Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-09
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Thos. Salisbury of Wausau, will
spend five years in Waupun. He was
found guilty of assault with intent
to kill
Mrs. Sena Jorgenson, an aged
GAINESVILLE woman, was knocked down
and dragged by a locomotive but es-
capped death.
Oconto mills plan to cut 10000 900
feet of timber this year. Hemlock
and hardwood exist but the pine is
gone.
Gust Wegan, 45, farmer living at
Ridgeland, shot and killed Gotta Bal
land, girl Of II. He then killed
himself. Wegan was jealous.
Alex Norrell, Odanah. is in an Ash
land hospital in a critical condition
from broken neck. He fell off the
porch of his boarding house.
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South Range, Douglas county, was
the scene of an airship wrick when
Lieut.. Wilbur Larrabee damaged his
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One man was shot and three COPS
beaten with clubs at Racine where
strike riots occurred. Woman en-
ployes of rubber concern started
the fuss.
Gilbert Norton of Green Bay, will
reflect for year on stealing second
hand automobiles. Norton agreed to
buy the car but sold it for junk and
kept the money.
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Lodi was visited by yeggmen the Of
fee of W. w. Steele, lumberman. be-
ing blown open. The thieves took
$1,000 in bills but considerably left
a bundle of checks.
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Otto Marks, foreman in the Su-
perior shipyard, fell in the hold of
an unfinished vessel during night
time inspection. He was found UNI
conscious and bleeding.
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Miss Appolina Walters of Burling-
ton, was taken from a train at Mil
waukee with knife wound in her
throat. A suicidal motive is suspect
ed. The girl will recover.
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DR.. Edward Rigby, Milwaukee, de-
MED that he placed tablets in his
wife's matutinal coffee. Regina Rig
by sued the doc for divorce alleg-
ing violence. They have three chill
dren.
Railroad detectives at Wausau cap
tured Albert Lewandowski, accused
of stealing from the cars. Lewandow-
ski made away with case of lemons,
$50 pounds of sugar and a lot of
canned goods and spices.
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Alex Hanna, Sheboygan store
keeper whose home is in Syria, heard
the other day that his father was dead
across the sea. The old man passed
away three years ago but war pre-
vented a message being sent.
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Appleton firemen were called on to
supply a pulmotor for the resuscita-
ton of a newborn babe weighing
one and one-half pounds. The fire
laddies worked As minutes before
signs of life were detected. The kid
is f1ourishing now.
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Paul j. Fautuck of Medford,
man, was sentenced to one
year in Leavenworth by Judge San
born sitting at Eau Claire. Fautuck
was found guilty of disloyal utter
ances. Karl Stralinsky, Russian
draft dodger, was given 80 days in
Jail. Albert Mulett, a Pentecostal
preacher, was released after having
served some time in jail. His offense
was failing to register.
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Albert Rynish, messenger for the
Postal Telegraph Co. in Menonninie,
aged II, is held by the authorities
there to await the arrival of the post
office inspector He is reported to
have confessed that he opened up
special delivery letters and took mon
ey from them. The thefts, it is claim
ed, extended over considerable time
and the authorities assert that he
was trapped in the act of opening a
letter.