Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-09-28

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| ty was robbed Of small amount by
masked bandits.
Cracksmen blew the safe in the
post office at Waterford AMI obtained
$50 in stamps and cash.
Mrs. Ellen Ludwick Of La Grange,
ILL.,, killed herself witha revolver at
sanitarium near Appleton.
Chris. Weness, 40, Mondovi, was
killed when his car hit a bank and
turned over He was unmarried.
Mildred, Hemb, Is, Sheboygan, who
said she was held captive III an attic,
was committed to the industrial school
for girls until she is p.
Chris. Urness. so and single, was
killed when his automobile turned
over nine miles from the village, en-
route home from a dance.
Barney Petrick, fOrger, surrendered
at Stevens Point after being fugitive
from justice for six months. He was
given three years in Green Bay
Two masked men boarded a one
man street car at Racine and forced
HOlgar Anderson, the man in charge,
to give up his cash box containing $50
Mrs. Edward Matheson, wife of a
Neenah farmer, died in the hospital as
the result of burns received when she
attempted to start fire in the kitchen
stove with kerosene.
Turning his car out of the road to
pass milk truck, Harry Zimmerman,
%, La Crosse farmer, wGs killed when
his auto rolled over an embankment
His father and sister were injured but
will recover.
Robert Smith, 80, Madison printer
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robbed of $50 by five men when he
was assaulted as he was about to take
drink from street fountain. His
injuries are not serious.
Miss Anna O'Neill, former book
keeper in the Office of the county clerk
at Darlington, has resigned to accept
a position as private secretary to her
brother, General Manager of the
Great Northern Hotel, Chicago.
William Thompson, alias John Mil
Ter, former convict and paroled man
from the Montana state penitentiary,
was arrested in Marinette last week
when he attempted to cash a forged
check for $65. Thompson is 72.
Arthur Tappy, 20, and Theodore
Kitta, %, are under arrest at Racine,
on a charge preferred by Meta Piep-
mer, Is, who is in a critical condition
as the result Of an alleged assault
while on an automobile ride to Cor
liss
The Wisconsin Historical society
viii erect a monument on the site of
the battle Of the Pecatonica between
Argyle and Woodford, to commem-
crate the spot where Black Hawk, the
Indian chief, made one of his last
stands.
To prevent widespread damage to
shade trees in Lacrosse, a local COM
mittee is offering Is cents a quart for
tussock moth cocoOns, found on the
trees by the thousands. The cocoons
will be burned in a public bonfire at
the Hamilton school.
Eric Kruger, WeyauWega, faces a
charge of manslaughter as a result
of an accident in which r. H Morey
of Waupaca was fatally injured A
car driven by Kruger struck a buggy
in which Morey was riding. Kruger
pleaded not guilty and was held under
bail of $4,000
John Euam, Shawano, was instantly
killed when the side car on a motor
cycle he was riding in, collided with a
truck used in construction work near
dict of unavoidable death due to rain
and darkness. Euam was on his way
home to attend a funeral
More than 100000 has been collect
ed this year in dog licenses for some
$4,000 dogs in the state Under the
new law passed by the last legisla-
for females. 85 per cent of the tax
is kept in the county treasures to
settle claims where dogs have killed
livestock
Emil Jacket, 8, Two Rivers, was
killed by an automobile driven by
John O'Toole, Chicago mason con-
tractor. The boy ran across a bridge
just as TOole was crossing in his car.
He picked up the injured lad and
took him to a doctor but the child
died before aid was given. O'Toole
was not held.
Lincoln county farmers are salts
fed this fall with price of $1.25 to
$3.50 cWt. for potatoes, believing this
to be the equivalent of $3.50 cwt. in
the winter or next spring. Disposal
of potatoes from the field this fall
will obviate the necessity of putting
them i'll pit or cellar, besides a large
loss in weight and quality.
The Monroe band, which has been
giving weekly concerts, issued state
ment that the playing of the Star
Spangled Banner would be discontin-
ued if the audiences did not pay more
respect. Charges are made by Ray T.
Bast, bandmaster, that no one in the
audience uncovers and there is con-
fusion and conversation.
Ruben Strop and Henry Voss, young
farmers of WatertOwn who pleaded
guilty to burning the farm home of
Max Schloesser and cutting off Mrs
Schloesser's hair, have repudiated
their confession and retained counsel
to fight the case. Herman Freitag,
their alleged accomplice, has main
tanned all along that he was innocent
Upon request of Oneida county au-
thorities, Mrs. Myrtle Slower of Osh-
kosh was taken into custody in her
home city, and will face charge at
Rhinelander of having committed a
statutory offense with Thomas Sutton,
formerly of Oshkosh. Sutton was ar
rested at Rh;nelander, but Mrs. Slower
heard of the proceedings and return
ed home Mrs. Slover's husband, Fred