Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-02-21
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George Edwards, aged %, was killed
by train in the Milwaukee road
yards at La Crosse. on Thursday a
week ago.
Nearly 100 Iowa county farmers ha We
taken advantage Of the recently enact
ed state law under which farms may
be named.
Ralph, 19-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Ralph McNeeley, died at Green
Bay from burns received when his
clothing caught fire.
The body of an unknown man, 40
years of age, was found near La Ores
cent i'll the barn Of James Gillespie.
He had frozen to death.
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Fred Brownell, 48 years old, single,
was found in an Eau Claire garage
frozen to death. Two empty whisky
bottles were found beside the body.
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Returning from funeral of a rela-
tive, Christ Guetschow, 81 years old, a
Manitowoc farmer, was stricken with
heart failure and fell dead in the road.
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A movement is on foot through the
northern part of Sawyer county to
make division of the county. The
petition asks that the southern part of
Sawyer be added to Rusk and that
townships Of the southern part of Bay
field be added to Sawyer.
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| Mrs. Theodore Weslowski of Depere,
was badly burned about the arms and
face, when she attempted to enter her
home, which was on fire, in order to
save 5000 which her husband had con-
cealed in a bed mattress. The house
and money were destroyed.
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The 12-year-old son of Nelson Ben
nett of Gotham, accidentally shot him
self in the hand with an air rifle. The
wound refused to heal and the youth
was finally taken to Richland Center
where surgeons located the bullet
with an X-ray and extracted it.
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Joseph Drozinski, Stevens Point, for
/ five years a member of the fire depart
ment, was sentenced to two years in
the state prison at Waupun by Judge
Park. The charge was abandonment
Of his wife and three small children.
Drozinski has been placed on parole.
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George Ruegger of Radison. near
Brentwood, is one of the states most
successful wolf hunters. He disting-
uished himself by displaying eight
bounty received was $3.50. William
Kincannon of the same place, has
trapped nine wolves this winter.
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An endeavOr is being made at APP
pleton to raise 100000 for a joint
auditorium for Lawrence college. Pres
ident Samuel Plantz announced last
week that 100000 had been added to
the fund by two gifts. One prominent
Appleton man has offered $4,000 if the
citizens of the city will meet him dol
lar for dollar.
Tafieski e Cychosz and NJ. J. Cav
ley, Wausau merchants, were swindl-
ed by cashing forged checks for $46.8O
and $4,000 respectively. The swindler
used the name of Carl Hibler, a promi-
nent logger, but misspelled the name
The swindle was not discovered until
the checks were returned from the Mil
waukee clearing house.
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W. L. Brandon, a Baptist minister
is suing City Attorney Ryan and Chief
of Police Garvey Of Appleton, for $780,
900 for false arrest. The parson al.
leges that the officers placed him in g
cell after preventing him from deliver.
ing an address in the interest of the
Guardians of Liberty. The mayor anc
three police officers at first implicated
were eXonerated during the trial.
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While the citizens of Ladysmitl
were contending with coal shortage
that shut down the factories, CLOSED
the public schools, and caused suffer
ing in the homes, the water main I'M
der the Flambeau river burst anC
suddenly terminated the city water
supply. The situation was highly ser
ious and crews worked night and da!
to restore water service while arrange
ments were also made to get fuel int
town.