Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-24

Heroic efforts on the part of his
son Louis, who gave his blood that
his father might live, failed to save
Andrew Florian, 48, who died at She
boygan Wednesday. He had been i'll
year.
Through freight train No. SO on the
North Western road was wrecked at
Sheppard, five miles east of Black
River Falls, Wednesday, piling 16 cars
of merchandise UP and blocking the
double tracks for 40 rods. No lives
were lost.
John Shannon, 55, veteran thresher
man of Elk Mound, lies in an Eau
Claire hospital in critical condition
from injuries received Wednesday af-
ternoon when he was caught in the
drive belt of his thresher outfit. His
arm was broken and he suffered in
ternal injuries when hnurled against
the separator
William Hoppe, Cornell, who was
arrested after mile automobile chase
through the business district of Chip
pewa Falls, during which time he fig
ured in two collisions and once
pushed Police Chief John Flaherty
off the running board of his car, was
fined $500 in county court for the at
| tempted sale and transportation of il
licit liquor. Flaherty was cut and
bruised when he fell to the pavement
after being pushed from the speeding
car.
Burglars who forced an entrance to
! the Style store conducted by l.. j..
| Wagner, Sheboygan, some time Mon
| day night, made way with furs, coats,
| women's dresses and other garments
| to the value of several thousand dol
| lars. The robbery is believed to have
been the work of professionals, so eff
| fectively was it accomplished that the
| loss was not discovered until some
of teh boxes containing the garments
| were opened when it was planned to
use them for a window display. 1t is
believed the burglars secured between
| 5000 and $500 in loot.
Angus Bullen died at midnight Sun
day from injuries received Friday
when he fell from the roof of house
which was being moved, at Madison.
| Mr.. Bullen was an emplOye of the
Madison Gas and Electric company.
The accident happened when he was
attempting to cut an electric cable
which prevented the house from be-
ing moved further down the street.
He plunged to the street falling on
his head. He suffered a fractured left
| leg and arm and severe internal in
juries. The funeral was held Wednes-
day at the home of his father, William
Bullen, at Poynette with burial in the
! Lodi cemetery.
Paul Bosinski, a farmer living near
CABOT, will have to stop Investigations
to learn if his neighbors are Ku Klux
Klansmen or forfeit bonds of $3.50 he
was required by Judge T. j. Conner
! to post as a guarantee that he would
! leave his neighbor, Harold Cheney, in
peace for the next six months. Cheney
complained that Bosinski had called
him names and otherwise abused him
| because he refused to tell Bosinski
whether he was d klansman, and had
| burned a cross several weeks ago.
Bosinski admitted in court he had
made efforts to learn if Cheney was a
member of the hooded order. He was
advised to cease his effort and leave
| Cheney and his other neighborS alone.
A half dozen Madison physicians
and surgeons are in consultation over
the case of Bernard Keepers, "a, who
has become suddenly blind A foot
ball accident several years ago, coup
led with fall downstairs at his home
within the last two weeks, is believed
to be- the cause of Keepers condition.
About three years ago Keepers at
tempted to make drop kick in a foot
ball game between Madison high
schoo land Richland Center. His toe
caught in the earth and the impact
| Jared his whole body, causing mi
nor dislocation in the spine. From
then on he was subject to spells of
dizziness, but it was not until about
10 days ago, when he fell down a
flight of stairs, that his sight was af-
fected A spinal adjustment may be
undertaken to bring back the boys
eyesight, it was announced.
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