Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-10-27
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farmer, accidentally shot and killed
Patrick Connolly, lumbed cruiser, and
filled with remorse slot himself thru
the head The men were hunting with
a party and Scheller mistook Connol-
ly's tan coat for deer.
Percy Smith, GAINESVILLE, escaped
from Mendoza hospital and was run
over by train at Alton.
| JOS. Fierst, Amigo, father of ten.
was run down and killed as he walked
on the railroad tracks.
Andrew Podvin, hunting near Ston-
ington, was shot i'll the neck and
chest by his father while the two
were hunting.
Katherine Palmer, 6, Chippewa
Falls, was burned to death. The child
played with matches while her mother
was at church.
William Thalheim, PIP, Menasha,
was crushed to death. III machinery
he was adjusting. The power was un-
Iexpectedly turned on
Margaret Bell, Merrill child, choked
to death while playing on the floor. The
cause OF death is unknown.
A 20-ton f1ywheel burst in the Wells
lumber plant, Menominee, killing Ed
ward Wilson, go A score were hurt.
| While John BouilliOn, 10, Wausakee
was playing with shotgun it went off
and the charge blew the arm off his
! little sister. The child died.
| The body of Fred Greenwald, escap-
ed inmate from the West Salem hos
pital, was found in the woods near the
town. dog carrying the head of
man in it's mouth ran into a school
yard and the search followed. Green
valid escaped in July and had not been
j seen since. The body was badly de-
! composed.
Helen Young, 8, Superior, fell from
a trapeze and fractured her skull
AS Xavier Trojanski, Wisconsin
Rapids, was milking, lightning struck
his barn destroying it and all the con-
tents. The man was taken uncon-
scious from the flames by his daughter
Out of-the-state farmers paid $685.
$50 for SO Wisconsin cattle at the
Madison sale. The high price was
| S1,775 for 9-year-old bull. The sale
average was $410 or $3.50 under last
year.
Elmo Martin, Gwinn, shot himself
while hunting for the first time this
year. He lay for hours at the road
side before being discovered. He
died in the hospital
Mrs. William Wensel. Darien, was
burned to death by kerosene lamp
explosion. She was the mother of g.
Nicholas Ziegler, "a, resident of
Bristol for Is years, died last week
aged "a.
Mike Gardiner, Stephenson, re-
ceived $500 for 100 pounds of golden
seal, an herb, and has 1000 pounds
more to ship.
| Walter Bauer, Loomis, owes his
life to his watch. His gun fell on a
stump and discharged the charge
striking the watch he carried in his
vest pocket.
Dr. Noe, Madison dentist, was a sup
rene court victor in an appeal taken
from the circuit court where Mrs. JOS
ephlne Vale was awarded $475. DR..
Noe was using dental disc, preparing
crown for Mrs. Vale, and the disc
"nnned cutting her mouth. TIL. court
held that the dentist was not unduly
neg ngent
Earl Abbott, Beloit sleeping sickness
victim, will recover after nine weeks
OF almost continuous slumber. The
patient is slowly coming back to con-
ScIous life. The disease is an infiam-
nation of the brain and spinal cord.
Mrs. E. j. Gregor, Kendall, having
tooth filled, swallowed a dental
brooch, fine steel instrument used
N preparing root canals An X-ray
taken at La Crosse showed that the
instrument had passed blunt end
hrst into the gastro-lntestinal tract.
Sharp end down the instrument
would pierce the inteStines
Mrs. Nels Fosdahl, Stoughton, was
fatally burned by pouring kerosene on
a kitchen fire. Her clothing caught
ablaze. Mr.. Fosdahl in attempting to
save his wife was also badly burned
Mrs. John Bodin. Superior widow.
was accidentally strangled when the
belt OF her dress caught around her
neck as she fell from porch.
Anna Mackin, 8 years, Madison. was
run down and killed by an automobile
while crossing the street near her
home. The child's neck was broken.
Tired of the pain of severe head
aches Mrs. Will Haase, Delaven. took
poison and died
The Waukesha Motors COMPANY has
booked orders for $4,000 900 worth of
big motors the |. H. C. being the
largest buyer.
Fred Hefty, Footville driving
team across railroad track, was run
into by freight train that struck the
back end of the wagon Hefty was
hit and thrown some distance but es-
capped with severe bruises. The team
escaped harm but the rig was de-
molished
The family of NJ o. Nahum. Or
fordville, six in number, were taken
seriously i'll with ptomaine poisoning.
The doctor learned that the mother
had served cottage cheese that was
several days old.
Beloit officials seized three complete
stills and mash enough for 1000 gal
Ions of liquor in the home of Joe
Martinas, local disciple of Gambrin-
us who acted indiscreet.