Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-12

hitting a dog in the street, DR.. w. P.
McGrath of Menasha escaped with a
slight injury.
Five full blooded Red Polled cattle
sought refuge near a wire fence when
a storm struck the field Of Grant Gill
ray, an Amigo farmer, A lightning
bolt killed them all.
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While milking COW on her hus-
bands farm at Gibson, near Two Riv-
ers, Mrs. Joseph Robinson was struck
by lightning and lost the sight Of one
eye and the hearing of one ear.
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A S25, 900 company is to be organized
at Rhinelander for the production Of
potato fakes, dried potatoes converted
into edible form and specially adapted
to army use. Government experiments
gave incentive to the undertaking.
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Mrs. E. w. Schmidt of Soldiers
Grove feels immensely proud of a
large cabbage raised by her in the
family garden. The vegetable measur-
81 inches around and weighed eight
pounds.
COrpOrals William MOOrhOuSe and
Frank Brown, artillerymen stationed
at Camp Robinson, near La Crosse,
were found in a city park badly beaten.
Military authorities are investigating
the supposed selling of liquor to the
two men.
While trying to climb on wheel of
a lumber wagon near her home in
Madison, Pearl Quiner, 4 years old, a
daughter of William Quiner, an up
holsterer, started the wagon down an
incline, and wheel passed over her
head, killing her.
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The James Murphy saloon at Mon
leo, seven miles south of Rhinelander,
was robbed of the contents of punch
board, estimated at $3.50. Sheriff
Hans Rodd made several arrests and
later the parties were released for
lack of evidence.
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Joseph Volkman is in the hospital
at Amigo suffering from a bullet
wound in his hand, inflicted by high
wayman who ordered Volkman and
his companion to hand over their mon
ey. Volkman put up his hand to pro-
tect his face just as the highwayman
shot.
Joe Bendt of Kenosha, at one time
wealthy and influential, was instantly
killed when struck by North West
ern train at a crossing. Mr.. Bendt
lost his fortune when old and lived in
poverty. He was the father of the
Kenosha free library and had held a
number of high offices in the city.
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Avent Niemczynski, II years old,
of Milwaukee, peered in the manhole
of sewer and lost his balance The
little boy fell 100 feet to the bottom
and was instantly killed. A compan-
ion said that Avent was throwing
stones down the hole and watching to
see them strike. Suddenly he lost his
hold.
Mis- Alma Jensen, 10, was instantly
killed and Michael Becker was SER
iously injured when car driven by
the latter skidded and overturned
near Racine. The couple were out
driving when Becker lost control of
his car. Miss Jensen was engaged
to marry Walton Jacobson, a soldier
now at Camp Douglas.
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Arthur Gehrand, a we'll known
Wind Lake farmer, has discovered he
is a somnambulist. Sunday night he
retired early and between 10 and II
o'clock while sound asleep he walked
out of the second story of his house
and fell distance of fifteen feet to
the ground. While no bones were
broken he was badly bruised and
shaken up by the fall.
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John B. Maloney of Eau Claire is
now member of the famous Princess
Pat battalion, now stationed in Eng
land, with prospects Of going to
France in the near future. Maloney
is drill sergeant in the battalion and
is attached to the staff. He was for
merly member of the American Lee
gion and when that was broken up
he joined the Pats"
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Fifty-fve dollars was the price paid
for an aerOplane at West Salem a cou-
pie of days ago. The machine, which
was once the property of Selmer
Gjestvang of that village, was sold at
auction by Under Sheriff George Rit-
ter to Irwin Mueller Of La Crosse,
who wanted the engine. The biplane
was sold to satisfy the claim of Wen
dell McEldowney against Gjestvang.
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If the records in the office of the
clerk Of courts OF Marathon county
are correct Emperor William of Ger
many is a naturalized citizen of the
United States. On page 1872, Volume
B, of the naturalization records, un-
der date of Nov. 8, 1891, appears the
following: "Whereupon the court adj
mitted the said emperor of Germany
to become citizen of the United
States" The record was unearthed
last week and caused considerable
merriment at the court house.
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John P. Quinn, resident of Little