Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-09-17
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'dren saw the tragedy.
FermOy, ireland Sim Feiners dis
armed thirty soldiers, one being kill
ed an dthree wounded in the melee
The Sim Feiners got away The
troops took a terrific revenge by sack
ing the shops of the town
Wealthy Business Man Killed.
Leroy Harth, wealthy business man
of Knoxville. Tenn, was shot by a
young woman Harth took refuge at
farm house where he died His au-
tomobile was found standing by the
roadside.
New YOrk-Transfusion of blood
from his son, Robert, % years, fail
ed to save the life of John Mitchell,
lah.r leader. who died OF pneumonia.
Mitchell was 40 years old. He began
las a miner and became nationally
prominent
Northern Iowa Duck Shooting.
The Iowa duck shooting season is
from Sept. Is to Jan. 1, and sports
men are "oiling their guns for the
hunting. The Iowa lakes are said to
contain thousands of mallards, pin
tails, teal and other varieties of birds
that make good sport and eating.
Machine Guns Guard Jail.
Four machine guns guard the coun-
ty jail at Knoxville, Tenn, where 50
men are held in connection with the
release of prisoners recently Friends
of the men threatened to storm and
dynamite the jail and the sheriff APP
pealed to the governor for protec-
ton.
Indians Become Citizens.
In recognition of their war work
5000 Indians of the Cherokee Greek,
Seminole, Choctaws and Chicasaw
tribes, have been released from gov
eminent restriction and supervision
and given full citizenship. All prop
erty held by the government is award
ed to them
Mob Storms Southern Jail.
An armed mob stormed the coun-
ty Jail at Jacksonville, Fla, and
| lynched two negroes charged with the
murder of Geo. Dubois. The men
we're carried to the outskirts of the
city, strung up and riddlcd with bull
let's. Another negro, charged with
rape of white girl, was demanded by
the mob but he had been spirited
away to ST. Augustine.
Mail Men Ask Raise.
The Chicago Terminal Railway
Clerks association notifies Postmas-
ter Gen. Burleson that, unless mem
bers are granted a bonus of S50C they
will resign en- masse Oct /. Associa-
lions at Sioux City, Kansas City and
West Virginia have voted in favor of
increases. The clerks are prohibited
from striking but will resign if their
demands are not met.
Government to Sell Meat.
100000 pounds of frozen poultry,
mutton and pork, held in storage by
the government at New York and Chi
cago, will be sold to the municipali-
ties in carload lots. The government
price on poultry is 80 cents a pound,
% cents a pound for shoulders, 81
cents for lOins and 16 cents a pound
for mutton
Settle British Labor Disputes.
Labor disputes that have given
trouble all over Britain are approach
ing settlement. Coal miners, dairy
men, grave diggers, railway men,
lockers, hatmakers and Irish farm
labOrers have all reached an UNI
,oerstanding with their employers and
gone back to production The places
of the striking London policemen
were filled by former soldiers.
Riot In Illinois Prison.
Not one prisoner escaped FROM Pom
tiac, ILL.,. reformatory where John
Kelly and John Frederick, two Chi
cagO prisoners, sawed their cell bars
and shot down two guards with re-
volvers. The "bad men" then freed
800 others who gained the main hall
way and made for the cell walls.
Deputy sheriffs, civilians and Ponti-
&C police assisted the guards in driv-
ing the men back. One guard and
one prisoner were killed.
Wheat Harvest 923,OOO,OO0 Bushels.
WashingtOn-The total 1919 har-
vest of spring wheat and winter wheat
was forecast today at 923, 100000 bush
els by the crop estimate bureau of the
Department of Agriculture on the bas-
is Of reports received up to Septem-
Der 1st. This is compared with a
forecast of 940,O00,0OO bushels made
August 1st. The average crop for
five years, 1913 to 1917 was 791,OO,-
600 bushels.
10 A. E. f. Soldiers Executed.
Paris-The records of the A. E. F.
court martials show that nine sol
diers were hanged and one shot dur
ing the war. Two hangings were for
murders, seven for rape of whom six
were negroes. There were 10. MUIR
der trials with 81 convictions. One
fifth OF the court martials were Off
GERS and the rest enlisted men and
welfare workers Most of the Off
GERS were charged with drunkenness
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Federal Agents Seize Food.
ChicagO-The seizure of carload
of cocoa and a carload of butter by
federal agents here revealed a new
drive on another class of profiteers by
United States District Attorney Clyne.
The seizures were made following an
investigation into the operations Of
an alleged cocoa and chocolate trust.
Deputy Marshals Henry Deiks and
Capt Thomas Henneberry made the
i seizures following issuance of orders
by the district attorney The butter
and cocoa are to be held by the gov
! ernment and probably will be placed
on sale.
Over Imitation Decreases Purchasing
Power.
According to Congressman Martin
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