Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27

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Walter Armentraut, "a, mathema-
tics instructor at the University was
killed il a lightning storm that swept
over Madison Monday night a week
ago. NJ. L. Mcqueen, 81, also instruc-
tor in mathematics, was seriously in
jured. The men went fishing fol-
lowing graduation events and were
On their way homo when the storm
broke. The bolt struck as they were
passing the coal piles at Camp Ran
dali Both men carried steel fishing
rods the current followed these rods
through the mems bodies to the
ground. Armentraut was killed in
stantly Mcqueen was thrown 20
feet and part of his clothing torn off.
The bolt left him paralyzed from the
waist down. A youth witnessed the
accident and summoned help. Arm
entraut was recently married.
At a special meeting of the Vernon
county agricultural society held We'd
nesday, the me ting voted to recon
slider the vote taken at the reglar an
nual meeting, and it was voted that
exhibits would be open only to ex-
hibitors in Vernon county. This &C
ton is taken because a bill is now
pending in the legislature limiting
state aid to county fairs to $4,000 per
year on premiums, and with the out
side payment Of premium money the
association would probably exceed
this appropriation. There is appar-
emily no question but that the bill Will
pass.-Censor.
Mayor l. NJ KittlesOn, Madison, the
common council and the Association
of Commerce were appealed to in a
letter from the Madison Kiwanis club
to clean up local campers at Monona
park, the tourist cam grounds. 1t IS
said that Madison people are mOnopO-
lizing the grounds and that they are
creating a condition which will not De
tolerated by tourists. The latter
charge referred to the refuse which
accumulates at a permanent summer
camp.
Oscar Wasley, 10, Madison, was
drowned in the Yahara river Monday
night of last week when he stepped
into a deep hole. Wasley became a
victim of panic when he was sub
merged in the water TOrville Ander-
son, a companion, was almost car
ried down when he attempted to res
cue Wasley. Anderson was saved by
Raymond Johnson who dragged him
to shore.
Herman Pautsch, As, Dodge county
farmer, died as the result of injuries
received when he was caught under
a tractor which tipped off the edge of
a barn approach. Pautsch was SER
iously injured in a railroad crossing
accident two years ago when an au-
tomobile in which he was riding col
lided with a train at Burnett. He had
recently recovered from this injury.
Moonshine poisoning is believed to
have caused the death of Stanely Lii
berski, 48, an auctioneer residing at
Sobieski, in OcOnto county. An au-
topsy was performed and the vital
organs taken to the state pathology
cal department at Madison, for ex-
animation. Liberski is survived by
his wife and eight small children.
H. C. Gary, 70, travelling man for
the Rockford Knitting Co., was found
dead in bed at Carlton Hotel, Edger-
ton, where he stopped for the night.
Gary complained of illness on going
to bed and failed to respond to his
call in the morning. A daughter sur
wives
The 500 line has settled with Mrs.
Katherine Ellsworth of Stevens Point,
for her claim in the death of her hus-
band, George Ellsworth, engineer, IA
tally injured in a wreck near owen,
several months ago. Mrs. Ellsworth
received a check for $4,000.
Sheboygan county has increased its
appropriation for a tuberculosis SAN
atorium from 100000 to 100000 and
building will be begun at once. The
county has averaged 46 deaths year
from tuberculosis for the past 13
years.