Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-14

years ago TIC CITY NOCGu wei Ny ON6!
500 majority Speakers are being
brought in for the drys and among
these are the Rev Mr.. Hogan of Osh-
kosh, Senator D. G. James Of Rich
land Center, and the Rev. Dunn Of
Chicago
1t is a matter Of recorded history
that the Wisconsin legislature forty
two years ago, offered a prize Of So,
600 for the invention Of successful
~ motor-propelled vehicle. Two years
later 200-mile road race was run
from Green Bay to Madison in compe-
tition for the prize.
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Albert Wangen, Montana farmer,
came to Lacrosse with a bank roll OF
$4,000. He met bewitching young
blonde, suggested a trip and they went
to Milwaukee. After some drinks he
woke up. The beautiful blonde was
missing, so was most of his bank roll.
Albert has only $500 left, but he has
learned lots of things ABOUT the ways
of some city women. The police are
looking for the girl and the $1,000.
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An inventory of all real estate in
Green Bay, to procure an equitable as
sessment, will be taken by F. c. Crock
er, a specialist, who is connected with
the Wisconsin tax commission. There
are more than 1000 parcels of real
estate in plats Of the city and Mr..
ICCnoIyoY, will rIo
a description of the property before
doing the work incident to fixing val
uation under a thorough system.
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! A movement to build an automobile
trail from Appleton through northern
Wisconsin to Ontanagon, Mich, to be
known as the Wisconsin Scenic trail,
has been launched at Appleton The
proposed route is from Appleton north
} to Black Creek, thence to Bonduel
Shawano, Neopit, Amigo, Crandon,
Eagle River and then northeast to On
tanagon. This is about $50 miles.
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The Automatic Cradle Manufacture
ing company, Of Stevens Point has laid
Of the shortage of freight cars ThOuS-
ands of dollars worth of goods are
piled up and can not be shipped The
: company will occupy large new fac
? tory in June and will then adopt a
profit sharing and piece work bonus
system. At present the men are being
given 10 per cent bonus.
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, A move is on foot to name the state
: park at the mouth of the Wisconsin,
r commonly called Glenn Park, after
the pioneer explorer, Joliet The new
: park at the mouth of the Trempeleau
will probably be called after another
explorer, PerrOt, as the park donor,
: John A. Latsch, favors this name. MIR.
: Latsch, a wealthy man, gave several
hundred acres to the state for park
5 purposes.
DR.. Arthur H. Little Of Milwaukee.
was found guilty Of the charge of
having caused the death Of Miss Mar
: tina Dannies Of Random Lake and SEN
r fenced to serve five years in Waupun
| DR.. Little maintained his innocence
Z and cheerful demeanor to the end,
thanking the presiding judge for his
fairness. He told his mother that he
hoped for a new trial from the su-
preme court.
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Mrs Sarah Barto of Richland Cen
ter, was awarded $4,000 in payments
: Of $3.50 weekly from the Hartford In
5 demnity Insurance company, by the
industrial commission. George Barto,
Mrs. Barto's husband, was killed last
J fall on the Richland Center fair
grounds. The fair association carried
| insurance with the Hartford company
Mrs. Barto refused an offer Of settle
; ment Of $1,000, made previous to the
decision.
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Assemblyman Carl Pieper believes
that the quickest way to put an end to
war is to mako the people who vote
war, advocate war, or have anything
to do with bringing about a war, shall
be the first to go to the front He has
introduced a bill in the legislature
which will send all representatives in
congress and United States senators
from Wisconsin, ministers and priests,
editors of newspapers, professors and
instructors to the front at the outbreak
Of hOstilities.
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Arrested at Portage on a charge of
obtaining $25 on bad check from a
hotel, Reuben Cough, son of wealthy
Gary lumberman, explained to the po-
lice that he was a kleptomaniac as
the result of fall eight years ago
which fractured his skull. Cough
said an operation by the late Dr..
Murphy, of Chicago, famous surgeon,
had failed to cure him and that he had
been placed in a private sanatorium
from which escaped a year ago.
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Paul KurtZ a Richland Center halx-