Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-19

William Hawkins, proprietor OF a
restaurant at Maiden Rock, drowned
at Lake Pepin when he fell from
boat in tow Of launch. The body
was not recovered.
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Mrs. Paulina Black of Maiden Rock
was severely injured by an enraged
cow which attacked her, breaking
three Of her ribs and a bone in her
face, besides inflicting internal injur-
les.
Alexander George OF Madison, aged
IS, attempted to trim tree and fell
from ffteen-foot step ladder while
in the act. His leg was broken. Mr.
George was taken to hospital, where
the limb was set. He has been exceed
ingly active for one Of his years.
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E. G. Kohlsdorf, a Milwaukee den
list, was arrested at Rhinelander for
shipping more fish than the bag limit.
KOhlsdOrf was not acquainted with the
new game law and in municipal court
it was clearly seen there was no in
tention Of violation. He was released
on payment Of costs.
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Dynamiters Wednesday morning
wrecked machinery worth $4,000 in the
yards of the Chicago & North Western
railway at Pulaski, Brown county. The
destroyed goods were consigned to a
| cheese box manufacturer there No
| motive is known for the depreciation.
Railroad detectives have taken the
case in hand.
Rev. Nils o. Brand of Mcfarland
80 years old, is spending his declin-
ing days knitting Washcloths for SOL
diers. Rev. Brand was born in Nor
way, coming to this country in 1851.
He has held many responsible posi-
tons in the Lutheran ministry. Al
though he is old and almost blind, his
efforts have been welcome cOntribu-
ton to the Red Cross of his village.
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On pleading guilty to a charge of
embezzling $1,490.22 from the school
funds Of the village of Rib Lake, Geo.
F. Hazen, formerly prosperous resi-
dent Of the village, was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary at Wau-
pun last week. He had been treasur-
er Of the cillage school district for
ZIG 4dSI ILL &c years. lie is 81 years
old and has a wife and five grown
children.
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Heinrich Seibel, now in the Fond
du Lac jail awaiting trial on the
! charge Of numbering his wife, intends
to purchase monument to place over
her grave and has already written
several letters to monument makers
in an effort to secure suitable design.
Relatives of Mrs. Seibel will fight any
attempt of the man to place a tomb
stone on her grave.
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Robert F. Wise, a telegraph oper-
atOr, is one of the most enthusiastic
patriots in Madison Several times
! he has made an effort to get into the
! service and fight for Uncle Sam, but
each time he was rejected because he
mas wife and five children. He dis
played his true patriotism during the
farewell celebration in the capitol
park when a man failed to remove his
hat during the singing Of "The Star
| Spangled Banner" A woman asked
the fellow to remove his hat He de-
clined. Wise, who is small in stat
ure, gave the fellow one look and then
off went the hat. The man made a
rush for Wise, but others interfered
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Judging from his observations and
what he knew of conditions on the
western front while fighting the Ger
mans, Lieut.. Sylvester w. Gilfoy of
the First Canadian artillery, a former
Eau Claire boy who is visiting there
with his wife at the home Of her moth
err, Mrs. Eugene O'Brien, ST., thinks
the war will last from five to seven
years If fought to a conclusion.
Lieut.. Gilfoy knows something about
the Germans and their fighting Prov
ess, and he says they fight like de-
mons" His battery took a prominent
part in the big Somme offensive of a
year ago and in the fighting at the
eastern salient. It was in the heav-
lest of the Somme fighting that Lieut..
GilfOy was wounded and "gassed" by
German gas shell and as a result
was on the hospital list for a long
time in serious condition. Some
fifteen members of his battery were
wiped out in this particular engage
ment when the Germans got the range
of their guns.
Lieut. Gilfoy will be in Wisconsin
two weeks, and will then return to
Canada. He is not sure whether or
not he will be sent back to the west
ern front.