Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-15

Ben GduUOCh, Lid d4IS, was IODDcl
and slugged near tent show. PAD
dock was found unconscious. !
search of the tent show people failed
to reveal the missing money.
Curtis Bennington, st. Paul, visiting
on the Charles O'Neil farm near
Bridgeport, fell from pony cart he
was driving and broke one leg. He
was taken home to st. Paul to nurse
his break.
A two-line canning factory has
been organized at Cobb with w. Sink,
0. F. Guderian and Henry Terens as
promoters. 500 acres Of peas will be
planted next year and corn added a
year or so later.
Charles O'Neill, Patch Grove, sold
his racer, Evelyn May, to Mccall &.
Donahey of Moline, III. The new own
ers have the little mare in the South
Dakota circuit. She started fourteen
times and was in the money all but
once Her record is As ga seconds
for a half mile.
During an electricc storm last
Tuesday morning barn on the Frank
Winkers farm north of Centerville
was struck by lightning and burned.
One horse, grain, hay and machinery
were consumed. The barn was new
two years ago. Winkers had just fin
ished threshing and storing his grain.
After nearly a month of investiga
ton, officials of the Wisconsin Bank
ers' association are still puzzling over
the mysterious plundering of the Blue
River State bank on the night of July
49, While nothing has been given out
results are expected shortly. 1t is no
secret that detectives are hard at work
on the case The robbery was ident-
ical with robberies recently reported
at Kirksville, Mo-, and Austin, Wash.
In all three instances the cash in the
safe was taken without the doors be-
ing touched The Blue River job, ac-
cording to E. p Cunningham of the
Bankers Casualty Co., detective of
note, is believed to be the work of
gang that attempted to rob the NeO-
sha bank July II, and which was re-
ported at Cambridge, July TO- The
woman telephone operator at Cam
bridge frightened the gang away. At
Blue River a man operator was sur
rounded by guards and forced to re-
main silent.
The Orpheum theatre at Richland
Center has been leased by the Com
immunity Theatres Corporation of Mil
Waukee. The concern owns houses at
the state metropolis, GAINESVILLE and
Beloit. After many OWnersh1ps the
Richland theatre now seems to be IN
capable hands The municipal thea
ire is still being operated by the city.
The new Jewett car stolen early on
hn
garage at Rewey, was recovered Tues
day afternoon following in DuPage
county. Ill The ownership of the bis
Nash abandoned by the bandits when
the bound the Waterman and stole
the Jewett, was found to be vested IN
F. j. Markham of Freport. Mr.. Mark
ham told the authorities he had been
kidnapped by five young men and made
to drive the car to the country. There
he was locked in coal shed while the
bandits made their way north When
Markham released himself the robbers
were miles away.
Tuesday, July 81, was the 95th
birthday anniversary of the venerable
John German Of Richland Center The
old gentleman received numerous
congratulations and gifts and was the
guest of honor at family d1nenr CIV
Iguest of honor at family dinner CIV
in Wales and came to New York when
IL years old Sc years ago at the age
Of 80 Mr.. German settled on farm IN
the town of Willow, Richland county.
There he lived until 10 years ago when
he retired at the age of 80 and moved
to iRchland Center. Mr.. German has
robust health and does not hesitate to
go skating with the boys in winter He
is one of the best skaters in the city.
Stanley Nukowski, 20, Plymouth, is
in a hospital with broken neck ana
slight chance of recovery He went
swimming and dived into shallow
water. Other bathers found him UNI
conscious at the bottom of the pond.
Watertown druggists, hemmed in
by various kinds of city licenses, an
nounced they would stop filing Ii
quor prescriptions if the council as
sesed more taxes. The city hastily
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