Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-21

A rifle shot penetrated window o
the Horizon Windmill Co., the bulle
striking an electric light bulb Tn
bullet passed through the bulb leaving
two small holes, without shatterinI
the glass. Ed Rehfeld, manager, il
keeping the bulb as a curiosity
In drilling well at De Soto, Wilt
Hustin, at depth of ia feet encoun
tered an obstruction of wood presum
ably a log which has lain there TO
countless centuries. Pieces of tn,
log were brought to the surface, bu
they were in too advanced a stage o
disintegration for one to determine
the nature of the original tree.
Irwin Preusse, T. M. E. R. & L. EN-
ploye, was fatally burned at Water.
town the result of receiving a shocl
at the substation in that city Preusse
was engaged in wiping one of the
machines where $4,000 volts were car.
ried and a static discharge struck
him, resulting in bad burns to his
arms and legs and a partial paralysis
OF the muscles. The young man is
20 years old and had worked at the
substation for the past three years.
Painting in bathtub while the
family was at church, Robert Frank
Pfster, Madison butcher, was drown
ed Despite efforts of DR.. Richard
AylWard and meNbers of the fire de-
partment, summoned with the city
lung motor, it was impossible to re-
vive the youth. Coroner w. E. Camp
bell declared the case accidental. be-
lieving the boy must have had a
fainting spell, probably caused by
stagnant air. The tub was nearly
flled with water and the boys head
was submerged when he tainted
Joseph Kierstead, butler at the home
OF Senator Roy p. Wilcox, Eau Claire.
while cutting cross lots to save time
to visit his fiancee at Chippewa Falls
after leaving the interurban, was way-
lad and robbed of $95 in currency that
was going toward providing for the
wedding which is to take place We'd
nesday. Kierstead saw a man ahead
OF him in the narrow path and started
to walk around him. The other hit
him with billy and when Kierstead
came to i've minutes later, his money
was gone. So was the man, leaving
no cleW. But the wedding will take
place just the same.
The school teachers of Blanchard
vile contracted to teach for the year
ISl9-l92O for $85 a month. The high
cost OF living hit them and they de-
manded higher wages or stated that
they would go on strike. They swoop-
ed down on the school board which
decldede to hold a special meeting
When the subject would be voted up
on by the taxpayers. The taxpayers
SAID no. The teachers are teaching.
a. ID. Ayers, Milton carpenter. fell
80 feet from the scaffolding on a new
barn roof and broke his neck. John
Babcock sustained a broken leg and
shoulder Ayers leaves a family
After having startled the commun-
lty by his escapade of masuuerading
III his sisters clothing and taking a
train from his home at Chicago to
.DeSota, Master Hugh Cummings, 10.
repeated his venture and astonished
johnson Bros, farmers near DeSota,
who had given him home the prev
ious summer, by appearing at their
door early one morning. He had again
made the trip from Chicago, this time
without disguise, and had walked six
miles before daylight to his destina-
ton. His sister at Chicago was noti-
fed, and the youngster was again re-
turned to his guardians, although UNI
under protest, as he liked the simple
country life, where he was fed on
honey and cream such as only Wis
consin farms can produce, without
even being required to do chores.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Wheeler, Mena-
sha, recently returned from a tour
of the west in an automobile, in Wy
omlng had an interesting experience
which might have ended disastrously
They were overtaken by a blizzard
which so enveloped them that thew
lost their way. Driving about aim
lessly, benumbed with cold and thor
oughly discouraged they saw in the
ulstance the dim outline of a gate.
Nearly exhausted they followed a
pain leading to a small house and
shocked at the door. No one answer
ca and they tried the knob which
yielded. There is an unwritten law
IN the west that no rancher shall lock
ms door as it is not unusual for peo-
PIE TO lose their way on the plains
~ is also understood that those who
partake of hospitality in this wav
must wash the dishes, make the beds
ana put everything in order before
they go. The weary travellers found
upon the table fresh supply of ham
Hour' coffee and eggs, fuel for fire and
good bed. They made biscnits
cooked ham and coffee. and had .
good nights rest. Next morning nm
der clear sky they found the trail
and continued their journey.