Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-17

tlgO, was run over by train at Eland
Junction and had a leg cut off, He died
later
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James Hamilton, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. F. Hamilton OF Plymouth, was in
jured by a cartridge which exploded
when ne shot it in his new rife
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Robert A. Sanders of Ashland,
pleaded guilty to having venison in his
possession out of season. He paid a
fine OF $25 and costs.
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A 225-foot trestle gave way last week
at the Wisota dam above Chippewa
Falls throwing an engine and nine cars
into the water. One man was killed
and two fatally injured.
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Frank G. Whine, a Reedsburg young
man, was instantly killed when he be-
came bewildered and stepped in front
Of a passenger train.
An argument about coal shoveler's
job resulted in the shooting of Nick
Ignatvki, %, and Charles Diso 80, la
borers at Whitewater. One of them
may die. The unknown assailant is
being searched for by posse.
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Joseph Sullivan, aged II years, died
in Manitowoc hospital after forty
eight hours of terrible suffering. Sui
! ictn 81
kerosene. The boys sister ran for as
sistance when the house caught fire
and had her feet frozen.
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That too lavish display of affection
is ground for a divorce, was shown at
La Crosse, when a divorce was granted
to Mrs. Elsie Dale of Galesville. Mrs.
Dale in her complaint, alleged that her
husband, Ivan Dale, made life intol-
cradle by his insistent lovemaking.
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Alex Motif, a 14year-Old youth, was
arraigned in the Green Bay courts on
a charge of having stolen bicycle
and broken it up. He pleaded for his
freedom Offering to return money to
make good the loss. The judge took
the boy up and in a few hours he was
back with $40
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Joseph Johnson, aged IL years, of
Wausau, was terribly burned when a
kerosene lamp exploded in his bed
room. In an effort to quench the
flames the youth leaped from the sec
Ond story and landed in a snowdrift.
AS he lay unconscious in the snow one
side of his body was roasted. He died
a day later.
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Louis E. Smith of Delavan, was
bound over for trial next month at
Elkhorn, following preliminary hear
ing conducted last week. Smith is
held for killing his wife, who he claims
had committed suicide The body was
found hanging in the kitchen Smiths
hearing last six days, said to be the
longest in the history of the state. Pri-
vate detectives allege that he admitted
his guilt while in Jail.
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A real daughter of the American
Revolution died at Waterloo last week
when Mrs. Euphrasia Smith Granger
entered into rest, aged 81 years. Mrs
Changers father was Ebenezer Smith
who was born in Connecticut in 1850
When sixteen years old he enlisted I'M
der Captain Nathan Randall Black.
Part of the service was spent under
George Washington. Four older broth
ers were commissioned officers at the
close of the Revolution.
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Suits alleging conspiracy and res
traint of trade have been filed in the
courts at Ashland by Attorney Gener-
al Owen against number of coal deal
ers Of that vicinity. 1t is alleged that
the men control the docks at Ashland
and are able by aid of low water rates
to undersell competitors who are fore
ed to use railroads for bringing coal
in. A mutual agreement is also alleged
whereby the defendants do not ship
coal to Bayfield, and Douglas counties.
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James Kelly, Chicago, Matt Wolves,
Milwaukee and Charles Moran, Og-
densburg, New York, are under arrest
at Kenosha charged with tampering
with the food given to hundreds of men
employed by the Consumers company
Of Chicago at the ice fields at Lake
Elizabeth. The men, employed in the
cock house, are said to have poured
kerosene in the coffee and soaked the
bread with the same OIL The three
men were arrested after a battle with
the sheriff and his deputies.
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The city of Ripon refused a $75,-
600 appropriation for local govern
ment building last spring asking that
the money be used for the soldiers on
the border. Uncle Sam took the mon
ey back, and not long ago returned it
to the U. S. treasury. Last week Rip
on citizens held a mass meeting, de-
nouncing the action of congress in not
dlverting the money to the national de-
tense fund. Ripons action was taken