Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-09-06

Arthur Gurgel, La Crosse, aged IA.
found perfect pearl, weighing 612
81 aims, while claiming on sand BAR
Buyers value the stone at S10O. Inc
lad refuses to sell.
40 employees in the Marinette and
Menominee pulp and paper mills VINO
struck as protest against the dis
charge of e fellow workman, went
back to work Tuesday
Theodore Schmitz, 10, Mosinee, was
struck and killed Wednesday night by
an automobile driven by Edward
Stahowicz OF Junction City. The ac-
cident occurred at the foot OF hill.
A son of Frank Whitney, FIT. Akin
son. was shot in the lungs with ~
rife in the hands OF q young compan-
on. Young Whitney was up in tree
and the other boy shot at a bird.
In a grade crossing crash near
Beaver Dam, NJ. Lyons, Mayville, a
truck driver on highway construction
work, escaped death when his loaded
truck was hit by Northwestern
train.
Oliver Olson, Mason, died Wednes-
day from a broken back. Olson was
caught under a house while helping
house-moving crew Three vertebra
were removed in an effort to save his
life.
While at play near hear stump
fire at her home, the 6-year-old girl
of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Henkel, Med
ford farmers, was burned to death.
The clothing was burned from the
body.
Cleeve BEEN, Policy, was taken to
Chippewa Falls hospital suffering
from three broken ribs and internal
injuries as the result of a dynamite
charge under a stump going off pre-
maturely.
WiIfred F. Briggs, Fond du Lac,
was arrested Wednesday on criminal
charges made by Mildred Piott, Z, and
Sylvia Holtz, s. Briggs was released
on bonds provided by relatives, to
await trial.
Falling from a third story hotel
window onto a brick paved alley, Geo.
Tinker. La Crosse, escaped injury.
Tinker walked into the hotel, brushed
off his clothes and went to fill dim
ner engagement as though nothing
had happenen.
On the farm of John Lauersdorf,
Beaver Dam, a large barn was burned
after lightning had struck q windmill
nearby and followed a water pipe in
to the barn. 70 tons Of hay and 1000
bushels Of oats were destroyed.
horses and some cattle were saved.
The loss is $4,000.
Kenneth Thiel z, died of injuries
received when he was struck by an
automobile driven by III. J. Kuelling,
Madison, consulting engineer for the
state highway commission. The lad,
residing at Wausau, darted in front of
KueIling's car and the man had no
chance to avoid the accident.
One dollar was bid by DR.. A. ).
Runnels of Appleton, for the plant
of the Reliance Motor Truck Co., Of
fered at sherif's sale. The doctor,
representing a group Of stockholders,
agreed to assume membranes total
ing over 100000. Reorganization
and resumption is expected after the
federal court approves the sale.
Rudolph Hinnenthal, %, Watertown
young man, injured when a freight
truck on which he was riding was
struck by a Northwestern train at
crossing, died in a hospital. Ewald
Brun, Watertown, also injured in the
accident, is in a serious condition.
August Kuchman, Marinette county
farmer, was fatally gored by bull on
his farm. He died the same day.
Wisconsin Auto license plates for
1928 will be painted a light yellow
with black figures. The secretary OF
state has arranged for 375,000 plates,
numbered consecutively. The plates
will be stamped out at the penitent-
larry at Waupun, and will be the same
size as this year. The background
color was selected to make the black
figures stand out distinctly.
The Sank county board has offered
$500 reward for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of the
hammer slayers of Mary, Julius and
William Balzer, who were brutally at
tackled several weeks ago. 1t is said
shat a search located $4,000 in cash
and bonds owned by the family. This
indicates that the robbers were frus-
trated in the robbery part of their
deed
Federal officers recommended that
the permit of the Farmers Brewing
Co of Shawano, be revoked because
it made and sold beer of illegal al
coholic content. In defence the COM
pany claims. that the samples taken
were from beer used by employees.
Admitting that the confscated beer
had a little too much authority" The
concern holds that the help did not
know they were violating the law.
The State Journal states that
"Sheik Ali Ben" the "Hindoo' for
tune teller, shook the dust of the
capital city from his feet Thursday
night, going to Minneapolis. A young
girl, infatuated with her ability as
scenario writer, refused to leave the
custody of the sheik lin whose pro-
lection she had placed herself) when
importuned by her father. The par
ent finally called upon the police and
had the girl removed from the train.
William Muecke, Eau Claire, has
been held on a charge Of attempting
to .kidnap Miss Florence Jones OF
Chippewa Falls. Miss Jones tells that
while walking home from work she
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