Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-12-31

five and ten cent stores.
Michael Shreas, Wausaukee youth,
was drawn into feed cutter and
mangled so that he died later
ALI. Schultz, q, died at Jefferson
OF burns received when he attempted
TO start coal fire with kerosene.
Green Bay froze over the earliest
In thirty years. All water craft
locked safely ahead of the big freeze.
The retail price Of wheat bread
was advanced a cent in La Crosse, the
new price being 16 cents for a pound
loaf
Bertram Gross, 80, lineman was
killed in fall from pole near Man
ltowoc. He leaves wife and two
children.
John Trezona, Hurley, died at his
home after drinking poison. He in
formed his family of his act. No rea-
son was given for the action.
D. B. Curtis and wife, Oshkosh
were overcome by poison gas from
garage. They were resuscitated.
$4,000 pounds Of carp and buffalo
left Trempealeau for the New York
market where it will be canned as
Prime Columbia River Salmon"
Elmer Convillion, Peshtigo barber,
placed can of corn in an oven to
heat When he opened the can es-
Gaping steam badly burned his face.
Geo. Kokonis, Oshkosh, a Greek,
has started action for divorce from
his wife alleging cruel treatment.
Mrs. Kokonis resides in Athens with
their two sons.
Joseph White, negro farmer liv-
ing at Superior, was found frozen to
death in a tar paper shack The body
lay on the floor twelve days before
neighbors discoI cred it.
Harry Gordon, IA, Harry Devrell,
IL, Warner McGrath, 10, and John
Olson, Is, were convicted of theft at
Hayward. Gordon, the youngest, an
Indian, was the ring leader Of the
gang,
Aleck Smith, 40, Superior, was
shot through the head and killed. Ac-
cording to friends he had been on a
spree with alcohol. Denatured al
cohol is being used by Superior
booze fans.
Ed. Helmet, 80, and Cecil Stapher,
%, were given sentences of five and
two years respectively at Stevens
Point for breaking into a warehouse
at Clintonville and stealing furs val
ued at $50.
Richard Haight Alma, took carbol-
ic acid fearing insanity. The young
mans condition was due to she'll
!, shock received in repairing telephone
lines that were under fire. He was
y recently married.
Oliver Franz, aged A, shot and kill
ed his II year old sister Helen with
a rifle at their North Milwaukee
home The rifle had been left in the
room by brother, Edward aged IA,
after he had been hunting.
Jack Lesser is on his way back to
Butte, Mont, charged with the theft
of an automobile. He was arrested in
Ontario when he attempted to sell the
car. A bank official took the trouble
to send an inquiry to Butte
Excellent sleighing and zero wealth
er made work in the woods for the
Oconto mills and among the logging
jobbers better than for a number of
years past. The cut this year will be
much larger than in dozen years.
Matt Hemmis a Plover farmer, sued
the Consolidated Water Power & Pap
er company for $14,6S9 but received
$500 from a jury. Alleged damage to
his land as a result of raising the
water head at Biron dam caused the
suit.
The wisconsin National Guard will
now receive men of 5 feet 3 inches in
height the requirements having been
made less rigid. No one less than IS
years will be accepted but boys Of
that age do not need their parents
consent.
Chas. Wuestenberg, Juneau, must
pay Miss Ella Blend $1,000 as heart
balm" The man and woman were
engaged but parted. Miss Blend
threatened suit asking $4,000. The
jury saw the point but whitfield il
down some.
Dodge county will combine with
Fond du Lac and Washington coun-
ties to erect a tri-county tuberculosis
sanitorium. Similar action has been
taken by Fond du Lac county. Wash
ington county has not reached any de-
cision.
a niece of Joseph Buskey's shin
bone will be grated into his arm
which was partly shot away while
duck hunting at Fremont six weeks
ago. The use of the arm will be re-
stored. Mr.. Buskey is a patient at
Oshkosh.
Appleton residents who have rela-
tives in Germany are sending food
stnffs in large nuantities to that coun-