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


'fbig gun" movie thrillers was pulled
off at Ayoca Saturday a week ago.
SIX armed bandits invaded the little
village about three a. M. and blew
the safe in the postoffice while num-
Der of citizens watched. They escaped
with about 500 in cash and stamps
The robbers broke in the door Of the
depot and smashed the telegraph in
struments as a first act. They then
took tools from handcar house to
make their way into the postoffice
Once inside the men exploded the
safe with nitroglycerine. The noise
awakened a number Of citizens but
tn visitors were far from town before
pursuit could be arranged. 1t is pre-
sumed that the robbers had designs
on the local bank but were frighten-
ed away by daylight. Several women
of the village residing near the post
office saw the entire proceeding of
robbing government property but
were afraid to make an cutlery.
Detectives are work on the myster
iOus murder case surrounding the re-
cent death of Robert Jaeger of Black
hawk, Sank county. Two men of the
neighborhood are under suspicion.
The murder of the aged man has the
same earmarks as the unsolved mys-
terry surrounding the Baltzer murders
a year ago when two bachelors anu
a maiden sister were done to death
on their farm near Spring Green.
Four hammer murders within a year
have set the county agog with appre
hension Following the BaltZer muir
ders, two bandits raided the HOrigan
farm near Rolling Ground in the Kick
apoo valley, and made away with
$40 900 hoard of gold. An aged sister
of Steve and John HOrigan was beaten
into insensibility. She was able to
give a good description Of her assail-
ants but they have not been caught.
An attempt to drain 1900 acres of
Winnieshiek Bottom land located on
the Mississippi in Crawford county, is
being. made by Lansing, Ia, capital.
Permission was secured from the war
department to drain the region, the
plan being to reclaim the land for ag-
ricultural uses. Along came the Isaac
Walton Club of McGregor, enjoining
the reclamation enthusiasts from pro-
ceeding to drain on the ground that
when drained the land would be use
less for agricultural purposes anyhow,
and that it is now one Of the greatest
fishing and hunting grounds in the en-
tire country and should be preserved
as such. To accomplish the drainage
the promoters had planned to build q
22-foot dike-aboye the highest stage
Of flood waters.
The Freeport city council has voted
a life pension to Mrs. Anna Fruehl,
mother of Motorcycle officer Clarence
Fruehl, recently slain by a bandit
Young Fruehl was attacked and shot
by the bandit early On the morning OF
June 20, as the officer esssayed to ar
rest the man who had committed a
crime The bandit then attempted to
escape from the scene on the officers
machine and lost his own life 100
yards away when the machine turned
turtle, breaking his neck. The name
of the bandit is unknown but he is
thought to have been Tony Massaud,
a well known gangster and gunman.
James Brady, patriarch of Knapp's
Creek, town of Akan, Richland county,
celebrated his Tooth birthday ami
versary August 1st. Mr.. Brady is
native of county Meath, Ireland. He
came to America in 1850 at the age
! of 81 years In 1854 he located in Wisi
cOnsin, locating at Port Andrew, a
now forgotten hamlet on the WiscOn-
sin river After years of hardships
the old gentleman is now enjoying a
| life of ease. His health and faculties
are remarkable and he delights in
spinning yarns about the days of long
| ago.
Accidents reported at Montfort are:
A daughter of julius Kopps Of High
Point had one eye badly burned by the
misapplicatiOn of iodine; F. d. CoOt-
way, Cobb butcher, injured his right
hand cutting meat and blood poison
ing set in; Josh Johnson had an eye
removed at Madison; Adolph Lucas
Of Eden ran into barbwire fence and
tore a piece out Of his lip; Geo. Drury
fell from a load of millet and injured
mis- left shoulder.-Mail.
Mrs. John Bell Of Dubuque paid
fine of $1O260 for selling hootch III
her home, taking the blame away
from her husband. Mrs. Bell admitted
that she kept hootch in her home.
She admitted further that she sold it.
She denied that her husband had any
thing to do with the traffic. Mean
While her DaDe IN arms sucked on q
bottle of lime water. Mrs. Bell paid
the fine and left court.
While crossing a rainy street at
Hazel Green Wednesday evening,
Miss Florence Dixon Of that village
was run down by an VI known motor
list Miss Dixon was knocked from
her feet and the car passed complete
ly over her. Her back was injured
slightly The motorist sped away un
detected.
Burglars entered the office of the
Tri-State ice cream factory at Prairie
du Chen Sunday Of last week but
were frightened away by passersby
before they were able to open the
safe. This would have meant nothing
but a waste of time as the safe had
been emptied of cash the day previous.