Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-17

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bridge caved into the river at Racine
and eight men employed on wreck
ing crew, narrowly escaped death.
One man was thrown into the river.
The others were found huddled at one
end of the huge structure. The men
we're near a heavy derrick that was
being used to hoist a part of the
turning mechanism on the center of
the abutment The derrick hooks had
been attached and the order given to
hoist AS the heavy weight swung
clear, the bridge crumpled under the
strain. There were four big acety-
lene tanks on the end of the structure
which fell into the water and it is re-
garded as a miracle that none of the
men was struck by them. A heavy
cart on the west end also crashed
down the incline but missed striking
the men.
Milk is Wisconsin's most important
and valuable money crop" Federal
figures show that milk production in
1919 was GA per cent of the value
of live stock products. 1901 900 COWS
produced an average of 1926 pounds
of milk and a total of nearly nine bill
lion pounds. The average price per
cwt in 1919 was $2.82 with a total
value of $250,596,300 This sum abb
sorbed the bulk of the hay, silage, pas
ture and much of the grain raised in
the state with millions of pounds of
mill feeds shipped in to make the en-
Ormous milk production possible. A
great shrinkage has taken place in
farm produce values and estimates
place the average 1921 milk price at
STAT per cwt.
Forty-seven Racine county farmers
must pay $1,000 to the Industrial Co.
operative union of Milwaukee, accord
ing to a decision of the Wisconsin SUI
preme court. Four years ago, the
farmers subscribed for stock giving
notes payable within a year. They
refused to pay, alleging the stock had
been sold them under misrepresent-
alton. Farm products were to be
shipped to a large warehouse in Mil
waukee to eliminate the middle mans
profit. The circuit court of Racine
county upheld the farmers. The union
appealed to the supreme court. The
farmers protest that they never made
shipments and that special trains
were not operated as promised.
The staggering sum of $3,650,O29 re-
presents the total amount collected for
auto fees during the fiscal year just
closed says Elmer Hall, Secretary of
State. The amount collected from the
five southwest counties was: Grant,
$80,596; Crawford, 1858; Richland,
$34, 122; Iowa. $34639 Lafayette, $685.
033. 1t cost $147, 1862 to administer
the law and the balance is divided Is
per cent and 25 per cent to the state
highway commission and the counties
for road purposes.
Joseph Schwartz and William Trass
both II, and Walter Gruno, 16, were
arrested at Wausau charged with hav-
ing committed series of thefts in
the villages of Belleville, Hatley and
Eland. When arrested three revolvers
two loaded, were found on them The
boys, who gave their home as She
boygan, were held under bonds of
81 GOO.
The city weed commissioner at Mer-
rill has notified the public that failure
to cut weeds after notice from the
commissioner will be followed by
fine Of SIS day for every day after
six days from the time the notice is
given until the weeds are cut The
law applies to the person occupying
the premises whether owner or renter
A. R. Hirst has reconsidered his
determination to resign as state high
way engineer at at salary of $1,000
per year, and will remain in Wiscon-
sin. Hirst made numerous threats
to quit and the general sentiment,
among the proletariet at least, was
that if he wanted to quit; let him
quit"
17~eer-old Louise Slotta, Billings,
MCnt., who claimed she was injured
in an automobile accident some time
ago which she blamed for causing her
tc forging two checks for $2S on mer-
chants Of GAINESVILLE, was sentenced
| to the Milwaukee Industrial school
until she was 81 years old.
Wife heaters in Green Bay are to be
fined at the rate of 81 pound was in
Dictated by the sentence of Judge Mon
ahan upon Patrick Collins, charged
with beating his 100 pound better half.
Zone hundred dollars fine and 80 days
in the workhouse," was the sentence.
A mammoth still, largest size in
was discovered in the home of Samuel
Kunde, Plover, Portage county far
mer. The still, with 80 gallon cap
acity, was found III operation, and 1917
gallons of moonshine seized.
Rains last week did Unreasonable
good to crops all over the state and in
the northern part quenched incipient
forest fires. The average temperature
/
was 70 degrees-a considerable drop
over July.
For having IA pints of moonshine
in his possession, George Renne of
GAINESVILLE, soft drink seller, was given
six months in the county Jail. The
Rock county officials are determined
/ to suppress the moonshiners.
John F. Hunter, Beloit garage own
er, was sentenced to eight years in
Waupun on three counts for stealing