Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-19
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240 carloads of cabbage of $500
tons were shipped out of Appleton by
growers this year The total re-
ceipts were $4,000.
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Theodore Azukewicz of Kenosha,
killed his common law wife and him
self in the presence of their three
sons. Jealousy was the cause.
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Mrs. Anna Moe and her Oldest son,
CLAUS, of Stoughton, died last week
of influenza. The deaths occurred
within an hour.
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City Health officer Holt of Be-
lott, does not approve of short or
tight skirts or thin stockings and said
SO in a recent talk to women of that
city.
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Flames from a gas range ignited
the clothing of Mrs. Caroline Gunth-
er, SO, Racine, who ran from the
house and rolled in the snow but can
not recover.
Roy Christianson, employee of the
American Railway Express Co. at La
Crosse, was sentenced to so days for
stealing $40 worth of goods from the
company.
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A man wearing a soldiers uni
form swindled the business men Of
Milton Junction by taking fake sub
scriptions for the Wisconsin farmer
and the Chicago Herald-EXaminer
The firms have no knowledge of the
agent
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julius Kaumheimer, teller of the
National City Bank, Milwaukee, has
been arrested charged with falsify-
ing bank records and his bail placed
at $4,000. Lewis Killian, former vice
president, is wanted on a charge of
enlightenment of $4,000.
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Assemblyman Donald Of Milwau-
kee, called the socialists ''kaiserites"
and 'pro-Germans" in a heated de-
bate with Assemblyman Knappe, So
cialist, over the substitution of a GER
tificate of intention in place of nom
nation papers in the primary law.
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A travelling man passing through
the village of Kopenick saw the Am
erican flag upside down from a school
building and reported the matter. 1t
developed that child had put up the
flag during the teachers absence and
that Koepenick had high average
Of patriotic endeavor.
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100 men and boys at Columbus Jet.
went on a wolf hunt and started two
varmints but only killed one. Seven
wolves have been seen in the Shop
ho, ho Oit U Ac h0 no
wards from stock breeders are high
and the bounties ample the wolves
are worth going after.
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A youth of tender years entered the
saloon of Jack Leahey, Marinette, and
obtained $50 from the boniface and
three customers. The victims were
lined against the wall and their peck
cts rifled Then the unknown es-
capped in waiting car. VIM. Rein
hart, arrested, claims he has an ali
bi.
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After a pistol fight of 80 minutes a
bandit was killed at Crystal Lake by
a sheriff's posse The bandit held
up the bank at noon and fled with
$1,000 The posse followed soon af
ter and traced the man to cover. The
bandit weakened and threw out the
stack of bills but refused to surrend
err. Soon after a chance shot killed
him. He was later found to be Geo.
Jucalske Of Kenosha.
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Wireless telephone communication
with Great Lakes station is carried
on by the university wireless station
after months of experimentation. A
vacuum power bulb, which is said to
be better than any other commercial
bulb for use as oscillator or modula-
tor in regulating the aerial waves,
has been devised by Prof. E. M. Ter
ry of the university and is an i'm
portant factor in research work.
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Frank Lovejoy, held in the Grand
Rapids Jail, made his third and final
~ successful escape from custody.
The taller saw Frank in his cell at
S a. M. but when he returned at Z
with breakfast the doors were I'M
locked and the prisoner missing. The
sheriff's fur coat and cap went with
him. Loveioy was arrested for
stealing high-power and expensive
motor cars He escaped twice in
clever manner and his last attempt
was due to loosening the bolts in the
cell door.
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Peter Paulson of Neillsville, in
ventor of a gasoline engine and sew
eral improvements on automobiles, is
said to be working on an attachment
for motor driven vehicles which will
store up the energy generated by the
car when going down inclines, or
when coming to a sudden stop. The
attachment is designed to be used in
place of brakes, regulate the speed
of the car and make energy of all re-
sistance Mr.. Paulson is of the opin-
ion that this appliance will run car
many miles after few hours of mo-
toring, depending of course on the
cars original power unit.
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With a clear record of "a ostrich
eggs Matched by incubation, the poul-
try husbandry department Of the uni
versity of wisconsin, has proved that
it can bring ostrich chicks into the
world. But the Madison zoo has not
vet succeeded in raising the chicks
Tho ara To