Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-04-20

hanging gasoline lamp in their nome.
The lamp exploded throwing gasoline
over the three men. They will recover
although SCARED for life.
A warrant has been issued for B. G.
Buchanan, vice-president of the Mad
ison Bond Co., charging him with en-
bezzlement of $1,000. Victor Arnold,
president of the company, issued the
warrant. Buchanan 5 in Chicago.
The will of Ella Forbes of Beloit,
widow of one of the principle stock
holders in the Yates Machine Co., has
been admitted to probate. The estate
totals around a half million dollars.
main beneficiary.
"Schleisingerville long stumb-
ling block for train callers, has gone
out of existence. Residents OF the
Washington county city, in referen-
dunn, voted to make the name plain
Singer" as it has been nicknamed
for long time anyhow.
A man attempted an attack upon
Miss Mamie Griesell, La Crosse, as
the latter was walking two blocks
from the street car to her home The
young woman bit the mans finger
when he attempted to stifle her cries
and beat him over the head with an
umbrella until he released her.
Her ability at shining" up and
down a rain spout into and out of hel
dormitory, brought about the dismis-
sal of Margaret Beale, daughter OF a
prominent Chicago man, from the eX-
elusive Observation-Disclosures girls
school. Madge Collar of Phillips, was
placed on probation for similar per-
| Torrance.
After drifting out into the lake for
two hours when his launch became
disabled, Ben Bettys, Manitowoc,
was rescued by a fisherman who had
been notified by residents along the
bank Bettys was engaged in sal
vaging logs when the launch broke
down. He drifted far out into the
bay and had almost given up hope
when his rescuer arrived.
Beloit college has received a gift of
1000 from the estate of Mrs Mary
J. Eichelberger Of Horizon, Wis. More
than half a million dollars in money
and about that amount in property
was left by the terms of Mrs. Eichel-
berger's will to friends and education
surviving Beloit college shared on
an equal basis with ten other cOllegs
in the state.
State treasurer Henry Johnson has
requested of Governor Blaine whether
or not he desired him to take steps to
collect from the federal government
| $SS3,159.2 which, Johnson has COM
puted, is owed Wisconsin for equip
ment of the state troops for Mexican
border service and in the war with
Germany. Johnson's figures place the
cost of the border service at $1OS,-
/ 1880 and for the World war, $685.
1923.
Events leading from the arrest OF
three Fond du Lac youths may result
in a general campaign against the sale
of cigarets to minors. The three boys
all under Is, were found smoking and
questioned by the district attorney
Later they were caught smoking
again. Upon further questioning they
disclosed the names of saloons, cigar
stores and groceries who are selling
cigarets to minors.
The body of Arthur Hustad, q
was found hanging from beam In
the barn of Ole Barton, Mt. Horeh
farmer. Friends disagree as to the
cause of the death, some saying it
was suicide and others that it was
accidental To settle all doubts the
Dane county coroner called an in
quest the findings of which have MOI
been made public. Hustad was mar
ried recently to Irene Spanum, daugh-
ter of Mt Horeb farmer.
Governor Blaine vetoed the emer-
gency bill allowing 100000 for game
wardens. Considerable legislative
discussion RACES over the matter
Some legislators hold that the game
and fish, unprotected, are being de-
spoiled to the extent that so years will
not repair the damage. Assemblyman
John Peter of Door county, in rebut-
tai says that some wardens he knows
are moonshining and Bookkeeping in
stead of taking care of their work.
A bill has been introduced in the
legislature by Senator Edo T. Ridge
way which the author believes will
check the number of machine thefts
in the state The bill provides that
certificate of ownership in card
form be issued with the license for
each car. The card certificate would
be demanded on occasion of purchase
Of supplies for the machine, and G
record of the sale together with the
card number be retained by the deal
er The author holds that a thief
would have to steal the owners card
as well as the machine before he
could stand good chance of escap-
| ing.
A scratch on his arm received a
week before caused the death of John
Meyer, 10, Manitowoc, after he had
apparently recovered from the injury.
Infection from the bruise caused in
| flammation of the membrane of the
brain, according to physicians, which
was directly responsible for his end.
Meyer, in the winter of 1918, jumped
of a bridge into the icy waters of the
river, 80 feet below, to rescue Fred
Pierce, who had driven off the bridge
with a car Meyer succeeded in get
ting Pierce's body, but physicians be-
lieve that Pierce was dead before
Meyer reached him. An effort was
made to get Meyer a Carnegie medal
but it was refused because no life was
saved in the act