Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-04

RuOOlpn hOSnoT, Lena BLACK
smith, was accidently killed by gun
shot wound through the chest while
hunting wolves. He was 60 years old.
Little Ruth Jones of Rewey, played
with matches in her parents absence
and set her clothes On fire. She was
taken to Dodgeville hospital for
treatment.
John Tessendorf of Neenah, aged 76
years, is held under $4,000 bail await
ing trial TessendOrf, it is alleged,
made slanderous utterances regarding
the president.
Robert Brennan of GAINESVILLE, aged
II years, went visiting in the coun-
try and on the first day fell from an
apple tree and fractured both wrists.
A rotten limb led to his downfall
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The year old son of Frank KIatt
of Wausau, ran into a slowly moving
automobile and fell under the wheels.
The child died soon after. The driver
was absolved from blame.
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Neil McAllister, aged 10, returned
from a military academy to his mar
inette home for a vacation. The day
following he was struck by a train
while riding a bicycle and killed. His
father is prominent lumberman.
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An cylinder car driven by Robert
Lane, GAINESVILLE youth, turned turf
lie near that city pinning Lane beneath
the hood and throwing three young
wrecked but the occupants only slight
ly bruised.
Daniel Kinney of Cobb aged three
years, almost lost three fingers in the
blades of a lawn mower. He with
other children, was playing with the
mower. The physician thought the
fingers could be saved without an OPP
Grafton
Frank Niedbalski, member of Co. B,
Bird Wisconsin, was found dead near
a railroad bridge at Trevino. Med
balski had been detailed as a guard.
The body was frightfully mangled as
several trains had passed over it. The
authorities are investigating the mat
ter
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Harold G. Philbrock, Beloit col
lege student, was arrested and placed
in Jail for failure to register Phil
brock had already enlisted in the
signal reserve and thought he was ex-
empt from registration. After night
in the bastile, he secured his release
through the district attorney.
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Mrs. John Throll of Picketts, start
ed her automobile into slowly NOV
ing train instead of reversing as she
intended. She was thrown under the
wheels but the train was stopped be-
fore the wheels passed over her. Mrs.
Throll has bad scalp wound, brain
conclusion and fractured Jaw. She
may recover.
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Fred Wilson of ST. Croix, Polk Co..
was found guilty of having threatened
the life of President Wilson, by jury
in the federal court at La Crosse. The
prisoner offered no statement in de-
NAL of the charge that he said: evil
son ought to be shot, and I'd like to
do it," Wilson is about 20 years old.
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Judge Lands closed court at La
Crosse after sentencing forty men for
various crimes. The court also scared
the wits out of the La Crosse city Of
ficials who had permitted violations
OF the Sunday closing law, by telling
them that unless the saloons were
closed by the time Of his visit in July,
he would do something The city Of
ficials forthwith got busy.
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Frank Bebo, aged "a, Coleman, Wis.
was the victim of peculiar accident
and his condition is critical after
three operations. On March 10 he was
sleeping in the lower bunk of a camp
" CAO A1OAC Auu1UGI w., DIT LAKEWOOD,
Wis. His mouth was open when a
straw fell from the upper bunk and
lodged in his throat Infection set in
and he is now in Green Bay hospi-
tall
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Mrs David Roberts of Waukesha,
was instantly killed and Miss Grace
Lusk, a school teacher, probably ia
tally wounded, when the latter shot
Mrs. Roberts and then turned the
weapon on herself Miss Lusk was
taken to hospital bleeding from her
wounds and later arrested. She said
that love for Mr.. Roberts, former state
veterinarian, prompted the tragedy.
Roberts declined to talk.
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man named Milton A Robertson
IS IN the Kenosha county jail await
ing trial on charge of disloyal utter