Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-11
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army.
so bushels of wheat an acre is re-
ported grown by Seller Bros, owners
of a dairy farm east of La Crosse.
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John Doberstein, Grover, 81, was
seized with a coughing spell follow
ed by a hemorrhage, while riding in
an automobile, and expired.
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A son, 9, of A. P. Chase, Marinette
county, while at play, accidently dis
charged a gun, the bullet entering
the heart of his brother, II, killing
him.
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William Jones, So, former police
chief of Menasha, fell from a lumber
wagon to a cement driveway at the
Menasha Woodenware Co. plant. He
died of a Fractured skull.
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Dean H. L. Russell, college of ag-
riculture University of Wisconsin
has issued a warning against start
ing chain letters for the Red Cross
or any other patriotic purpose.
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"Lutheranism and Americanism
dI6 III COllDlGIG dCCOIu, uGCldIGu IlS
Rev. Otto Engel, author and educat-
or, addressing 500 Lutherans gather
ed at Pardeeville to re-dedicate their
church.
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John s.. Donald, former secretary
of state, who withdrew as candidate
for congress recently to enter the Y.
M. G. A.. foreign service as admin
iCtP9fjUn CnppptorU hoe orpiUad in
France, according to word received.
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A service flag with fifteen stars,
presented by the women of the Jew
ish congregation at Green Bay, was
dedicated last week. One star is of
gold for Alfred Henry Israel, Mil
waukee, who enlisted while a resi-
dent of Green Bay.
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After Selling all the German text
books in the Mellen high school cit
liens carried them out into the street
and hen burned them. Scores of
people witnessed the destruction of
the books which marked the end of
the teaching of German in the school.
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A federal appropriation bill will
have al item of $500 for Mrs. J. H.
Davidson, Oshkosh, widow of Repre-
sentative Davidson. 1t is in accord
ance with custom to pay this amount
to the widow Of q member of con-
gress who dies while in active SER
vice.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hollenstein, of
Mayville, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary, all of their
four sons and two daughters being
present. Mr.. Hollenstein was born
in Switzerland in 1912, came to Wis
cOnsin in 1869, lived at Woodland,
Dodge county, four years, n came
to Mayville in 1878, engaging in the
manufacture of wagons.
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Floyd l.. Hawkins, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Spencer Hawkins, South Kau-
kauna, was reported killed in action
July 1, according to a telegram re-
ceived by his parents. This apparent
ly is an error for letters written as
late as Aug. 4 have been received
from the young man. He stated that
he was in a hospital but his condi-
tion was not serious.
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Because, as he said in a note found
on his person he worried about his
brothers commitment two weeks ago
to an insane asylum, Harold Lun-
gaas, q, son of Mr.. an dMrs. Rob
ert Lungaas, Eau Claire, home on a
furlough from Great Lakes, shot him
self through the heart. His body was
found lying directly under the flag
pole on the grounds of the Seventh
ward school.
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Charged with counterfeiting town
orders, Edward Wolfgram, former
chairman of the town of Schoepke,
Oneida County, has been bound over
for trial in circuit court. Wolfgram
at one time conducted a saloon but
was denied a renewal Of his license
on the ground that he was an alien
enemy. He is reputed to be wealthy
and has bought Liberty bonds and
war savings stamps.
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Ten of nineteen persons arraigned
before Federal Judge Sanborn at
Milwaukee, pleaded guilty to giving
booze to soldiers and were given SEN
fences ranging from time spent in
imprisonment to one year in limbo.
The others waived and will be tried
this week. A number claimed they
merely set up the drinks to be friend
ly. The more mercenary cases re-
ceived the most severe theatment
from the court.
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The study of German has been re-
tanned in st. Johns Lutheran paroch-
ial school, Edgerton, despite a re-
quest of the county council of de-
tense that the language be dropped.
The congregation voted 81 to IA in
favor of its continuance. The Rev.
j. c. Stillman, pastor, declared that
only an hour a day is devoted to re-
1igious instruction and half an hour
TO the language itself. "Of course in
time we expect to eliminate German
entirely from the school but for the
present it does not seem PRACTICAL
said the Rev. Stillman. Children
come from homes where German is
spoken entirely and to teach them in
English would delay their religious
education. Those from homes where
English is spoken, of course, are able
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