Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26
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under arrest at Menasha, charged
with the theft Of billiard balls and
cash from a local pool hall
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A rich strike of zinc ore has been
made on the N. c. Miller land near
Dodgeville. Minneapolis parties will
develop the mine.
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Lewis Burgunder, Monroe cheese
maker, was fatally shot either by &C
cident or suicidal intent A shotgun
charge entered his mouth and tore the
side of his face away
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Dolan of Nee
nah, married under the common law
but later appeared in court and asked
for a regular license. They wished
to make the tie stronger.
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Ten thousand gun cleaners made by
children of Neenah have been entrust-
ed to Ex-Mayor Joseph Hill for de-
livery to the local company boys at
Waco, Tex.
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A large raccOOn weighing forty
pounds, the first raccoon to be reported
in that vicinity in a number of years,
was shot by Fred Schultz, Jr, West
Menasha.
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Trappers on Lake Winnebago, no
longer are discarding the carcasses of
muskrats and the flesh of these ami
mails has been eaten to considerable
extent by the poorer families of the
vicinity.
George Pierce of Menasha, reports
the shooting of a deer near Surfing.
The deer, he says, was pure white
with pink eyes, mouth and hoofs The
trophy was bagged by Gillet hun
ter.
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Polish young men to the number
of 100 left Milwaukee for Camp Mag
ara to train for the Polish army in
France. With those who left previous
ly, 342 Poles have gone to Camp Nj
agara from Milwaukee.
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The new home of the Psi Epsilon
when fire broke out early one morn
ing last week. The students escaped
in their night clothing. $4,000 dam
age was done.
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Hundreds of fish nets are out in
Lake Superior yet as the result Of the
sudden arrival of winter on Dec. 8.
Estimates as high as 900 nets were
made early in the month, but few
nets have since been rescued.
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The grief of Mrs. Alvin ellison of
Green Bay was turned to joy when
she learned that her son, Lester, had
not been drowned on the torpedoed
Jacob Jones as at first reported. Gill
son joined the navy last spring.
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After Lars Jeppsen, aged GA Of Ra-
cine, had been missing for a week
his body was found on the beach three
miles from there. In his pockets were
1877 and a gold watch. He was the
janitor Of the American Trades and
Savings bank.
5000 is the meagre sum asked of
the estate of Theodore Johnson, a
Racine shoemaker who died recent
ly. The claimant alleges that John
son boarded at his home for many
years but failed to pay. The Johnson
estate is valued at $4,000.
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Verlin Hardy, Richland Center man,
was thrown from his wagon when the
horses ran away. Hogs, rack and
wheels were scattered along the road
and Hardy emerged with a broken
leg. A broken wagon pin caused the
trouble.
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Peter DOchnall, the Dodgeville
farmer who said, eff you boys stick
together they won't send you across !;
this is a Wall street war;" has been
indicted by the federal grand jury at
Madison and is now held under $4,000
bail.
90 O.
Madison-made jelly will delight the
palates of Madison boys who may be
i'll in any of the army camps of the
country. Five hundred, glasses of
jelly were collected by the Catholic
WOman's club for immediate ship
ment to the copvalescent soldiers in
the army environments.
600
While playing with celluloid comb,
Gordon, 15-month old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Hydranus of Portage placed
the combe in the flame of an oil stove.
The flash which followed badly burn
ed him about the face and one hand.
The child may be disigured for life
as result of the accident.
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Mrs. Frank Lillge of Monterey, north
of Oconomowoc, was seriously burn
ed about the legs and body by the ex-
plosion of lamp. The clothing was
almost burned from her body before
her husband could get rugs and wrap
pings to stifle the flames. Her CON