Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-13
AROUND WISCONSIN
BY MAIL AND TELEGRAPH

100 Superior raliroad men STRUCK
last week for higher pay.
One arrest for drunkenness was
made at Fond du Lac during July.
H. Matt Blomberg, SO, Eau Claire,
was suffocated beneath pile of saw
dust.
The leaf hopper has done great
damage to potatoes in the Darlington
vicinity.
William Poster, Kenosha missing
blacksmith, was located at Portland
Ore, and arrested by the police.
The General Motors company OF
GAINESVILLE, manufacturers of the Sam
son tractor, have acquired 63 addi-
tiOnal acres near GAINESVILLE for plant
development.
Esther Hanson, Grand Rapids, 29
years, drowned while swimming al
Rothschild beach, Wausau. Miss Han
son was a good swimmer but strangled
while floating. All efforts at resus-
citation failed.
Arthur Bull, La Crosse, claims the
longest service record of any Wiscon-
sin soldier. Bull joined the English
navy in October 1916 and was in the
war 35 months. When America wen!
in Bull obtained a transfer.
Walter Gallon, Amigo telephone
man, CALAMITY turned out to pass a
car on the road but turned too far
Gallon has broken rib and Mrs. Gal
Ion severe body bruises. Their cal
went over on them.
Carl Van Skike, Is years, Madison
high school student, may recover from
accidental self shooting incurred
while loading 22 caliber revolver
The shot pierced six holes in the
boys intestines.
A roadster containing Mrs. Paul
Schulz and Mrs. A. B. James turned
over near Lake Geneva after swerv-
ing from side to side and finally run
ming into a corn field. The women
were badly injured.
John Stevens, Neenah manufacturer
has given the Salvation army his 80
foot steam yacht, Cambria, worth
$4,000. The vessel will be auctioned
off at Oshkosh and the money turned
into the Salvation army treasury.
A shocking accident occurred at
Marshfield where policeman Thomp-
son was asked to come to the Earl
Kretzer home and kill mad dog
Thompson saw dark object moving
Kretzer's boy, Z years old.
Maj Francis j. McGovern, judge ad-
vocate has been advanced to the rank
of lieutenant colonel in recognition
of his services both in the Judge advo-
Gates office at Washington and al
Camp Grant Col McGovern was for
merly governor of Wisconsin.
Lawrence Ramsey, a Kneosha Goa
cfn inc nj Ivy LII Of n
railroad crossing when he crawled
beneath the gates and stepped from
behind southbound passenger into
the path of a northbound freight
Ramsey was hit so hard that his shoes
were found 20 feet from his body
Green Bay bars are selling 21a pei
cent beer in an open manner The
breweries are manufacturing and
awaiting tie result of the test case be-
fore the supreme court. 100 saloons
have taken city and federal license
Ralph TOhey, years, Madison
fell into an open cistern in the yard
of neighbor, and drowned.
The structural iron work, 800 feet
long, 20 feet wide and four stories
high, being built at Two Rivers fo1
the Aluminium Goods Manufacturing
company was O1OWA uOWu anu It.
mains mass of tangled beams and
metal. The wind storm lasted but g
few minutes. When the structure
fell the entire city shook. The loss is
$4,000.
Electrocution caused the death Of
Mrs. Edw. Drager, "a years, Elkhorn
who was returning from a band con.
cert with her husband and four child
rem. The woman turned on the switch
on the incandescent street light
screamed and fell dead Doctors could
do nothing. Residents of Elkhorn haC
a practice of switching the stree
lights off and on as occasion demand
ed.
Miss Katherine Beck, Oconto, ha.
brought suit for $4,000, against Ed
gar G. Wallace, circus man O
national prominence. Miss Becl
claims that Wallace promised mar
riage but later refused to make good
VIM. Knewstubb, Lamont, was pin
ned beneath his car while riding t.
Argyle. The vehicle turned turtle a.
a bad turn. Knewstubb has three
broken ribs, a broken collar bone anC
many bruises. Peter Thoresen, a pas
senger, escaped injury.