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

The village board failed to grant Ii
censes to four saloons in operation,
but declined to give any reason. The
matter will be fought out in court.
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Mrs. John Veilbig of the town Of
Oakfeld, near Fond du Lac, was
frightfully injured when her hair
caught in the shafting of milking
machine. The woman's scalp was
torn away and her ear and face badly
mangled. The injuries occurred be-
fore the machine could be thrown out
of gear.
John Mortaugh, SO years old, met in
slant death at Neenah when struck by
a Chicago and North Western train.
Mortaugh had completed his days
work and had stopped to fish on a
bridge on his way home. It is pre-
sumed that he fell asleep while fish
ing. The body was hurled into Fox
river, where it was found by fisher
men. The skull had been crushed.
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H. Grunski, town of Vinland farm
er, near Oshkosh, was exonerated by
coroner's jury who investigated the
death of his brother-in-law, named
Rossow. Grunski choked Rossow to
death after the latter had fired upon
him with a revolver. 1t was brought
out that Rossow had abused his fam
! ily and was drunk prior to the trag-
edy.
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Grant Taylor of Beloit, a negro,
was accidentally at the town Westport,
where he worked as a farm hand. Tay-
lor was engaged in hauling water for
a tobacco setter and had alighted to
place a box of plants on the wagon.
While attempting to regain his seat
he slipped and fell, one of the wagon
wheels passing over his neck, caus-
ing death. The coroner found bank
book showing deposits of $4,000, on
the dead body.
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Altoona, near Eau Claire, the small
est incorporated city in the world, is
a dry town since last week. AT a
stormy session Of the common council,
for licenses for three saloons which
have been operating were turned
down, and a solitary license was is
sued to the Altoona Mercantile COM
pany, a municipal saloon, the profits
of which will go into a fund for build
ing waterworks.
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A Joy ride commencing at James
vile with FIT. Atkinson as a destina
ton, came to a sudden ending when
the car driver, George Jones, collided
with a heavy touring car belonging to
a farmer named Carter, near the town
of Johnstown. Jones and male COM
panion had picked up two women,
Ruby Wilcox and Mrs. Della Wheelock
for the trip. Miss Wilcox received a
broken wrist and face decorations, the
balance of the party escaping without
injury. Both machines were damaged.
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Howard Young, and Dewey and OF
to Resented, three OcontO youths,
were badly injured due to the explos-
ion Of homemade cannon the boys
had manufactured FOR their amuse-
ment on the Fourth. The boys used
a piece of gas pipe and rammed the
powder in igniting the fuse. The
pipe exploded tearing loose part Of
Otto Rosenfeld's jaw and burning and
cutting his brothers hand and arm.
The Young boy had his right hand al
most blown off. All suffered severe
powder burns.
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A sickening tragedy followed the
witless joke of an unknown Kenosha
person who gave little Casin1ir Braz-
wicz, aged 3, toy torpedo as candy.
Little Casimir was playing in the
street with his older brother, aged 5,
when according to the latter's story,
the stranger came up offering what
the children thought it was sweets.
The child took one of the proffered
pieces of fireworks and bit into it.
Both the boys cheeks were torn open,
one tooth was knocked out, his tongue
was cut in two and finger nearly
blown off in the explosion which fol-
lowed. The year old brother car
ried the wounded child to his home,
two blocks away. He could give no
description of the man whom he said
offered the supposed candy. The po-
lice are investigating.
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Four business places burgled in one
night, was the record for the village
of Lone Rock. Three saloons and
meat market were the places visited,
$500 in cash being taken and no clues
/ left. AS this followed by one day the
robbery at Blue River, the authorities
were on the lookout and searched the
railroad yards. A hobo was picked up
| by brakeman, but turned loose with
out being searched. Later the train
men found the same fellow acting sus-
piciously and got the marshal who
searched him. 500 in silver, two flash
lights and loaded revolver were