Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-27


has resigned his position. Brayton
o. Webster of Delafield is mentioned
as Nevin's successor.
There will be no printing strike in
Milwaukee, over the "A hour work
week demand of the printing trades
until July 1, according to union
leaders and employing printers. The
printers had threatened to go out on
May 1st.
Robert Somol, Ladysmith, who shot
and killed Charles Jiran, secretary of
a Bohemian benevolent association,
a few weeks ago, was committed to
the central hospital for the criminal
insane at Waupun, by Judge Backs at
Milwaukee.
B. E. Buchanan. vice president of the
Madison Bond company, pleaded not
guilty to the charge of embeZzlement
made by Victor Arnold, president of
the company w. d. Tenney, secre-
tary and treasurer of the company,
is charged with knowing the Buck
mans defalcation and not reporting
it.
The fifth appearance in Madison
court brought sentence of two years
in Waupun to Helen Streat, 10, Bel
oft The last charge was the theft OF
a ring worth $50 from her landlady.
The girl has been repeated offender.
Violet Cooper, 10, former high school
girl is held in jail on a theft charge.
She is accused of stealing hats from
a Madison store.
Martin j. Van Eppern, charged
with the theft of $65 from his former
employer, John j. O'Brfen, Allouez
saloon man, was sentenced to one year
in Green Bay reformatOry by Judge
Monahan of Green Bay Van Eppern
waxed dramatic and made a threat
to get even with Dist. Atty. Young
after he got out of prison.
Lake shore implement manufact-
urers have announced cuts OF 10 and
Is per cent in varius classes of farm
machinery. The cut will affect trac-
tors, power farming implements and
tillage tools of all kinds. 1t was
stated that the cut is not based upon
present production costs, but is made
to meet. the demand of the farmer
and to help in the REIMBURSEMENT of
bushes.
Joe Hahn, Grand Crossing saloon
keeper, was fined $152.79 by Co. Judge
Brindley, for having 20 ducks in his
possession Ben Wilcox, Hahn's best
friend made the mistake of attempt
ing to sell the wild ducks to a deputy
game warden. The warden tok the
ducks and incidentally took charge of
Mr.. Wilcox. He will be tried soon.
Volunteer deputy Wardens are assist
ing the state conservation agents in
campaign to stop spring shooting Of
ducks in the sWamps near La Crosse.
Social diseases will be included in
the list of communicable diseases that
must be reported to the state board of
health by doctors if the Wisconsin
senate concurs in an amendment to
the public welfare bill, adopted unan-
imously in the assembly. Assembly
man Bartingale introduced the amend
ment, which in all previous sessions
has been defeated. The original bill
included pneumonia within the list of
reportable diseases, and with the
amendment it was sent to the engros-
sing committee Doctors have usually
opposed the step. BY social disease
is meant private" or venereal COM
plant.
More than 1000 persons were
obliged to grOpe their way in the dark
and half dozen factories were forced
to close down because a large crane,
flying low between Stephensville and
New London, became entangled in
the high voltage wires which trans
NIT current from the big power plant
at Appleton to New London. The
crane, which had wing spread of 6
feet, 6 inches, attempted to fly be-
tween the two wires. completing the
circuit and burning off the copper
strands. The bird was burned to a
crisp. Before trouble crew could
locate and repair the damage the dis
trict was without light and power for
four hours.
The old farmhouse in Westport,
IL miles from Madison, where Ella
Wheeler Wilcox grew to womanhood
and wrote her early works, burned to
the ground Saturday a week ago. The
house had been untenanted for years,
a monument to the memory of the
poetess. The farm changed hands sew
eral times but the owners always left
the old house to it's memories and as
sociations. The walls of the ancient
structure bore many marks where de-
voices had stripped SpllntefS as SOU
venirs and made inscriptions. Weeds
and underbrush crowded the yard
where Ella Wheeler had thought and
dreamed the window panes were
shattered; the door hung on one
hinge; the boards on the building
were gray with the passing Of years.
The origin of the fire was prosaic.
Farmer Nellen set about to burn away
the weeds west of the house for the
spring planting. The wind carried
the flames beyond control.
The result of the compulsory reduc-
ton in the deputy conservation war
den force is already being shown in
the northern part of the state, accord
ing to reports being received at Mil
waukee. There were an unusually
large number of geese and ducks on
til lakes and streams of the state. At
q lpooct anv timp chOptinO cOuld he