Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-02-21

Mrs. Hannah French, aged 83, of
Plum Creek, Pierce county, died from
grief few days after the passing of
her husband.
years a resident of Green county, is
dead at his Monroe home. He died On
his eighty-fourth birthday.
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Mrs. B. Regain, wife of the station
agent at Brodhead, fell on an icy side
walk and was so injured that she has
lost the power of speech.
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William Golden, % years old, Brod-
head, was SO severely gored by an in
furiated bull on his fathers farm, that
he died from his injuries ten days later.
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Nicholas Schaefer of South Kaukau-
ma was killed at the Combined Locks
Paper cOmpany's plant when he receiv
ed a fractured skull in fall which
threw him against the winder rolls.
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The thermometer registered AZ de-
grees below zero and IA degrees be-
low frost at Sparta on Monday of last
week Who the thermometer belonged
to is not mentioned in the dispatched.
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Miss Nellie Willems died at Depere
of burns she received several weeks
over fire near the house, when her
dress caught fire and was burned off
her body.
Fred Bleisner, 80 years old, employ
ed at the yards of the Manitowoc ship
building company, was killed by fall
ing thirty feet from the roof of a build
ing. He struck a steel beam and his
chest and side were crushed
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An estimated loss of $4,000 result
ed in fire caused by an explosion in
the pumping station at Union Grove,
which partially destroyed the station,
damaged the electric light plant and
consumed several barns.
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The explosion of gas engine used
to operate milking machine on the
farm of Edward Willing, near Foot
vile, resulted in fire which destroy
ed the barn early in the morning The
livestock was saved. The loss was
$4,000.
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The farm house of Gunder Bjelland
of Clinton, was burned to the ground
when an overheated stOvepipe started
a blaze. Bjelland was i'll in bed, but
he rose and helped fight the flames.
He froze both feet and is in a critical
condition.
Fred Kuebbe, sc years old, Manito-
voc, met death when he fell by trip
ping on an upturned rig in his house
and struck his head on the sharp end
of a funnel. The point penetrated his
brain and he died shortly after reach
ing the hospital.
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Mrs. Clara Boettcher, charged with
manslaughter in the second degree has
been held for trial in circuit court, at
Wausau, after a preliminary hearing.
The defendant is accused Of having
caused the death of young woman by
criminal operation.
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Several GAINESVILLE bowling alley men
who attempted to pry the lid off the
Sabbath observance law by opening
quietly on Sunday, were rudely drag
ged into court, fined and dismissed
with a stern warning. The chief OF
police made the complaints
KenOsha has a 8 year old fire hero
in the person of little Jimmie Meyers
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Meyers
who just after midnight crawled
through a. smoke filled apartment and
awakened his mother just in time to
make it possible for the family to get
out of the burning apartment.
1000.
A letter from George Gilbert Of
Wausau, who, with his bride, is on q
honeymoon trip in the Bahama islands
tells of an unusual condition which
they have met. At present Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert are on the island of Mas
sau, British possession, and subject
to attack, and they are compelled tC
endure total darkness each night. The
smallest light is forbidden on the isl
and.