Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-13


culated the speed of a gravel wagon
in opposition to freight train, and
tried to cross the tracks when the
train was laundering his way. Bowen
has a fractured skull and other injur-
les.
A cooking kettle containing 1000
cans of peas exploded in the Reeds
burg, canning factory and threw the
come hts in all directions. One man
was scalded by escaping steam. A
defective steam guage is blamed for
II miShap.
Mrs. Nellie Fitzpatrick, Milwaukee,
will stand trial for abortion. 1t is al
legged that cremation of two newborn
infants occurred at the Fitzpatrick
home in February. One was still
birth and the other suffOcated. Police
claim they found obstetric instru-
ments in the wOman's rooms. The
mother of the babies was an orphan
girl the district attorney states.
The kerosene can exploded when
Mrs. Thos. Leavar, wife of James
vile farmer, started the morning fire.
Mrs. Leaver was at once enveloped in
flames. With quick presence of
mind she succeeded in wriggling
I loose from her burning clothing but
not before she was severely burned.
The burns covered two-thirds Of the
skin on her body. She died later from
the injuries and shock.
Ellen Hamilton, DeFOrest girl.
10 years, disappeared under circum-
stances that threw the village into
excitement. The girl was employed
in a canning factory and left for Mad
ison one day saying that she meant
to buy pair OF shoes at Waterloo.
simultaneously Jack McMann and Ole
Schueller, "a and 81, left the factory,
for Texas, riding ponies. 1t is thought
that the girl went with the young
men.
Inquiry among members of the
Jewish population of Oshkosh brings
out the fact that few have plans for
going to Palestine to join the Zionist
state. Most of the Hebrews of the
Fox river valley are contented and
have no desire to cross the seas. One
of the leaders of the local Jews said
there would be some Jews in this
country who would go to Palestine,
for sentimental reasons only, but the
younger Jews are established in bust
ness and will not leave.
Bess Burke Ormsby, Holstein COW
valued at $4,000, rode from Madison
to Lake Mills in a special train. The
COW was brought from MOrehead,
Mimi, to the Faville farm at Lake
Mills. Owing to freight delays at
Madison a special train was made up
tor this queen of cows. Bess gives
AZ pounds of butter a week, $1,000
pounds of milk year, and 1,189
pounds of butter year. Her calf
sold for $4,000 and her brother for
$65, 900. The late Edmonds Blaine,
son of James G. Blaine, who died at
Hog Island last year, owned this
farm. On the place are three Hol-
stems whose aggregate value is $685.
600. The total farm stock is worth
$350,000. Worth visiting one might
say
What is claimed to be the worlds
largest cheese was made on July %
at the N Simon warehouse at Apple
ton. The following figure gives an
idea of the size: 1t weighs 31,946
pounds. 1t is feet high and has a
diameter of 10 IL feet $4,000 is set
as it's value. The cOntainer weighed
5000 pounds. It's manufacture requir-
ed the following: 500 pounds of
salt; 1,215 ounces of rennet, band
age cloths valued at $500 and each
33 feet long and Is feet wide; 357, 500
pounds of milk, taken from $4,000
cows on 1900 farms; curd furnished
by So factories, made by cheese MAX
ers and assistants. The worlds prize
cheese was sold to Armour & Co., and
will be exhibited at the national dairy
show, Chicago, in October.
An average OF $4,000 week is be-
ing collected by the two automobile
inspectors appointed by Secretary OF
State Merlin Hull. These inspectors
are visiting all localities in the state
and are rounding up men who have
failed to take out licenses for the OPP
Grafton of their cars. One man was
found who had two cars, but was try
ing to make one set of number plates
do for both vehicles. Others were
found who thought that last years
license was good enough. Each in
spector is averaging about $1,000 a
week, and with the aid of the city po-
lice who are now called to the assist
ance of the department, many thous-
ands of dollars will be added in IL
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