Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-08-14

~ mead OF rat steers brought $500
each to Frank Howe of Shullsburg.
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The daughter, 5, of Kames Maiarus,
~Sheboygan, lost her left eye when a
boy shot an arrow which pierced The
eyeball.
A crop of S3 tons of hay burned al
Sheboygan when lightning struck a
barr of Peter Carman. The crop had
just been harvested.
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$4,000 fire loss was caused near
Green Bay when lightning struck
four different buildings during a
storm. Two farmers lost their all.
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The BabcOck cream tester is being
used in 1900 American cheese fac
tories in this state. The farmers rec
ognlze it to be the fairest and best
method.
100000 motor vehicle licenses will
be issued in 1918 according to the
states figures. The receipts will be
about two million dollars three
fourths of this going to the state
highway Iund.
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Mrs. j. M. Higgins of Prairie du
CHEN, a grocer, raised the sugar GER
tificate allotted her from 100 to 400
pounds. She will pay a fine of SO
to the Red Cross.
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Isaac King, accused of the murder
of David B. Hill, has been arrested in
Outagamie county. Both are Indians.
1t is said Hill interfered in a quarrel
between King and his wife.
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Ernest Jaeger broke Jail at Port
Washington by saving through an ir-
on window bar, making a forty-foot
rope out of his bedding which he tied
to the cell bars and slid down.
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Mistress Ann, the ostrich at Villas
Park, Madison, laid the eggs that
weighed three pounds and the incu-
bator at the university did the rest.
Ann seems proud of her progeny.
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The accidental discharge Of a shot
gun in the hands of a small boy caus-
ed the death of Charles Heavrin, aged
5, of Utica, Crawford county. The
load of shot almost blew the boys
face off.
Miss Grace Lusk is bearing her
confinement in the Waupun prison
stoically and talks freely to the Off
Gals. She has a strong conviction
that her sentence Will last but a year
or so. Her health has not been good.
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A detailed survey of Wisconsin's
war is being made by Maj.
Henry Boyden. He called at the ex-
ecutive office for information. The
survey will show the of
state crop production, manufacturing
plants and value of all war material
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Richard Block, for whom a 81, 0
reward was offered, following his
breaking Jail at Manitowoc, May 80,
1917, has been arrested at Muskegon,
Mich. He will be tried on a charge
of arson. A former co-worker gave
information leading to his arrest and
will get a reward of $50.
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DR.. Louis Falge, 81, member of the
Wisconsin State Historical society
and chairman of the county war his
tory board, is dead at Manitowoc. He
has three sons with the %colors, Lieut..
John Falge being in the American
fleet overseas, and one son each in
the aviation and infantry. DR.. Falge
was prominent in Masonic circles.
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A. B. Regg, Dunbar, was arrested
or a charge of violating the espion-
age law. The charge was dropped on
order of U. S. District Attorney Saw
yer, Milwaukee, and a charge of US
ing abusive and abscene language
ferred under state laws. Regg was
sentenced to sixty days in the work.
house.
August Eckert, SO, a farmer near
Pulaski, was taken before a justice
at Oconto charged with violation OF
the espionage act. Jos. McKeefry, 40
was taken on the same charge. He
is accused of saying: II am no hog.
I'll be hanged before I'll eat substi
tutes. The government has no righ'
to send troops to France and make
me eat that kind of stuff"
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Three persons met violent deaths
at Amigo last week. They were as
follows: Jacob Jirek was crushed to
death by a 5-ton stone. he dug a
hole six feet deep in which to bury
the stone. The ground caved in. Jos
Schade, Chicago, was drowned in Pei
lean Lake. The body was recovered,
Clarence Hays, 8, Pearson, was fatal
ly crushed under a log.
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A heat-crazed bull inflicted terrific
injuries On Henning Beckus, 14-year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henning
Beckus of Beloit. Ribs broken anG
severe decorations all rel the body
comprise the lads injuries. He went
to the pasture to drive the cows home
for the night when the bull attacked
him. The boy managed to crawl tC
a fence and escape the enraged ami
NAL. The bull made one last rush
and threw the boy through the fence
Beckus was taken to a hospital anj
will recover.
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The Clysmic Spring Co., the Wau-