Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-09-27

Thomas GarOWski, of DanVllle, ILL.,,
walked into passenger train at Ken
Osha and was drawn under the wheels.
He received fatal internal injuries.
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"A petition bearing 1900 names was
presented to the Kenosha city coun
Gil, protesting against proposed jitney
legislation.
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Patrick Donovy, 60 years old, was
run down and fatally injured by an
automobile driven by Mrs. Alexander
Tennis of Green Bay. DonoVy died
later in the hospital.
1000
Byron Clarson, Richland Center
youth, rode trained cow once too
often, and bessie bucked him off. /
Young Clarson is nursing a broken
collar bone.
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JOS. Nowak, of Montfort, his wife and
party Of friens, driving an auto
mobile, were struck by street car in
Milwaukee. No damage was done be-
You'd crushed tenders and running
hoard on the machine.
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Frank Perry, who stabbed David
Peck with pitchfork at the Mineral
Point fair, received a sentence of 45
days at hard labor in the Iowa county
Jail, following his plea of guilty be-
fore Judge jerks, last Tuesday.
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A drink of turpentine nearly caused
the death of Alvira Allen, aged II
years, of Rhinelander, who, according
to the police drank the stuff following
an alleged criminal operation. Miss
Allen was given prompt attention at
a hospital.
Squirrel shooting is a pastime with
Lewis Craigo of Richland county, who
went out last week with a small cali
bre rifle. Craigo ran after squirrel
with the gun cooked and fell down.
The weapon was discharged and put
a bullet through his forearm.
1000
John Proksch and wife of Lacrosse
were struck by an automobile load OF
picnickers on the Mormon Coulee road
near that city. The Prokschs were
thrown from their buggy, but not bad
ly hurt. The vehicle was smashed to
pieces.
900
One OF the senior students at Be
lott college entered last week after
travelling $500 miles in an automobile
from Ontario, California, where he had
spent the summer. He is Gordon An
derson of Milwaukee. With Mr.. An
derson came Hawley Mertz, a cousin
who enters as a freshman.
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A small son of the Franklin family
at Sturgeon Bay took his fathers
razor while his parents were away
from home and endeavored to shave
his two year-old baby sister. The
baby was slashed twice across the face
and received a deep cash across the
back Of the left hand.
600
A. C. Demerit Of Lake Mills, aged
70 years, is the eldest of four gener-
ations A picture was taken recently
showing his son, grandson and great
grandson. Mr., Demerit is younger
looking except for snoWwhite hair
than his son. All four were born in
Jefferson county, except the baby
one year, which was born in ST. Louis.
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A giant fywheel broke in the Inter-
lake Pulp & Paper Company's mill in
Appleton, a section striking the head
Of y. Zlatzobick, Russian, tearing
it off, Tatos VarkisOss, another Rus
sian, had his leg broken by another
section. The governor belt broke, and
huge pieces from the large wheel tore
holes in the roof of the mill. Other
men met with minor injuries.
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A suit was filed last week at RAJ
cine by Theodore Menden, guardian
for Mary Monahan, an inmate of the
Racine county asylum, demanding SIS
weekly as hire for his ward against
claim by the county of $3.50 for her
keep. Menden's counter claim is
based on the fact that Mary Monahan
has been employed as an expert bak-
er at the asylum ever since her incar-
ceratiOn, her daily output as such be-
ing 300 loaves of bread.
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A cyclone 200 feet in width cut a
clean swath at Fox Lake, near Beaver
Dam Several cattle were killed on
the farm of Edward Madigan and fam
lily who scurried for shelter when they
saw the trees going down. The wind
mill, 100 foot barn and automobile
shed on the farm were blown down
and wrecked, the shed being carried
many feet into field Straws were
driven through fence boards during
the storm indicating the velocity of
the wind. Other farmers received
losses also.
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