Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-09-06
NEWS FROM
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
Items of Current
Interest By Mail
and Telegraph.

Phillip Warnke, AZ, was killed and
Martin Schulz, 81, severely burned
when a derrick upon which they
were working came into contact with
a high tension wire of the Oshkosh
Gaslight Co., at the summer home OF
Edgar P. Sawyer, near the city.
Magga Schneider, Thorp, whose
neck was broken in an automobile
accident on highway "a, died at a
Medford hospital. H. j. Molstad OF
Withee, her companion, has been ar
rested for driving a car while intox-
icated. The girls father swore out
the warrant. Molstad was badly hurt
in the crash.
Ignacio D'Amico, Madison grocer,
was shot and killed by an unknown
party who pOked a saWed-Off shotgun
through the window Of the store on
Thursday night 1t is said that
D'Amico, marked by vendetta, left
Chicago for Madison to save his life.
His brother was shot three weeks ago
at Chicago. D'AmicO left wife and
three children.
While hundreds watched, Abraham
Thompson, Eau Claire beach guard,
rescued Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Arenson
and Mckinley Carton, when their
capsized in the middle of the lake.
Mr. Thompson's boat turned over and
he was also thrown into the water but
he succeeded in Fighting the craft and
pUlling the three imperilled people to
safety.
Rats were responsible for a S2,100
fire in the store owned by Mrs. Emma
Novy of Menominee. The loss was
partly covered by insurance. The TO
dents gnaWed into case of matches,
igniting them. Mrs Novy detected
the odOr OF phosphorus but could not
locate it, Closing her store for the
night she went to her home, a block
away, but feeling nervous, returned to
find the store in flames
TT Atkinson boasts Of having the
Oldest practicing dentist in the world.
DR. A p Burrus, aged SO, is still in
the game and last week was called to
GAINESVILLE on two special fitting
cases. He began practicing when
mere youth of 3S and has been ac-
lively engaged for 60 years. Most
dentists have to quit at an early age
on account of eye strain. DR.. Burrus
seems to be a notable exception. He
has the rugged appearance of 20.
Mortality figures compiled by the
Wisconsin state board of health
show that 204 deaths occurred from
influenza during last winter and
spring. But for this, the state would
have had a healthier period than any
since the adoption of the uniform
registration law in 1907, the board
said. Ample proof of better health
conditions is shown" the board says,
lin the material decrease of deaths
reported from practically all of the
communicable diseases. Influenza,
however, has been unusually preva-
lent during the last six months"
John w Stewart, republican candi-
date for district attorney of Green
county, his wife and niece, Miss Lottie
Hasten, Milwaukee, were killed at a
grade crossing near Monroe Saturday
afternoon of last week. A roadster
they were riding in stalled on the
tracks ahead of an approaching |. c.
train, speeding to Madison. Another
niece of Mr. Stewart, Susie Quick Of
Marinette, aged 5. escaped death hut
was dragged 200 yards by the engine.
The party were on their way to an
outdoor picnic supper when the train
hit them.
Two twin catfish made a tie bet be-
tween Lowell Jacobs and Glen Mason,
Argyle fishermen The mon, experts
and rivals, made a wager on which
could catch the largest fish and went
to BrowntOwn to have it out in the
Pecatonica river Jacobs had pre-
pared doughballs as bait He cooked
cornmeal and -four, adding a little
cotton for adhesive, and smearing the
ba lie with cDOi1ad Swiss cheese Nell
son pinned his faith on chicken en-
trails. as the best catfish bait. He was
first to get strike and dragged forth
one of the largest catfish taken from
the river this year. jacobs soon had
a twin Of Nelson's prize. To decide
the bet the rivals sought the scales.
Each fish weighed 81 pounds.