Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-08-25
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J. w. Davis, old settler of Baraboo,
Y, dropped dead from heart failure.
Charles Pacini, theatre owner of
kenosha, was shot and killed by an
unidentified Italian The shooting
took place at midnight in front of
garage Pacini receiving the full
charge from a sawed-off shotgun in
his abdomen.
The Root Greek Fair association
meets Sept 4-5-6 with a large race
and attraction program. The fair is
conducted in a unique manner no adj
mission exhibit charge beeing made.
All prizes are donated by the bust
ness men and ia rmers of the commun-
ity.
The Mckenzie mill on Eagle river,
cooperative for several years, was de-
stroyed by fire Saturday of last week.
lit is assumed that boys caused the
blaze. The owners also lost the boil
er room of it's Eagle river plant by
lightning the day following the blaze
at Mckenzie.
Ten-year-old Raymond Hilsenbeck
was run over by a big motor bus on
the new Eal Claire-Chippewa high
way, three miles south of Chippewa
Falls. He was coasting on small
wagon and turned directly in front of
the bus, which he had not seen. One
neg. arm, and three ribs were brok
en-.
Mrs. Frank Zaeck, wife of a Mo
quah farmer, committed suicide by
hanging. The woman sent the chill
dren to town and locked herself in
the barn When Zaeck who was work
ing away arrived he was unable to
find his wife He forced his way in
the barn and found his wife hanging
from a beam
Prof. H. D. FrGry Of the University
OF wisconsin was drowned with his
vile in the Wisconsin river at Kill
bOurn. The FrGrys with their baby
daughter and Frary's sister, Esther,
were camping The husband and wife
entered the water for the first swim
of the season. The bodies were recov-
cred by dynamiting.
Charles Heise, SIS, Marshfeld farm
er, went to the field late in the even
ing to water his herd and was not
missed until morning. The wife
round his body mutilated by bull. AS
evidence of the struggle the man put
up, his footprints and those of the
bull were notched in the ground Giro
ling a pine stump so many times that
"a pathway was worn into the stubble.
Mr. Heise left four children.
According to DR. j. S. Healy of the
Department of Agriculture. Wiscon-
sin has passed the 300 mark in the
number of Foderal-State Accredited
Herds and from the twelfth place in
al CT in
January has advanced to third place
at the end of July with 3O2 fully ac-
credited herds During the month of
July 162 herds containing $500 c,ttle
were tested; So of these herds passed
one test without reactors and 80
herds became fully accredited.
Sergt James McSorley, Eau Claire,
mas returned home being the last
member of Co. e, 127th infantry to
leave the service. Sergt McSorley
was awarded the d. S. c. for leading
the third platoon of Co. E against
machine gun nest near ChateauThier-
ny. He was cited for gallantry in ac-
ton in an engagement on the Alsace
front when the third platoon beat off
a superior German force that had
surrounded them. Sergt McSorley's
LETT arm is disabled from machine gun
wounds and he will take a vocation
al training
Pure food won a victory when VIM.
Fassbender, cheese maker in a Me-
nominee. Wis. factory. pleaded guilty
10 filling" cheese and paid a fine of
$50 His factory was closed. Louis
Kaufman. Chicago, the man higher
I'm" forfeited his $500 bond and did
not appear for trial The company
SKINNED its milk substituting cocoa
nut oil. vastly inferior fat 1t then
intended to market it's product as
isconsin Cheese" Food Commits
sioner Weigle took prompt action to
protect the states fair name.
Jack Brinkm2n, Milwaukee auto
salesman. was shot and killed by his
wife, Viola, who found letters from
various affinities in his possession
BrJnkman seemed to prefer endearing
words from women of little educa-
tiCn TO the companionship of his intel
lectual help-meet. Ida" in Kenosha
and Frances" in Marinette were
among the vampires on Brinkman's
stcli- Mrs. Brinkman said she killed
1sy husband "to keep him from other
women" She was allowed to attend
the funeral for which she had made
all arrangements. employing an un-
deTtaker, etc.
Kagog, the Grow, Chippewa medi- |
cine man, known among the white |
people as George Cedarrow, died at |
Lac du Flambeau and was taken to |
.Odanah for burial. Kagog is one of |
the last of the hereditary medicine |
men of the Chippewas in Wisconsin. !
There are probably so so-called Pag-
ans still living on Bad River, the |
great majority now belonging to the
Catholic or Protestant churches. The
medicine men combine a real know
ledge OF roots and herbs, with mean
tatiOns and inyocations to the spirits
to assist them in their work. Some
OF the older members of the tribes
still profess great faith in their medi-
cine men. Kagog was buried by the
side of his forefathers.
Preliminary reports on drainage
work in the state made to the drainage
division of the department of engin
eering during the second quarter, in
vOlve S191 900. Final plans have been