Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-04-26
NEWS FROM
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
Items of Current
Interest By Mail
and Telegraph.

Police Chief Buchanan Of Superior
has notified prOprietors Of gambling
houses, vice dens and moonshine par
lors, that all such places must close
up at once.
Walter KrielOW, on trial at James
vile for stealing from railroad cars,
was found guilty OF theft on inter
state shipments and gwen six years
III the federal prison at Atlanta.
When the barn Of John Kaumke,
Waterford, burned, AZ head of cattle
s horses, machinery and grain were
destroyed The barn was struck by
lightning. The loss was $4,000
In six months the state prohibition
department has closed 250 licensed
places, caused the arrest of 1000
men and women and secured convic-
tions in 81 per cent Of the cases tried.
Frank Meyers, Edgerton fireman,
injured last September when struck
by an automobile while riding to a
fire, was awarded $4,000. The Travel
ers' Insurance Co, with whom the
city of EdgertOn was insured, will
pay the loss,
Two carloads Of brown trout finger
lings were sent from the Bayfield,
hatchery last week by the state con-
servatiOn commission for planting in
southern Wisconsin, This is the first
shipment Of young fish for spring
planting.
Mike Sklenner, Amigo, convicted of
assault with a shovel on Stephen
Bunozak, a neighbor, was given five
years. His son, Carl was acquitted.
Sklenner attacked Bunozak on the
road last December, fracturing the
other skull
An effort is being made to close
Horseshoe lake near Pra. du Chicn,
much frequented by Wisconsin ana
Iowa fishermen, to seiners. 1t is said
that the lake is a prolific breeding
ground for game fish. The Wisconsin
conservation commission is looking
into the matter.
The state agricultural college, after
careful tests, has concluded that hogs
fed on yellow corn do considerably
better than hogs fed on white corn.
The yellow variety is richer in fat
soluble vitamines. An Improvement
in ration is noticed by adding a small
proportion OF alfalfa.
Clark Stewart, 4, son Of Edward
in his yard and boy-like, lit a match.
An explosion resulted tearing off the
thumb and fore-fnger of his LETT
hand, injuring the sight Of both eyes
and tearing his left leg and foot. The
other children escaped injury.
Rollo Miller, Waterford farmer, met
his death by being dragged for a mile
by an enraged COW. Miller was lead
ing the COW with a rope tied to his
wrist The cow became frightened
and ran, dragging Miller for a long
distance. He was unconscious when
found and died in a few hours.
Richard Stafford, Galena drayman,
was injured Saturday when a dray he
was driving for Pierce Rogers, was
struck by a west bound freight train.
The force Of the impact threw Stat
ford from his seat and hurled the
horses over the right-of-way. One
animal was killed. StaffOrd's hip was
badly injured
Henry Youp, a farmer near Lena,
had a narrow escape from death when
he attempted to cross a swollen
stream bridge of the PeshtigO river.
The horse and buggy and himself
were swept off the bridge into the
stream. The horse was drowned and
Mr. Youp was rescued after climbing
to the branches of an overhanging
tree.
Byron c. Nelson, son Of Congressman
John M. Nelson, who will graduate
from a theological seminary, ST. Paul
in une, has accepted a call to
Spokane, Wash. Mr. Nelson expects
to be ordained in the Norwegian
Lutheran church in Madison follow
ing graduation Congressman Nelson
will be in his home city for the cere-
mOny.
Genevieve Hurley, Z, Reedsburs.
was struck by an automobile Satur-
day afternoon, while crossing the
street near the postOffice, and receiv-
ed injuries that caused her death
Sunday morning. Percy Nulth, drl9-
er of the car, was eXonerated. Wit
nesses said that he was driving slow
ly and that the little one ran in front
of his car around team. She was
the daughter of Richard Hurley.