Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-18
50 Around Wisconsin by g
S@t Mail and Telegraph "

A. j. Rabehl, Rice Lake man, was
killed at Rusk where an Omaha pass
enger train struck him on the cross
ing.
900
Leona Eilere of Fond du Lac, four
years old, died from burns caused
by playing with matches. The little
one set fire to her dress.
900
August Lubinski of Stevens Point,
wanted few fish and set trammel
net in a neighboring creek. He was
caught and fined $25 and costs.
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John Harter, an old settler Of Mar
inette, aged 80 years, was killed by
neighbours bull when he tried to drive
the animal away from his property.
1000
Roy Hansen, q years old, was the
first victim Of the bathing season at
Green Bay He was drowned Sunday
afternoon in Fox river when seized
with cramps His body was recovered
900
While attending a state rural let
ter carriers convention at Sturgeon
Bay, Chas. Richter Of Saukville, QUA
kee county, one of the delegates, suf-
fered paralytic stroke and died that
night.
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A man believed to be John Samory
Chicago, was on Saturday found dead
beside the Chicago e Northwestern
railroad tracks near Norrie. The body
was decomposed. There were indica-
tions Of injury.
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John Toy, years old, while fishing
ON the breakwater near Racine coll
eye. Racine. fell into Lake Michigan
and was drowned. His companions
were boys of his own age. The body
was recovered.
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Lawrence Bartheldt, aged 1 u years,
was fatally injured at Wausau, when
struck by a switch engine on the Mil
waukee road. Both arms and legs
were severed. There were no witness
ses to the accident.
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Seymour Litz, a Chicagoan visiting
at Kilbourn, fell off the High Rock
and drowned in the Wisconsin river.
The water was 60 feet deep where
Litz fell and the searchers were un-
able to find the body.
900.
F. VOege, a carpenter in the employ
of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal
I'LL 1o1 oil
most instantly. He was struck on the
head byza clam shell. He died on the
way to the Emergency hospital
1000
T. H. Parker, superintendent of the
Neenah electric plant, was instantly
killed when attempting to locate troub-
le in the plant. A short circuit in the
electric wiring caused the accident
He leaves a widow and several child
rem.
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A $4,000 cattle sales pavilion, the
first of it's kind in the Fox River val
ley, will be erected at Fond du Lac
this fall, and the first sale will be held
in May, 1918. 1t is expected that cattle
men from all parts of the state will
participate.
Twenty-eight prisoners in the La
Crosse county jail passed up good
chance to escape when a terrific wind
lifted the roof from the prison. The
same storm did thousands of dollars
worth of damage to the surrounding
farms and gardens.
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Will Maraga, "a years old, employed
by the Fitzsimmons Shoe Co., drowned
in Lake Winnebago while swimming.
Firemen worked three hours with
pulmOtOr trying to revive him. He
leaves a widow. This is the first
drowning of the season there.
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While playing on the Wisconsin riv-
er docks at Stevens Point, Harry Tin
da, aged 8 years, fell into the water
and was drowned. Bystanders en-
deavOred to resuscitate the boy with
a pulmotor brought hastily, but mex
perience made their work of no val
lie.
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Schlitz, Oconomowoc, was prevented
by the manager, Adolph Won Moellen,
who was awakened by the noise of
falling glass. The thieves made a
quick getaway without getting any
thing, but shot at Mr.. Won Moellen as
they ran. q"
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d. w. Jones. proprietor Of an nm
brella factory at Waupun had one rib
broken; his daughter, Margaret, re-,
ceived a fractured ankle, and his wife
and another daughter were bruised
when an automobile in which they
were riding, turned turtle near Green
Lake.
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St. Mary's Catholic church at Eau
Claire was burned to the ground af-
ter If was Struck hv 1iohtO o. i'm q