Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-03

A large grist mill at Plainfeld, one
of the landmarks of the city, was to-
tally destroyed by fire Monday. The
electric light plant in a brick building
adjacent, was saved. The loss was
$4,000.
Josh Adkins, confessed forger and
iail breaker of Madison, was given
wears in Waupun by Judge Hopmann.
Adkins, 81, is an incorrigible, and ap-
narently unable to restrain his GRIM
inal impulses.
William Stewart, Lena, near Green
Bay, farmer, has his roll OF money anu
a broken head. He was stopped Dy
three highwaymen and given severe
beating but the thieves failed 10 niu
Stewards roll of bills which was nlu-
den in his shirt.
A slide for life down an ncllne9
plane into Rock river nearly resulted
fatally for Mile. La Rose, an amuse-
ment park performer at WaSeriy
beach near Beloit. She crashed into
a bridge piling and was unconscious
for nearly an hour.
DIR. Fred Phillip, Dodgeville veterln-
arian. is to be held at Madison lot VI
Citations of the national motor venice
theft law, whatever that is. lndlct-
ment was made at Superior a couple
of weeks ago. Phillip was unaple 10
furnish the $4,000 bond required.
DR. D. r. Connell, Beloit physician
was fined $500 and costs by Juoge v.
z. Luse in federal court at Maolson
last week for violating the terms OF
his prescription permit. 1t was 4, ms
second appearance in court. Inc
nudge severely censured DR.. Connell'
Shining on the cellar steps OF her
home while carrying tub OF Dolllns
water. Mrs. James Vrees of Fond du
lac was so badly scalped that pny-
sicians say her recovery is douDt!ul.
The water cascaded over, scaldlng
her entire body.
Walter G. Curry of Hollywood, Cal
if formerly of Baraboo, plunged
through the window of third STORY
room in the Republic hotel at MllWau-
kee. landing on the second story OF d
restaurant building below. He SUI
fered a fractured skull but may re-
cover. The fall was accidental.
Luther Rumble, II, of Portage, was
electrocuted Monday evening by COM
ing in contact with 6,OOO-Volt ser
vice wire while fishing at EndeaVor.
Mr.. Rumble was in boat alone, cast
ing, and evidently attempted to llrt
the wire to allow his boat to pass.
The body was found by a son.
Edith Johnson, IA, of Ashland, was
seriously burned late Wednesday when
thread wire used for kite string
touched a high tension wire. The
current passed in at her jaw and out
at her feet Her jaw was deeply
burned and her feet punctured. She
was taken to a hospital. Current was
off in the city for half an hour until
trouble shooters found the girl I'M
conscious.
Arnold Mannigel, 10, WATERFOWL, is
dead as the result of slight prick
from a rusty nail The lad stepped
on the nail Aug. 20. No signs of
trouble existed until he went in
swimming a few days ago. Blood
poisoning Immediately set in and he
was taken to a hospital where he
died. His parents and four brothers
survive.
Ralph Crook, Is, offered to do the
work of haying on his fathers farm
near STANDARD as the father was ill
and unable to do the work. While at
work the tongue of the rake broke
suddenly and young Crook was thrown
to the ground, suffering serious injur-
les to his head The father came out
Just as the accident happened and
witnessed the boys fall. Ralph will
recover.
One more month of August like the
one experienced this year, and Nature
Iov t0 hn sod Huit1
web feet, August Rapranger, Neenah
fire and police commissioner, is au-
thority for the statement that the re-
cent heavy rains have drowned thous-
an1s of the feathered songsters. Rap
ranger claims his nephew picked UP
357 drowned birds in the vicinity of
his home.
An open-air meeting of the Ku Klux
Khan of Lodi was held Tuesday even
ing on hill near the city. A large
number of local men were natural
lied" and others signified their in
tention of coming in. At II o'clock
large cross was burned and three
aerial bombs were shot up in the sky,
the report being heard for miles. The
spectacle could be be seen for seven
miles. The khan is making great
progress in Columbia county.
Eleven men received terms of 80
days to six months in the Milwaukee
house of correction when they pleaded
guilty before Judge G. z. Luse in fed
eral court at Madison Tuesday to vio-
lation of the liquor law. Fines of $3.50
to $500 were added in several cases
and two men were given their choice
of the Dane county Jail in lieu of their
fines. The drastic action by Judge
Luse is indicative of the policy now
being adopted all over the country by
judges in Furnishing liquor law often
ders.
the defunct First National bank of
Hayward, pleaded guilty to five of six
embezzlement counts before Judge C.