Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
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The Portage school board voted to
abandon the study of German in the
city schools.
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According to statistics compiled by
NJ. E. ~Blumenfield, more than 60, 900
people visited the dome of the Wis
consin state capitol from July 1, 1917,
to July 1, 1918.
B. w. Reynolds, Menominee, died
from the effects of being overcome by
fumes while sleeping above the en-
CINE room of a lake steamer on which
he was engineer.
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Freshman caps and hazing will be
officially tabooed at the University of
Wisconsin this year and fraternity
life will be impossible because of
army regulations.
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Henry Tenant and Morris Noun
tain, 10, and Lloyd Harrington, %, of
Amigo, pleaded guilty in Municipal
court to robbing Albert Stone of $25.
Mr.. Stone vas knocked down in a
lumber yard. His assailants were
found spending money in a saloon.
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Private John A. McInns, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James McInns of Eau Claire,
a member of Co. E of that city, is the
first local man to be taken prisoner
by the Germans. He was listed as
missing in action June IL, but a letter
from the war department states he is
a prisoner at Camp Giesen, Germany.
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Louis Rounds and Williams Bar
tell, Fall River, were killed when an
automobile in which they were rid
ing struck a telephone post near Col
umbus. Max Freck, owner of the car,
was badly injured. His son., 9, es-
capped with slight injuries. j. Rob-
bins and August Mann were seriously
bruised.
1000
Ira Decker, 40 and Myron Clark, so,
were seriously injured when buried
Whitewater Brick and Tile Co. One
Of the workmen allowed too much
gas to accumulate in the kiln before
lighting the torch. The damage is
about $4,000. Mr.. Decker is not ex-
pected to live.
William A. Parish, Hushford, Mimi,
who, while under the influence of in
toxicants, took possession of an au-
tomobile of Edward Funk, La Crosse,
and attempted to operate it as a tax
a half at Waupur by Judge Brindley
VIXEN he pleaded guilty to the charge
of larceny of a car.
600
The body of Clarence Joyce, IL son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Joyce Sr., An
tigo, was found floating in Muller's
lake. The boy had been missing for
over a week. He left home, evident
ly offended at a slight reprimand
from an older brother. The coroner's
jury found that he came to his death
through accidental drowning.
900
Otto Westmeier, assistant baker,
Amigo, is being held for trial on the
charge of making disloyal utterances.
He is said to have boosted that he
was dishonorably discharged from the
U. S. army and that he was proud OF
it. He has three brothers in the Ger
man army and said that he would not
fight against them. Westmeier is said
to have served with the regular army
On the Mexican border, being dis
charged after a quarrel with an Of
ficer.
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Marking the end of legislative ne
gotiations extending over fifteen
years, La Crosse will obtain possess
sion of its $25O,0OO island park when
President Wilson attaches his sig
nature to a bill Just passed by the
house, in which Minnesota cedes to
Wisconsin Barron Island, and this
state cedes to Minnesota Latsch Is
land, opposite Winona. First efforts
to have Barron island included in the
state of Wisconsin were made short
ly after the late A. w. Pettibone con-
verified the 600-acre tract into a park
and donated it to the city of Lacrosse.
The proposition involved the ceding
by Wisconsin to Minnesota of an island
opposite Red Wing in return for the
Pettibone property. The bills failed
of passage. 600
Health supervision of school chill
dren, especially in rural districts,
will be recommended for adoption
generally throughout the state dur
ing the school yea now beginning
Contrary to a common belief, coun-
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