Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-01-01
WISCONSIN
STATE NEW S

Lrlct attorney OF Marquette county as
county judge, succeeding Judge Frank
Dodge. who died short time ago.
The Chippewa Power company, Eau
Claire, capital stock 100000 has filed
articles OF incorporation. The object is
10 acquire and develop undeyeioped
water-power sites on the Chippewa
river and its tributaries.
Martin Pattison, Superior, extensive
owner OF mining and timber proper
ties and one of the best knOEa resi-
dents OF the northwest, died at his
home there at the age of 70 years.
Death followed a brief attack OF acute
Indigestion.
Emil A. Kohlhepp, Eau Claire, gro
Ger, indicted by the grand jury at La
Crosse, on charges of violating the es-
pionage act, was held for trial at the
next term of federal court at Madl-
son. Bail of $4,000 was furnished by
his brothers.
One hundred and seventy-five dol
lars was received for the Red Cross
Bazaar held at the Washington school,
Madison Most of the money was
taken in from the sale OF crosses
which covered large Christmas tree.
They sold for from cent to IS.
That the last year was the most
successful in the history of the Fox
River Guernsey Breeders association
was evidenced in the reports made at
recent meeting at Appleton. Sales
thA
ported.
Following fourth stroke of parly4
sis which occurred on Nov. 81 Miss Ag
neS Weeks died at her home in She
boygan. In point of service she was
one of the eldest teachers in the city
After twenty-seven years of teaching
she was compelled to resign In Sep
TENDER, 1914.
Mrs. Kate S. Rindlaub, wife of NJ. P.
Rindlaub, for many years editor of the
Grant County Witness, died at her
home in Platteville. She served rs.
treasurer of the WISCONSIN r. as
ISOLATION y eight years, and was at
lection" ELY spoken of as the mother
IF tb, association.
lspectors of the food and drug de-
,,rtment of Michigan recently made
Ight arrests anu cOnfiScaLed eleven
suitcases OF whlskey on trains leaving
Marinette and entering Michigan at
Menominee, just across the river
Three of the suitcases were found
without owners, they having fed when
the raid started.
Levi ~ Knapp, resident of Osh-
koSh since 1850, recently celebrated
his nin2ty-second birthday. Mr. Knapp
comes from long lived family, his
father, the late D. B. Knapp lived tG
the age OF nearly ninety-four. Two OF
his brothers, George Y. Knapp of Osh
kosh and Andrew B. Knapp of Beloit
lived to the age of eighty eight.
D. H. Ous, Madison, assistant dean
college of agriculture, has received or
ders from the government to leave for
France to take charge of farm special
lists, under auspices of the Y. NJ. G. A..
who are to assist French farmers To
rebuild devastated lands. He will re-
main in France for not less than one
year.
Sergt David Leach writes to his
mother, Mrs. Mary Leach, Portage.
that he is safe and well and is attend
ing the officers school in France. His
lo,ter tells of the jubilee that was
held in celebration OF the signing OF
the armistice He had been in the
trenches ten different times but had
escaped without a scratch
Lieut. Herbert w. Brightman,
Green Bay, who has been in serv-
ice for nineteen months, was
elected secretary of the Northern
Paper Mills, the largest tissure paper
mills in the world, upon his return
home. He succeeds Perry S. Wagner,
who will fill the Office Of general man.
ager only.
G. Is. Ballard, Madison newly elect
cd member of the legislature and or.
ganizer for the Society OF Equity In
Outagamie county, has laid before of.
ficials of the department of justice
thirty affidavits concerning assaults
made on farmers during the recent
liberty loan drive. These afidavits
Z
and prosecution has been asked.
The question of the drafting of q
bill providing for an adequate pension
.or normal school teachers will come
before the next session of the legisla-
ture at Madison, A. B. Elicit, Superb.
or, member of the Superior Normal
school faculty, was in Madison for a
conference with the educational COM
mittee of the regents regarding the
provision for the measure.
The Scent fare at La Crosse was
not enough to pay expenses OF the
street car company in October ard
November it declares it has secured q
court order re-opening the case before
! the rail commission and is expected
to ask for a 7-cent ride. The city will
introduce evidence tending TO show
that the ccnpany's expense figures
are too high.