Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-02-16
NEWS FROM
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN

Clyde j. Wernick of Merrill was
fined $211.20 after admitting that he
sold moonshine at Jeffris junction.
A calf with only one nostril and
with its nose crooked to one side was
born on the farm of John Reimer, a
farmer living near Seymour.
John Trepanier, 35, Oconto, met in
slant death when the log TANNER he
was operating fell upon him at a log
ging camp at Newald, Wis. He leaves
a large family
Frank Mika, Fond du Lac saloon
keeper, pleaded guilty to selling in
six months in the county Jail from
Judge Fowler.
Christian and Sylvester Wander
heyden, and II years, were instantly
killed and their brother George, z,
injured when the trio were struck by
an interurban car while on their way
to school at De Pere.
Chris Peterson, l8, Beloit, was fatal
hurt and three horses he was driving
We're killed when milk wagon he
was driving was struck by a North
western train near New Clinton
E. l. Doudna, Poynette farmer, is a
probable convert to the dog tax law.
During the night on the Doudna farm
dogs attacked a flock of sheep. Four
were bitten so badly they had to be
slain.
Raids on three Wisconsin Rapids
saloons Melted one quart Of bonded
whskey, a teaspoonful Of alleged
moonshine and two pints of wine. 1t
was evident that the saloon men had
been tipped off.
Explosion Of lard being rendered
on the stove in the home of Mrs. Am
sic. Lewis, GAINESVILLE farmer, burner
the woman, her son, Roy, and a hired
man named Ben Hoffuneitz. None
are expected to live.
c. G. Wilcox, former mayor OF De
Pere has brought suit for $4,000
against J b. Brockman, a lawyer, on
a charge of Islander. The lawsuit
grew out of a rumpus while the for
mer executive was in office.
In the first raids at Sturgeon Bay
the federal agents and local author
tiles found 5000 pints of booze in the
saloon of Charles Pisha julie Mallien
was also found to have a quantity of
''red-eye" on his premises.
Royal Ambrose and Max Krause,
former service men, were sentenced
to serve one year in Green Bay re-
formatory by Judge VIM. Quinlan Of
Marinette The men pleaded guilty to
their first offense on a charge of for
gerry.
Phillip Zeaman, Nekoosa, is in a
hospital as the result of an accident in
a paper mill when he was badly
scalded Zeaman with his helper,
was filing a machine called a diges-
ter. Steam worked over the top and
drenched the men. The helper, Vic
tor Wells, was also badly hurt.
While playing with matches, Mary,
3-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Buckner of Hurley, set fire to the
kitchen while her mother was in
another ROOM and before the flames
were discovered by her mother, was
burned to death. Mrs. Buckner was
badly burned.
Master builders at La Crosse have
proposed a wage drop of Is per cent
to the mechanics of the city for the
coming year The contractors de-
clare that commodity costs have fall
len about As per cent and that a drop
building can proceed.
A COW on the farm Of Frank Wacek,
Oconto farmer, gave birth to four
calves a record, it is said that has
never been duplicated in the state.
The calves weighed about 40 pounds
apiece at birth Last year the COW
had twin calves. If the calves live
Mr.. Wacex intends to exhibit the four
at the county fairs in the fall.
officials of the Wisconsin Traction
and Power Co. have offered reward
for the arrest and conviction of per-
sons who deprived half dozen Out
agamie towns of light and power by
throwing a heavy wire across the
main feed lines, causing a short cir
cult. The work was done in the
country and took several hours to To-
cate and repair. The ends of the wire
were left dangling as a menace to the
people passing.