Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-09
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Chas. Boschert is in jail at Elk
horn charged with infiicting severe
wounds about the head and face of
his wife.
Fumes from a big coal pile at Camp
Randall Madison, have caused COM
plants from adjacent residents who
say they are being .sgassed."
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I Prompt treatment saved the life of
the 2-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
! Duval, Neenah, after the infant had
swallowed saucer full of poisoned
fly water.
The body of Richard Davey, rs, of
GAINESVILLE, was found floating in Rock
river. Doctors stated that it was
their belief that he slipped while
walking along the river bank and the
shock from the cold water killed him.
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4 Four employees of the Milwaukee
Harvester works were treated to a
coat of yellow paint by fellow-work-
men upon their refusal to buy Liberty
! Bonds. The plant officers disclaimed
knowledge of the employees act but
said they could not control them.
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Frank Kysow, forme4 member of the
Marathon county board of supervis-
ors, was arraigned before Court Com
missioner John Riley charged with
; violation of the espionage act. He is
out on $4,000 bail, pending action by
the grand jury.
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Mrs. Rose Miller Clayton Colias of
Baraboo, pleaded guilty at Madison
to a statutory charge and was par
oiled to her sister at Baraboo. The
case is left open. The case. developed
through the woman's appeal to her
soldier husband for additional aid
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Within four months, Mrs. Jacob
Kostlevy of Brockville, has completed
a pair of socks for every year of her
age. She is "A years old and has sent
!, that number of pairs of knitted socks
as well as other articles to the Red
Cross. She plans to do more knit
ting this winter than ever.
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The body of Kasimer Gentoff. Sc,
KenOsha saloonkeeper, was found in
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left temple. A revolver was found in
his left hand Police believe he was
, murdered and are seeking a woman
in whom Gentoff is said to have been
interested. More than $3.50 was found
in the room with the body.
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Deciding that the old coin colloc-
tion fad was keeping considerable
q M ont Of civ ,lo+ xy;o
ident of a Stevens Point bank an
nounced that he would accept the
} money at fair exchange value for
I war savings and thrift stamps. The
flood of old coins that followed the
offer amounted to hundreds of dol
lars.
Mont Want, so, Sugar Bush, was
sentenced to year in Jail upon con-
viction of violating the espionage act.
Testimony showed that he expressed
pleasure over casualties in Co. l. of
Rhinelander, declaring sit served the
: Americans right for they had no bus
1 mess in this war" He further de-
clared that ''the present struggle was
nothing but rich mans war and he
would like to kill every rich man il
the country"
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Fred NJ. Hargrave, Madison, who
was about to receive a commission il
aviation at Dayton, o., fell with al
instructor, the accident killing the of
ficer and wrecking the machine anC
inJuring Hargrave seriously He ha:
returned to Dayton to apply for his
hospital discharge. If granted, HI
may be re-admitted to the camp. H,
has been in Madison three weeks re
covering his strength.
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Dominick PaIimena, Italian, So. was
shot to death at Racine by two mer
with whom he was seen. They have
escaped. A bullet entered the base Of
the brain. In his clothing police
found loaded revolver, $40 and a
gold watch, showing that robbery was
not the motive. The police authori-
ties believe that Palimena feared that
he would be attacked Persons who
saw the three men together were I'M
able to furnish any description of the
mans companions.
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Allegations that her father-in-law
engaged in pro-German talk and her
husband backed him up in it figured
in the grounds given by Sarah Brey
of Ontario for a divorce from Earl
Brey, in case heard by Judge Wick
ham of Eau Claire in circuit court
In behalf of the defendant it was said
that the allegations of plaintiff con-
corning pro-German talk spread
around the village to such an extent
that the father-in-law circulated a
petition setting forth that he was a
good and loyal citizen. twenty-five
persons signed the petition, it was
said. Mrs. Brey was granted di-
vorce on the ground fcruel and in
human treatment.
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Carp in Lake Monona are doomed.
A 6.000-foot seine is now being bragg
ed through Monona's waters and
bringing out hundreds of pounds of
carp each day. The SEEMING was be-
gun last week and will continue I'M
til the carp in the lake are fairly well
thinned out. The measure is prompt
Oh nv tho uaad Of making tho 1ol~n