Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-14
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G. w Hathaway, sheriff Of Dodge
county, has publicly announced that
gambling Of any kind must be stopped
in Dodge county.
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Testimony was taken recently in a
Green Bay divorce action where the
plaintiff, Mrs Lulu Kalb, is suing her
husband, wealthy business man for
$4,000.
Following the visit of Dr. E. J. Tul-
ley of Madison, state sanitary engin-
eer, Sparta citizens have begun a
movement to obtain a better water
supply
Mrs. Jane Jones passed away re-
Gently at the home of her daughter in
Barnevelt, aged 80 years, months
and II days. Her faculties were keen
up to the last.
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Ten head of cattle, six horses and a
number of hogs were lost when the big
barn on the George Shaw farm south
Of Beloit burned Monday night. Tie
loss is placed at $4,000
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Irresistible inconsistencies brought
Theodore Riner back to La Crosse
last week, and he was arrested on a
charge of embezzling $97 from John
Wiggert his former employer.
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Cattle broke into the tobacco shed
of James Spears, a farmer living near
Stoddard and ate their full of the lea9.
Two died, and the balance were made
very i'll by their unaccustomed diet.
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AS result of a test for tuberculo-
sis in a herd of Ayrshire cattle owned
by Robert Richie, of ManaWa, nine
were slaughtered The rest Of the
herd have been placed in quarantine.
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Robert Minahan, son Of DR.. j. r.
Minahan, Green Bay physician, had
a narrow escape when a bullet struck
the bridge Of his nose. The accident
occurred while several boys were tar
get shooting.
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An Office that is going a-begging is
that of postmaster at Custer. No can
didates appeared at the civil service
examination and the office is being
filled by Ed Ryan, son Of the deceased
pOStmiStreSS
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Cracksmen looted the jewelry store
of Hiram ). Smith. Kenosha. breaking
open the safe with a sledge hammer
and securing jewelry to the value OF
nearly $500. Three suspects have
been arrested.
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A car Of potatoes, shipped by Tom
ali buyer to Mineral Point, brought ST.
875, the highest price ever paid at that
place. In Monroe county, the tuberG
have been bringing $3.50 bushel, and
in Iowa county $3.50.
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With the thermometer registering
16 degrees below zero Green Bay ex-
perienced the coolest March weather
in twenty-seven years on Monday OF
last week. At Plainfeld on Tuesday
the thermometer went down to thirty
below.
Olaf Gertson who says he resides at
MaustOn, Mimi, was picked up at
JOhnstown in a half-clOthed and de
mented condition. The sheriff of Rock
county was notified and tho man talk
en- into custody until his relatives
can be located.
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Following the illness of Miss Alice
Edison, of Sun Prairie, with scarlet
fever, twenty goods at Chadbourn
hall, Wisconsin University, were plac-
ed in quarantine. The girls will re-
main in doors until the disease is en-
tirely cleared UP.
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Adolph Bussman aged 80 years, and
a resident Of Cazenovia, took his life
by shooting with a % caIibre revolver.
Bussman had the sole care of his aged
father and was himself mentally weak.
The authorities will look after the old
father, who is in a bad way.
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Charles SUsh, resident of Manawa.
left home month ago to walk to Lee
banon, a few miles distant. He has
not been seen since and the SUPPOSE
ton is that he lost his way in a storm
and persisted. If this is true the body
will not be found until the snow goes.
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Sam LeOnette, Kenosha, an Italian,
distracted on account of the fact that
his -year-old boy, Frank Leonette,
had died under an operation, opened
fire with a revolver on Drs. John H.
Cleary and George Ross. Neither was
injured. The child was dying from
diphtheria and the doctors had placed
tube in its throat in an effort to save
it's life
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