Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-12

keeping two years stock Of seed
corn on hand for just such an emer.
gency.
Waupun-The body of Miss Hattie
Van Stanken, As, was found on the
bed in her room at the home of her
brother, Aaron Van Stanken, farmer
on the Brandon road, mile and a
half northwest of Waupun. The wo
man had choked herself to death
police believe, for a nail had been
driven into the ceiling above the bed
and to this was attached rope. The
other end of the rope was about the
throat of the woman. Miss Van Stan.
ken, according to her brother, had
been grieving over the recent death OF
her mother
Merrill-Pine Grove, with an area OF
277 acres, has been offered to the city
of Merrill by the Wisconsin Valley
Electric Co. for $500 on condition
that it be perpetuated for park pur'
poses. The area contains pine stump
age totaling 100000 feet. Should Mer-
rills city council purchase this tract
which extends from the northwest city
limits to Alexander dam, no city its
size could challenge it for the title
of city of parks. The city has al
ready 100 acres of park property.
Tomah - Fire, of undetermined
origin, destroyed the creamery at Nor
walk, Wis, with a loss of $4,000.
After the flames subsidized, it was
found that the brick walls and smoke
stack were intact, and it is thought
the boiler is also salvagable. About
$4,000 worth of butter was saved.
There was no insurance, the plant be-
ing considered fireproof. The stock,
holders, all farmers of that vicinity
held meeting and decided to rebuild
at once.
Wisconsin Rapids-An expenditure
of nearly $4,000 for a filtration plant
will be necessary to give Wisconsin
Rapids an adequate and permanent
supply of pure water, according to a
sanitary engineer who has made a
extensive study of the situation. The
water works and lighting commission
has authorized him to prepare plans
for the proposed plant. The principal
objection to unfiltered water is the
presence of iron.
Fond du Lac-Unarmed and unable
to reach telephone, A. Kotzin, Fond
du Lac, was forced to lock himself in
his room for safety and wait for Is
minutes while burglars ransacked
after the burglars left did Mr.. Kotzin
feel safe in leaving his room to tele
phone the police While the burglars
went through every drawer and all
the clothes, they left empty handed
Mt. Hope-W. M. Cooper, instructor
in the agricultural department of the
Mt. Hope high school, has established
lime grinder in the village. 1t is
turning out lime in considerable guam.
titles, which is sold to farmers at 50
per ton. Mr.. Cooper also will hold
short course, IL lessons of two hours
and he is signing up young men in his
district. The short course is free.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Brault, Is, son OF
Alec Brault, Coleman, Wis, was shot
In the arm while hunting with another
youth His-gun discharged as he was
standing on a stump and one hand
was nearly blown OFF. He walked to
his home, three miles away, and was
taken to st. Joseph's hospital in Me
nominee where the hand was ampu-
tated.
Waupun-Peter Pheifer, resident
Of Waupun since October, 1869, Is
veteran of Ave wars. He was a SER
geant in the Austrian grenadiers from
1859 till 1867, and in 1864 he wit.
messed the execution of Macmillan
Joseph, Archduke of Austria and en-
peror of Mexico.
Plymouth-Oscar Wiffler, lineman
employed by the Plymouth Telephone
Exchange, suffered what will probably
De fatal injuries when telephone pole
he was climbing fell to the ground
pinning him under it. The pole fell
across his head, fracturiDg his skull.
Marion-The Northern Lumber and
Supply Co., Wausau, has sold its lum-
Der at Marion and Caroline to the
Fuller-Goodman Co., Oshkosh. With
this purchase, the latter company now
owns and operates a string of 81 re-
Tail lumber yards.
Ellsworth-Frank D. Campbell, 35,
postmaster at East Ellsworth, fell
dead at breakfast. He is survived by
his wife and three children.