Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-11-21

job. Halgren, 35, fell into the bay
from al Ashland dock. He could not
swim, but he grasped his wooden leg,
which kept him afloat until aid ar
rived But the shock of being in the
cold water proved too much for him,
and he died at a hospital.
1000
Adam Thies of Prosper, Mimi, far
mer, is in Jail at La Crosse, charged
with attempting to pass spurious
checks for more than $4,000. He told
a story of two successive crop fail
ures and the finding Of blank check
book on the Farmers bank at Dixie,
Ia.
Charles Rannenberg, Pheasant
Branch salooDkeeper, in the Madison
federal court pleaded not guilty to
selling liquor to soldiers in uniform.
James Rudd and Thomas Schilling-
law Of Westport entered pleas of not
guilty to similar charges. Each was
released on $500 bail,
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VIM Raddke captured five skunks
out of a tree in the woods near his
home a couple of miles north OF An
acker. The matter was called to the
attention of the state department, and
4 Game Warden j. w. Dalton served the
complaint Raddke paid $50 on a
charge of hunting out Of season.
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David Kohen, As years old, junk
dealer, was shot and probably fatal
" wounded at Fond du Lac, within
a short distance Of his home by a
holdup man who escaped. Kohen is
! now in hospital. When ordered TO
/ throw up his hands, Kohen started TO
run and was shot in the back.
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Fl. G. Bergen, sheriff Of Barron
county, presented his resignation 70
Gov. Philip last Tuesday charges
were filed against Bergen with the
eovernor several days ago, and the
matter had been set for hearing on
wednesday On that afternoon when
the governor arrived he found the
resignation on his table.
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Manasha society women will adopt
nigs if a suggestion made by news
pannr there is followed. Recently
seventeen little pigs were born to
mother mig on a neighboring farm
The mother only being able to care
for ten of her large family, the news
naner is conducting a campaign to Sc
cure homes for the balance.
1000
Footsore and weary, August
Schmidt. 80. hobbled into Appleton on
The last stretch of a 50O-m1le walk
frono North Dakota to Green Bay
where he intends to make his nome
7,7ith his son. II worked all sum
mer for my boy, Charlie, in Montana
and he had poor crops and could al,
ford to nav my railroad fare only par
way home" he said.
tt is believed that more farmers co-
lucrative companies exist IN Wlscol,-
Gin than in any other state. Accord
mo to r. H Hubbard, OF the state
university. more than 700 cheese rae
tories. 43O telephone companies, 19O
live stock shipping companies, o.
stores and a number OF fruit eA-
changes, packing plants and laund-
ries are owned and managed lOca1ly
by farmers.
A bunch of men were here during
last week, raking the bottom OF ZINE
river for mud turtles and on Satur-
dav five barrels were shipped from
this station, billed to New York city
Tn the lot were some very large ones,
weighing as high as thirty pounds
The shipment was made by express
and the man in charge said the tur-
ties would in great part be alive upon
their arrival there.-Richland Demo
crat.
A valuable collection of foreign
coins believed to have been stolen
many years ago was found beneath
an elevator at Oakfield by workmen
engaged in repairing that structure
The coins were wrapped in cotton ana
enclosed in pasteboard box, winch
is declared to be at least 10 years old
The collection is now locked in the
safe at the county Jail and the sheriff
is endeavoring to locate the owner.
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Henry Ebert shot his wife to death
and then killed himself at quincy
The tragedy occurred when Mrs. Ed
ert. who was estranged from her nus
band several days ago returned to
their home with her father, George
kellogg. intending to secure her per-
sonal effects. Ebert fired shot gun
charge into her body and then after
slashing his own wrists turned the
shotgun upon himself. A 4 year-old
son survives.
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Although most people in Wiscon-
sin. the moment they see a fox, I'M
mediately kill the animal in order
to collect the bounty paid by the
state, Fromm Brothers, who nave
farm in the town of Hamburg, have
gone into the fox raising inductry and
found it decidedly profitable. Some OF
the cross fox pelts sold by them have
brought as high as $500 in the st
Louis market They say there IS
big demand for fox skins at all times
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Figures compiled by the city health
department show Madison to have the
second lowest death rate in the United
States. -
Seattle, called the healthiest city
has a population of 348,639 under new
census rating, and death rate o.
seven per thousand. Madison with
population of $4,000 has death rate