $500, on the
way home from GAINESVILLE. dips" on
the train crowded Mr.. McDermott in
to a tight place on the crowded car
and took all he had. When the con-
ductOr came around the Richland man
found that his ticket and purse were
missing. The wallet contained several
certificates of deposit and the various
banks have been notified.
DR.. Coleman L. Hoffman, of Beloit,
is technically a prisoner in the Rock
county jail on a failure to pay alimOny
charge but has what is called jail lib
critics DR. Hoffman is under arrest
on a civil action charge and is allow
ell to remain free providing he stays
within the limit of one mile on either
side of the county prison. Accord
ing to the county authorities, DR. HOff-
man may practice his profession but
will have to pay $50 day if he gets
outside of the boundary line.
Sawyer county Will see the largest
timber cut in its history this winter
according to present Outlooks. The
total is expected to go 125,000,OOO.
feet
The BekkedaI Co., Couderay, will log
100000 feet on the Chippewa Indian
reservation; the Arpin Co., Grand
Rapids, 100000 feet; the Frank Car
ter Co., Menomonie, 100000; David
TOzier, 100000 near Barker lake; the
North Wisconsin, 100000; the Rice
Lake Co. expects 2O,OOO,O0O feet; the
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