Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-26

MISS Agnes Ll0I1uSh1 Oh N00ud0, Is
dead from spinal meningitis.
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H. A. Lewis, for the past year edi-
tor and manager of the Rhinelander
Daily News, has enlisted in the navy.
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Geraldine, the 11-year-old daugh-
ter of H. L. Smith Of Beloit, while
walking in her sleep, fell through a
second story window in her home, but
escaped with slight injuries.
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At the last session of the Marathon
county board of supervisors a bounty
OF % cents each was placed on wood
chucks. The result has been aston
ishing in all parts Of the county, large
numbers being killed.
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Manufacturers of Winnebago, Cal
umet and Waupaca counties at a meet
ing in Menasha discussed methods of
securing war contracts with the gov
eminent without sending represent
atives to Washington.
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Harry Laabs of Wausau, had his
right hand so badly shattered that it
was amputated and Arthur Waller
broke his right arm in two places as
the result of an explosion of dyna-
mite in stone quarry while blasting
rock.
The extreme heat of Sunday q week
ago caused the death Of John Ander-
son of Rock county, farm hand SO.
Anderson left his place Of employ
ment in Rock township to walk to Be-
lott. He was found dead on the tracks
next day.
Frank Ramsdale, aged 60, for sever
al years in the employe of the state
conservation commission in charge of
the fish hatchery at Wild Rose and
later in charge of the boards special
car "The Badger" early on Wednes-
day of last week killed himself with a
shotgun at his Madison home.
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The cities Of Neen..h and Menasha
will not fall behind ill the state in
paying their young men their salar-
les while they are spending the week
at the training camp at Camp Doug
las in July. Every man will leave
there with the full assurance that his
full salary will go on during his abb
sence.
An examination to draft registrants
was set by a Milwaukee Chinese lad,
MOy Wah, 20 years old, who register
ed, waived all exemption claims, and
asked to be indicted, according to
records in the office of State Draft
Administrator E. A Fitzpatrick. He
has wife and three children in Can
ton, China.
A very unusual record in attend
ance which has few equals is that
made by Elroy McFaul, a graduate of
the Wausau high school this year,
during his years of school life. He
started in school when he was not yet
five years old and from that day I'M
til he graduated from high school last
month he has not missed a day nor
never been tardy.
Joseph Chap Of Knowlton, was ar
rested and brought to Wausau on
the charge of advising citizens of the
the war with Germany. 1t is speci-
ically charged that Chap said in the
presence of three persons: "The
kaiser has all the gold and we have
nothing but paper money and our
bonds are only paper and they are no
good"
Julius Meyer of Clark county, was
found guilty of arson and murder at
Black River Falls. Meyer killed his
wife by beating her over the head.
He then put the body in the cellar
and set fire to the house. Blood spots
on some papers that failed to burn
broke down his alibi of being in the
barn when the house caught fire
from a lantern. The state fire mar
shall's office ran down the evidence.
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Police Chief Champion of GAINESVILLE,
is compiling list of all males in the
city more than II years of age who
are not working or have any visible
means of support. The list will in
clude all the young men who are liv-
ing off the money given them by their
parents, who spend most Of their
time hanging around saloons and pool
rooms. When the list is completed
the men will be told to go to work or
be arrested as Migrants.
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Geo. G. Humphrey Of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, has been placed on
the official list of judges of Holsteins
for American fairs and dairy cattle
expositions of 1888. Three of the
other nominees are w L. Carlyle of
Canada, formerly connected with the
Wisconsin agricultural college; w. A
Mcerrow, ST. Paul, Mimi, formerly of
Waukesha county; G. E. Morton of the
Colorado agricultural college, former
ly a resident Of Rock county.
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The industrial commission in a bull
letin just issued reports 600 eye acci
dents occurred in Wisconsin during
1917, each of which caused disability
of more than seven days duration. In
ninety-four cases there was perma-
nent loss or impairment of vision. AL
most without exception these eye in
juries occurred in lines Of work in
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