Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-10-11

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An infection which developed in her
jaw, following the extraction of three
teeth, caused the death of Mrs. Martin
Whalen, aged 46, of Empire, who died
at Fond du Lac hospital, after be-
ing confined there for five weeks.
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A gift of a fine yearling bull elk,
made by President Charles Comiskey
of the White SOX baseball organiza-
ton to the state of Wisconsin, through
the agency of the state conservation
commission is announced
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Leander Holquist, lumberjack, fell
while trying to catch a freight train
near Wausaukee and was thrown I'M
der the wheels. His right leg was
cut off and he suffered internal in
juries. He died in a Green Bay hospi-
! tai.
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During a severe storm lightning
struck district school house near
Waukesha, doing considerable damage
to the attic and ceiling. The bolt
passed through the room and ignited
papers on the teachers desk, but did
no harm to her or the children.
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A blood clOt on the brain caused by
a fall at the University club, Milwau-
kee, caused the death Of Charles NC
Donald, waiter. Mcdonald seeming
ly recovered and went home where he
was playing with his little son when
he dropped dead on the floor.
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Adolph Landle, wanderer from
st. Louis, secured employment at con-
duit laying with the Bell Telephone
company at GAINESVILLE. He stepped in
front of a Milwaukee road engine
while intoxicated it is said, and lost
his right foot.
Peter Solpher, a farmer living near
! Humboldt, died suddenly while at
work. He arose apparently in good
health and a short time later collaps-
ed never recovering. PtOmaine pois-
oning is believed to have accused death.
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Ou6 SURVIVOR is l0lC OIL the crew OF
the Monitor, the vessel which fought
the famous battle with the Merrimac.
Christopher Price of Stockbridge, one
of the two remaining survivors, died
at his home last week. Price never
drew a pension
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Saturday evening a week ago man
| from Tor p ooh ~
the Frank Brothers garage at Spring
Green for gasoline. After the tank
was filled it exploded, setting fire to
the garage and other cars in the build
ing. In all fourteen cars were burned
and only one saved.
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Jessie" thoroughbred Holstein,
came to a sudden end at Glenwood
city, when she happened on what she
probably thought was something good
to eat. Jessie down the morsel and
a second later farm hands picked her
up in parts She had swallowed a
stick Of dynamite
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A Lodi cyclone did considerable
damage on the Frank Benzmiller farm
where all the small buildings were de-
mOlished at the Chas. CrisIaw farm,
the garage was lifted from it's founda-
son, was struck by lightning and rem
dered unconscious, but will recover.
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Oneida county has bought farm
from lumber company in the town
of Crescent and will erect modern
buildings for county farm which is
expected to be model for rural COM
munities. There are two considerable
lakes within the limits Of the proper
ty.
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Ida and Minnie Klemp, of Appleton,
twins, took licenses to marry Walter
Kressin, Osborn, and Henry Kran-
zusch, Black Creek, respectively. Then
Emma Noffke applied for license to
wed Fred Horn, and her twin brother,
Arthur, license to marry Frances
Sternagle.
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Fire completely destroyed the roller
mills and the downtown elevator of
the New richmond Roller Mills COM
pany last week, causing a loss of
$250,000 The bulidsI gs and the Ela-
chinery were valued at 100000 and
their contents at $4,000 The entire
loss is covered by insurance
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R. Kleintz was fined $40 and costs
in the Oconomowoc municipal court
on a charge of shooting in open water,
and G. Vauss also was fined $40 and
costs for hunting before sunrise, both
arrests being made at Okauchee lake.
The conservation warden also confis-
Gated the guns of the two men.
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Fifty thousand pounds of milk was
hauled home by Burlington farmers
when an increase in price was refus-
ed by R. G. Frasier, president of the