Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-04

at Madison, May D, under auspices OF
the forensic board of the university
Brother or Brute?" will be the Bryan
subject.
William T. Short, Waldwick, Iowa
county, farmer, fell from a load of
manure and landed under the wagon.
The hind wheel passed over his left
leg breaking both bones above the
ankle so badly that the bones pro-
truded from the flesh.
Forest Protection week is desig-
mated for May % to % by Governor
Blaine in a proclamation. He sug-
gests that special educational and in
structive exercises be held to en-
phasiZe the serious effects Of unnec-
essary waste of forest fires.
Cheek-to-cheek dancing, the SHIN
my and kissing while dancing are
prohibited by an ordinance passed by
the common council Of independence
following a similar action by the
board of trustees of Whitehall. The
towns are located near La Crosse.
Albert Kraemer, Milwaukee. was
awarded $4,000 damages against tbs
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Co.
Kraemer's car was struck by street
car. Dr. Carmichael, dentist, lost
his suit for $4,000 arising out of a
dispute with street car conductor.
La Verne Gessen, A. Amigo, is dead
as the result of being hit by a car
driven by Miss Louise Boerger. The
child darted across the street in front
of the car, following his sister who
got safely across. He suffered a bas-
al fracture of the skull.
Oil has been found at Scarbor in
KeWaunee county and company
has been formed. Drilling viii be
begun at once along river where
oil was found floating on the water
and seeping from the banks. One man
claims to have used oil he found to
burn in d lamp and that it gave good
results.
1t is 81 miles from Chicago to James
Vile, but a 75-year-old man, hungry
and jobless, walked it. He was G. w.
SeabrOok, Atlanta, Ga, who tottered
into the GAINESVILLE police headquar-
tiers, exhausted He said he had
travelled to Chicago in search Of en-
ployment at higher wages. Not find
ing it he started westward.
G. It. Miller, engineer was decap-
Northwestern depot at Green Bay.
Miller and his fireman, H. Woesnik,
attempted to board a freight train
in the yards and Woesnik lost his
footing Miller in an effort to save
the other lost his own life. .Woesnil
will recover.
Louis Kruger, in jail since Decem-
Der, when he was arrested after be-
ing fugitive for two years, was re-
manded to jail at La Crosse under
bonds of So 5000. An effort will be
made to obtain his freedom. Kruger
was one Of four brothers who staged
battle in Clark county in 1918 when
officers came to enforce the draft act.
One brother was killed and two are
serving prison terms. One of the
sheriff's posse was killed in the affray.
Less than two weeks after TheO-
dore Xistris, 18, arrived in America,
from Greece, he was enrolled in the
Appleton vocational school XistriS
left Greece late in January for France
and sailed from there Feb. IA arriy-
ing in Appleton Mar 6. The youth s
education in Greece was equivalent to
that received in high school here, but
help of a Greek English pronouncing
dictionary he has beeen able to mas
ter English sufficiently to get along
without difficulty, and he is now en-
rolled in the English and academic
classes of the trade school.
With the Nestle Food Co. of Della
van Offering $2.85 a hundred weight,
and the Chicago Marketing Co., $2.35,
a milk war is expected among the
Walworth county milk producers.
The marketing company controls the
milk supply of southern Wisconsin,
adjacent to the Chicago market. When
the marketing company became fully
effective the Nestle plant in Delaven
closed, unable to pay the price set.
Farmers who are members of the
marketing combine are on the
fence since the Nestle plant opened.
A number have deserted the market
ing company and are shipping to the
Delavan plant in violation of the mar
keting company rules. The increased
foreign and American demand for
condensed milk has enabled many of
the condenseries to resume operations.
One of the smallest Bibles ever
NJ lHtSN 10 III lAlS pOSSGSSIOu Vi dcO. y.
Minor of Green Bay The Bible was
presented to Mr.. Minor by an ole
Scottish woodsman in exchange for a
meal. The miniature book contains
S75 pages and is one-eighth inches
wide, one quarter of an inch thick
and three quarters Of an inch long
1t contains both the old and the new
Testaments, aside from a wood cut
and two or three pages devoted to in
troductory matter and a facsimile Of
the original grant of both houses of
Bryce, printed over the signature Of
King James. A small gold case covers
the Bible. The case is in fair condi-
ton but worn from use. A small
space on the front of the case once
Eeld a powerful nlagnifying glass
through which could be seen the front
cover of the Bible bearing the words,
Holy Bible" The scripture can be