Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06


! Plainfield farmers are stacking one
of the largest crops Of winter rye
raised there in many years
I According to chief of police Straub,
| Rhinelander, no one las been con-
fined in the city jail since July l.
The state is investigating condi-
tions in Brown and Manitowoc coun-
ties where Canadian thistles have ov-
Fverrun the fields.
Ralph Yetter, 10, Stevens Point, is
dead at Fargo, ~ D., as the rceult Of
injuries received when kicked in the
stomach by horse.
i PatrOlman Beaton, Superior, was
killed endeavoring to arrest yeggs
who blew the safe in a butcher shop
and escaped with 81 400
Mrs. Rose Eales, GAINESVILLE, drown
| ed herself in cistern containing
feet OF water. She was found float
/ ing face upward. Worry over i'll
health is attributed as a cause
Miss Marjorie Curry, Portage was
knocked unconscious while answer
ing telephone call. Lightning struck
the line. The bolt left streak on
Miss Curry's arm but she will recov-
er.
Esther Bowers, years, was run
over at Appleton when she attempted
to cross street ahead of an automo-
/ bile driven by l.. Shiirr6an. The child
was dragged ten feet sustaining Sc
we're injuries.
Miss Bridget Smith Of Sandusky, is
IN a Madison hospital having skin
/ grated from her arm to her nose.
The wound was inflicted by a pet
horse as Miss Smith gave him water
!; on her fathers farm.
| Since prohibition went into effect
on July |, the residents of Little
Chuto have been granted permission
| u their priest to continue dancing
TIC the late hour OF 1920 instead of 8
/ o'clock as formerly
i Dairy and Food Commissioner
Welgle has been investigating reports
OF sales of adulterated linseed oil and
fake turpentine in violation Of a
state law Farmers are the principal
buyers of the compounds.
Walter Christensen, 10, was drown
ed at family picnic at Twin Lakes.
His mother watched him dive but be-
cause OF the numerous persons bath
ing failed to miss him for 20 minutes.
1 Divers found the body.
I Captain Isabel, in charge of the
lie saving station on Lake Mendoza.
mas a record of $50 rescues in two
! years. Isabel has rigid rules to con
troll cancers and bathers and a pow
er boat to make rescues in.
In settlement of all claims for dam
ages against the G. M. & st. P. Ry.
Tor damages to Peter George and Lii
han Gutenberg, Racine, caused bv
one OF the trains of that road run
ming over them while crossing the
track in the year 1918, the attorneys
for the plaintiffs received a check for
i SlO,5OO of which amount Mr.. George
IS to receive $4,000 and Lillian Litzen-
berg, $4,000.
e. HI. Hamilton, "a rich Chicago
lawyer, played Wallingford success
1uliy at Lake Geneva for ten days.
lie talked gl1bly of his palatial Offices
IN the windy city and limited that a
S3O,OOO deal was going thru very soon.
Suddenly Hamilton and his women
companions disappeared. They were
arrested in Chicago and brot back to
answer for absconding a 1910 hotel
bill.
Capt. John Woods, 90, night clerk
OF the Milwaukee Tug Boat line. in
Jured his right leg and wrist last week
When he fell while at work in the Of
nee. Capt. Woods reports for duty
at p. m. each day. He sailed the
Great Lakes for years and in his
younger days was salt water sail
or. He has been in practically every
great seaport in the world. He was
with Perry in Japan. He expects to
leave the Emergency hospital in a
lew days, "and I'm going right back
to work again." he said. sT'm good
Tor twenty years more at least" AL
though barred by his age from active
service in command of a vessel, he
was able to pass other severe gov
eminent tests for masters license.
Capt. Woods appeared before the To-
cal steamboat inspectors to renew
his license in 1917. One of the tests
that had to be passed is to determine
whether the applicant is color blind
a box containing various colors of
wool yarn is placed before the appli-
cant and he is required to pick the
various shades of red, blue. yellow
and green from the box without maxi
ing mistake. When Capt Woods
TOOK this examination he picked the
Coherent colors without a mistake. ac
cording to the secretary of the steam
boat inspectors Although the dis
tance between his home and place of
business is more than a mile. Cant
! Woods walks to and from work night
ard morning seven days a week and
in all weather