Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-22
NEWS FROM
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
Items of Current Inter-
est by Telegraph
and Mail.

Two million tons of coal have been
received in Superior and Duluth since
the opening Of navigation. This is
four times as much as was received in
the same period a year ago.
Mrs. Andrew Frydenhind, IS, De-
Forest, dangerously i'll with the sleep
ing sickness, has slept for more than
eight days. Doctors of the state board
of health are in consultation over her
condition.
Lacrosse Bishop James Schwe-
bach of the Lacrosse diocese of the
Catholic church is dead after a ling
ering illness. He was IA years old
and had been engaged in church work
for so years.
William Milder, aged 5, of Kimber-
ly, was struck by an automobile
driven by H. c. Erbe, Green Bay, and
died on the way to a hospital. Wit
nesses said the lad ran directly in
the path of the machine.
George Pell, a farmer of the town
of Raymond, Racine county, was
killed when the limb of a tree which
he had partly sawed through fell,
fracturing his skull. Pell had sawed
the limb in an attempt to obtain a
beehive.
To the industries of GAINESVILLE is
to be added factory devoted to the
manufacture of new type of metal
pencil. The concern, known as the
American Metals company, will be
associated with the Parker Pen comp
any The company has been incOr
porated at 100000
William Milder, s. year old son OF
George Milder, Appleton, died from
injuries received when struck by an
automobile owned by Henry c. Erby,
Green Bay. The child was running
across the street, in front of the home
to watch men repair tire on another
automobile when he was run down
by the Erby car. The boys father eX'
onerated the driver.
Two barrels of mash, large cop
per still and ten gallons of moon
shine were found on the w. F. Grover
farm near Ridgelands when Sheriff
J. H. Johnson and two deputy sher-
ifs raided the farm. The still was
so we'll concealed that the Grover
family was not aware of it's pres
ence. A number of Austrian sugar
beet workers operate the farm.
Daniel O'Brien, Chippewa Falls,
lost valuable team of horses near
Chippewa City Thursday. He was
doing road work on the Meagher
farm and drove his horses into the
river to water them. A passing mo-
tor boat terrified the animals who
swan beyond their depth and were
drowned O'Brien and several work.
men made unsuccessful efforts to re-
call and pacify them.
Many interested spectators from
various denominations attended the
services at Epiphany Lutheran church
at Eau Claire Sunday morning to
witness the confirmation of large
class of deaf mutes in the mute lang
uage by the Rev. John Schumacher
of st. Paul. The Rev. Schumacher
communicated with the mutes in the
sign language, speaking at the same
time to the congregation.
Louis Kruger, one of four Clark
county brothers charged with evadlng
the draft, was released from Jail in
Lacrosse Tuesday on bond after be-
ing detained seven months awaiting
trial in United States court The bail
bond was signed by residents of Wi
thee, Wis, near which village the
Kruger farm is located. Kruger
left Lacrosse Tuesday for his home
in Clark county after an absence Of
nearly three years.
Wisconsin's first purebred livestock
census shows total of 124,O75 head,
of which $3.50 are males and 1926
females. These figures from asses
sors' reports, show the Importance
of the purebred livestock industry in
the state. Of Holsteins, there are
1920 males, and 39049 females; of
Guernseys 1920 males and $3.50 fe-
males; of Jerseys 936 males and 1882
females; of Shorthorns 3,408 males
and 6,496 females.
A settlement of the strike in the
John Hoberg and Green Bay paper
mills at Green Bay was delayed
Thursday when employees refused to
accept their employers proposals.
The owners stipulated wage reduc-
ton of f6 2-3 per cent, nine hour
day and an open shop. The men re-
fused. The strike at the Northern
Paper Mills, where $50 men were out
and disorders occurred, has been set
tied and $50 men are at work.
A car driven by George Baldwin Of
Marinette, backed over the curblng on
Riverside and was precipitated down
the steep river bank. 1t was prevent
ed from falling into the river by
large log lying on the bank The
driver lost control of the wheel and
the car shot across the street over
an eight-inch curling and down the
15-foot embankment. There were four
persons in the car, but none were
hurt. A team of horses pulled the car
back upon the road. No damage re-
suited.
During the week Mrs. Anna S. De
Wane, formerly of the travellers Aid,
Milwaukee, has been woman's well
fare worker on the Eau Claire police
force she has kept the district at
torney and municipal judge busy
Her activities ranged from arresting
an intoxicated young man who re-
fused to permit her to accompany
minor girl home from a dance to
statutory charges against two men
and driving out of town woman
keeping an immoral house. The de-
velopment group Of the State Con-
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