Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-04-18

Two wireless stations in La Crosse
were taken over by the government
and a third will be Communicated
during the week. The Frank From
melt and Harry Gehrke stations were
closed.
The will of the late Henry Frank
has been filed for probate at Stevens
Point and leaves an estate Of $4,000.
Each of five children receives house
and lot. The remainder of the prop
erty goes to the widow
1000
Caught in a feed cutter Harry Hell
den, IS, of Appleton, was seriously in
jured when one leg was broken in
three places, the other in one. His
clothes were entirely stripped from
his body. His clothes caught in the
shaft
Peter korntved has broken camp near
Romeo after cutting 100000 feet of
logs, besides a large quantity of tan
bark. One tree feet, inches in di-
ameter at the stump, and showing
5000 feet of timber without the butt
log, was cut.
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Joseph Weber of Caledonia, suffer
ed very serious and painful injury
while trimming wood at his home. In
swinging the axe the blade caught on
a of nd cIo
striking him on the inside of the right
knee cap, taking off portion of it
and cutting a deep cash.
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In the La Crosse circuit court, Otis
Wheeling, 55 years old, of Boston,
Mass, was sentenced to Waupun for
one and one-half years for stabbing
Emil Schultz, a saloon keeper, who
elected him from his place. Glen Mar
tin, st. Louis, was given one year on
charge of trying to pass a worthless
check
A. E.s Grimm of Grand Rapids, has
purchased small farm near Pitts
Vile, which he expectes to operate
without the use OF horses. In place
Of horsepower be has provided him
self with gasoline tractor, with
which he expects to do all Of his farm
work, including the work on the roads.
The tractor maneuvers on two wheels
when attached to a load, and when
running about unattached a third
small wheel is used to keep the ma
chine balanced. 1t represents twelve
horsepower on the draw bar, and will
turn around in its own area. Mr.
Grimm's experiment is being watches
with interest.
Extensive planting of grain, es-
pecially of wheat, has been the result.
of the high prices at Milwaukee
Reports to the Wisconsin Agricul-
tural Experiment association branch
es in all parts of the state indicate
that the acreage to be sown in wheat
this year will be very much increased
Farmers are cognizant of the fact
that an extreme world shortage will
exist unless unusual efforts are made
toward heavy crops this year and al
ready more than sixty per cent of che
pure bred seed grains grown las
year have been sold. The west, and
particularly the DakOtas, are che
heaviest buyers of this special seed.
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{ Private Frank Gratiot, Madison 8
member of Company G's guard de-
tail at Camp Douglas, owes his life tC
the poor craftsmanship of an IN
known man who fired at him at il
o'clock Sunday night from a distance
of five feet. The bullet passed within
an inch of Gratiot's head, knocking
his hat to the ground.
Disconnected for but a moment
Gratiot regained his composure anj
fired three shots after the fleeing fig
ure. The shooting attracted Corpora
Mahoney with heavy guard. Fol
several hours the men secured tbs
woods but could find no trace of the
man.
Eighteen sisters at St. Nicholas
hospital at Sheboygan, took out frs
HdLuId1lAdClOH papers ldSC week, IL
view Of the declaration Of war with
Germany. Most Of them are Germans
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Alarming prospects in the way CT
insufficient supplies of wheat are pre-
dicted by the Millers' National fed
Grafton, according to Walter Stern
Milwaukee, who is one of the direct.
ors.
The national secretary has sent {
letter urging all directors to call at.
tention in their respective localities
to the danger of crop shortage indicat
ed by the United States government
crop report.
with only normal crop Of spring
wheat" said Mr.. Stern, ''it would ap
pear that the wheat crop would no
j be anywhere near enough for tht
cOuntry's own consumption and seed
'The several departments Of agri