Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-23
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Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Nelson, Pc
waukee, have three sons and daugh-
ter in the war service.
1000
DR.. Ray Rice of Delavan, died of
influenza. He was AZ years old and
a brother of Verne Rice, known in
Lancaster
A $250,O0O fire Quilted the Heimann
& Co. six-story Milwaukee building
The Sentinel and adjacent buildings
were partially burned.
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Henry G. Ringing, youngest of
the shOWmen brothers, died at Bara-
boo last week of heart trouble His
remains were placed in the family
mausoleum.
The first murder trial in Outagam-
lie county for nearly fifteen years, be-
gan last week, when Elijah King fac
ed a jury charged with the murder of
David G. Hill, ONEIDA Indian.
900
For the purpose of enabling the
city to obtain its proper proportion of
war contracts, the Rhinelander war
industries conversion association has
been formed by manufacturers, mer-
chants and others.
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The general store of Stanard Bros.
at Greenbush, Sheboygan county, was
destroyed by fire. The loss was near
ly $4,000 with but $4,000 insurance
The building was a historic landmark
having been erected in 1858.
900.
Hundreds of people passing along
Monument square, Racine's busiest
corner, saw an automobile driven by
Mrs. J. H. Weissman, run down and
kill Howard Hosier, 10, whose head
was crushed by the wheel.
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Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Champney of
Stoughton, had their pump freeze one
morning last week. The same day at
noon they had fresh strawberries off
their own vines for dinner. The ber-
ries are the ever-bearing kind.
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The Cumberland service flag has IL
gold stars. Four recent deaths from
influenza were Warren McGeorge and
Peter Neby who died at Kansas City,
Arthur Ness at Madison university,
John Lombard at Camp Grant and
Harold Webster at Great Lakes.
900
Mrs. Louise Kruger and son,
Frank, have entered pleas of mot
guilty" They were arraigned in Eau
Claire for first degree murder of Har-
ry Jensen, 500 agent at Withee, and
shot in the battle between the posse
and the Kruegers.
600
The town of Odanah on the Bad
River reservation, was wiped out by
fire. The large boarding house
which housed $50 workers, the COM
pany store, one of the largest gener-
al stores in northern Wisconsin; the
pOstOffce, meat market, barber shops
and minor buildings all went up in
smoke.
To secure money with which to buy
War Savings stamps, Paul and Flor
ence Bennett, children of Mr. and Mrs.
R. G. Bennett, Dane county, agreed
to rid the Bennett farm buildings of
mice at one cent per mouse. They
have already earned enough to buy
some War Savings stamps an dare
pursuing their mouse hunt with Wig
Or.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Rasmussen,
the two oldest persons in the village
of Oregon, recently celebrated their
diamond anniversary, surrounded by
more than 800 of their children,
great grandchildren, relatives and
friends. In 1900 they moved from the
farm to the village. They were mar
ried in 1858 in Denmark coming to
America in 1888. Mrs Rasmussen
was 90 years old in June and Mr..
Rasmussen is 80. They have four
children, all of whom were present at
the celebration. They also have q
grandchildren and IA great grand
children. Six of their grandchildren
are in the U. S. service, five fighting
in France and one in training.
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With heroism not surpassed by her
brothers in arms, Miss Hanna Habe-
dank, Beloit nurse, has given her life
in the service of Uncle Sam. She
died after short fitness with pneu-
monia following Spanish influenza at
the Camp Grant base hospital I'm
selfish of her own safety and reckless
of the danger, Miss Habedank volun-
teered in the fight against influenza
She was among the first to respond
to emergency calls from medical Of
ficers for trained nurses, and plung-
ed into the task of. bringing the des-
perately i'll soldiers back to health
Many owe their lives to her skill and
gentle care. Miss Habedank had hop
ed to become a Red Cross army nurse
in France She volunteered for the
more dangerous duty at Camp Grant
while awaiting her appointment.
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serious loss has befallen Mont
Joy stock farm near Dane where are
100 or more fine pigs owned by Mad
ison people and others who purchased
for patriotic purposes, the swine to
remain on the farm, be fattened,
brad rLxntod 10 or q I'd u ca