Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-10
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John R. Helmer Of Clinton, 80 years
old, is dead as the result Of being run
down by an automobile.
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Four days after her son, Edward
Morrissey, Of Hayward, died Of scar
let fever, Mrs. Morrissey died Of grief.
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The patriotic village board at Mi
nong refused to grant licenses to sa-
loon owners on the grounds that the
granting of licenses would cast a
shadow on Minong's splendid war rec
ord.
Mrs Frederick Fauck Of Oshkosh,
has received letter from her son,
Frank, in which he states his brother
Paul is dead in France, due to the ac-
cidental discharge of revolver the
young man was cleaning.
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Tavern Cowing, son of Frank Cow
ing of Superior, was found dead last
week at the Red Cedar bridge at Me-
nominee, with bullet wound in his
right temple. He was on a furlough
from Camp Dix, Olney, Ore. Indica-
lions point to suicide.
Nathan Schoenfeld, 9yearold Wa
tertOwn newsboy, was crushed to
death under the front right wheel of
car being driven by Herman Froe-
Itch The boy had sold a paper and
was crossing the street, looking at
the coins in his hand. He ran direct
ly in front of the auto.
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John Kelley, superintendent of the
Dodge county schools, is exhibiting a
German helmet sent to him by parcel
post by his son. doctor in the Amer
lean army in France. A bullet hole
and the name, on the front of the
helmet, of the boche whose head it
once protected, add to its interest as a
war relic.
Miss Beatrice Marsh Of Weblake,
Burnett county; Miss Ruth Olson and
Abel Jetblad, Grantsburg and Karl
Fletcher, Grantsburg, were severely
injured when the automobile in which
they were riding plunged over an en-
bankment near the village of Grants
burg. The accident was due to
broken steering gear.
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youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Faber, proprietor Of the new Re-
we're hotel, Oshkosh, who was drown
ed in the Fox river Monday night,
was recovered Tuesday While await
ing the arrival of her father, on boat,
the child ran away from her mother,
falling between the dock and boat.
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The idea of having a war angelus
is meeting with favor at Oshkosh. The
Rev. Edwin W. Todd, rector of the
Trinity Episcopal church, recently or
dered the chimes of Trinity rung ev-
cry day at II o'clock He asked par
ishioners and others to pause at that
hour and offer a prayer for United
States soldiers in France, and for vic
tory for the allies.
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Farmers and hunters in the field
are being urged not to destroy pig
cons either in flight or sitting because
Of the possibility of killing army or
navy pigeons. A heavy penalty is
provided under new laws fOrbidding
the killing or interfering with pigeons
from government training stations.
Wisconsin has a large number Of pig
cons in training at various stations.
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A. B. Pegg Of Dunbar, was brought
before Marinette justice charged
with making seditions remarks. 1t is
alleged he made uncOmplimentary re-
marks when the picture of President
Wilson was shown at a movie house.
He declares he is not a pro-German
but republican, who does not like
the way the president is conducting
affairs. He is being held at the coun-
ty Jail.
The mangled body of a man found
along the tracks Of the Chicago, North
Shore and Milwaukee electric railway
on June IL, was identified on Tues
day as that of VIM. Johnson, former
ly of Winthrop Harbor. Johnson for
merly was widely known in Kenosha.
He had been missing from his home
more than three weeks and his wife
established the Identification from a
hat found near the body.
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Weather conditions last fall and
during the blossom time this spring
have caused the failure Of the great
CuGIIy CIOp Ill DOOI Ou1y OU
per cent of the famous crop will be
available for the market this season.
Last season 1900 outside pickers
were employed to handle the crop, but
this year only half the number will be
required. The exceedingly light cher
ry crop Of this county will mean a loss
of thousands Of dollars to local grow
ers and to fruit merchants throughout
the country. Fruit growers predict
a big apple crop this fall.
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Engineers of the Wisconsin Rail
road Commission are in Racine in
specting routes used by street cars
and jitneys for the purpose of making
recommendations to the commission
for the re-routing of jitneys and pre-
vent, if possible, an increase in street
car fares, it being asserted that the
revenues Of the traction company
have been greatly reduced because
of the jitneys. There are three jitney