Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-09-10

| Ten pairs of black silver foxes
have been received tor the Wausaa
| saver cray FOX ranch from Prince
nuward Islanu, CANADA 4he venture
is financed by local stock company.
Maurice Morkved, 16, La Crosse,
shot himself III the head rather than
go to school. The boy, a son of we'll
Lo-do parents, said that he was be-
hind other boys of the same age and
telt sensitive about it. He may die.
Foolish burglars ransacked the
friend who rushed Haussman to
home Of an editor, Ira ClOugh OF Me-
nasha. Clough found the men and
assisted them in their search They
departed in disgust with empty hands.
Hugh Bahlert and his wife, Pound,
Wis, began suit against the ST. Paul
road for $4,000 damages. A year ago
the auto in which they were driving
was struck by a st. Paul train near
Pound and both were seriously injur-
/ ed.
Ernest Slumski, Menasha, 2 years,
fell into an open cistern and vas res
cued by his father who dove after
the child First aid efforts brought
apparent recovery but the infant died
two days later.
The Cudahy Packing company, Mil
waukee, was fined $1,000 for violat
ing the food storage act. There were
% counts of 500 each. The company
in defense claimed it had no market
for the meat.
Ellen A. Copp, 20, attended the
summer school at Wisconsin univer-
sity. Mrs. Copp has five college de-
grees and now takes sociology and
eugenics to obtain a degree of doc
tor OF philosophy.
Henry Larson, Colfax farmer, was
putting g drive belt on the threshing
machine when his arm caught and
was jerked around the pulley. AM
putation was necessary. Larson al
so had two ribs broken.
Postal workers paraded at Milwau-
kee against the low salaries paid to
them. They alleged that government
rail employees had received increases
OF SO per cent in four years while
the postal workers pay had increased
but 16 per cent.
Edward Shelton, Kenosha, hung
himself to beam while respondent.
The unconscious man was found By
his little son who summoned neigh
bors. Shelton was cut down and
worked upon for two hours finally
coming back to life.
Miss Vera Clark, Eau Claire school
teacher, was fatally injured when an
automobile driven by Martin Connell,
Skidded from the road into a corn
field and overturned. Miss Clark was
returning home from a teachers in
stitute in Connell's car. The men oc-
cupants were unhurt.
Albert, 3, son of Albert Leibold,
Plummer, was seriously burned when
he ran barefooted across smoldering
stumps and brush covered with ashes
in tract which is being cleared for
building. He was trying to overtake
older children when he fell among
the live Goals. He finally rolled onto
some grass
Harry Vaughn, alias Harry Harris,
25 years, was sentenced to 25 years
in Waupun by Judge Backus Vaughn
shot and attempted to kill PatrOlman
Fred Hubert on June 8th Vaughn APP
peared in court in fashionable dress
wearing shell-rimmed glasses. He has
a previous record of Imprisonment
and violence.
Mrs. Sarah Mele, Kenosha, received
note demanding $500 signed by
bandit king" Mrs. Mele barricaded
herself in the house and later shot
two men whom she saw in her yard
late at night Mrs. Mele was arrest
ed for shooting in the city but dis
charged. The police are looking for
the blackmailers.
Frank Davis, 81, offered to repair
fiat tire on the car of Joe Wilcox,
FIT. Atkinson, and was employed to do
the work. Davis then took the car
and drove away for Waukesha For
fifteen miles he drove the car at top
speed when the rim on the fiat wheel
gave away. Davis cajoled farmer
into nights lodging and the next
day had the farmer pull him to Wau-
kesha for repairs. He was arrested
there. Davis stated that he wished
to get to Waukesha to see girl and
hoped to sell the car in Milwaukee
later. He is wanted elsewhere for
forgery.