Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31

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Henry Dahlke, a Verona dairyman,
was fined $25 and costs for having
watered milk. Dahlke in rebuttal
said that the boys had knocked over a
pail of milk and watered it to keep
the facts from him. The court i'm
posed a mild sentence.
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The lid has been clamped down on
the "tenderloin" in Marinette city and
county and all inmates of the resorts
have been ordered to leave at once.
The action on the part of city and
county officials followed numerous
more potatoes that the states tuber
complaints made recently.
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Four hours after William Hart, 40,
who claims to have walked from
coast to coast, had robbed the home
Of Paul Alderman, south of Manito-
voc, he was sentenced to n year in
Waupun pe%nitentiary. Hart secured
about $50 al the Alderman home but
before he had a chance to spend the
money was arrested.
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Henry c.. T. Fromm of Wausau,
was allowed to go to Camp Grant with
457 other selectmen. Young Fromm
was under indictment for violation
of the espionage act. His father is
Socialist candidate for senator. 25,-
600 people witnessed the farewell cell
ebration given by the Marathon
ty people to these men.
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Lieut.. VIM. Thompson Of Quarry,
Manitowoc county, died at Ellis Is
land, N. Y, from poison gas. Thomp-
son was gassed on the French lines
and invalided home. He died just as
the boat landed. He was a member
of the same escadrille the late Quen-
ton Roosevelt belonged to. Thomp-
son had three German machines to
his credit. A French officer brought
the body home.
Housewives of Wisconsin respond
ed SO promptly and so Loyalty to the
food administrators appeals to use
more potatoes that the states tuber
supply of last years crop has been
lowered decidedly. Heads of potato
grower associations say that the bins
are steadily showing a reduction in
their contents and all due to the re-
Spouse of the Housewives to the call to
use up all the old crop to prevent any
wastage.
Because of the popularity of French
the new French house, recently es-
t%ablished at Madison to provide in
formal practice in French converse
ton and at which that language alone
is spoken, is crowded to it's capacity.
About 48 men and women students
board at the French house. The Ger
man house at the university, as found
ed many years ago to aid students in
German, has been closed for some
time.
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The city of GAINESVILLE is facing a
lawsuit for attempting to move the
p%esthouse. At the last meeting of
the city council the city attorney was
instructed to sell the ground on which
the detention hospital now stands and
have the building moved sixty rods.
Residents in that part of the city, up
in arms, have filed petitions with the
council, threatening to bring suit if
the house is moved. Regardless of
petitions the pesthouse has been or
dered moved.
Frank Smith of the Wisconsin Foun-
dry Co., Madison, lives but Frank Dv-
orak, a fellow workman is dead. Dv-
orak saw a wire carrying ITO volts
fall from the ceiling. He pushed
Smith out of the way but grabbed a
steel crane with both hands. The
wire struck the crane and Dvorak
was el%ectrocuted. The current pass
ed through the crane and into the
mans body. Other men endeavoring
to pull Dvorak away, we're severely
shocked. Dvorak leaves a large fam
lily.
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Clipping her hair and DOMINIC mems
clothes was the downfall of 14-year-
old Aida Harlan of TomahaWk. This
young Miss could not agree to abide
by certain rules laid down by her par
cnts, and decided to leave home. She
took a pair of scissors, clipped off her
sparkling locks and donned her faith
er's overalls and attempted to pass as
one of the masculine sex. Chief Nc
Whitley of T~Omahawk, recognized the
girl and brought her to court. She
was sent to the Industrial School in
Milwaukee for a year.
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A verdict of guilty was brought in
by the jury, Saturday night, in federal
court, against nine Holy Rollers from
~Barronette, Wis, whose trial on con
splracy charges to violate the espion-
age act has been in progress for three
days at Eau Claire. Judge Evans
passed sentence as follows: James
Larson, leader, fifteen months at FIT.
Leavenworth; Edward Larson. year
at Leavenworth; Edward johnson,
year at L~eavenworth; Oscar Molberg,
year at Leavenworth; Chris Larson,
six months in house of correction,
Superior; NJ. Pinrud, $500 fine or six
months in jail; Peter Wedlund, $3.50
line or three months in Jail. After
sentence was passed all defendants
prayed aloud for the Judge and pros
ecutor and those responsible for their
prosecution, with 'Amens" coming
from members of their families seat
ed about the courtroom. The trial
of this case attracted much attention
as many other similar cases are pend
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