Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-03-28

Mrs. Syverina KOenig of Chaseburg
is the first woman in Vernon county
to be arrested for bootlegging. She
pleaded guilty last week and paid a
fine Of $50 and costs.
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The town of Ployer near Stevens
Point, is suffering from smallpox
epidemic The disease was at first
diagnosed as scarlet fever, and seven
persons were guaranteed.
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The city Of Oshkosh has derived a
revenue Of $3.50 for 1915 and 1916 from
the license fees Of So each paid by To-
cal dealers for the privilege of selling
cigarettes.
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Mr.. and Mrs James W. Harrison
Of Juneau county, celebrated their
sixtieth wedding anniversary. They
have been residents of Necedah since
1865.
Automobiles are more interesting
to Spencer Byrum than criminals and
he has resigned as undersheriff Of
Sheboygan county, to become an auto
salesman
Mrs Joyce Hogan, divorced wife Of
John D. Hogan, of La Crosse, has be-
gun suit to collect $5,8555O alleged
to be due on promissory notes. Hogan
is now in Superior, Wis.
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The 10-months old daughter of Ell
mer Flora, Dodgeville farmer, was
severely scalded when she pulled
coffee pot full of steaming fluid from
a table upon her arms and body. The
infant will recover.
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It has just been learned that all the
funds that were raised in Lawrence
college, Appleton, and sent to France
to aid poor soldiers, went down with
the Laconia. The fund was largely
contributed by students at the school.
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A Milwaukee jury returned a YER
dict of not guilty in the case of Will
liam Epcke, North Milwaukee saloon
keeper, and Ben Westerburg, a bar
tender, who were charged with hav-
ing cause the death Of Daniel tSchanz.
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James H. MCCLELLAN, Of Green Bay,
owner of the motor yacht Killarney
has offered to contribute his services
and the boat for coast defense pur-
poses. The yacht is sixty-five feet
long and capable Of making eleven
miles an hour.
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Gilbert Sherer, a Milwaukee deliv-
cry man, entered a West Allis home
when he saw smoke issuing forth, and
put out fire that had started among
some clothing in the kitchen Three
small children were alone in the
house.
An Oshkosh dog will be mascot on
the battleship Wisconsin, Stephen
Raaford of that city has sent a white
collie from his kennels to. Philadel-
phia, where the Wisconsin is now sta
toned, as gift to the commander of
that battleship.
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George Watke, a Neenah resident,
went to Gary, Indiana, where he OBJ
tanned work at salary of $100 per
month. Watke left his wife and three
children at home, further failing to
care for them. He was brought back
last week and tried for abandonment.
He drew eighteen months at Waupur.
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The dedication of the Wissota pow
er dam at Chippewa Falls marks the
elimination of two years of effort to-
ward constructing the largest hydro
electric plant, but one, in the middle
west. $2,5OO,0OO was expended in all
and current will be furnished to the
twin cities and many smaller towns.
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The KenOsha police department re-
Gently arrested a young man who
ranks almost as an American Raf1es.
The thief is Harry B. Hays, AZ years,
OF Louisville, Ky. Hays has confessed
to robbing at least twenty postoffices
in this country and banks in three DIFF
ferent states. He also says that with
other men he held up man in Biz
mingham, Ala, and obtained $4,000
in payroll money. The United States
authorities will prosecute.