Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-02
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ton, brothers, died of influenza. They
leave families.
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John c.. and Magdalena Wember.
Kenosha, were divorced after 20 years
OF welded life. They have seven
children.
La Crosse claims the lowest income
tax payment in the United States. A
single man settled his indebtedness
to Uncle Sam with a penny postage
stamp.
Fifteen boys were arrested in
Grand Rapids on charges of hievery
from stores, houses and vacant build
ings. One charge was the taking of
receipts of school entertainment
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Found with a bullet wound in her
breast, Mrs. Charles LOOMS is in
critical condition at La Crosse hos
pital. Her health has been poor and
she was respondent
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Lester Pasch, a freshman at the
university, was rescued from drown
ing in lake Mendoza when he fell
through a hole in the ice. Under
graduates had crossed the lake for
a steak roast.
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Emil Kohlepp, Eau Claire, convict
ed of violation of the espionage law
on account of anti-war talk, includ-
ing, Nov the government is around
begging the pennies from the chill
dren," was fined $3.50.
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der arrest at Crandon, Wis, charged
with the larceny of $50 from her mo-
Their. She will be returned to Mil
waukee county on a warrant held by
the authorities.
Barbara Witeck, 5, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Witeck, toddled onto
the street car tracks at Wausau and
fell just when a car was rushing
along. The wheels mangled the lit
tie body so terribly that death follow
ed soon.
Everett Cunningham, 10, with Har-
old Meter, was in a canoe on the
Burlington mill pond when they at
tempted to change seats and fell in
to the water. Everett drowned. Hen
ry Cunningham, father of Everett,
tried to rescue the boys but was near
ly drowned himself.
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John Shillinglaw, 35, father of
three small children, was sentenced to
two years in the states prison at Wau-
pun by Superior Judge A. G. Hopp-
man, Madison, after changing his plea
to guilty. He was charged with a
statutory offense Shillinglaw failed
to support his family and ran with
other women.
The case of the state and city and
county of Bayfield, against Frank
Boutin, an effort to collect $4,000 in
income taxes on 100000 income dur
ing 1916 is on trial in United States
district court. Boutin, who says his
home is in Minneapolis, denies in
come tax is due, asserting that he
took up his residence in Minneapolis
at a date which would make him i'm
mune from taxes during that year.
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The demand for pearls is greater
than the supply, according to buy
ers. Therefore Wisconsin pearl and
clam fishers are planning to begin
earlier than evel to go after the clam
crop of southwestern Wisconsin.
Pearl fishing is the most lucrative of
trades in the Orient and in Wisconsin
many a pearl fisherman has become
rich, not only through the market for
pearls, but because there is ready
market for the shells in Mississippi
river button factories.
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One of the 100000 federal income
taxpayers of the western district,
farmer, paid his normal tax, and
thought he was through.
Your sur-tax," reminded the col
lector.
Sewer tax" retorted the farmer.
You can't pull th.-t stuff on me. We
haven't any sewers out there"
Another farmer brought in the in
ventory of everything on his place.
when did you make this out?"
asked the deputy
Yesterday"
The deputy scratched his head in
wonder that such detailed state
ment could be made in such a short
time unless it was a mere estimate.
"Will you swear to that?" he asked.
"I'll be darned if / will"
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discovery LndC d ndH1ulOLu cave,
possibly miles long, underlies the vii
lage of Viroqua, has caused consid-
cradle excitement in the community.
For years citizens have known that
small cave existed under q section of
the city near the court house. The
boys, Howard Russell and John Peck,
were compelled to crawl on their
hands and knees for fifteen feet to
enter the large cavern. BY the light
of their lanterns they observed that
the cave gradually enlarged into
huge dome-shaped structure. The boys
proceeded slowly until they came to
place where the floor dropped a
sheer 20 feet. Here they encountered
difficulty in keeping their lanterns
lighted. and when their last match
had been used, turned back toward
the faint streak of daylight marking
the spot where they had entered
That the cave extends a long distance
beneath the village and into the adj
jacent rural district is the opinion of
the boys. The discovery of the cave
recalls the mysterious disappearance
of long-handled shovel which a
workman was using to dig a post
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