Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-10

Joseph Tadych, of Manitowoc, father
Of seventeen children, was arrested
twice recently for stealing coal from
the railroad yards.
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The fine farm home of Mrs. Mary
Gaynor, located near Waukesha, went
up in smoke during the sleet and
rain storm Of a week ago. The fires
origin has not been determined.
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Oscar DasenbrOck, a Horizon young
man, accidentally shot himself with
shotgun while hunting and staggered
into town with hole in his chest and
the fingers gone from one hand Sew
eral ribs were removed at the hospi-
tai and Dasenbrock's condition was
serious.
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The 500 railroad land controversy
has been settled in the offices of the
state land commission. The 500 rail
road pays to the state $4,000 and deeds
back to the state about 100000 acres
Of land. The state conveys to the rail
road about $4,000 acres. The land is
along the railroad right-of-way in
Barron, Washburn and Douglas coun-
ties.
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A COW belonging to Joseph Belanger
in the town Of Morgan, Oconto coun-
ty, gave birth last week to a calf with
five legs. The fifth leg grows out of
the right shoulder and extends over
the back and down the left side. This
fifth leg is we'll developed and can be
moved at will by the calf, but not to
the extent of removing it from the
shoulder
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A special southbound freight train
hit switch engine in the 500 yards
at Stevens Point and Engineer Henry
Patitz, was scalded and crushed to
death Fireman Ollie Garvue, Dor
chester, jumped and had a shoulder
broken. Engineer Maloney of the
switch engine jumped safely just be-
fore his cab was smashed.
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Upon the state railroads commits
sion knowledge that the 500 road was
holding fifty carloads of flour and feed
on the Madison tracks, although they
had warehouse room in Milwaukee,
orders were issued to unload the cars.
The cars had been held beyond thirty
days, and it is thought the commits
siOn's action will partly relieve the
state car shortage.
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John Sweeney, chief of the Green
Bay fire department, has been made
defendent in an action, instituted by
Bert J. BardweI in an attempt to re-
cover $4,000 for the death Of his son,
Lloyd H. BardwelI, who coIlided with
the chiefs motor car June Is, 1916,
and died Of injuries received on June
25th.
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Loneliness and grief over the loss CT
his wife who died three years ago, is
given as the reason for the suicide of
Charles McEachron, aged 70 years, a
resident Of Racine county McEach-
ron used shotgun tieing one end Of
a string to the trigger and the other
end to his toes. He was found dead
in his own home
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Joseph M. Connors, manager Of a
GAINESVILLE clothing store, held two
thieves that he found in the premises,
at the point Of a Ratchet until the
police arrived The men, named
Thomas Nolan and Jorn Ryan, had
two suitcases full of plumber and
were ready to leave when caught
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Tom Raleigh, aged TO- of Tomahawk,
who left his wife in 1896 and thereaf-
ter for many years, sent her $50 a
month alimony, was set free from fur
Their payment in Judge Sticks court
Of that city. Raleigh is old now and
paralyzed on one side. His wife, Sc,
appeared demanding further payment,
but the court thought the old man had
done all he could.
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Last April Miss Vera HinkIe, of TT.
Atkinson, was thrown from an auto
mobile and injured. Since that time
she has often felt a sharp pain in the
right hip. A few days ago following
another fall a physician found a piece
of glass 21a inches long and SIS inches
wide in her hip. The glass was part
of the broken windshield and was re-
moved easily.
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Hello sheriff, is that you? 7 want
you to arrest my wife and my barten-
der. They're no good, but I got even
with her. I shot her" This call from
Jennings, Oneida county, sent Sheriff
Charles Crofoot there posthaste Thurs
day night a week ago. He found that
Joe Knetter, jealous Of attentions
shown his wife by his bartender, had
shot her through the chest The shoot
ing occurred on Tuesday and as no
medical attention had been given,
she may die. Knetter has been ar
rested
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