Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-29
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The Wisconsin Packing company,
which has been operating the plant at
and laid them off for an indefinite
time.
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Fire starting from a match thrown
into a pile of hay by Reuben, 5-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kohl
man, Waupun, destroyed a barn own
ed by his parents.
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Ed Jurgens0n was instantly killed
while engaged in surveying near Kill
bourn. He was engaged in carrying
the chain which in some manner be-
came caught on a live wire.
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Mrs. Robert Moser, Neillsville, was
taken suddenly and violently insane
Monday, and on Tuesday was taken to
Mendoza hospital. Mr.. Moser is left
to care for three small children.
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The well known case Of George A.
BassfOrd against the school district
Of Algoma to recover a years salary
and $1,000 expenses, will be brought
to trial in the Kewaunee circuit court
this week.
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Mrs. Paul Peterson Of Hilbert, was
instantly killed by lightning during
a recent electrical storm She was
taking in the family wash and her
husband had asked her to go in out
Of the rain, when the lightning struck
her.
The search for the body of Jack
Mathews, youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. c. R. Mathews, who was drowned
in the Wisconsin river at Grand Rap
ids last Monday, is gradually being
given up. No trace of the body had
been found up to Saturday.
Ole Skouge, Menominee, was seated
on the top of a pug mill at one of the
city brick yards when someone start
ed the machinery. The mill grinds
up the clay and is full of revolving
steel knives. Skouge's legs were
drawn in and he was ground like
sausage, meat.
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O1O01nS VI HIGH SCuOOlS early III
order to allow the boys to assist with
farm work was given as the reason
for cancelling the normal school in
terscholastic meet at La Crosse. Only
three schools, 10 athletes, entered.
The other schools in that territory
sent regrets.
The strike at the Redgranite and
Lohrville quarries near Plainfield
has resulted in a declaration by the
quarry management that the quarries
will remain closed for the remain
der Of the war. This will throw about
300 wOrkmen out of employment at
those places.
Wolves are so plentiful in West
Grant that they are frequently seen
trOtting along the country roads. Last
week near Patch Grove, two wolves
accompanied the automobile of a
farmer some distance and seemed in
clined to be friendly. Sheep-growers
are suffering severely.
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Guy Farwell, Baraboo, while work
ing on his brothers land near the
former Gollmar circus winter quar-
ters, found piece of virgin copper
weighing about Fl pounds This cop
per came down from northern Mich
igan at the time the ice sheet cover
ed the United States as far south as
the Ohio river, excepting the drift
less area.
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Alleging his claims for deferred
classification in the draft have been
ignored, Geo. r. Kitzerow, Milwaukee
asked the supreme court to direct the
district court for eastern Wisconsin
to review his case. Kitzerow claimed
invalid parents were dependent upon
him. A number of draft cases have
been appealed but this is the first OF
its kind to reach the supreme court.
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Charles Babb of Sylvan, met with
painful accident last week the re-
suit of which is likely to cost him the
loss of an eye. While pulling some
wire from pile of drift wood the
hammer which he was using slipped
and struck him in the eye with con-
siderable force. He was hurried to
Chicago and placed under the care OF
d well huOWu eye SpoC1allSL. WOTO
received Monday states that the in
jury is likely to be permanent.
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While presumably engaged in fish
ing from one of the timbers on the
pier of the dam at Stoughton, Morris
the 7-year-old son. of Mr. and Mrs
Julius Johnson, lost his balance and
thereby nearly lost his life Two
boys fishing nearby heard the little
fellow call for help and succeeded in
getting him to shore. After wrapping
him in coat the boys took the young
ster to his home where he was
warmed and dried after his cold bath
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The arrest Of the fourth alleged
Stacker was credited to Policeman J
J. Murray Of Horizon, when he
brought in Paul ROlOss, from farm
near Oak Grove. He was working for
the Western Electric Co., Chicago, al
the time of registration, and returned
60 his fathers farm last December
Mr.. Roloss is a graduate Of the Jun