Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-15


latter had assaulted his mother.
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BARRIERS in La Crosse are planning
to increase the price Of shaves to 20
cents and hair cuts to 40 cents. The
price was recently increased from 20
to So cents for cutting hair.
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The most unusual industrial acct
dent in the history of Kenosha Occurr-
ed when Stephen Kalapienka died in
stantly when he was struck on the
head by a four inch belt. It is de-
clared that the shock of the accident
killed the man.
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Mrs. ]. Reilly Of Mt. Horeb, while
confined in private sanitarium near
Milwaukee, jumped from a high win
dow to the ground, breaking her leg
in two places and suffering internal
injuries. The shock is said to have
restored her.
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Fire destroyed a big barn and 80
head of valuable dairy cattle, six hors
es, machinery and other property on
the farm of Ole Targeson south Of
Eau Claire. The total loss was $4,000
with 5000 insurance. Fire cause un-
known.
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The memory of William Kirkhoff,
an employe Of the Lawson Aircraft
corporation, was honored in an unus-
ual manner at his funeral in Green
Bay, when Alfred Lawson, plotting a
military tractor biplane, lowered over
the mourners, strewing flowers upon
the grave.
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In an effort to increase the acreage
devoted to sugar beets this year Ra
cine factories are Offering farmers $40
a ton for the beets and declare that
prices may go even higher. 1t is ex-
pected that the average acreage de-
voted to beets will be double that of
last year.
Mrs. Henrietta Witthuhn Of Marsh
field, recently celebrated her 95th
birthday anniversary. She was born
near Stettin, Germany, in 1928, and
came to America in 1852. After living
in Milwaukee for five years, she and
her husband farmed in various parts
of Wisconsin and eventually made
their home in Marshield. She is in
very good health and takes a lively
interest in the topics OF the day.
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"The war" That's the explanation
ManitowOc brewers have given as a
result of an increase in the price OF
"suds." The new schedule of prices
is $1,000 per barrel, while bottled
beer has advanced 10 cents a case in
price. Saloonkeepers propose in some
instances to cut down the size Of the
"schooners" rather than raise the
price of their goods.
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Hanging himself with bedsheet to
the bars of a Milwaukee county jail
cell, shortly after being sentenced to
eighteen months in the house of cor
rection, Chas. Denkert was cut down
and revived by the jailer. He was I'M
conscious when discovered. He had
ripped up his bed sheet and knotted
the strips into a rope. After his SEN
tence for fraud by Judge A. G. Back
us in municipal court, Denkert and
his wife created a scene The woman
became hysterical and her husband
wept aloud
With every inch of her body burned
the result Of having tried to eXtinguish
the flames from an explosion Of can
of varnish which was placed on the
stove to boil, Mrs. J. CoOnen Of Kim
berly, died at ST. Elizabeth's hospital,
Appleton Mrs. Coonen and her
daughter, Mrs Martin Der Beten, were
awakened early in the morning by
the cries Of fire by the maid. Both
rushed to the scene of the fire and in
attempting to smother the flames with
a rug, Mrs. CoOnen tripped and fell
into the flames.
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The Chippewa Indians on the Cou-
deray reservation dedicated their ser
vice flag May LIST, at the Indian village
of Reserve. The dedication services
were held in the Catholic church at
that place. Attorney Silverhorn Of
Hayward, Dr. Carlos Montezuma of
the University of Chicago, Rev. FIR.
p. O'MahOney Of SpOoner, were the
speakers The Indians are very pat
riotic, giving to the Red Cross freely
and doing considerable knitting for
the Red Cross workers. The service
flag has over fifty stars. Most Of the
Indians enlisted before the DART start
ed.
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Charged with attempting to aid a
prisoner in the Racine county Jail to
escape by secreting ten steel saws
in Jelly cakes, pies and pot Of cOf-
fee, Fred Evans, recently released
from the prison at Waupun, is being
held by the Racine police Evans is
alleged to have made two trips to the
county jail with the view of prOyid
ing Robert Reed, charged with steal
ing $4,000 worth of jewelry, with the
means Of escape. He is said to have
told the police that Reeds sister in
Milwaukee had asked him to go to
the Racine jail and see what could
be done to aid her brother.
1900
John Peters. an Indian from the
Menominee tribe on the reservation
at Keshena, died in France from
wounds received on the firing line.
He is the first Indian from the Me-
nominee tribe To die for Uncle Sam