Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-02-27

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The entire lower lip Of P. V. King,
Darlington farmer, was bitten off by
horse. Mr.. King was shoveling snow
in front of the animal when suddenly
it reached forward and nipped him
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The body of Lieut. Milton T. Rodig,
who died at Camp Pike, Little Rock,
Ark, was received at Fond du Lac,
Monday night, Lieut. Rodig, 26, was
married to Miss Marie Hall, daughter
of Rev. Walter A. Hall, Fond du Lac,
on Nov 80, at Pasadena, Calf
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That motion pictures and dime nov
els are responsible for his downfall
is claimed by Clarence Hockert, II,
who is charged with having stolen
$74 from a Marinette butcher shop,
where he was employed. Hockert has
been arrested and is awaiting trial.
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Death brought an end to the suf-
fering of Esther Kaahz, aged II of
La Crosse. The little girl-with her
younger sister and brother-was
playing around Christmas tree last
December, when a lighted candle ig
nited her dress. The parents reach
ed home to find the child in agony
from her burns.
Ernest Heineman Of Nelson was ar
rested at Pepin and is being held to
await trial on the. charge Of disloy-
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pro-German sentiments. He was
roughly handled by John Lef1ay and
Julius Marcks, who we're arrested and
the case was dismissed and the COM
plainant was placed in custody of the
sheriff.
The presence of Emil Timm in a
hospital at Shawano revealed inter
esting family facts. He is a member
of family of 19-the parents and
seventeen children. There is one pair
of twins. Seven of the family are at
work in the woods, earning good
wages, this winter Six of the boys
are of exactly the same height. Two
are registrants.
Belief that the words "To H"
With the KAISER" painted in large let
tiers on a barn is an extra fire hazard,
has caused a mutual fire insurance
company Of Winnebago county far
mers to ask that the building be re-
insured at a higher rate. 1t is feared
that some pro-German will set fire to
it. How the sign was painted or who
painted it is not known.
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Mrs. Stanley Filkowsky, sc, wife Of
farmer of Miles, Wis, was found
dead in COW stall of the barn The
woman had been hooked in the eye by
the COW, but it is not believed that
that injury was sufficient to cause
death and the fatality is ascribed to
trampling after the injury. The dream
of little daughter that her mother
was dead led the children to the barn
where she was found dead by them.
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A Kenosha lad of 6, giving his name
as Lampe, marched into the police
station and demanded the arrest of
one of his companions, whom, he de-
clared, had made insulting remarks
about the American flag. His compan-
ion was found and admitted having
made the remarks He was warned
not to let it happen again and Master
Lampe was commended for his 10y
atty.
Work on Fond du Laos $4,000 sales
pavilion will be started as soon as
weather permits. The bids for con-
structiOn have been opened. The pa
viliOn will contain quarters for 200
kind. Concrete floor and runways, in
dividual drinking cups, sanitary stalls,
steam heat and electric lights are in
cluded. Elaborate quarters will also
be provided for buyers and spectators
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At ManitOWOc for the third time
within two weeks death claimed
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hronek,
when Raymond, twin brother of one
of the children who died two weeks
ago, succumbed to scarlet fever. Ray
mond was 2 years old, twin of Ro-
land. On Jan. 80, Alvin, aged years,
died, and few hours later Roland's
death occurred. Owing to the disease
being contagious, the funerals were
held soon after the children died.
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It is known that two big Chinese
farming colonies have been establish
ed in Wisconsin, with the announce
ment of the signing Of leases on 1 ,480
acres of land in Juneau and Rusk
counties by Chicago Chinese One
hundred Chinese will be sent to the
farms from Chicago the first part of
March and it is planned to have many
more follow-some from Chicago and
some from Stockton, CAL Options on
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