Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-06

After serving half Of a six-months
sentence for violating the state dry
law, Joseph Lehrer of Bloomer, has
started legal action for pardon. He
was sentenced to serve six months and
to pay fine of $1,000.
Lightning struck the barn of VIM.
Rittrum, Whitewater farmer, Monday
night, passing through the haymow
and killing horse on the floor be-
low. The Whitewater fire department
made a run to the farm and eXtin-
guished the blaze with chemicals
The opera house at Chiffon was
destroyed by fire Wednesday when
kerosene stove used in living quarters
/ exploded The loss is estimated at
$4,000 with 900 insurance. The
building was used as picture show
house and for public gatherings.
Edmund Bayer, 10, son of John H.
Bayer, Menasha farmer, was killed
when he fell from a hayrack Wednes-
day night The heavy wagon passed
over his body. The boy was rushed
to a hospital and operated on but he
died the same night.
A humble bee indirectly caused the
death of Herman Gutenberg, s, son OF
Hans Gutenberg of Polar. The bee
stung a horse Herman was riding on
and the horse threw the boy to the
ground trampling on him and frac-
turing his skull. The boy died before
doctor could arrive.
Fire destroyed the Automotive Co.
garage at Burlington Thursday night,
causing a loss of $4,000. Used cars,
a tractor and a large stock of auto
parts were destroyed. The blaze was
kept from spreading to adjacent
building but a 300-pair telephone cable
was melted and the same number OF
phones put out of commission.
A coroner's jury at Amigo brought
in a verdict of suicide in connection
with the death of Walter Yonkee, 20,
whose nude body was found hanging
from tree on his fathers farm. Des-
pondency over an unfortunate love
affair is blamed for the tragedy. The
youth used a piece of harness and
| hay wire to fleet his end. His cloth
! ing was found in pile near the body.
Abel Hopinkah, Winnebago In
dian living near Valley Jet, was SEN
fenced to four years in Waupun for
deserving his wife and child. Sen
tence was suspended when he agreed
to pay $40 a month for the support OF
his family. Desertion of family by
an Indian is considered unusual even
in these days, and the trial aroused
much interest among Hoplnkah's tel-
low tribesmen.
When the automobile in which she
was riding crashed into horse wan
dering on the road early Thursday,
Martha Madison, Fond du Lac tele-
phone operator, lost three OF her best
teeth, suffered severe cuts on the face
and arms and was knocked uncon-
scious. Three companions were in
iured slightly and the car was COM
pletely wrecked. The horse had to be
shot.
Ambrose Larson, rs, was instantly
killed Friday at Stones Corners, seven
miles north of Evansville, by contact
with a high tension wire carrying a
potential of 1900 volts. A limb had
broken off a tree and fallen on the
wire in front of the Larson home. Mr..
Larson went out and picked up the
wire. A neighbor saw the old man
stiffen and tried to pull him loose but
narrowly escaped death himself.
A bolt of lightning struck in the
yard of Paul Arthur, Elkhorn, last
Monday night, forcing a hole four
feet deep in the ground. Instead OF
hurting the ground away as an eX-
plosive would, the electric force
bored it's way downward, pressing the
earth in it's path away for distance
four feet deep and four feet wide.
People in scores have gone to the
Arthur home to witness the freak of
nature.
Henry E. Rohlf, former president of
the defunct First National bank of
Hayward, Wis, taken into custody at
Portland, Ore, on a charge of en-
bezzling between $250,000 and $780,
900 of the banks funds, arrived in
Madison Saturday a week ago in the
custody of two U. S. marshalls. Mr..
Rohlf was put in custody of Deputy
u. S. Marshall Frank He'll, awaiting
hearing before the grand jury at Su-
perior, August 5.
The first swimming accident of the
year occurred Wednesday north of
Two Rivers when Cornelius, 16, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Swada waded
beyond his depth and drowned. The
fatality was witnessed by Swada's
chum, George Rathsack, who sum-
moned help. The body was recovered
by a coast guard crew two hours
later
During storm, John Marek, 48,
farmer of Phillips, Wis, was instantly
killed Marek had just come in from
his hay field on account of the rain,
and was lying on the floor of his home
when struck. His wife in the same
room, was stunned but quickly re-
covered The lightning set fire to the
house and after the woman had
dragged her husband out, she re-
turned and recovered a sum of money.
Neighbors succeeded in eXtinguishing
the fire after the house had been dam
aged considerably.
Little Bobbie, 21a year old boy who
has been the joy of the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Irving Crandall at Milton
Jet, for the last year, was kidnapped
Wednesday afternoon by his mother,
Marie Krensky, her sister, Mrs.
Blanche Browning, and an unknown
man. The trio appeared at the Gran
dali home Wednesday and Mrs Gram