Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-06


Marinette, was killed when he fell
from the building on which he was
working to the tramWay below.
President Harding has been invited
oy the Oneida Indians to attend the
centennial celebration of the tribe,
which will be held Aug. 2 to 5 in con-
nection with the Green Bay historical
pageant.
Fire nearly destroyed the farm OF
Leonard SOldner, Lowell, with loss
Of 5,0O0. The cause is said to have
been spontaneous combustion in hay
just put in the barn. An explosion
reused the family.
Charles Nurax, 81, Eau Claire, suf-
fered a compound fracture of the jaw,
as a result Of the explosion of po-
tato sprayer he was operating on his
truck farm. The sprayer was oper-
ated by compressed air.
Work in petroleum geology in Mon
tana, and perhaps in Mexico and Yu-
catan, will be undertaken by Prof.
W. H. Twenhofel, of the geology de-
partment of the University of Wiscon
sin, during the coming summer.
Girls under 21 are barred from
hotel service as bellboys, under
law that went into effect Tuesday
Heavy penalty is provided for punish
ment of hotel keepers who violate
provisions of the new act. This is
the first of eight child welfare bills
passed by the legislature to become
law.
Carl Zoll, Green Bays heavyweight
wrestler, has been appointed deputy
sheriff and given the patrol at Duck
Creek. Two intoxicated travelling
men, attempted to "get" the grappler,
but he Spilled" them both with a
double head lock and hustled them to
the Judge who fined them each SLIPS
and costs.
A cross fitting at an angle of 45
degrees from the spire on the church
of the Redeemer at Superior was re-
moved by firemen for fear it would
fall on pedestrians. The firemen
used their longest extension ladder,
and added another 16-foot ladder to
reach the cross which was "a feet
above the ground.
Some 1000 Wisconsin farmers visit
ed the Agricultural college Of the
University of Wisconsin Tuesday in a
trip through the experiment station.
They were shown the latest develop
ments in every branch of agriculture.
drainage demonstration, marsh
blowing and a cultivating demonstra-
ton were features of the program.
Carl Christians and Roy Kruger,
Deerfield, escaped drowning in Lake
Ripley when boat in which they had
rowed to the deepest part of the lake
drifted away from them while they
were swimming. Marie Halverson
and Charles Kading, Jr., boy scouts,
answered the cries of help. By using
scout methods they saved their lives.
Paul Lohmberg, a farmer living
near Tomahawk, committed suicide by
blowing off his head and forearms
with a shotgun. Lohmberg was des-
pondent and was prevented taking
his life twice before when dynamite
was taken away from him. He had
been in poor health and five minutes
before the act, was seen aimlesSly
whiting piece of wood
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. McGrath, Fond
du Lac, escaped death in an automo
bile accident on Duck Creek road
The steering knuckle on their ma
chine broke and the car shot into a
about 20 feet down an embankment
Onlookers were amazed to see them
crawl out from under the wreckage
unhurt. The car was wrecked.
Tetanus which resulted from an in
jury by a dynamite cap explosion
week ago caused the death of Martin
Isselman, II, of Valders. The second
day following the accident lockjaw
set in and local physicians in endeav-
oring to save the boys life used the
entire local supply of anti-tetanus
serum and then sent an emergency
call to Sheboygan for quantity.
While seated in baby carriage in
the yard, Wayne Struck, nine months
old, Canton, was attacked by pig
which tipped over the carriage and
chewed off the infants right foot.
The pig also attacked calf before it
was killed. It is believed the pig be-
came overheated which drove it mad.
The baby is now in a hospital, where
more of the leg was amputated. The
child will recover
Miss Hazel Nelson, Bruce, was res
cued from drowning while swimming
in the Chippewa river by a young
woman companion, after sinking and
rising four times. Miss Nelson swan
too far from shore, was caught in the
swift current, and became exhausted.
Her companion pushed a long pole
into the stream, which the drowning
girl grasped and chung to until pulled
ashore, where she became uncon-
scious.
Frank j. Kraezer, Lacrosse saloon
keeper, sentenced in April by Judge
Lands to six months for selling home
brew, delivered himself to United
States Marshal Chellis in accordance
with an agreement, and was taken to
the Milwaukee house of correction.
Kratzer obtained a stay of execution
for sixty days to permit him to adjust
his business affairs and remain at
home until a daughter recovered from
illness.
Five days in the county jail, fine
of 500 and costs of $70.74 was the
punishment melted out at Stevens