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

Patrick H. Friel, a prominent Ken
osha inventor, shot himself through
the head in deserted barn near his
home He died on the way to the hos
pital. Friel owned a number of basic
patents on the manufacture of steel
tubing
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Several Marshfeld young men are
limping about with sore thighs, re-
sulting from a sacrifice they made
for one of their unfortunate brother
Eagle members, Peter Borens, who
lies suffering in the hospital from
frightful electrical burns Ninety-six
inches of skin were grated onto the
lands and back Of the man.
Chas. E. Kohl, millionaire nvaude-
Vile magnate, died at his OcOnOmO-
voc home of heart failure due to vi
t'olent exertion according to the YER
dict of the coroner's jury. Walter H.
Dupee, millionaire California Califor-
MIA sportsman, and other witnesses
testified that Kohl had gone insane
death. In the struggle that followed
Kohl dropped dead of exhaustion.
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Three newly erected buildings at
Camp Robinson, the U. S. artillery
range near Sparta, collapsed last
Monday afternoon. No one was in
jured, only because the workmen, of
whom there are over 600, have been
ordered to work on other buildings
The structures, each of them 100 feet
long, are to be used as barracks for
the army men who will be trained
there A report of the accident was
made to the war department.
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1t took Michael Cudahy, Milwaukee
packer, to show 167 men of Co. B,
R. 0. T. C. FIT. Sheridan, how to hit
the bullseye. Shooting from seventy
five feet from prone position at a
one inch bullseye, he made five per-
feet hits, scoring what rifiemen call
"a possible" 1t was the only "possi-
BILE" made in the company at this
range Two other men, H. Bidwell of
Detroit, and JOS. w. Bollenbeck Of
Milwaukee, came close to Cudahy's
mark. They scored "a out of a posi-
BILE 25 points. From the kneeling po-
sition he scored 10. Other Wiscon-
sin men made good scores
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) Hilda Freudenberg, a Milwaukee
stenographer of less than legal age,
lost her case in the supreme court
last week. Miss Freudenberg refused
to attend continuation school as re-
CURED by law. Miss Freudenberg is
under 16 years, and legally a delin-
Quent although capable of holding a
position as bOOkkeeper with a Mil
Eaukee concern. She lived at Cudahy
where the officials endeavored to
force her to attend school, Miss Freu-
denberg, willing to attend school in
Milwaukee where she worked. object
ed, and the case went to Madison af-
ter being decided against her in the
lower court
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Gus. Schrage, general agent of the
Northern Life Insurance company
and one of the best known and sue
cessful insurance men in Wisconsin,
took his life IN his Sheboygan Office
by shooting himself in the head in the
presence of chief of police Define.
Schrage had been reported to be de-
spondent and Chief Define stepped in
to his office to talk to him. He drew
a revolver and before the chief could
prevent him, placed the weapon to his
head and fired. He died instantly.
Mr.. Schrage had been prominent in
lodge and fraternal circles for years
and as an organizer
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Mike Dillon No. 2, alias Mincious
Bleches, arrested at Dodgeville, Wis,
six months ago as an alleged coun-
terfeiter, entered a plea of guilty in
the United States court at La Crosse
before Judge K. NJ Lands last Tues
day. He will be sentenced at the end
OF the term. Mike Dillon No. 1, alias
c. A. Dean, alias F. w. Nash, man
wanted all over the United States,
entered plea of guilty late Monday
afternoon to charge of having coun-
terfeiting dies and moulds in his pos
session when arrested in La Crosse
while trying to pass bogus check.
He will be sentenced at the end of
the term. Dillon No. 1, was captured
following the identification of his bo-
gus paper by a keen eyed bank teller
who remembered a signature in a
bank detective notice
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Who has an American eagle to give
TO the state? Governor E. L. Philip
has a request for one to send to Phil
adelphia together with state flag
15x8 feet and tablet 20x15 inches
scrlbed with Wisconsin and the state
motto. A memorial gallery of fifty
flags is being arranged for Independ-
ance hall, Philadelphia, in connection
with tho 5th annivnrcarv of tho clos