Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-20
prank Finder Of Nelson prominent

a falling tree felled by workmen as he
ttlo3a an automobile along the road.
When an automobile and a street
car collided at Marinette Mrs. Alvina
Layalley, 63, was killed There were
five persons in the automobile and she
was the only one hurt
The new power line from Sparta to
Viroqua will be constructed soon. In
order to finance the line citizens of
NirCqua, Westby and Cashton bought
bonds 10 the amount Of 100000.
Stanley SokoIoWski, rural mail
carrier of Thorp, died in Chippewa
Falls hospital of injuries received in
an explosion that wrecked his car.
The cause has not been determined.
Six stores raided in one night and
four more few days later was the
record for theft in Stoughton, vii
lage near Madison The hauls were
in money and petty in every case.
Earl Engler, Purdy farmer, was in
iured while sharpening fence posts.
His clothing became caught in pull
ley and his arm was drawn into the
machine the member being broken.
He was taken to La Crosse for treat
ment
Ben Frick was killed and Lester
Thomas and Arthur Grail injured at
Racine when the auto they were rid
ing in was struck by train. The
truck became stalled on the track.
Frick driving was hurled against
telephone pole and his head crushed.
Jas. Menhall of Edgerton lost some
geese and accused Frank Larkin,
neighbor of the theft, Larkin cOun-
tered by having Menhall arrested for
SANDER A Jury gave Larkin $25 as
damages absolving him and his sons
of the theft The action against Lar
kin will be dismissed and Menhall is
wondering who did steal his geese.
Tripping over a can of kerosene
while carrying pan OF hot ashes, Mrs.
c. Kerkhofi, Kimberly, was severely
burned and her home damaged by fire.
Fer husband, attracted by the wo-
mans screams, was burned about the
hands while attempting a rescue.
Neighbors assisted i'll Saving the home.
An 80-foot gill net discovered in
Lake Geneva near Williams Bay is
awaiting claim by it's owner In the
net were Is pickerel, black bass and
a. speckled trout Game wardens
wish the owner would claim his
property but consider it unlikely as
they would then begin an action for
SEEMING game fish in violation of the
state law.
Assemblyman Charles Messing OF
Milwaukee has introduced a bill in
the legislature fixing the amount a
physician may legally charge for
whiskey prescription at 81. He says
that doctors have asked as high as
$40 for a prescription and that drug
gists are equally grasping. Mr.. Mel
sings theory is that liquor and wines
used as medicine should be sold at a
uniform fee.
Reports filed with the secretary OF
state indicate that spring election eX-
penses were light. John Callahan
spent $2,62755 to be elected state sup
erintend of schools while his opponent
G. P. Carey played the game safe
with $146.77. Judge Levi Bancroft
spent $156. His successful opponent,
Sherman Smalley, spent $154.74. A.
r. Vinje attained the supreme bench
for $71.20 He had no opposition.
Rock county Tobacco growers will be
called upon this week to decide if
they want to enter a statewide to-
bacco pool and sales organization un
der the supervision of the state direc
tor of markets. Under the plan at
least so per cent of the growers will
sign a contract for a five year pool.
At least $4,000 acres must be guaran
teed to make the pool effective.
Eight persons were injured one SER
iously, when two north-bound trains
crashed together in the Northwestern
yards at Five Points, near GAINESVILLE.
The force of the impact, heard for
blocks, hurled one of the wooden pas
senger coaches completely over on its
side, threw another off its trucks and
partly derailed a milk car. One of
the injured was man SO years old.
One of the trains was seven minutes
late and the engineer raced to make
up lost time causing the accident.
Although Miss Mable Rohloff, APP
pleton, was looking out of window
of an office where she was employed
while woman, struck by an auto
mobile truck was being placed in an
ambulance, she did not know it was
her mother Mrs H. J. Rohloff, until
she saw her i'll a hospital two hours
later Mrs Rohloff died or her in
juries. Lawrence Steffen, driver of
the truck, had TURF ed out sharply to
avoid collision with bicycle rider
when he struck the woman, who was
crossing the street.
continued increase in unem-
ployment is indicated by returns of
the industrial commission which
show that the number Of Wisconsin
factory employees declined As per cent
during March as compared to Feb
ruary. Wages dropped off 60 ner
cent, the commission reported. The
total decline since July in the num-
her of employees has been 32.4 per
cent The average weekly earnings
of factory employees during March
was $23.36, decrease of 80 cents as
compared with February and $6.43
as compared with August
Lemach Graham, native of Ohio,
| where he was born in 1928. died at his
home in Springville, Vernon county
last week, 80 years and IL months old.
Mr. Graham was a veteran of the Civ
il war who came to this state in 1916.
He was married in 1S4S and had five