Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-30

Ole Anderson, Dane county farm
hand, was found dead by the road
side. His death was due to alcohol.
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L. H. Phinney died at Poynette last
week aged 81 years. A widow and
son survive.
Guerdon Steinhoff of Platteville.
leaves Allentown, Pa, for overseas
very soon
Is deaths occurred at the universe
versity from influenza. There were
one thousand cases.
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Ruth, infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos, Filbern, Waunakee, died
as the result of swallowing a pump
kin seed.
An explosion in large gas holder
of the Madison Gas & Electric Co.
compelled all industries using gas to
close for several hours.
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Judge Karel of Milwaukee, has held
that Joseph Wodraska's death was ac-
cidental and an insurance company
must pay his estate $780, Wodraska
choked while eating pork chops.
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The federal food administration has
allotted 100000 pounds of sugar to
Wisconsin for November and Deem
Der, an increase of 100000 pounds ov
er the October allotment.
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Finding a celluloid pipe, Ray Witte,
3, Marinette, put it into his mouth
ard applied match. He may lose
the sight of both eyes. One ear was
burned to crisp.
1000
Mrs. Edward Schlefer, Holmen, La
Crosse county, is in a serious condi-
ton as the result of being scalded
when helping her husband carry a
boiler of water.
Ole Olson of Stoughton, walked be-
hind horse without speaking to it
and was kicked in the face. Olson
was unconscious for six hours. Forty
stitches closed his gaping wounds.
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The Boy Scout organization, Green
Bay, has been rendered a vote of
thanks by the Liberty loan campaign
committee for assistance during the
last drive. .
An enraged COW badly mauled May
Maui, aged 2, of FIT. Atkinson. The
baby's face was cut, his nose crush
ed and he was hurt internally. The
child's father drove the cow away.
900
Blossom Wilcox, Green Bay vocal
list, has joined troupe of musicians
that will tour the United States, Civ
ing benefit concerts at army and navy
environments.
Harry B. Drager, Oshkosh, reported
as having died of influenza at Great
Lakes, is well after passing for a
corpse for several hours A heavy
dose of morphine to ease his suffer-
ings caused a deep stupor.
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A sad relic of the forest fire was
found near Superior N a swamp. II
charred bodies showed that residents
of BrevatOr had gone there for ref
uge. Had they remained at home res
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Farmers in the vicinity of Mayville
who failed to buy Liberty bonds were
asked to file statements as to assets
and liabilities, from which their share
of bonds were allotted.
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For fifteen hours Capt Frank Foun-
tain and members of the Kenosha
coast guards worked in life belts to
save equipment of CIR cling Bros,
dock builders. Five men swept off
piers were rescued.
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Because he failed to buy Liberty
Bonds the home of a Stoughton resi-
dent has been painted yellow. The
building is splashed with the paint
from the caves to the foundation
Signs reading We'll make him Guy"
and Don't you wish you had bought, s"
were put on the house.
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Louise Peters and Winifred Lang,
clerks in the Doerfiinger store at La
Crosse, convicted of taking several
silk waists and a hundred other ar
ticles, valued at $4,000 from the store,
were sentenced to two years at Wau-
pun. The missing articles were found
in their room
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Fred, younger brother of Sergt.
Roy Vingers, first La Crosse man
killed in action in France, has vol
unteered at Great Lakes in the new
ly organized naval militia, which will
replace marines as naval land fight
ers, in order to avenge his brothers
death.
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After seeing her husband safely
past the crisis when he contracted
pneumonia following weeks illness
from Spanish influenza, Mrs. Charles
Frederick of Ripon, was stricken with
the "f1u" and expired within a few
hours. The widower, confined to his
bed, was unable to even attend her
funeral.
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Even the walls of saloons some
times have ears. Henry SAKE, Far
field farmer, discovered that fact
when he was arrested for making un-
complimentary remarks against the
Red Cross society. He thought he was
alone at the time in a saloon but he
wasn't He Maid $40 fo thn Red Gross