Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09

Arvin D. Allen of Oshkosh, 80, died
of sleeping sickness. He slept con
tinuously for month.
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VIM. Bowers, Y, Washburn, COM
mitted suicide at the home of his
son, G. H. Bowers, shooting himself.
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The decomposed body of Mrs. Mary
LANCE was found in her GAINESVILLE
home. The body had lain five weeks.
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Latimer Johns, university student.
has been elected a Rhodes scholar at
Oxford, England. This is a high
scholastic honor.
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Amos Orion, discharged soldier out
OF job, was arrested at La Crosse,
charged with the theft of $3.50 from a
man he slept with at hotel. He
pleaded not guilty.
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The Ashland police raided the Elks
club and found a barrel of whiskey.
Then they went to the country and
raided a farmer finding nine more
barrels. Recent whiskey captures to-
tai $4,000.
In three hours at Corliss, $11, 900
worth of livestock was sold at auc-
ton, mich cows bringing as high as
1926, drafe horses $3.50, sheep $50 and
hogs $40 each.
Fifty years was the length of SER
vice for Oakua o. Ellis of the Oconto
Lumber Co. Ellis saw Oconto grow
from lumber camp to large city,
He is Civil war veteran.
Anton Legieb, Milwaukee, who ran
amuck killing his wife and wounding
two women, one his daughter, says
he made a mistake and is sorry. lie
claims that his wife refused TO live
with him.
Geo. Smith, La Crosse engineer
found well-dressed and handsome
young burglar in his home. Smith
grappled with the intruder and was
shot three times. One bullet went
through his body. Smith may die.
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VIM. Fisher, At, La Crosse, was
crushed to death when he fell under
the wheel of coal wagon he was
driving. His wife, who was recover
ing from pneumonia, is in critical
condition.
Hans Feldschau and Howard Ged
des, Kenosha commission merchants,
were severely injured when their au
tomobile truck, laden with fruit and
vegetables, collided with a Northwest
ern passenger train. They will re-
cover.
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Mrs G.. E. Swanson Waxed wroth at
La Crosse when G. E. was fined $3.50
in an espionage case. She attacked
u S. Dist. Atty Wolfe and choked the
lawyer severely. Court attaches re-
leased her frenzied hold Swanson's
trial was for claiming the Germans
were no more cruel than the Ameri
cans.
RhOda Hensel, a La Crosse hotel
waitress, loaned a spark" worth $500
to o. G. Shafer, Chicago travelling
man. Shafer left town and kept the
ring. Then Rhoda got busy with the
sheriff. Shafer paid $115 fine and
Rhoda has her beautiful" diamond
again.
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DR.. J. A. Marchessault, Ashland,
died twelve hours after his wife. Blood
poison from cutting corn caused
his death. He was supposed to be
dying when his wife suddenly died.
He was not informed of her death.
A double funeral will be held after
the arrival of a married daughter.
The only son, Clinton, is in the med
zeal corps in France.
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Three grips filled with dynamite
and guns were discovered by author
tiles near where the car in which the
three bandits escaping from Kenosha
was wrecked. The bandits, who
shot and killed Kenosha policeman
after robbing the American Rrass Co.
of about $4,000 in Liberty bonds and
currency, are thought to have thrown
away all excess baggage in their
haste to escape. None Of he loot was
found.