Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-11-08
NEWS FROM
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
Items of Current
Interest By Mail
and Telegraph.

securing 400 pounds OF faCnef dubious
meat.
John Hauser, 16, Monroe, died from
injuries received when he became en-
tangled in the fy-wheel of a gasoline
engine on his fathers farm.
Mathew Andraske, Marshfield, was
shot in the right hip and arm by
gun in the hands Of Walter Wiesbr0k-
er, fellow hunter, who was reload
ing
Two hundred children in st. Johns
Evangelical Sunday School at Mon
roe, remained in their seats while the
local fire department routed fire
that started from chimney sparks.
Racine police are looking for
moron who attacked Hilda Meinikel,
6, after Turing her behind hotel with
a bait of a dollar bill. The child may
die.
Geo. Eich, 10, died at Beloit Wed
nesday of scarlet fever, making the
second fatality from the disease in a
few days. There are sixty cases in
the city
George Gonyea, Chippewa Falls,
caught 3O-pound muskellunge while
fishing for pike with minnows as bait.
short time ago.
Russell Lee, IA, Pike Hill, near
Marinette, was killed while hunting
when he stumbled over a log and his
gun discharged. The charge struck
him in the neck.
Lester Tingley, Beloit, nearly lost
his life as the result of a Halloween
prank. Tingley drove his car into a
wooden obstruction that boys had
placed in the middle of a street. His
car was wrecked.
Stone sheds, the largest in the
world, erected many years ago at
Amberg at cost of $4,000, are be-
ing torn down after years of idleness.
The lumber is being used in power
plant at White Rapids.
Andrew Rogstad 81 Marshfield
farmer, was killed when a heavy
charge of dynamite under an obstinate
stump exploded before he could reach
safety. Pieces of the flying stump
caused fatal injuries. He left widow
and eight children.
lection of Swiss butterflies ever
brought to the United States is being
exhibited at Monroe by Rudolph
Staerkle, who has returned from a
visit to Switzerland, his native land.
There are 1000 species mounted in
"A trays 1t took Mr.. Staerkle Is
years to make the collection.
William Balgie, Menasha carpenter,
is under arrest charged with having
stolen several steel beams from ST.
Mary's new school, put up at Menasha,
last summer. Balgie is the man who
drove up with a truck and induced the
tn N
Surplus beams, then driving away
Withcrl giving his name. He denies
the charges.
Ernest Ehrgott, Appleton, was Civ
en- two years in Waupun at Neenah
for attacking Robt, Henry, Shiocton,
after Henry had given him lift on
his way. 1t was proven that between
DarDOy and Appleton while Henry
was trying to repair trouble on his
car Ehrgott struck him several blows
on the head. Henry rallied and beat
the other so severely that he fed, but
was captured later. Ehrgott had just
completed a prison term for burg
larry.
Gust Gustafson, 8, Prentice, was
killed by a bolt Of lightning that
struck the Andrew Gustafson farm
house and after following lightning
rods, went through the kitchen
wrecking the furniture. Two men III
the room with the boy were injured
Geo. Dayton, 10. John Main, a. and
Francis Faucher, 16, all of La Crosse
we're arrested at Hawarden Iowa
charged with car thefts. 1t is alleged
that the boys stole three cars from
Friday to Wednesday, abandoning
them as fast as they ran out of gas or
developed other trouble.
Mrs Fred Briatenfeldt, Eau Claire,
enr0ute with her husband and son,
Lester III, to Minneapolis. saved the
lives of both when their car turned
over in a collision. The woman,
thrown thirty feet struggled to re-
lease her husband and son and sue
Ceeded few minutes before the gas
tank exploded
Mildred Peterson is, daughter Of 4
NerriI minister, was shot by a rife
bullet as she returned home from
church party Cries to stop met the
Peterson motor party and when they
failed to do so a bullet pierced the
girls right shoulder. Four youths
who had held up two other cars were
arrested They carried small riAo
at Racine OF disorderly conduct with
Elmer Hammond, was given her free
dom when the husband forgave Hem
mond was given so days in Jail. The
aggrieved husband stated that he and
wife and Hammond had been travel
ing together and that his friend had
eloped with his wife. The couple had
been sleeping in barns and working
on various farms before their arrest.
Love gave Edwin Lund, Superior
locksmith. a merry horse laugh when
the police raided his place and found
apparel valued at $1,100 concealed in
his store. The charge is that Lund
called to repair locks in department
store, took an impression of the lock
and came back later when things
were quiet. Lund foolishly gave
some Of the dainty articles to a girl
friend and she was seen wearing APP
parel reported as stolen. When
questioned she broke down and
Lund's arrest followed.