Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-18

John IulbCHGiI. @, Id 1IOSES, . Qtdu
as the result OF gunshot wound ac-
cidentally inflicted by his 13-year-old
brother AIbin. The boys are the sons
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Mitchell.
Herbert Hinton, 10, wanderer, met
death at Chippewa Falls where he
worked as a nand for the Walter T..
Main circus. Loading at ThOrp, Hin
tons arm was crushed and he died
from shock.
Rudolphus, 8, son Of Joseph She'd
ivy, Cadott farmer, lost part OF his
foot when he stepped in front of a
moving machine operated by his
father. He was taken to a Chippewa
Falls hospital for further amputation
Of the member
With the head and one leg severed,
the body Of RMS. Matilda Raydeng, 81,
widow, was found near a crossing
alongside the Milwaukee tracks at
Oconomowoc Wednesday. No theory
as to how the woman came to be on
the tracks is available.
Edwin West, farmer residing four
miles south Of Waupaca, has pur
chased an airplane. He now makes
daily trips from his home to the city
does his business and is back at work
On the farm before his neighbOrs have
even cranked their Fords.
Mrs. Martha Bauer, GAINESVILLE,
pleaded guilty to having liquor in her
possession and was given her choice
of 1912 fine or six months in jail. The
police raided the Bauer home anG
cOnfscated four gallons Of wine, TWO
gallons of moOnshine and other liQ-
uors.
Frank A. Graf, SO, member of the
Helena, Wis, baseball team, fell dead
as he walked to the bench after scor
ing a run in the game with Bear
Greek Sunday He stopped to take
drink of water and collapsed. Over
exertion caused his death, physicians
state.
The same minister who married
them speaking their funeral sermon,
Lawrence Larson and bride, VINO
drowned at the Dells last Tuesday
were buried at Racine, their home,
yesterday. Larson worked for the
Simonds Bed Co. His wife was Miss
Olga Vier before her marriage.
Edw. A. Carter, Sc. prosperous far
mer Of No, JOhnst0wn, was killed
Tuesday when he fell from a load of
hay. The load tipped and Carter
jumped to the opposite side but trip
ped He fell headlong, landing on his
head He was dead when picked up
by hands. A wife and one son survive.
Wisconsin school districts can con-
solidate and form new school dis
tricts in order to provide more eff
ficient administration Of the common
schools. GOV. Blaine last Tuesday,
signed bill, introduced by the judic
larry committee. The measure gives
power to consolidate to town boards,
village boards or city councils.
The body of a dead negro was dis
covered Monday in Rhinelander
warehouse. The stencil of rOtting
flesh caused the chief Of police to in
vestigate and the body was found.
The negro was about 40 and had
worked for the Fish Lumber Co. at
Elcho. The sheriff is investigating
the cause of death.
Arthur Reynolds, Madison boat liv-
cry and fisherman, was instantly
killed at midnight Monday when his
roadster overturned at cross roads
near Beaver Dam. Apparently Rey-
uolds approached the fork Of the road
at high speed and was unable to make
the turn. The car skidded into some
brush and overturned. Two young
men returning from a dance found
the body buried beneath the car. Mr..
Reynolds was an ex-serVice man with
a distinguished record
VIM Huebing, 65, employed as a
carpenter on the Albert Gade new
farm home south Of Reedsburg, fell
from a staging near the gable to the
ground, a distance Of 35 feet, break
ing both arms and cutting a long
cash in his head. The Gade home was
recently burned to the ground during
a hard storm as the result Of light
ming bolt Some days earlier a little
4-year-old daughter was burned to
death when her clothing caught fire
in a mysterious manner.
Gov. Blaine signed a bill Tuesday
regulating the sale Of soft drinks. 1t
provides an official faster from the
department Of markets who shall be
required to try "One sample Of each
soft drink of non-alcoholic beverage"
An inspection fee of $25 is charged
for each soft drink having a distinc-
tive name or favor. This charge is
to be paid by the manufacturer. The
provisions Of the bill do not apply to
soft drinks which are manufactured
in states which do not require license
or inspection.