Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-08-04
WISCONSIN.

Activities at the Barkdale plant of
the Du Pont Co. at Washburn. have
been considerably increased the last
few days by the addition of a large
crew of men who have been placed
at work dismantling the buildings
used IN the manufacture of war mu-
nitlons during the war. At the close
OF the war a subsidiary of the Du
Pont Co. was forced to take charge
OF all buildings and material used for
war purposes, and the business OF that
branch OF the concern has been to
dispose of the property The four
triton sections and the four INT
plants at Barksdale, erected by the
government, was taken charge of by
the Du Pont Chemical Co., and sold to
Joseph Bremen C Co. of Chicago, and
this firm has now resold the property
to Bosley Bros, large wrecking firm
OF Chicago, which now have a crew
OF men at work tearing down the
buildings. There are more than 300
buildings included in this sale.
That prohibition enforcement is no
joke is evidenced by the activities of
state and federal authorities recently
IN various parts of the state. The
saloon OF Gotfried Zumbach, Monroe,
was ra1ded and samples of cider
and moonshine seized. Zumbach's
home was found to contain a barrel
OF raisin mash. At Racine five sa-
looms were raided in one night. The
men were openly selling liquor. At
Hurley Mrs. Alice, owner of a sa-
loon, was fined 5000 and costs for il
licit selling. At Monroe three sa-
looms and former bars were raided
and $1,000 worth of liquor confiscat-
ed. This happened prior to the raid
on Zumbach. At GAINESVILLE Charles
Lumm was arrested for making a
mash Of raisins and corp syrup. Lumm
alleged that his attempt was a fail
ure anyhow. At Rome one Ed. Res
er was arrested for making moon
shine Of rye and raisins. At Marble
head one Frank Brazzale was ar
rested for moonshining. At Mayville
the police followed a clue furnished
by drunk and discovered a still and
two quarts of redeye At Friendship
Harry Wilson, farmer, was found
to possess 100 gallons of raisins and
molasses mash
Geo. A. Flasher, Eau Claire, has
reported to the Chicago police the
story Of his deception. Flasher went
to Los Angeles in June to purchase
ranch and become acquainted with
Mrs. Mabel Barker of Philadelphia.
The couple became engaged and
Flasher gave his fiance $1,000 worth
OF jewels. They then went east and
stopped off at Chicago There the
woman disappeared with $4,000 in
cash belonging to her dupe. Then
Flasher sought the police.
Almost 1000 persons will take part
in great pageant and song festival
that will be given on Aug. at the
University of Wisconsin by summer
session students and teachers the
greatest and most unusual pageant
ever attempted at the university. 1t
will be presented during the evening
at the Agricultural pavilion and will
be entitled, "The Living 4Circle'.+ss@za.
pageant of community life with eli
max of song and light effects.
Arrested in ST. Paul after a six
months search by relatives of Miss
Olga Carlson, %, Superior, which led
from Milwaukee, James r. Ramsey.
55, former minister, attorney and
fraternal organizer, faces a white
slavery charge. 1t is alleged that he
transported Miss Carlson into Min
nesOta after having lived with her in
Wisconsin cities as her husband. A
brother and sister of Miss Carlson,
seeking her, learned the couple had
been living there
Most threshermen are subject to
the compensation act and are re-
quired to carry compensation insur-
ance under penalty of a forfeiture of
S25 for each day while not insured"
states the industrial commission in a
circular letter to all threshermen in
the state. The act does not apply to
farmers, or farm labor, unless they
have given written notice to the in
dustrial commission that they wish to
operate under it's provisions. The at
torney general, however, has held
that a thresherman who travels from
farm to farm with a threshing gang,
doing threshing for farmers for hire.
is not engaged in farm labor within
the meaning of the compensation act.