Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-11
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Clatis Poehling, 16a Bangor, was ac-
cidently shot through the thigh by
Palmer Peterson while hunting. Te-
tanus is feared.
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Amos Parker died on a train while
on his was to a hospital from Birch
wood to Rice Lake. He shot him
self accidently.
The Rev Edward j. Meyer, recent
ly named pastor of Holy Redeemer
church, Madison, had several ribs
fractured in an automobile accident
at Plymouth
A 100000 fire occurred at James
vile last week. Four Camp Grant
soldier boys home on leave discov-
cred the blaze early in the morning
and gave the alarm.
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Little boys played soldier and now
William Thompson, aged 8, of Viro-
qua, has lost an eye. Willie was on
an errand for his mama and came
across some playmates who had an
empty" gun.
Martin Kip, Al, railway mail clerk
on the Milwaukee road between Osh-
kosh and Milwaukee, drowned him
self in Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh.
He was respondent over illness of
himself and three children.
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Miss Ella TibbiIts, North Bend. a
nurse postponed her trip to France
to attend Miss Rose McCauly, nurse.
stricken with influenza. The latter
recovered but Miss Tibbitts contract
ed the disease and died.
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Fire on the Kenosha farm of the
late Senator Isaac Stephenson de-
stroyed three barns, two silos, tool
sheds and stock barns, entailing a
loss estimated at $4,000. Most of
the buildings were built under the
personal direction of Senator Steph-
enson more than 40 years ago.
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Hunters say that while deer are re-
ported as plentiful, lack of snow has
resulted in poor deer hunting. Few
deer carcasses have been brought in
to Rhinelander since the season omen
ed. There were approximately $500
deer hunters in the Oneida county
woods.
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The fishermen around Oconto are
enjoying great business, although
prices took a sudden drop recently.
The hauls are good from fifteen TO
forty tons being delivered daily From
$1,000 to $4,000 is paid fishermen daily
by dealers. The fish industry is the
biggest money bringer in the city.
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Ada MeiklejOhn of La Crosse. was
granted divorce on October 5th.
Within a month, it is alleged. she
married John H. Wrey in Winona.
she was served with an order to show
cause why her divorce decree should
NOT be set aside under the law pro-
hlbiting remarriage within a year.
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When White Leghorn hen laid
163 eggs in one year on the farm of
the Wisconsin experiment station. she
established a record. Another hen
mas also made record by laying 432
eggs In two years. The first wear
she laid 248 eggs and the second 1874.
The average farm hen lays from sixty
TO eighty eggs year.
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Discontinuance of the S. a r q 81
Lawrence college will cause a loss of
$4,000. Additional instructors and
dormltory equipment will be useless.
The telegram ordering rehabilitation
was read to students assembled at a
football mass meeting and caused ella
ton. AT least 800 out of 400 stu
dents will continue their academic
work. The scholarship record Of the
unit Is nearly as high as that in pre-
Vlous years of the men students.
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The industrial commission award
ed $4,000 compensation to Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Bake against The In
ternational Harvester Corporation. in
whose employ their son, slightly less
than Is, was killed June 81. while en-
gagged as electricians helper. The
child labor law provides that no one
under is may be employed in electri-
cal work, but the boy misrepresented
ms age. The commission ruled. how
ever, that responsibility as to age of
employe rests with employer. The
regular award is four times the sum
contributed by a minor TO the support
OF his parents, in the Bake case.
$500 but due to the child. labor law
violation the sum was trebled.