Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-31
Haro1d = stafford. district attornev

| Harold E. Stafford, district attorney
may find reason to present the facts
concerning the 500 Line wreck at
Chippewa Falls to a grand jury, he
| intimated to the United Press. Stat
ford conducted an Independent probe
of the catastrophe in which eight lost
their lives and seven were injured. He
agreed with officials that defective
switch caused the combination diner
and chair car to leave the rails, break
| loose from the train, and plunge into
the Chippewa river from high tres
tie. A minute inspection of the switch
apparatus and installation will be
made. The switch, according to Stat
ford, was placed there just two days
before the wreck. Wheels of the train
! battered the switch knife before the
point threw the rear trucks of the
coach off on a sidetrack and caused
the wreck. Whether the switch did
not close properly, and the trucks of
| the train caused the tie bolt to break,
or whether the tie bolt was weakened
by strain, or snapped by the intense
cold has not been determined The tie
bolt was broken, however, and Stat
ford indicated it may have been the
result of improper installation.
The Friendship Bible class of the
Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, Kenosha, instigators OF the
vice campaign three years ago which
resulted in the sentencing to jail OF
several officials, Monday launched a
new drive for a cleanup of the county.
Pursuant to a resolution at Sunday
meeting, a demand was made upon
District Attorney Lewis M. Powell to
remedy conditions, or, it was ind1cat-
ed the class would invoke drastic
action" The class told Powell it had
gathered evidence of vice in the coun-
ty which it considers satisfactory bas-
is for an investigation Evidence OF
"roadhouse vice of large proportions"
the resolution said, is possessed by the
Bible students, who pledged cooper
alton, if the district attorney chose 10
take UP the Investigation.
State Prohibition Agents B. c. Par
kinson and T. Kingston have brought
considerable evidence to the vault OF
Frank r. Moss. clerk of circuit court,
Raraboo. during the past few days and
as result of their actlvltles, MAI
Neis of Prairie du Sac ana MarIlli
Miller, Sank City, will appear IN court
to answer to 1noonsh1ne charges. AZ
cording to the evidence brought m
raid on the basement OF the Nels
home yielded y ten gallon stlll, three
barrels of mash and gallon OF moon
shine. Evidence from the Miller nome
consists of a 20 gallon still and samp-
les of two barrels of mash anu Chlee
gallons of moonshine.
Although he knew the gun was
loaded. Gilbert Lincoln, IA, OSHKOSH
thought he had fixed the 81 callber
revolver which he had brought TO the
home of Harry Roley, IL, SO that II
could not fire. AS a result Harry lies
in hospital with an even chance "
recover from q gunshot wound IN MS
neck. Jeanette Roley, Is, who mas
cared for her young brother since the
death of their mother some time ago,
witnessed the shooting as she passeu
kitchen window of their nome, re-
turning from, shopping. The bullet
missed the iugular vein by a tractlon
of an inch. a foro-
i1v of four children narrowly escaped
death from coal gas in their nome aI
Shnhovgan Monday. Mr.. ana MIS-.
Moves were overcome, and when thelr
danohter went to the telephone 10
COLL for assistance, she, too was oV-
ercone Neighbors were called by OH
ar members of the family, and phys,
ician resusticated them. They Will ali
live. 90 c; vo11av
farmer was tramp1ed to death by
hill He led the animal out 10 WaIel'
and in tying it back in the sta!l ne
was caught by the bull, knocked GOWN
and trampled till he was hardly rec
ognizable. No one saw the accldent.
lake Larideen, farmer near Reeos-
hurg was near death Saturday nlght
as a result of injuries received "ne1
he was knocked to the ground anu
trampled by heifer he was leading.
His skull was fractured and he sus-
tanned numerous other injuries.
Damage estimated at 100000 was
caused to packed tobacco by a blaze
which destroyed the Wisconsin To-
bacco Pool warehouse at Madison last
week. The temperature stood at 10 be-
low while two fire companies battled
the flames for over three hours. The
fire started in the rear of the ware
house and swept forward until the
entire structure was ablaZe. The to-
bacco, worth about 100000, was prac-
tically ruined, according to officials of
the pool. The loss is covered by in
surance. The origin of the blaze is un-
known.
He didn't know it was loaded, so
ALI Larson, IS, Eau Claire, picked up
a pumpgun, pointed it at Harry Be-
ment, Is, and pulled the trigger. Be
ment is in a hospital with badly
shattered leg.