Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Ruby oths. Many of the checks were

Ruby Oths. Many of the checks were
written for amounts up to $780,
The move to employ home demon
strat1on agent for the women of Wau-
kesha county lost by vote of 10 to
70 Wednesday afternoon. Mrs w. J.
Wright and Mrs. G. H. Hubert adj
dressed the county board, presenting
the women's plea, and j. F. Thomas,
county agricultural agent, also spoke
IN behalf of the move. The women re-
Gently circulated petition which was
read to the board of supervisors by
j. w. Baird, one of the members A
home demonstration agent works
among the women much as an agri-
cultural agent does among the farm
men, teaching them many time savers
IN home management.
A total of 1850 cattle, IL per cent
of which were pure-bred, were de-
stroyed in Wisconsin in the last year
in the fight on cattle tuberculosis, the
department of agriculture has in
formed congress. Wisconsin, the fig
ures showed, is far ahead of the other
states in tuberculosis eradication
work. The figures showed that $98.47
was the average appraisal of cattle
destroyed in Wisconsin. For indem-
nifty funds, the state voted 100000 in
1924, and the first six months a1lot-
ment of federal funds was $97, 800. The
pending agricultural appropriation
bill carries $3,560,000 for tuberculosis
among cattle, of which $5,758,000 is
for indemnities
Beloit police and college authorities
are aroused by campus moron scare
following an attempt Thursday night
by an unidentified man to seize Miss
Edna Betty Aller, freshman coed of
GAINESVILLE, as she was walking across
the college grounds. The stranger
darted from the shadows and attempt
ed to grab the girls arm. He seized
only her scarf and she broke away
and ran screaming to the dormitory
nearby, where she fell on the steps in
a fainting condition The incident
caused considerable CONSERVATION in
the dormitory, as, during the night,
coed on the top floor aroused the
place with screams that she had seen
a maurauder.
Mrs. Otto Sleincavitz, SO, of Pound,
Wis, regained consciousness after IL
months passed behind veil of coma.
She was Immediately removed from
the hospital to her home. Though
weak and emaciated, she is expected
to recover her health in a short time.
TIE case has baffled physicians called
from several cities in northern Wis
consin. Doctors VINO attended her say
that during the long period of uncon-
seriousness she never uttered word
and scarcely breathed. Liquid nourish-
ment was given her through tube.
During the whole time, the woman's
eyes remained closed until last week
when she called for a drink of water.
Brought once more to her own home,
her first thought for for her three
children, the youngest of whom was
only two weeks old when the mother
lapsed into unconsciousness.
The Plymouth Herald states that a
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
r. C. Hill of Sheboygan Fall, the first
girl born in the Hill family in 1874
years.
Ten foxes from the Chippewa Falls
silver fox farm were stolen from the
pens near the city by three men who
carried nine of the animals away in
an automobile The carcass of one
fox was found near the pens.
Two young burglars staged daring
holdup of the Standard Oil Co. station
at Main and 7th streets, Racine, es-
Gaping with SIPS in cash The at
tendant at the station was forced into
a rest room and bound with rope.
The robbery took place in the heart
of the city.
Burglars made an effort to loot the
Burlington, Wis, postoffice last
Thursday night but were scared away.
In their flight they left an acetylene
tank, an oxygen tank, two ner bars
for wrecking, piece of canvas and
a number of bags Entrance and eg-
ress were made through a rear Win
dow.
Following an investigation by Po-
lice Chief Watts and county author1-
ties at Oshkosh. five Neenah people
were arraigned in municipal court on
charges of having contributed to the
delinquency of Mary Corbett, Is. The
ones held are Robert and Margaret
Corbett, parents of the girl; William
Iiebel and Anton and Grace Groet-
FINGER, owners of the property where
the Corbetts lived and who are al
legged to have knowingly allowed the
use of their property for improper
purposes.