Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-08

Chase Ewing, VINO nVeS Oh MIL
creek, in Richland county, lays claim
to the championship of Wisconsin as
a sheep shearer. He has in forty
seven years shorn $4,000 sheep, and
has a record of shearing 100 sheep in
q, single day.
Joseph SchibOrski, 10 years old, and
Evelyn Holmes, 9 years old, were
drowned at La Crosse in sight of a
dozen spectators, none of whom was
able to swim. The children waded
into deep water, off a step-off, just be-
low wing dam in the river.
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Dogs of Chippewa are purchasing
uniforms for the police nowadays. A
recent license ordinance passed by
the city council provides that all dogs
must bear a license or be destroyed.
The license goes into a fund for the
purchase of new uniforms for the po-
lice
! a Guernsey cow belonging to Will
liam InmeI of Barton has a unique
record in that it gave birth to twin
calves successfully for three years.
The third set of twin calves was born
a few days ago. The little animals
are perfectly formed and in good
sound health.
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Walter Pagenkopf and Percy Hotch-
kiss were bathing below the dam at
Brokaw. Pagenkopf was caught by
the undertOw and dragged under
Hotchkiss shouted for help and at
tempted to find Pagenkopf, but was
caught himself and also disappeared
Neither one was seen again.
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Never squeal on a lady," said Al
bert Hafer, Lacrosse young man, as
the police took him to the county jail
to serve forty-five days. Joe was en-
.tertained by Miss Kate Rachel. lie
complained to the police that she
stole So from him. The police arrest
ed both on a statutory charge. Joe
pleaded guilty and the woman denied
the charge.
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Frederick Schroeder, aged 80, liv-
ing near Appleton, was drowned at
Smiths stone quarry, four and a half
miles southwest of the city, when he
was seized with cramps while bathing
in pool fed by springs. The body
was recovered a few hours later by
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farmer and is survived by wife and
two children.
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Mrs. Fred Rosenow, Sc years old,
wife of prominent furniture dealer,
was found dead in her home at Stew
ems Point. Mr. Rosenow discovered
his wife seated in rocking chair in
front Of the kitchen gas range with
the six gas cocks turned on. While
attempting to rescue her he narrowly
escaped death himself. Physicians
found him unconscious on the lawn.
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Edward Schwartz, Is years old. of
Milwaukee was found guilty in NUM-,
cpal court Cf having robbed no less
than half a dozen residences on the
west side. He was sentenced to serve
a six-year term at the reformatory at
Green Bay. During the trial an un-
Gle OF the boy living on the Blue
Mound road testified that Schwartz
had robbed his home of Sal and had
fired two shots at him when detected.
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Roy Seifert, II years old, living
near Pepin, died after intense suffer
ing from an injury sustained while
unloading hay. He set his fork up
right in the hay NOW and climbed to
the platform Oh top of the studding to
pull the hayfOrk rope in. Grasping the
rope he jumped backward onto the
hay and lit squarely on the fork han
die, which was forced into his intes-
tines a distance of eight inches. The
young man was to have remained at
home to care for his widowed mother
while his two brothers were in the