Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-23
NEWS FROM
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
Items of Current Inter
est by Telegraph
and Mail.

benjamin lcnpdS, OOSCDuTS DldCh-
smith, had his right hand amputated
while operating circular saw.
The SchlitZ palm garden, Milwaukee
landmark for years, has been closed
and will be converted into stores.
Sydney Weador, 80, Waupun, sas-
tanned terrible injuries in dynamite
explosion while blasting holes for tel
ephone poles. WeadOr's left eye was
torn out and his left shoulder disl0-
Gated
The body of Anton Bergunt, Sheboy-
gan, was found floating near the coast
guard station Bergunt disappeared
in December while suffering a severe
mental strain He left wife and sew
eral children.
Kenosha ice packers gave up in des-
pair when they saw that ice crop
prospects had gone glimmering and
for the first time in the city's history
the residents face an iceless summer
except for artificial ice and minor
shipments.
W. Pratt and H. Seinbach, KenOSha,
tied rope around the neck of Jack
Metten and were dragging him to the
lake front when overtaken by party
of men who rescued Metten after he
had been badly beaten. The police
lodged the two men in Jail
An iron sewer grating in a James
vile street flew up and lodged in the
wheels Of a street car just passing
over it bringing the car to q quick
stop. Motorman Ellis Mclaughlin
plunged through the glass windshield
on the car and was cut badly about
the face.
Mrs. Mary Steuber and Mrs. Anton
Vida, lifelong friends, died within a
few hours OF each other at Francis
Creek The women were each about
ga years old. They lived on adjoin-
ing farms and a daughter of Mrs.
Steuber was married to Edward Vida,
son of Mrs. Vida. A double funeral
was held.
Ludwig Weisner, Louis Schultz and
Fred Boerker, farmers, and Henry
Kage, cheesemaker, all residents of
Marathon county, were arrested for
making moonshine The men pleaded
guilty and paid fines Of $500 each
rather than six months in Jail. The
men at first claimed that they made
the mOonshine for home use but the
court pointed out that no person
would make the stuff in such larg4
quantities if it was not their intention
to engage in the traffic.
Mrs. August Zechzer of Deerfield
died in Madison hospital where she
was rushed for treatment for burns
received in replenishing a heating
stove. Her clothing caught fire and
the husband who was at the barn
came running when he heard the
screams OF the children One child
was also burned. The car conveying
the dying woman broke down on the
way making it necessary to transfer
her to another machine.
Arthur Lentz. high school manual
training instructor, was brought back
from LosAngeles to face a charge of
having contributed to the delinquency
Of minor child of Beloit last July.
The defendant when arraigned for
sentence declared that he left WiscOn-
sin knowing that he could not obtain
a position here because of the charges
made against him. lie stated that he
lost his position in a Wyoming school
but is now employed in Los Angeles,
Cal. Il have nothing to say" said
Lentz. Judge Grimm imposed a fine
OF 1925 and costs or so days in Jail.
The fine was paid.
A total of 5000 sheep brought in
if,om Montana to the Biederman sheep
station at Edgerton will be sheared
this week ana then placed in condi-
tion for the Chicago market. About
40480 sheep year are cared for at
the .st#ion which has a capacity of
10000 sheep at one time. Sheep from
the northwestern ranches are shipped
TO Edgerteh week being required to
get them there. Due to the hardships |
OF travel, tthe animals are generally |
IN a poor condition. They are I'M |
loaded and fed for period which |
varies from a week to two months.
fependlhg on market conditions. When |
cleaned up and put in a good |
marketable condition they are shipped |
nJo the Chicago markets.