Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-04

contain more than 100000 bacteria to
the cubic centimeter when examined
at the state Laboratories. AS a re-
suit the city will adopt a more rigid
milk ordinance. The dealer who
sold the richest milk also had the
cleanest, the test disclosed.
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Thirteen freight cars, all loaded
with automobiles ard farm nipple
ments, were piled in a heap at Boil
landse crossing, two miles south Of
Fon du Lac on the 500 line last week
The line was blocked for twelve
hours, necessitating detour via the
Milwaukee road Of all 500 passenger
trains. No one was hurt.
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An attempt to wreck 500 train
was frustrated near Stevens Point,
when a freight crew discovered
loose rail. The plates and spikes had
been removed by unknown parties
1t is thought the attempt was direct
ed at a passenger train that was ac-
cidentally delayed by another wreck
further down the line. That NUM-
ton shipments over the 500 line
caused some person to do the deed, IS
denied by the officials.
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Assemblyman F. N. GRASS, of Door
county is in the nut business, besides
attending to duties at Madison He
has agents busy in the state and in
the country gathering acorns, which
are sent to Europe to replant forests
devastated by the war. Cones from
the pine trees and seeds from the bass
wood also are collected. He has pack
ing plants at Ellis Junction, Wis, and
Sturgeon Bay and Rosscommon,
Mich Many school boys are taking ad-
vantage of this opportunity to make
money.
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Nine Pauline Allemand, at one time
an opera star, and speaker of six
languages, was arrested at Black Riv-
er Falls on larceny charge. The
complaint alleges that Nine. Allie
mand stole building material and
other supplies from persons living in
the city and used them on her farm
which lies among the sand hills. An
examination into the woman's sanity
evidenced her to be Of clear mind
She claims that she is prosecuted be-
cause Of her religious beliefs.
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Mary Berg, 40, was instantly killed
and her son, James, &c, was so badly
injured that he died few hours later,
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dent Sunday night just north of Ra-
cine. The Bergs IRE on their way
home and had just alighted from a
street car when they were run down
by an auto truck which was attempt
ing to pass another machine on the
country highway. VIM. Admadt, the
driver, was taken into custody by the
police.
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Ralph S. Caldwell a Racine man.
claims to have seen a Zeppelin over
head one night last week Caldwell
got up at 4 a. m. to answer a tele-
phone call. His story follows:
about 4 o'clock in the morning we
were awakened by a telephone call,
which was answer ed. [ glanced out
of the window and saw something
sailing through the air, apparently IL
Illuminated by a head light. I should
judge it was about 600 feet in the air,
and travelling at a high rate Of speed
to the southwest. My wife and mo-
Their saw it too"
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The town of Plover Portage Co.
is "in clover" at present owing to the
huge taxes being paid by the Whit
ing-Plover and the Wisconsin River
Paper and Pulp Co. The two concerns
will pay 100000 income tax on the
1916 business. The companies are en-
deavoring to secure an improved
road and street from the mills to the
city and to that end has offered to adj
vance to the town and city the $4,000
necessary to do the work this season.
The two paper companies pay almost
all the taxes of the town
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More than thirty years ago, Allie
Hunter, daughter of Mrs. Arthur Hun
ter, Of Wa lkegan, Ill, promised her
mother she would never marry while
the latter lived Miss Hunter, how
ever, kept company for twenty
eight years with Edward Balm. A
few months ago the mother died and
the couple began to plan their mar
riage. Balm purchased furniture and
planned to live in Chicago. He visited
Miss Hunter each Thursday and Sun
day night during all these years. Last
Thursday night he went from Ken
osha where he worked, to make his
customary call He left the house and
just reached Waukcgan when he col
lapsed on the street of heart disease
and died shortly afterward
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Willie Blease and Eddie Hesse, two
12-year-Old GAINESVILLE youths, were
arrested by the police before they had