Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-07-07

A bold robber smashed the plate
glass of the Rummel-Kriel jewelry
store, Sheboygan, and took jewels
| worth $780,
The names of nine high school
boys who lost their lives in the war
overseas are engraved on a bronze
tablet erected in their honor at the
Neenah high school.
On July the FIT. Atkinson Gas Co.'S
effects were taken over by the city
and the plant will be run under city
management. At the spring election
1t was voted to do this and to improve
the plant, whose capacity has not
been up to the demands.
An explosion in the cockpit of
gasoline launch belonging to G. D.
Sutton, Mason City, cottager on Gran
berry lake near Eagle River, result
ed in wrecked beat and a narrow
escape for the occupants. The BOAT
was about 100 feet from shore. The
occupants donned life belts and swan
ashore.
| A wayfaring motorcyclist who took
refuge at the home of Guy Anderson,
| Viroqua farmer, was an unwilling ac-
complete in little child's death. The
daughter, 3 years, went to the ma
chine while no one was looking and
with childish curiosity pulled the We
hicle. 1t fell instantly killing her.
| Norman, 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Oliver Everson, Eau Claire, lost the
| first and second toes of his left foot
in the wheel chain of an auto truck.
With load of youngsters the boy was
going to pick strawberries on a farm
north of the city. AS he swung his
feet over the edge of the truck, his
shoe caught in the chain.
A freight train on the Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railroad
was wrecked near Eidsvold when a
washout caused a derailment One
man was killed and another seriously
hurt as a result. P. ]. VaIliquite, the
fireman, of Irvine, was killed The
engineer, E. w. Sibley of Stevens
Point was seriously injured.
The body of William J. Mcbride
was found under the residence of his
sister, Mrs. William Crandell, near
the outskirts of Ladysmith. The body
was in badly decomposed state and
it is impossible to determine the
cause of death. Mcbride was a
lumberjack and when he disappeared
three months ago the matter did not
worry relatives as it was thought he
had gone to the woods to work.
After being closed down six weeks
for repairs the sawmill at the Yaw-
key-Bissell Lumber Co. at White Lake
started up. No difficulty was exper-
| fenced in getting a full crew for one
lO-hour shift, and it is the intention
soon to put on a night shift. 1t is ex-
pected that in about one month White
Lake mill will be the largest sawmill
| in Langlade county, with an annual
capacity of 100000 feet of lumber.
Della Kohl, II years, Whitewater
farm girl, is in the hospital suffering
from burns due to a gasoline stove
explosion. The girl was attempting
to light the stove when the accident
| happened. Instantly she was a mass
of flames. Miss Kohl threw herself
on the floor and used rug to smoth-
er the fire. She was taken to a hos
pital at GAINESVILLE to recover her
thirst being so severe on the way
down that frequent stops were made
/ to buy soda water for her. y =
Jos. H. Sheppler, Oconto lineman,
received a current of 1900 volts and
lives. Sheppler, telephone lineman,
was seated on a cable pole and put
his left hand in contact with a live
wire. His sleeve caught fire but he
managed to disengage himself and
crawl to safety. He was taken to a
hospital, where it was found that his
first finger and thumb had the flesh
burned off to the bone. His arm from
fingers to shoulder was badly burned
and there was large burn on his
left hip and knee.
Two boys from Camp Grant were ar
rested by Appleton police officers and
held until officers from Camp Grant
called for them. They were about to
catch train for the northern part
of the state. They gave their names
as Tony Arnold and Joseph Malone
and said they left camp without per-
mission. They were questioned re-
garding the murder of Mrs. Leroy H.
Moss, wife of an army officer at Camp
Grant, June II, but denied all know
ledge of the crime. They said they
left camp two days after the murder.
Mary Ann Heinbaugh, "a, Honey
Creek, appeared in court at Racine as
plaintiff against her son, Albin, for
satisfaction of note of 1886 and in
terest. The son brought a counter
claim for board and. lodging but was
argued out of his baseness by the
judge who reminded him of the care
bestowed by his mother during his
childhood. The case was settled by
the son paying $500 to the old lady.
The city of FIT. Atkinson is to have
two new motion picture theatres the
largest to seat 1000 with the latest
features.
HARRISON