Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-12-26

move throughout the country on &C
count of the war, girl bell hops re-
Gently replaced boys in a Rhinelander
hotel According to the manager the
plan so far has worked satisfactorily
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Playing soldier may result in the
loss of an eye for Walter Colder, aged
ten, of La Crosse. Walter, taking the
part Of Germany" was defeated by
his brother, Silas, aged six, who shot
an arrow from a bow into the others
eye. Silas took the role Of England
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Walter Wilson, "a of Kenosha, who
walks in two steel rods for legs and
metal plates for feet, and has had
part of his skull replaced with a plate
of silver, was sentenced to three years
in the state prison on his own admis-
sion of forgery. He posed as a federal
inspector.
An increase in the herd of deer at
the public park in Chippewa Falls,
| and an increase in the cost of food
for the animals, has caused the park
board to have five of the beer slain
and the venison placed on sale in one
of the markets. Permission to kill
the deer had to be obtained from the
state conservation commission.
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Camp Robinson, near Sparta, is
without a complete military unit All
of the soldiers have left with the ex-
ception of small guard, which will
close the camp for the winter. Robin
son has been in use since last spring
1 as an artillery cantonment under
Colonel A. J. Bowley of the Seven
teenth field artillery.
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Jokes galore are to be provided for
the boys in the trenches. At least that
is the plan of the co-eds at the state
university. AS a result they are busy
with shears and paste, clipping and
sorting vast quantities of the latest
jokes from newspapers and maya
zines. All of these will be assembled
into joke books to be sent to France
and also to the boys in the army
environments in this country.
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Peter Zentner, aged %, of Green
Bay, wrote threatening letters to
President Wilson, Gov Philip and
other officials and was detected When
the officers went to his home he bar
r.caded himself and held them at bay
with a rife. He was finally over
powered and taken to jail An inves-
tigation proved his insanity and Gent
ner will probably go to Mendoza. He
alleges that doctors had prosecuted
him.
The Burger Shipbuilding company OF
ManitowOc, which recently completed
one of the first submarine chasers
built on the lakes, will construct sew
eral smaller boats for the govern
ment. The company has been asked
by the war and navy departments
and the shipping board as to facilities
for handling contracts for 300 small
boats, presumably lifeboats or motor
boats to be used in connection with
larger craft.
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When they were discovered in the
act Of lOOtiig an Oshkosh store OF
goods valued at $4,000 two robbers
got the drop" on the policeman who
had appeared on the scene and ordered
him to "beat it." When he returned
with help the robbers had disappear
ed. Investigation showed that the men
had piled up practically all the goods
in the store preparatory to taking them
when the police officer surprised them
at work
Tractors instead of horses may be
used in the northern. woods this win
ter for hauling logs providing dem
onstration to be given soon for the
Central Wisconsin Loggers' associa-
ton proves successful. The loggers
have announced that the high cost OF
teams and men this year in the woods
is proving one Of the most serious
questions they have been confronted
with in years.
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One of the largest verdicts that has
figured in a personal injury suit was
returned by jury in Jurge Schinzs
court at Milwaukee, in favor of Ber-
nard Basset, Lena, Wis, against the
Milwaukee Northern Electric railway
for $4,000 Basset sued for 5000
Basset was injured in an accident
that occurred near Thiensville on July
%, last, while returning from Port
Washington on a chartered car with
a. number of engineer students from
the Milwaukee Schoo< of Engineering
He lost his left leg and thumb of his
right hand in a collision, and was
forced to abandon his schooling.
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The impeachment OF Senator La Fol.
lette was asked in a resolution pas
sed by vote of "a to 5 at TIE CLOSING
session of the county board of Outa-
game county. The severe criticism in
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