Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-05-07

Three business blocks and resi-
dence burned at Washburn.
The U. S. government has directed
the city of Superior to build a mu-
nicipal dock on the bay front.
Herman Thiele of Oconto, 10, was
killed while crossing street by an
automobile running him down.
|. E. Green, Onalaska farmer, brings
suit for recovery of $4,000 he had in
vested in Texas lands. Misrepresen-
tation is alleged.
When he entered the Bank of Me-
nasha to cash check, a trusty at the
Weyauwega asylum was discovered
and taken into custody.
An attempt to rob the Waldo State
bank was frustrated when an auto
matte apparatus which turns on cleo
trlc gongS in neighboring res dences,
frightened tho burglars.
Albert Jacobs of Milwaukee. will
consider the evils of pocket picking
1or seven years in Waupun. Albert
took the purse of Mary Jacobs, a
working girl but was caught.
Geo. Smith, head of Waukcgan.
ILL.,, boiler factory, met his death
when the car he was driving at Ke-
train. Three others were severely
Frank Wotruba, bachelor, IS. farm
er residing near Branch, fired a buI-
let into his brain. He had been in i'll
health and brooded over the death of
his mother two months ago.
Residents of La Crosse tidewater
section found their backwards full of
fish when the Father of Waters re-
ceded after a sudden rise. Tons of
carp were harvested by boys and men
become boys
Victor Christensen, As, granite cut
ter, Red Granite, Wis, was taken vi
olently i'll as he left the train at Am
berg. He admitted that he had taken
rough-on-rats. He died a few hours
later.
Marvel Esther Ollie of Portage. is
a gold star baby. Her father died at
Camp Grant last fall. He was home
on furlough when Marvel was 18
days old and died soon after return
ing to camp
Mrs. G. B. Wood, Ellsworth. was
awarded $2,100 by the state industri-
a. commission from the village of
Ellsworth for the death of her hus
band which occurred while he was at
work at the pumping station last
June.
Henry Johnson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. J. Johnson, employed by the Wis
consln-Minnesota Light & Power Co
was Instantly killed at Stanley when
he came in contact with a live wire
while taking down an electric light
wire.
Upon learning that Prof B. W..
Snow, chairman Of the physics de-
partment, University of Wisconsin
owns an exact replica of the first Ed
1son talking machine, Thomas A. Edi-
son has just sent him as personal
gilt new monograph Of the latest
model. An autographed plate is at
tached, and the new machine will be
placed on exhibit in the State His
torical museum.
Leo Kleinschmidt, IT, Cadott. was
freed by jury at Chippewa Falls.
The youth was tried for the murder
OF MS father. Leo swore that his
father abused his mother and on the
hignt OF the tragedy was in the act
OF hurting a lighted lamp at the
mother and babe when the youth went
TO another room for a gun. The con
klelnschmidt senior was a "bad egg
and that the boy did the only thing
ne could do under the circumstances
Edward Thompson of Waukegan,
has hard head. Thompson was
found wandering near Kenosha with
"a bullet hole in his scalp. He told
the police he had attempted suicide
but the bullet failed to do its work.
He put court plaster on the wound
and wandered, dazed. until picked up.
The last stick Of wood proved the
undoing of Oscar Hanson. So. Gill
man. In some manner he put his
hand against q circular saw and cut
the member completely off.
Big tobacco firms in Vernon county
are looking for valuable leaf which
disappeared during the winter pack.
The game was to steal the tobacco,
ship it as household goods to La
Crosse and then resell it to the firm
it was stolen from. The firms evident
ly have the toby" but at a high price.
VIM. Bergold, Nth field artillery,
received a bullet in his thigh and
Herman Bergold, 127th Inf, had his
legs riddled by machine gun bullets
in the same battle The boys are
brothers and hail from Marinette but
not until recently were they aware
of having fought on the same field.
William is home Herman still being
overseas.
Lieut.. L. j. Woodwork of James
vile, considered by surgeons to be
the most seriously wounded man in
the American army to recover from
wounds, arrived home Wednesday on
a brief leave from Fort Sheridan hos
pital. He expects to return the latter
part of the week. He does rot know
when he will receive his discharge
Lieut.. Woodwork was wounded in
the battle of the Argonne forest A
piece Of shrapnel entered his head
back of his ear, pierced right through
his head and passed through his left
eye. destroying the sight. and para
lying half of his face. He also re-
ceived three other wounds. one in
each thigh and one near his spine.
County Court, Grant County, WiScOn.
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