Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18

A hail storm did considerable dam
age to grain in Richland county last
week. In the town of Ithaca, the
storm riddled the corn and laid flat
the small grain. VIM. Nee, of Ithaca,
was struck on the head by hailstOne
and rendered unconscious. Several
orchards were damaged badly and
stones weighing one-fourth of a
pound were picked up. The storm is
said to have been the most destruc-
tive in years.
William Heisler, Chicago, swimming
at Neenah, was seized with cramps
and drowned in five feet of water just
off the diving pier. He suffered from
rheumatism of the heart and all eff
forts of his friends to save him were
unavailing.
Certified seed potatoes will be rails
ed in Polk county this year if the APP
plicatiOns of seven potatoe growers
for inspection of their fields are
granted. Last year there were forty
seven growers in different parts of
the state granted certificates.
Jim Rex, a half-breed Indian bar
tender at Racine, was pushed through
big window in the saloon where he
was employed and then pulled back
again by two assailants. He was SER
iously cut and bruised.
James Renaker, GAINESVILLE, has
been posing for some time in that city
as William SwenSen, Madison real
estate dealer, and carried in his pos
session letters, an Elks' pin and re-
ceipt book belonging to the real Sven
OF RI
purporting to be sent from the COVER
nOr's office, landed Renaker in Jail.
When placed in confinement Rena-
ker was found to be confirmed drug
addict He will be prosecuted.
Gottlieb Zumbrunnum, Darlington
farmer, shot himself last Wednesday
following a quarrel with his wife and
daughter He had been a very hard
working man and suffered from phys
ical collapse. 1t is supposed that he
became temporarily deranged.
An auto party at Elkhart, compos-
ed of six people was buried in the
swamp on the main Elkhart lake road
from Plymouth last Wednesday. The
engine died while the car was climb
ing the hill and the driver was unable
to hold the car with the brake. The
machine ran back a ways and shot
over an embankment into the swamp.
The occupants of the car received Sc
we're injuries, but none were killed.
Irma Wagner, a prisoner in the Mil
waukee Jail, gave birth to three
pound infant last Wednesday morning.
The mother and baby were rushed to
the hospital but the efforts were un-
availing to have the baby's life, it dy-
ing in a few hours. The mother is
doing well.
Hermis Dione, Amigo, risked his life
before a thousand spectators last
week and saved that of a drowning
girl. Agnes Berendson had gone be-
yond her depth and sank, and Dione,
who was passing in boat dived full
ly dressed and grasped her by the hair.
He swan 100 yards to shore with her
and fell unconscious on the beach.
Albert Herms, farmer living at
Bonduel, near Green Bay, was killed
by his son Julius, aged 10, who with
the aid of his two brothers, Paul and
Jappert, carried the body in a car
riage to a trestle two miles away and
hurled it onto the railroad tracks.
The body was found last Thursday.
The boys are held without bail. Jul
Illus, the elder, made the confession,
according 10 the district attorney. The
murder was committed following a
quarrel with Julius Tuesday night.
The father and mother are cousins,
and there are sixteen children in the
family.
Policies have been issued to the
Wisconsin Brotherhood of Thresher-
men Insurance Company, limited liza
bility, with offices at Madison and Poy-
nette The company starts with
total of 1874 policies and of the 1000
threshermen in the state most are ex-
pected to be covered before the year
is out.
The Thompson Manufacturing Co.,
Beloit, has refused a large war order
for the manufacture of shrapnel The
order was for an unlimited supply of
munitions and an indefinite contract
but the Thompson company turned it
down.
George Schneider, an Appleton
monument man, was assisting a crew
to unload a monument at the ceme-
terry last Thursday. The granite fell
on Schneider and when he was pulled
from under his leg was found broken.