Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-03-30
NEWS FROM
~. AL AROUND
: ! WISCONSIN
Items of Current Inter
est by Telegraph
and Mail.

bOygan Mattress Co. sustained losses
of $4,000 each.
Dairymen of the British Columbia
district are planning to invade WIS
cOnsein on a search for dairy cows
1t is estimated that the province is
100000 COWS short.
pat" Johnson of Westby has fall
len heir to an estate of 100000 by the
death Of his father in Norway. Pat
will return to Norway soon to claim
the legacy.
James r. Law, Madison architect,
advised citizens not to build until Ia
bor conditions are better. He says
that a house costing $500 to build in
Stoughton would cost $4,000 at Mad
isOn.
Tony Kasar, 81, died in a Lady
smith hospital as the result OF injuries
received in a logging camp. hasar
was engaged in loading logs when
chain broke, letting a rope fall, crush
ing his skull.
Joe Miller, a farmer near Cassian,
was killed by John Titus, another
farmer. when he found Miller prowl-
ing about his farm. Titus said he en-
deavored to brighten Miller, who was
said to be demented, by pointing
rifle at him and that the rifle went off
accidentally
Harvey Ladskron, 10; Oliver Olson,
20; Henry Engfer, q, and Herbert
Euhr, 10. were arrested at Neenah for
the theft of 1000 worth of California
wine from the residence of G. S. Gay
lord. The police say that the young
men carried the wine from the house
I, I'D in y \
automobile.
Lawrence O. Donnell, leader OF a
Manitowoc burglar gang, was sem
fenced to nine years in Waupun by
Judge Kirwan. The burglar was CIV
en- three years on two counts for bur
glary, two years for concealing stolen
property and one year for concealing
LIQUOR He will be eligible for par
ole in four years.
A live silver fox valued from $500
to $500, was captured recently by
Ace Wiley and George and Edward
Smith, Washburn men hunting on the
Cranberry river. The dogs chased
the fox in hollow tree where it was
easily captured This is the first sill
Yer fox to be captured in Bayfield,
county in many years.
With warm weather and open wa
ters thousands OF aquatic fowl have
come to Lake KOshkonong and other
Wisconsin waters. 1t is said that the
ducks on the lake are more numerous
than ever before and the fowl seem to
know that they are protected as they
have flown on farm ponds and ming
LED with the domestic ducks and geese
Game wardenS are active protecting
the feathered visitors from hunters.
Twenty-four restaurant prOprietors
of Racine were fined for selling milk
that contained less than the legal
amount of butter fat. The law calls
for not less than 3 per cent. Some of
the samples showed but six-tenths of
one per cent. This might apply in SO
far as liquors are concerned but the
Volstead act does not cover butter fat.
Another "meanest" thief has come
to light He is Nick Stevens, an In
dian, who was sentenced to one year
in Green Bay after pleading guilty
to the charge of having stolen $50,
valuable purse and revolver
from Patrick Burns, an aged blind
man of Maple Grove. Stevens was
guest at the Burns home when he
committed the theft.
Northern farmers holding potatoes,
have been encouraged by the recent
rise in price and in consequence po-
tato shipments have been brisk. The
price was from IS to 80 cents hun
dredweight for bulk grade No. ] round
whites but the demand has rot held
up and the market has weakened. A
year ago at this time the farmers re-
ceived from $4.25 to $3.50,
Evansville poultry raisers are agi-
taled over the work of chicken poison
ers. Thirty fine Leghorn hens owned
by Gust Guse were found dead in their
pen and an examination disclosed
that a combination of salt, oats and
had been used. AS Guse
had but recently moved to the neigh
ooiNOod he was unaware of any en-
emles. His loss is SIS
The student committee on disci-
pine at the state university has
found fifteen students guilty of dis
honest practices in examinations and
laboratory classes. A senior con-
victed of inducing another student to-
write a spelling examination for him
was indefinitely suspended. Others
were disciplined in accordance with
he tiagraney of their offenses.
@Salter stennett. %. and brother.
gohn. "a, both of Alberta, Canada,
we're given six-year terms by Judge
}ackus of Milwaukee for the theft OF |
motor car The young men drove
q Milwaukee in February with a |
,tolen Canadian car They ahan-
toned this car and stole car from /
, down town business man. When |
1ryested they had in their possession
guns. masks. cartridges filled with
red nepper and kit of burglar tools. |
Iohn F. Dietz, defender of Cam
eron dam" and serving. a sentence
Err murder. will make application Tor
na,don at the next hearing before
cayarnor Blaine. The governor has
reeeived a letter from Dietz reques-
! i,,e, information relative to filing for
.aa1 annlication. Dietz cut the Cam
Ron dam because it caused an over
Iow on his farm land, and stood on
larga posse. During the firing de-
nv was killed and Dietz was con-
- tba murder