Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-12
COUNTY And NEARBY
Matters of Current Interest BY
Telegraph and Mail.
Crimes, Casualties and Remarkable
incidents that have Lately
Happened Hereabouts.

In a recent election at Meehan, near
Grand Rapids the town went dry on
? to 1 vote The fight was hot one.
Herman ZastrOw, a Merrill trapper,
recently captured black fox with
skin Of such perfect color and fine
ness that value of $4,000 has been
placed upon it.
Chemists for roofing concerns are
said to be investigating the qualities
OF a decomposed rock deposit found
at Rudolph, near Grand Rapids. The
extent of the deposit will determine
its use for commercial purposes.
A timber tract near Crandon con-
sisting of 1854 acres of hardwood was
recently sold by the North Western
road for $123,OOO. The Flanner-Steg-
er Lumber company of Blackwell, are
the purchasers.
A bunch of eagles flew into d lodge
room at Grand Rapids last week, and
consumed a supper of clam chOwder.
1t happened to be the regular install
latiOn of officers and the lodge MEM
bers were the birds.
Mrs. Wilhelm Minor Mueller, aged
q and a widow, committed suicide last
week by hanging herself in the base
ment of her daughters home in She
bOygan. No reason is known for the
act
James E. Durgin, a prominent Ra-
cine life insurance man, died the 9th
er day at Rochester, Mimi, following
an operation. Mr.. Durgin, realizing
his condition, had arranged his funer-
al completely, selecting the minister
and pallbearers.
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Louis Gengel OF Milwaukee, aged
46, left his bed at o'clock in the
morning and cut his own throat His
head was found almost severed from
the body According to his wife, Gen
gel had been in i'll health for several
years.
Mrs. Adele Crist, a prominent Be
lott woman, died last week at her
home in that city. Mrs. CriSt died in
the same house she was born in 56
years ago, in which she was baptized,
married and lived all her life. Her
husband died on New Years day fiji
teen years ago.
Carl A. Schultz, aged 20, of Fon du
Lac, was killed at a railroad crossing
while on the way to visit his son. The
accident happened at the same point
where Harry Bidelar, an automobile
driver was killed on December 5.
Schultz walked under the gates and
in front of the train.
Edward Carlson of Hanska in Ash
land county was found frozen to
death on the shores of Lake Caroline.
Carlson left Mellen to walk fifteen
miles to a neighbours house. Darkness
and a snOwstorm came on and it is
believed that he lost his way and per-
ished.
A baby girl, three months old, at
tired in costly apparel and warmly
wrapped, was found in a Milwaukee
alley on New Years eve. A private
Waterman for a manufacturing con-
Germ stumbled onto the babe and no
titled his employer and the Emergen-
cy hospital. The nurses cared for the
mite, and Charles w Wilson, Miller's
employer, says he will adopt it.
George w. Varney, superintendent
of the Wood county schools, has intro
duced a new plan for affOrding the
children in the rural districts hot
meals Varney proposes to have each
child bring some article that can be
prepared for dinner, the student to
do the cooking. The hot meals are
obtained and lesson given in dOmes-
tic science at the same time.
George Berglund of Eau Claire,
aged a, bought a dram of carbolic
acid in a local drug store and resisted
the efforts of the clerk to detain him
from drinking it. physician, who
was called to apply antidotes, was
treated to blows and kicks. The lat
ter finally subdued the young man
and succeeded in saving him. Berg
Iund refused to comment on the mat
ter.
Agnes Daley, confined in the county
Jail at FOn du Lac, on a ninety day
sentence. was allowed t6 so to Osh-
kOsh where her mother lay dying. The
woman received a wire that her moth
or wished to see her and showed it TO
the sheriff and district attorney. At
ter satisfying themselves that the
wire was bOnafide, the authorities re-
leased her on her promise to return
and complete the sentence as soon as
she was able to leave Oshkosh.
Charles Orval Pitcher. of Milwaukee,
was sentenced by Judge BaclIus to
serve four years in the state prison