Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-02-07

the depth of snow.
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A man named Charles Prosser was
injured when he was struck by a train
near the Milwaukee road passenger
station at Oconomowoc.
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Burglars entered the home of W. T.
Wagner, Green Bay banker, and stole
jewelry and silverware valued at $100
according to the police.
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Falling into a pail Of hot water, the
2-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Woerfing Of Menasha, sus-
tanned burns which resulted in death.
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The 2-year-0ld daughter of George
Bell, Of Amigo, was burned to death
when his home near Rollingstone Lake
caught fire on Friday of last week.
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Charley Brown, a 13-year-old Tom
all boy, ran away from home and re
manned away a week. Following his
return his parents refused to tell
where the boy had been.
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Don Smith, a Lake Mills farmer, re-
Gently sold 100 head of hogs, receiv-
ing a check for $2,229.41 Smith rails
ed the hogs himself and only used feed
from his own place.
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Evan Johnson, farmer living near
New Hope, has three fractured ribs
and punctured lung as the result of
being knocked down and stamped ON
by bull he was leading to water
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Carl Tribke, Necedah young man.
stepped through a hole in the ice of
the Wisconsin river and was swept in
to eternity. His father and neigh
Dor who were hauling wood on the riy-
er, traced his steps to the hole.
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John Ambrose of Scranton, Pa. was
given one year in the state peniten-
tiary, and Edward Haley was given 90
days in the county Jail of Rock coun-
ty for the theft Of a gum vending ma
chine and it's contents from the North
western station at Evansville.
A milk train on the Prairie du Chen
division of the Milwaukee road, went
into the ditch last Wednesday at Elm
Grove when it struck G. broken rail one
mile west Of Elm Grove. No one was
injured and no particular damage done
but milk was spilled all over the sur
rounding country.
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A bungling thief attempted to rob
the safe of the Irish feed mill at Clin-
ton but failed and took a fountain pen
and a magnifying glass from the desk.
Holes were found drilled in the un-
opened safe door and an old felt hat
used to deaden the noise, was found
on the floor.
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Charles Bierbach, aged %, shot
himself when Milwaukee jury found
him guilty Of burglary. The episode
happened in the jury room. No one
knows how he came to have a revol-
yer, as he was in charge of an officer
The charge was the theft Of two au-
tomobile tires
Employees at the Carnation condens-
ing plant of Richland Center, received
a melon when the company gave all
who had been working a year an ex-
ira months pay Several workers
who were not aware of the bonus had
quit few days previously and did not
share in the division.
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Diamonds worth $4,000 and $50 in
cash were taken from the safe of John
Haeffner, a South Milwaukee man,
while Haeffner and his wife were on
shopping tour. The porter in Haeff-
ner's saloon is missing and he is sus-
pected. The safe combination was
found penciled on an envelope lying
at the safe door. Mrs. Haeffner is
called Diamond Minnie"
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Corporation cOunsels of commission
governed cities of the state, thirteen
in number, will meet at Oshkosh We'd
nesday, Feb. 7, to consider laws that
need to be amended, revised or enact
ed for the benefit of those cities. The
call for the session has been issued
by Mayor Mulva of Oshkosh, chair
man of the division of commission gov
erned cities Of the league municipali-
ties.
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The mother of Herman Kahler. wad-
ed four miles through the snow to the
Appleton workhouse where the young
man was confined on drunkenness
charge to obtain his release The
keeper at first refused to grant her
request, but upon the advice of Judge
Spencer, allowed Kahler to go upon
payment of the costs in his case The
mother brought warm clothing for
her son and carried small daughter
ON her arm in her long trip.
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Blasting out the disorders of the
human interior is the surprising medi-
cal operation which saved the life and