Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-04-10

A. H. Lewis, II years old, for many
years prominent in business affairs
of Fond du Lac, was found hanging
in the basement of his residence.
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The huge stack of the GAINESVILLE
Electric Co. parted from it's moor
ings during a high wind and fell to
the ground. The stack fell clear of
any buildings and small damage was
done.
Rock river is the highest since
1881 at GAINESVILLE. Many Easements
are flooded in the business district
and the farm houses in the country
are isolated.
F. G. McGlachin, chief of the La
Crosse fire department, his chauffeur
George Colwell, narrowly escaped
death when the automobile in which
they were driving collided with a fire
truck. Colwell sustained sprained
back and bruises and the chief es-
capped injury.
A Next of Kin" club, composed of
immediate relatives Of all Marinette
county men who are in service, is be-
ing organized at Marinette and SINH
lar clubs will be formed in every part
of the state. The local branch, which
will have over 300 members, will par
ticipate in all patriotic work and al
SO aid in the Liberty Loan drive.
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Miss Blanch A. Wuilleumer of Mad
ison, has enlisted in the army as a
telephone operator, and will soon
leave for France to take up switch
board duty behind the lines. She is
from Monticello, Wis, where her par
ents reside, and was formerly en-
ployed by the Wisconsin Telephone
Co.
Blood taken from the veins of Mrs.
G. H. Anderson of Fond du Lac, has
saved the life Of her 18-year-old
daughter, Madelyn, who was seriously
injured in a coasting accident. Trans
fusion was the only means of saving
the girls life, according to physi-
clans, so the mother offered to furn-
ish blood from her own body to save
her child.
w. A. Bright, mayor of Trempeleau
and travelling salesman for La
Crosse grocery firm, was instantly
killed when his automobile plunged
over ten foot embankment. Bright
directed a fellow passenger how to
secure a lift to pull the machine from
his body but died before being res
cued. The other man fell clear and
was unhurt.
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Oshkosh is proud of having per-
haps the youngest and most adept
musical prodigy in a little tot, Vir-
ginia Faber, years old. Miss Faber
is making Roadway as a pianist in a
manner considered by those who have
heard her to be marvellous. Not on
ly does she play the piano nicely but
she reads music readily and memoir
ICES rapidly. She is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Valentine Faber.
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George, the 13-year-old son of
Clerk of the Court, H. ]. Wagner at
Fond du Lac, was almost instantly
killed when he fell across a rapidly
revolving circular saw He was al
most cut in two The boy was throw
ing edgings out of the way. His faith
er's barn burned last winter and a
crew of men was at work saving tim
Der for new one.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Peterson of
Waupaca, have celebrated their Goth
wedding anniversary at the old home
stead in Pennington, upon which they
have lived since 1878. The day was
also the 85th anniversary of the
groom who was born in Denmark on
March IL, 1888. Mrs. Peterson is one
year younger and is hale and hearty
and able g perform her household
duties without assistance. After
marriage in Denmark in 1858, Mr..
Peterson served in the Danish-Ger
man war in 1864. In 1866 the coup
lie emigrated to America.