Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-09-03
Domestic

average yield OF 1871 DuShelS per acre
on the 100000 acres planted, is fore
cast for Kansas in the August crop re-
port issued by the state board of agri-
culture at Topeka.
Needing the announcement of the
government that it would run the
trains at all costs, railroad strikers re-
turned to work at Los Angeles and
throughout southern California.
District attorney label, at Milwau-
kee has filed a complaint and informa-
ton against the Cudahy Packing com
pany charging violation of the state
cold-storage law.
American newspapers were appeal
ed to by Senator Chamberlain at Wash
ington, not to publish the story of the
war written by General Ludendorff
general of the German army.
Arms and ammunition were stored
in one of the negro lodges burned in
Laurens county by mobs of white men,
according to reports received from
Caldwell, Ga.
Charged with the theft of 1000 wrist
watches from the army supply base in
Brooklyn, George Heather, a lOngshOre-
man, was arrested. The watches, val
ued at $4,000, were sold to an auction
eer.
Andrew Sockalexis, famous Indian
runner, died at Oxford, Me-, from
tubercular meningitis.
Frank Heifing of Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
pugilist, died in the City hospital at
Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. 1, as the re-
suit of injuries sustained in prize
fight His opponent, X. O. Circus of
Pittsburgh, was held.
George Klein, Denver (Colo.) city
detective, died from wounds inflicted
by an unknown assailant. Klein has
been actively engaged in running
down Illicit liquor dealers.
BY a vote of 1882 to 408 striking
mOtormen and conductors of street
railways company at Pittsburgh de-
cided to return to work. A II cent
raise demand was temporarily wai1ed
for the FIVE cent raise granted by the
war labor board.
Return Of the giant transport Levia-
than to the shipping board for use in
the transatlantic freight and passen-
ger trade is being considered by the
war department at Washington.
Harris Rosenthal and Abraham Lee
win, proprietors of the Imperial hotel
at Boston. where $4,000 worth of liQ-
uors were seized two weeks ago, were
sentenced to serve nine months in Jail
and pay fine of 500 each.
Three thousand steel workers went
out on strike at Cleveland and it is on.
ly with difficulty that union officials
are restraining other organized steel
workers from doing likewise.
Lieut.. John X. McRae of Washing
ton state and Private Robert A. Brook,
Newman, Ga, were killed at Souther
field near Americas, Ca, in the coils
ion of two airplanes at a height of 750
feet.
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The cost of living took tumble at
Chicago. Starting at the stock yards,
where pork dropped from 1 to Ia
cents a pound, with other meats fol-
lowing, the slide reached the grain,
vegetable and fruit markets.
Twelve members Of the crew Of the
four-masted auxiliary schooner Elmer
Roberts arrived at Yarmouth, n. s.,
and reported that their ship, loaded
with ammunition, caught fire and blew
up ar sea.
Two men were killed and ten injured.
four probably fatally, in battle
between police guards and mob of
strike sympathizers at the car barns
Of the Southern Public utilities COM
pany at Charlotte, N. G.
American aviators made Jesus Rem
terra, bandit leader. pay in full for his
treatment of Lieutenants Peterson and
Davis, held for ransom by the Mexican.
when Lieut.. r. H Cooper killed Rem
terra, from an airplane. according to
statements made at Maria, Tex, by
Mai. James P. Yancey, commander Of
the United States punitive expedition.
The theft of 100000 in Liberty
bonds and $4,000 in cash from vault
In the Office of the paymaster of the