Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-06-27

Louis MalchOw Of Neenah,, may
lose the sight of one eye as the result
of an unfortunate cast with his own
fishing rod Malchow swung his rod
and the hook caught in his eye
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The Jones Dyeing and Bleach
works of GAINESVILLE, were damaged by
fire to the extent Of $4,000, last week
Valuable dyes and wooden products
were saved. 80 employees barely es-
capped with their lives.
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The registration card of Ewald
Mans, German-American, who was or
dered to leave Marinette some time
ago, for alleged seditious statements,
has been received by sheriff Hallen of
that county, from Buffalo, N. Y.
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VIM Kraft and son of Fl Atkinson,
were nearly drowned when an oval
bOttomed boat they were standing up
right in, capsized and left them f1oun-
dering in the deep water. An onlooker
rescued the two men with a fiat bot
toned boat.
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A five day search at Beloit, ended
in the finding of the body of Roy Rob
erts, 20 years old, son of M. L. Rob-
erts, Durant, Okla, oil magnate.
The body was found in mill race af-
ter the power had been shut off and
the water drained away.
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Chas. Curry Chase, prominent
Oshkosh manufacturer, was found in
the basement of his home, dead, with
wound in his breast from shotgun.
The gun was fastened to a wise and
nearby was the cleaning stick. Evi-
IDENTIFY Mr.. Chase had met his death
accidently
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Louis Kneubuhler, an aged Mineral
Point citizen, received severe injur-
les when he was knocked down by
speeding motorist from Dodgeville
The stranger speeded up and attempt
ed to escape but was caught and fined.
Mineral Point people were highly in
dignant over the affair.
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A terrific rainstorm at at GAINESVILLE
and Beloit week ago caused Rock
river to raise inches. With it came
wind and lightning doing great dam
age to barns and livestock. William
Waite, a telegraph operator, was SER
iously shocked by bolt that came ov-
er the wire while he was sending a
message.
There are 1000 legally indentured
apprentices in Wisconsin, according
to the first report on apprenticeship
which was issued on Friday by the in
dustrial commission. More than half
OF these are machinist apprentices,
while patternmaking and bricklaying
are other trades in which there are
many apprentices.
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The use of the American flag for ad-
vertising purposes resulted in the ar
rest and conviction of Mrs. Rosa
GlOss'berg who manages a general
store at Neenah Federal authorities
investigated the use of the flag on
some hand bills Mrs. Glossberg had
printed and in a day or so she ap-
peared in justice court and paid a
fine Of $40 and costs.
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A peculiar runaway occurred at
Dodgeville last week. A local freight
team dashed without driver, down
the street near the l. G. depot and be-
came separated from the wagon. They
proceeded further down the tracks
until they fell from the embankment
at trestle work Both horses went
down fifteen feet turning over as they
fell. Neither animal was hurt.
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For seven years the police of Ra-
cine have been seeking Vernon FLEET
cher who in September, 1910, stole the
horse and buggy of DR.. w. P. Collins,
dispOsing of it in Chicago. The search
was without success and it was be-
lieved that Fletcher was dead. Tues
day he arrived in Racine and after
visiting his old haunts and becoming
intoxicated he declared that he was
immune from arrest. The police up-
on learning of Fletcher's return took
him into custody.