Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-26
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A daughter, II months, OF MT. ana
Mrs. Frank Braun, Horizon, drowned
in the river near home.
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Edward Christian, farmer of Their
esa, hanged himself to a tree in pas
ture while his family was at church.
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The Menominee city council has in
vestigated wood fuel prices and will
report to the state fuel administrator.
900.
Nathaniel A. KIuck, So, is near
death as a result Of being attacked
by bull on his farm near Mcconnell.
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John Julie, farmer of Jackson, near
Hartford, fell while chasing a calf,
injured his abdomen and died after an
operation.
S. Knudson, Marinette, and Charles
Claflin, Little Sturgeon, were fined
500 each for using nets in violation
Of fishing laws.
Six men have been arrested at Ke-
nosha by department of justice Off
Gals on charges of agitating strikes
on government production.
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Farm and garden produce will be
sold at Racine at two municipal mar
kets Space will be rented at $40 for
six months or 25 cents day.
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A boulevard in Wausau has been
planted with beans. A number Of
parking strips between curgand side
walks are planted to vegetables.
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Oconto has no money in it's treas
ury and the question of borrowing for
current expenses will be taken up at
a special meeting Of the city council.
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The Cooperative Orchard company,
Sturgeon Bay, seeks 200 women and
girls to pick the cherry crop, IL cents
quart being paid. Pickers must be
is or over.
The GAINESVILLE branch Of the Gen
eral Motors Co., has acquired 125 ac-
res and will build plant employing
5000 hands for manufacture of the
Sampson sieve grip farm tractor.
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Because it was said he had not con-
tributed as requested to certain pat
riotic funds, a mob surrounded the
hardware store of Calvin Hull in Mil
ton Junction, and painted it vivid
yellow.
Edward Gerke, prominent farmer,
Tomah, found dead in ditch, was
killed by lightning according to the
coronr's jury Gerke was found dead
with a broken neck and his clothing
burned from his body.
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Thomas Peterson Of Walsh, Is, is
now confined to the hospital with a
being stepped on by bull, when he
and his grandfather entered field
to put a halter on the animal
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Charged with making statements
that Liberty bonds were no account,
Joseph Chapp, Wausau farmer, ap-
peared before Justice Riley and was
bound over to the circuit court for
trial, his bail being fixed at $500
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Joseph Chesnik, % years old, died
at a Milwaukee hospital Wednesday
morning from blood poisoning which
resulted, according to attending phys
icians, from having opened pimple
on his face, June g. He is survived
by his widow.
Considerable difficulty has been ex-
perienced in recovering the body of
Herman Dressler, a young man who
was drowned at Waverly Beach near
Neenah. Dressler had gone in row
boat to swim in deep water. He was
probably seized with cramps.
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Clarence Chopin, z, Depere, sustain
ed painful and possibly serious in jur-
les to his left hand when a dynamite
cap, with which he was playing, ex-
ploded badly burning the hand and
arm. The member may be saved but
danger of lock jaw is still imminent.
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Found guilty of highway robbery in
the Racine Municipal court, Anthony
Beblaise was sentenced to twelve
years in Waupun Theodore Dykier,
Duffy Prussek and Walter Bonkow-
ski, charged with being implicated in
holdups with Beblaise, drew lesser
terms.
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One of the largest single contracts
ever awarded in the state for curbing
and gutter was let by the Washington
board of public works. 1t calls for
the laying of curb and gutter on prac-
tically all the residence streets Of the
city, including about 100 blocks, at
cost of about $4,000.
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AS the elimination Of long search
by ONEIDA county officers, David Smith
who was wanted there on a criminal
warrant, and charged with implica-
ton in the robbery and holdup of Ed
ward Weber en- May %, was found
near Roosevelt with bullet through
his head. The case is plainly one OF
murder.
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Mrs. F. E. Jones of Des Moines, Ia,
lies at the point Of death at st. Mary's
hospital, Sparta, with a self-inf1icted
bullet wound Mrs. Jones is said to