Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-01-05
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from injuries received in fall from
a pole which he had climbed to help
out in the work of moving telephone
and electric wires. He is said to have
lust gained the top of thirty-five
foot pole, when one Of his climbers
slipped and he was thrown to the
ground. His injuries consist of sew
eral broken ribs, one foot consider
ably damned and a bad shaking up
But Charles past escapes from death
in similar fall leads his many friends
i'll the old home town to believe that
his lucky star is still in action and
that he will soon be around and on
the Job. Richland Democrat.
Howard Bailey, q former Richland
county boy, reared on farm in Rich
wood is now secretary and treasurer
of the Bailey-Lyford Auto Shoe Co,
a corporation capitalized at $4,000
with headquarters at Madison
The Wisconsin Real Estate Board
las revoked the license Of former AS
smblyman A. j. Mathison, a former
semblyman A. ] Mathison, a real es-
tate broker OF Beloit Two Beloit men
signed the complaint.
Hurley, Wis, the "oasis" Of America
county seat of Iron county, Wis, and
contiguous to the great lakes and the
whiskey sources of Canada, has been a
sore spot with the officials for the past
months. Numerous saloon men have
paid heavy fines and some been inn
.Qrisoned but the trade has gone on
without break Last week rs federal
agents armed with warrants from
Judge Lands slipped into Hurley and
arrested about 20 saloon men. An eff
tort is being made to "clean up" the
Iron country if thing be possible
For disorderly conduct at Christ
mas eve dances three Manitowoc
Young men spent the night in jail.
Snow in the barrel of rifle caused
George Stivers. co. OF Maiden Rock to
blow down the aperture in an effort
TO remove the obstacle The gun ac-
cidentaHy discharged and the bullet
entered Stiver's brain causing instant
6eath He is survived by wife and
TWO children.
Fire in an overheated chimney de-
Stroyed church at Pt. Edwards on
Christmas eve The congregation
were at worship when the flames
started but all escaped without injury
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A Christmas fire III a garage at Osh-
lOsh destroyed Is automobiles and in
iured others. The total loss was $75-
600 The, fire started in a coupe that
was stored for the night.
A booster pump on the fire system
st Eau Claire costing $4,000, was in
stalled d year ago but not without con-
siderable grumbling from some tax
payers. Last week fire started in
she Wisconsin Refrigerator factory, 200
feet above the river. The blaze was
due to a spark from the motor of an
exhaust fan igniting gas from paint
in the finishing room In an instant
the room was ablaze. Automatic fire
doors promptly shut off the unit and
by means OF the booster pump the
tiremen were able to control the fire
IN short order. A $500 900 fire was
ayerted and 200 men saved from UNI
Employment by the foresight of the
city council i'll buying up-to-date fire
apparatus
Margaret Burlington, colored vampi
of Dill, is in the Dane county jail
awaiting transport to as federal pris-
en- to serve a three year sentence
and payment of a fine Of 1000 while
her attorneys are making application
tQ the president for pardon. The
government charged that Mrs. Burl-
iggton had inserted a matrimonial ad
ana sent a white girls picture to her
wooers. The next letter contained a
request for railroad fare. When this
was forthcoming Mrs Burlington
would send her bwn picture. A refusal
to go further would Immediately fol-
low from the suitors and Mrs. Burl-
ington would retaliate with threat
ened breach Of promise suit. Numer-
Gus white men fell victims to her little
plot before the woman was arrested
for using the mails with intent to de-
fraud. In the petition To the presi-
dent Mrs. Burlington alleges that her
white daughter inserted the advertis-
ments using the mothers maiden
name She claims to have known lit
lie of the fraud. On account of her
having child in April the federal of
ficials refused adnittance to prison
and the woman has been in Jail at
Madison since then.
Nicholas Lauerman, Marinette was
accidentally shot and killed by James
He'll, hunting companion. He'll fired
al rabbit but the charge struck the
other man in the head killing him in
Stantly
William Mcpherson, Green Bay rail
read engineer, hiccoughed for seven
straight days becoming so weak finally
that he could not get out of bed. Fin
ally the doctors were able to check
The attack.
The Sank County Democrat, only
democratic paper in Sank county, gave
up the ghost last week and suspended
after 40 years of activity The paper
was owned by the Sank County Pub
fishing company and this concern will,
continue in the job printing business
ar magnifed scale.
John Harms, Brentwood farmer,
butchered hog for his winter pork.
lie found the animal had two hearts.
OCth normal one on each side Of the
body.
Eleven Holstein cows persisted and
a l0-acre tobacco crop was burned last
Wednesday night on the farm of Geo.
kYie OF Lowville. Lyle left a lighted
lantern outside the barn and it is be-
iieved it overturned igniting straw