Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-12
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Edward Hamilton, 20, of Stanley,
was killed by freight train. His
body was hurled rs feet from the
tracks.
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A two-headed lamb was born at the
Loveland stock farm near Grants
burg, last week. 1t has two necks,
two mouths and four eyes, but only
one Of the heads is equipped with
ears.
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H. E. Hodson, a Chicago potato
buyer, was robbed of $3.50 diamond
pin while on the Pullman enroute
Oconto. He left the pin in his
which he put under his pillow. Whe !
he awoke both were gone.
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When a team of horses belonging
to August Karau of Pine River, ran
away and struck a telephone pole,
the tongue Of the wagon penetrated
the pole over six inches, nearly break
ing through on the other side.
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The Wisconsin allotment of the
wool shorn from President Wills on's
sheep has been sold. Eugene Wuesth-
off OF Milwaukee, was the successful
bidder, offering 5000. The proceeds
of the sale will be given to the Red
Cross fund.
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When a kerosene stove exploded
while Mrs. John Shinkel was prepar-
ing dinner at her Ashland home, she
was killed and her husband and son
badly burned while eXtinguishing the
burning oil which threatened the de-
struction of the house.
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Pickerel in Swans park, Beaver
Dam, have been causing considerable
trouble lately by eating the young
ducks that are being raised on the la,
COON. In order to protect the little
ducks from the fish a wire netting
has been stretched across the pond
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The body Of Miss Elenore Seitz, 30,
daughter Of a leading La Crosse bus
mess man, has not yet been recover
ed She committed suicide by leap
ing off the shore at Pettibone park
into the Mississippi river. The young
woman recently returned from san.
itorium at WauwatOsa.
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The mystery surrounding the. dis
appearance of Herbert fitzpatrick, Z
year-old son Of Irving Fitzpatrick, we'll
known hotel man, was cleared up
by the finding Of the child's body in
the Milwaukee river. 1t is thought
the little fellow fell off raft on which
he was playing and drowned.
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Two sisters celebrated their gold
en- wedding anniversaries at Rich
field on the same day. They are Mrs.
Nick Schmidt and Mrs. VIM. Goetz.
They appeared with their husbands
at St. Augustine's church where FIR.
Carbenian performed the ceremony
that renewed the marriage VOWS TAX
en- by these two couples fifty years
ago.
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After John Porkorsky had been ar
rested on the charge Of being drunk,
Manitowoc officials discovered that he
was a member of a draft contingent
ordered to Camp Grant. The, sheriff
offered to release him but POrkOrsky
refused to go to camp and also attack
ed the official. Now he is held on the
charges Of resisting the draft and may
be tried by court martial.
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Emil G. Storm, Stevens Point, a
brakeman on the 500, was crushed to
death under a 500 line car at. Owen
when engaged in switching the cars
on an extra freight preparatory to
leaving on a run to Superior. There
were no eye witnesses to the tragedy.
The mangled remains Of the man were
discovered in the 500 yards by mem
bers of the train crew with whom he
was working.
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"I am a Socialist. President Will
son is . | would hang him If
| had a chance" These are the words
alleged to have been spoken at Mad
ison by Heinrich Williams, one
legged umbrella member. He was ar
rested at his home in Wausau Mon
day. and sent to the house of correc-
ton at Milwaukee for six months by
Judge Sanborn. Williams came from
Switzerland in 1872. 81 was drunk
when | made those remarks" said
Williams. 81 am sorry for what |
said"
Leland Eaudau, James Stewart,
William McComb and James Murray
all Of Beloit, pleaded guilty before
Judge Sanborn in the U. S. district
court at Madison, and were sentenced
to six months in the house OF cOrrec-
ton, Milwaukee, on the charge of sell
ling liquor to soldiers. In the same
court James Kelly and Herbert Boir-
mi both of Beloit, indicted under the
Mann law for transporting women
from Beloit to Rockford, pleaded not
guilty and were released on bonds OF
$4,000 each.
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Philip La Toilette, youngest son OF
Senator La Toilette, is one of the 126
University of Wisconsin men to re-
port for training at FIT Sheridan for
the summer course, which began on
June Bird and will close July 3rd.
Senator La Toilette has two sons,
Robert Jr, who has been i'll for the
past three months at his home in
Washington, and Philip, who is a