Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-26

dead and a man who attempted to
save him is burned following an ex-
plosion of gasoline in the grain ele-
vator of Chase and Son, Sun Prairie,
Friday. Paul Chase, football and bas-
ketball player at Sun Prairie high
school died at midnight in hospital
after he had been rushed to Madison
| for treatment for his burns. Ivan
Davis, also of Sun Prairie, was treat
ed at his home and will completely
recover. The blast occurred, witnesses
declare, when Chase was attempting
to start fire in the heating system OF
| the elevator office. 1t is believed ne
poured gasoline or kerosene upon en-
bers buried under ashes in the fur-
mace. The blast sent blazing liquid IN
to his face and set his clothes on hre.
Davis heard the explosion and hurried
| to Chase's rescue. He dragged the boy
out of the office and suffered severe
burns to his hand.
! Alice Powers, s, daughter OF MT.
and Mrs. Dean Powers, Route Z, MAD
! ison, was killed Wednesday afternoon
on University avenue when she was
knocked from the running board OF
car driven by her sister, Ethel. VIII
nesses of the tragedy state that the
accident occurred when the chlld
opened the door of the car and STOOD
on the running board to untangle the
clothes of her doll which had become
caught on the car. AS she leaned out
from the machine, horse-pulled AM
erican Express Co. delivery wagon
which was drawn up to the curblng
on the street, suddenly backed out
into the street, the rear OF the Wag-
on brushing her off the auto an dhurl-
ing her to the pavement Passing mo
florists picked up the unconscious girl
and rushed her to the General hos
pital. She died on the way to that in
stitution. The body was taken to
Prairieburg, Ia, for burial
Mrs. Katherine Kuhle, Sun Prairie,
who was knocked down by car just
as she was alighting from another,
Monday, died last week at Madison
hospital. Herman Hermanson was
driving the car which ran into Mrs.
Kuhle. The car was behind her ma
chine and both were headed toward
Madison. Mrs Kuhle was stopping in
front of the home of her sister, and
Hermanson was apparently unable to
car. Mrs Kuhle was 40 years old. A
son, about 10 years old, and several
brothers and sisters survive. Her hus-
band died several years ago.
Norman, 8, and Louis, 4, sons of
Mr. and Mrs. William Ludtke, burned
to death in fire which destroyed the
barn on the Ludtke farm near Rhine
| lander late Wednesday afternoon. The
children had gone into the barn to
play and within a quarter of an hour
| the structure was in flames. 1t is be-
| lieved they were playing with matches.
| The barn was filled with hay AL
though the doors were open, it is pre-
/ sumed the children were Immediately
overcome by smoke. The house, near
| by, narrowly escaped destruction. The
mother is in a serious condition due
/ to shock.
Another victim was added to the
seasons list of hunting fatalities
| Thursday, when the body of John
Howe, Is, was found in underbrush
quarter of a mile from his home,
near Burlington. The youth had gone
hunting Thursday morning and when
he failed to appear, search was started
He had been shot through the. left
| shoulder and started to stagger home
but loss of blood, as evidenced by a
| trail, weakened him and he collapsed.
| The boy was an adopted son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Howe, who live on a
| farm four miles south of Burlington.
The body of Miss Hattie Van Stan
ken, 46, was found Sunday night on
the bed in her room at the home of
n
farmer living northwest of Waupun.
The woman had choked herself to
death, police believe, for a nail had
been driven into the ceiling above the
bed and to this was attached a rope.
The other end of the rope was about
the throat of the woman. Miss Van
Stanken, according to her brother,
had been grieving over the recent
death of her mother.
Frank Maechtle, a farmer residing
several miles west of Port Washing
ton, was severely burned when he at
tempted to set fire to a brush pile
with gasoline. The gasoline can ex-
ploded and he was badly burned about
the left arm and body He stifled the
flames by rolling in freshly plowed
ground. He was rushed to Milwau-
Kee hoSp1tal. HIS injuries are serious
but not considered fatal.
Mrs. Anna Dietrich, Madison, was
killed and two others were injured
Saturday enroute from Madison to
Milwaukee by auto. The machine
turned turtle near Hubbleton. Ray
Small was slightly injured. Two U.
w. students, Orrin Andrus, of Troy
Center and Francis Wendt, of Racine
are in the Watertown hospital The
extent of their injuries is undeter-
mined.
A verdict of guilty was brought in
by the jury which heard the case in
which Herman Bahr, Fond du Lac,
was charged with a criminal assault
upon Clara Thurk, IA, his sister-in-
law. The jury was out an hour. The
case hinged almost entirely upon the
credibility of the girl, who was the
states chief witness.
Zeke Zenen, 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Zenen of the town of Bevent near
Wausau, lies in a critical condition
in hospital suffering from bullet
wound in the left leg below the knee.
The boy says he was shot by one of
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