Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-06-20

A deal was closed with Bolts & Co.
of Chicago, which will insure a large
business enterprise for the village of
Marshall, Dane county, and which
will mean great deal to the farmers
and dairy interests Of the surrounding
community. A large plant will be
erected, operations on same to begin
at once. Condensed milk, butter,
cheese, ice cream, etc, will be manu-
fractured :.,#.,
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Slashing his throat with a razor,
Frank NJ. Bemis, employed for more
than fifteen years as chief engineer
at the Northern hospital for the in
sane at Oshkosh, committed suicide
in a tunnel connecting the engine
room with the main building. The
body was found next day. He was
three children. His home is at Lake
Mills, Wis, but he came to the hospi-
,tal from Wausau.
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There is nothing in the German
idea of an autocrat1c, irresponsible
government that l would not send to
hell, not alone to save other peoples,
but to save the Germans themselves"
said Prof. Keickhefer of the state uni
verSity, in a commencement address
to the Fond du Lac high school grad
uating. class on Friday of last week
He declared that he had lived in Ger
many and had an intimate knowledge
Of the German governments attitude
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Edward Amos, aged 48, and for a
number of years a resident of Elk
horn, committed suicide by throwing
himself in front of a G. M. e st. P.
passenger train. Amos had been suf-
fering from severe nervous disorders
for the past year, and was patient
at the state hospital for insane at
Mendoza. He returned to Elkhorn a
few days ago, apparently cured, but
in recurrence Of his dementia end
ed his life under the wheels of the
train,
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Claimed to be suffering mental dis
tress from worry over financial troub-
les, Orange O. Cook, 45, Beloit con-
tractor, lately engaged in building
summer homes at Lake Waubesa for
wealthy Chicagoans, prominent in
Line City fraternal circles, wrote sew
eral notes, placed lighted cigar in
his mouth, and then shot himself
through the heart with a Winchester
rife, alongside highway ten miles
southwest Of Madison, Saturday of
last week
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:: The attempt at practical joke may
result in the death Of Daniel Vanlone,
AZ years old, an employe of the Ra-
cine Rubber Co. AS was customary
with shop men of the company, COM
pressed air was used on Saturday
night in cleaning their bodies and
clothing. Jokers placed the air tube
to VanlOne's body and as a result his
intestines were punctured in seven
places and his lungs filled with I'M
natural air. The man became uncon-
scious and his body bloated to twice
its natural size. He was removed to
a hospital but it has been impossible
to remove the air from his lungs.
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Wisconsin is ready to advance mon
ey to equip it's men for training at
Camp Douglas. The question is up
to the U. S. secretary of war. The
secretary of war, several days ago,
announced it would not be possible
to call the National Guard into train
ing camp on June Is, as intended, be-
cause the war department did not
have sufficient rifles and tents.
Adjt.-Gen. Orlando Hollway, last
week wired secretary Baker, offering
on the part of the state of Wisconsin,
to furnish the rifles and tents neces-
sary for the Wisconsin guard on con-
dition that the money be repaid to
the state when the guard is called in
to federal service. 1t is estimated
that $225,000 is required to furnish
the necessary equipment for the Wis
consin National Guard. If the propo-
sltiOn Of Wisconsin is not accepted
by Secretary Baker, it is expected
that the Wisconsin guard will not be
called out until July Is, and not sent
% Camp Douglas until August Is.
Thus two months Of training will be
lost Gen. HOllway said.
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About 400 students at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin are eligible to con-
scription, according to estimates
made from reliable statistics compil-
ed by the war committee of the fac
ulty. OF this number, about 1876 will
probably be taken on the first draft,
if the first 100000 takes 1874 per cent
of the eligible young men of the coun-
try, as has been estimated. About $50,
however have already joined the
army or navy, are training to receive
commissions as company officers, or
have enlisted in other military work
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