Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-19
AROUND WISCONSIN
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The body of Carl Limberg, 60, was
found in the inundated marsh of La
Crosse.
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More than 100000 worth of bin
der Irvine will be manufactured in
the plant of the state prison at Wau-
pun this year.
Earl Miller, 80, OF Depere, has been
missing since May 25, when he start
ed away with his horse and buggy,
both of which have been found.
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Three men, Frank Kutel and Will
liam and John Collier of Rhinelander,
plea Of guilty to having had venison
in their possession.
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Less than an hour after baby son
was born to her parents, Elizabeth
Jeanette, 17-months-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Phillips of De-
pere, died as the result Of eating pois-
on which she thought was candy
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Elmer Brettschneider of Appleton,
has been captured by the Germans.
He enlisted in Col Vanderbilt's reg
iment and received his training at a
South Carolina cantonment. He was
born at Appleton
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Suffering from a nervous break
down, VIM. Potter, q, Of Madison,
went to his room at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Potter,
and ended his life by shooting him
self with shotgun.
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Undersheriff VIM. COLI was nearly
killed by blow from club on the
head struck by Frank Davis, pris-
oner held on a burglary charge, who
was trying to fight his way out Of the
Oshkosh Jail. Davis went back to his
cell at the point of a revolver.
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Albert Klug, Jr., %, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Klug Of FIT Atkinson,
committed suicide back of the Better
Sox Knitting mill. Dependency is
given as the cause of his act, and
death followed the taking of a 2-oz.
bottle of carbolic acid
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The Hatfield dam has been hit
again on Black River It is claimed
that the damage will amount to $780,
600. The cities of La Crosse and On
alaska were supplied with light and
power from this plant. For the pres
ent they will be supplied at Wissota,
1000
Geo. S. Barnes dug out a den Of
valuable foxes in the lake district
just south of Iron River. Two of the
animals were jet black with the ex-
ception of the tips Of their tails, two
were silver gray, while the other
showed mixture of red and dark
brown.
Reports on file at the state board
of control show that 374 Wisconsin
boys have returned from canton
ments because they were affected
with tuberculosis. The record also
shows that $50 additional have been
returned to date because mentally de-
| fective.
A wealthy retired farmer of Stew
ems Point, generously donated Csc to
the Red Cross fund and to show their
appreciation unknown friends decor
ated the exterior Of his home one ev-
ening last week. A color scheme of
yellow was used with the figure "25
cents" done in relief
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The steamer William B. Davlock
Interlake Steamship Co., unloaded ov-
er 5000 tons of hard coal in hours
and forty minutes at Sheboygan docks
making worlds record. The best
previous record was of the steamer
Alex w. Thompson, which unloaded
10000 tons in eleven hours.
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Otto Meyers of Wausaukee, 13, who
was badly injured several weeks ago
when run over by a railroad train
underwent a skin grating ordeal in
a local hospital last week The skin
was removed from Paul Berewitz, y
a Lakewood boy, who heroically Of
fered to aid the operation.
900
The Robt Sieber building at Ra-
cine, occupied for storeroom, Office
and auto sales rooms, was damaged
when an air pressure tank in the
basement exploded, causing floors tC
heave and plate glass windows to be
| UlOWu Out. NO PERSONS we're Ill Cu@
wrecked portion of the building.
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Pupils of the FIT. Atkinson high
school have directed the work Of col
lecting eggs and Matching 900 chicks
in incubators for the benefit of cit
liens who wish to take up poultry
raising. E. Henning, agricultural
supervisor, had charge of the cam
paign. The graduating class mum
bers IS.
While hunting crows on the farm
Of his grandfather at Lafayette, AL.
bert LaRose, 13, accidently shot him
self il the upper part of the right
thigh dying at a hospital the same
afternoon. The boy was sitting on {
fence when the gun slipped from his
hands, the hammer catching and dis
charging the cartridge.
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Frank Drill, employed at a Mani
tOwoc boiler works, had an exciting
eXDorience and all hit lost his life