Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-29

army use. An old overall factory will
be remodeled and enlarged for the de-
MIGRATING plant.
Judge Primbley of the La Crosse
county court, required his wife to
take the oath Of allegiance to the Unit
ed States. 1t was necessary in order
that she be allowed to wear the Red
Gross uniform.
The condition of George CONWAY
and Chester Trossen, the two litt'e
boys who lost one leg each by being
run over by some cars on the Omaha
line at Marsh7eld last week, was re
ported as being favorable.
-o-o-o-
Milton, 12-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter West Of Prairie du Chen,
was shot by an 8-year-old playmate,
the charge tearing hole through Mil
toms neck The injured child was
taken to La Crosse where he died in
the city hospital
-o-O-o-
Lot owners at Mound cemetery, Ra-
cine, complain that vandals visit the
home of the dead and steal flowers
from graves. One prominent mer-
chant said that $40 worth of flowers
recently placed on the grave of his
wife were taken.
-o-O-o-
The city of Portage is in bank
rupt condition 1t has written to the
state tax commission to find out if
there is any method by which it may
obtain relief. The city claims that il
must have money or it's governmental
functions must stop.
-o-O-O-
The Wisconsin river at Portage has
been coming up by leaps and bounds
the past few days and is now at flood
height. The eight foot stage as pre-
dicted by forecaster Spencer has
reached Portage but as the bikes are
in good condition no danger is feared.
-O-O-O-
The buck of w. E. Gillingham's
deer herd, on his farm near Richland
Center, ran amuck one day last week,
jumped the seven-fOOt fence and has
not been heard of since. The animal
had been reared in the park and no
cause can Oe assigned for his sudden
panic.
The body of an infant was nearly
Cremated at Racine when thrown into
a furnace in the boiler room of the
power house Of the Milwaukee Elec-
trio Railway & Light company by an
unknown man who fed before the en-
ployes discovered the act The police
are searching for him.
600
No more guns or revOlvers can be
carried in the city limits, says Chief
Of Police Peter D. Champion of James
Vile There have been some narrow
escapes from accidents in the past
three or four weeks from youths hand
ling the weapons carelessly and l am
going to put halt to such actions"
said the chief
Bert Flint Of Neillsville, got loose
with his automobile about o'clock
the other morning and ran into hyd-
rant breaking the hydrant off and
turning on flood of water; the car
then shot into a large electric light
pole, which stopped the car and threw
Mr. Flint out. The car is badly dam
aged but Bert is all right
-o-O-o-
Lewis Temple, Mr. and Mrs. Knute
Johnson and Mrs Peter La Que,
residing near Church Valley, witness
ed a wonderful phenomenon at mid
night during the recent display of the
northern lights. 1t was a perfect re-
production of the American flag in the
heavens. Mr.. Temple first saw it and
then called the others by phone to
witness it.
-O-O-O-
A quick turn of the steering wheel
which sent his car toward the ditch
was all that saved the life of George
BidWell, GAINESVILLE, when he was
struck by a Chicago & Northwestern
passenger train. The train, coming
at full speed, struck the car, throw
ing it and Mr.. Bidwell to the side of
the track. His car was completely
demolished by the force of the col
1ision The injured man was rushed
TO the hospital where it was found his
spine was injured and he was other
wise badly bruised.
-o-o-o-
zone hundred COW testing associ-
ations in operation, five more organ
lied and waiting for testers, and sew
eral more in the process of organiza-
tlon-that is the record which Wiscon-
sin dairymen are making in the face
of somewhat discouraging conditions.
Testers have enlisted and have been
replaced, some associations having
had three and even four different test
ers within year. Men who might
otherwise have poined the ranks of
COW testers are also in the army. AL
together there are fully $1,000 COWS
owned nv 9 250 farmers on fest in
Wisconsin at the present time.
Dairymen in every section of the state
are beginning to realize that COW test
ing associations help them to do their
work better, to feed their COWS more
intelligently, and to produce milk
more economically.
-O-O-O-
Alexander Kerr, emeritus professor
of Greek language and literature at
the University Of Wisconsin and for
thirty years a resident of Madison, has
just completed in his eighty-ninth
wear a work which CtamDc i'm q c the