Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-01-03

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students who brought automobiles
with them as part Of their college bag
gage.
A farmers school, conducted by the
agricultural department of the univer-
sity Of Wisconsin will be held at Green
Bay Jan. 16 to 19.
On account Of the press Of business
none Of the sash and door factories Of
Oshkosh will close down more than ten
days for inventories.
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James Gunderson, a farmer residing
west of Wautoma, sold hog which
tipped the scales at 1856 pounds. The
animal brought $63.45.
Cash gifts amounting to $4,000
were distributed to employees of the
William Rahr Sons company of Mani
towoc as Christmas presents.
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Will Touton, sheriff of Jefferson
county, was named deputy United
States marshal for the western district
by Marshal Frank O'ConnOr.
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A. E. Steensland, aged "a, died at his
home in the town Of Moscow recently.
He was veteran Of the Civil war and
was well known in the town of Mos
COW and Iowa county
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A Wisconsin boy is the inventor Of
a portable equipment to enable a per-
son to connect with any telephone or
telegraph line and either talk over it
or use telegraph instruments.
AS result Of campaign waged by
the mayor Of Marinette, against the al
loon proprietors we're tried in police
court and found guilty of selling liquor
L0 minors.
The state board of education decided
to recommend $3,927,5 27 for the oper-
alton cost Of the university of Wiscon-
sin during the ensuing two years. This
sum is $386,157 larger than the cost
during the last two years.
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The G.. A. Straubel company OF
Green Bay, has erected large cold
storage plant which will hold twenty
five cars of cheese. The dairy business
in Shawano county has developed rap
idly in the last few years.
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Clarence Sleeves, of Fond du Lac, es-
sayed to play the role of Santa Claus
and as a result will spend several
weeks in the hospital recovering from
burns sustained when his costume be-
came ignited from candles on a tree
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AS a result Of an accident during
which he was injured when the auto
truck which he was driving collided
with telephone pole, Arthur Burns
Manitowoc, recovered the use of his
knee joint which he had, for years
been unable to move.
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The muskrat and skunk are finding
it pretty hard hiding these days. So
furious is the hunt for furred animals
that it is rapidly becoming an indus
try in Fond du Lac county. Recently
& representative Of fur company pur-
chased 1000 worth of skins during a
trip along the east shore of Winneba-
go between that town and Oshkosh.
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A fat yearling buffalo, killed by Am
arillo, Texas, hunters in the second
buffalo hunt held in the Texas pan
handle in a quarter Of century, was
carved, and the biggest piece sent to
President Wilson. Others who will
receive choice cuts include Ambassa-
dor Jusserand of France and Gov. E
L. Philip Of Wisconsin.
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The diphtheria scare at the state
school for the deaf is over Officials
teachers and students have been re
leased from quarantine after a thor
ough fumigation. There were only two
cases, neither of them serious. The
school held it's usual large Christmas
celebration and provisions are being
made for increased attendance immed-
lately after the holidays.
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After hearing r. P Thompson of
Chicago tell the H. c.. L. mass meet
ing at Racine that three carloads of
potatoes had been dumped into the Il
linois river at Peoria to maintain the
high price Of spuds, A. D. Hermes of
the Racine Retail Merchants associa-
ton wrote a business organization of
Peoria. The reply said the potatoes
were frozen and that the action was
taken to guard the public health.
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Louis Garder pleaded guilty to the
charge of stabbing John L. jewell a
Niagara boarding house proprietor,
with a pocketknife two weeks ago,
and was sentenced to five years in the
state penitentiary at Waupun. Jewell,
the victim of the stabbing ARRAY, is
recovering. Edward Johnson, 10 years