Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-02-02

between midnight Saturday and mid
night Sunday.
Manitowoc lost a $4,000 suit against
the McMullin & PITT Construction Co
Inc concern drove a pile through a
water main but was able to prove
that city inspector laid out how the
line of piling should be directed. The
water main happened to be along the
line OF direction and the damage was
considerable.
SO garages and % homes built at
Manitowoc last year from March to
December indicates the trend of the
times.
Because they stopped to lift a gas
oline car from the track in face of an
approaching train two section hands
were killed at Eau Claire The fore
man jumped for safety and yelled to
the men as he did so but the men in
their eagerness to save the companys
property lost their lives. Both were
Poles.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brule of Sturgeon
Bay has the local medal for thrift.
dropped gripful of pennies on the
u cos III CT OSSh mel ldA6S were @fO.-
IS. The treasurer waxed gruff and
quoted the law on legal tender Mrs.
Bruhl then went to the city clerk who
also refused to count the coins and
sent the woman to the bank. There
the cashier obligingly gave her the
legal tender but put the satchel away
TO count the pennies when he has an
odd day. Mrs. Bruhl saved all the
pennies in year.
George SCmers, Portage county
farmer held in Jail at Stevens Poll,
awaiting an examination for insanity,
nearly wrecked the local hoosegow
before being oVerpowered by three
husky deputies. Somers tore the
heavy bolts from the wall with his
fingers and then kicked in the cell
dorr after a nights work. The sheriff
wants a stronger jail.
Fourteen towns served by the Wis
consin Light e Power Co., in the Bar
aboo vicinity, have had their electric
bills raised % per cent under the
authority of the rate commission. The
company claims that coal and labor
costs have advanced greatly in just
flying their request for raise.
Dennis O. Shea of Marinette was
awarded $4,000 in a damage suit he
brought against his son-in-law, Fred
LaVoy, for injuries sustained in an
automobile accident. O'Shea was on
a trip with his daughters husband
when the car overturned pinning him
beneath and causing permanent in
juries Mrs. O. Shea was hurt in the
same accident and her suit will come
up later on. evidently son-in-law
has money!
Mrs. Virginia Fairfax Brown was
arrested in Berlin, Germany, in con-
nection with a food relief swindle.
The woman gave Lodi, this state, as
her legal residence. Lodi people re-
cogniZe the name as that Of family
who lived there years ago. The father
deserted the mother leaving her with
three girls and two boys. The family
later drifted away and were lost sight
of. Mrs. Brown told the Berlin auth
critics that her income was too small
to support herself and her younger
SON. She and her male accomplice
will probably get two years but the
police hold the view that they are
the tools of more important financial
interests.
The 3O0-foot tower in the z. S. radio
station located on top OF the Rahr
building at Manitowoc, collapsed
during a storm of sleet and wind. The
heavy damage has not been estimated.
The plant had range from coast to
coast.
Ripon college goods have put the
ban on card playing and theatre go
ing on Sunday through the Women's
Student Government Association.
John Driscoll, attendant at the
Green Bay county asylum, slashed his
throat with a razor and died soon after
The Union Congregational church
at Green Bay celebrated its S5th an
niversary last week. The church was
founded in 1886 with John Jacob Astor
as one of the charter members.
Gordon Higbie "a, Hebron, was
killed by being buried under tons of
gravel. The young man. about to be
married was standing on the top of
a pit when blast was set off below.
The bank cayed in carrying him down
with it.
The Wisconsin farmer foremost in
the nation in scientific and progressive