Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-25

JTY HERALD, LANCASTER, '
Middleton has voted to raise the sa-
loon license from $3.50 to $500.
900
Rudolph Kleiner, 80, son of F..
Kleiner, merchant of Boyd, was ar
rested at Caddot on a charge of fail
ing to register.
Stanley, 2, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Becker, Neenah, is dead as the
result of choking on a sailed peanut
given him by an older brother.
900
Peter Casper, 20, Racine, was killed
when an army truck hit him. The
truck, it is said, was driven by Vim
cent Abraham, who was returning
from a trial trip to Milwaukee.
1000
Growers in Vernon county report
an enormous yield of tobacco. The
sheds are full and new buildings are
being put up to hold the crop. Prices
are good and the tobacco men happy.
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Racine ballot clerks struck for $40
a day on the morning of primary ell
ection claiming that SIS was not
enough. They were replaced by pat
riOtic citizens and the election went
on.
With the idea in view of keeping
up the morale a thome fifty citizens
of Fit. Atkinson have formed the FIT.
Atkinson Entertainment association.
The object is to support a local lyce-
UNI and entertainment course during
the winter. They have already pur-
chased a ive-number winter course.
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Charged with having in their pos
session uniforms, bedding, saddles,
harnesses, shoes, kitchen utensils and
various other military supplies, sew
en- civilians living near Camp Rob-
inson, Sparta, were a~rraigned in u.
S. court and held under 81 5000 bonds.
The men alleged to have robbed Camp
Robinson are: James G. Van Kirk, J.
j. Mi1let, John N. Millet,, Albert
Rhode, Robert T. Cole and Ransom
Bass.
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According to J.. M. Balmer, super
%intendent, Lac du Flambeau reserva-
ton, the Indians are in the marshes
engaged in their annual harvest of
wild rice. The crop is unusually
heavy this year and some Indians are
able to show 100 pounds of rice as the
result of n days work. The harvest
generally continues two weeks. Wild
rice is one of the chief foods of the
tribe during the winter. They sell
what they do not require themselves.
In Chicago wild rice commands so
cents a pound retail.
900
1t is said that no pro-Germanism
prevailed among the Kreuger boys
of Withee who resisted the federal
officers and shot and killed one man.
The boys, according to Frank Kreug-
er who gave himself up, declared
against going to France as soldiers
but would fight invasion. They are
said to be all well educated and pros
porous having a fine farm and home.
The woods nearby were thoroughly
searched last week for Louis, Les
lie and Ennis but without finding
them. Their home was full of paci-
fist literature.
The case of Mrs. Stephen Holitzing-
er, CrivitZ, who was charged with be-
ing insane by her husband, was settled
in county court by the dismissal of
he woman, free from any traces of
insanity. Sixteen witnesses were ex-
amined. Two years ago she was com
mitted to IN asylum on her husbands
order and was discharged after sew
eral months. Unable to speak Eng
lish at that time she did not under
stand the proceedings. Later she APP
piled for a divorce, charging cruel
treatment and her husband again
tried to have her committed to an asy-
lum, it is stated. Some weeks ago the
food officials were summoned to Criv-
itz by the failure Of Mr.. Holtzinger to
work in the fields.
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Violation of the food rules brought
a number to grief last week. Some
of the violators were: H. C. Schrank,
Milwaukee baker, 5000 fine for selling
peanuts without a license and evces-
sive profits. VIM. Steinmeyer, Mil
waukee, excessive profits and viola
ton of sugar rules, $1,000 fine or
close store. Waterman Grocery COM
pany, failure to observe rules, $1,000
fine. J. B. Mathews and Co., Ash
land, same offense, $50 fine. J.. W.
Mickey and Co. Green Bay, violation
sugar rules, $50 fine. Peter Jacobs
Co., Kenosha, profiteering on -four,
$50 fine. JOS. Sofia, C%lintonville,
failure to sell substitutes, $25 fine.
All the fines go to the Red Cross.