Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-04-15
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Injuries received when he acciden-
tally cut himself on the ankle with
cross-cut saw proved fatal to RAFT
Rothbauer, so, Chippewa county farm
err Death was caused by blood poison
ms.
Herbert Hackbarth, 81, was drowned
at Milwaukee Sunday when a canoe
in which he and Fred Groh were pad
ding on the Milwaukee river was
caught in treacherous swirl and ov-
erturned.
After being totally blind for more
than six years and partially blind for
25 years, Michael Berger, 81, of She
boygan, has recovered his sight. An
operation for cataract was per-
formed recently and he has normal
vision again.
Lake Winnebago will be seined for
carp and other fish, according to in
formation received by j. Curran, a
commercial fisherman from Madison,
who Aas been granted permission by
the state conservation commission to
do the work
Clinton Lawrence, 81, son of Will
liam Lawrence of Reedsburg, was
found dead in his fathers barn with
a bullet hole in his chest. 1t is not
known whether death was accidental,
as the youth was alone on the farm
A gun was found beside the body.
In addition to the only embroidery
factory in the state, recently opened
at New Glarus, that village has an
other new industry, the Eagle Pro-
ducts Co., which has been incorporated
fn 70 of I'M
and nonalcoholic beverages.
While tending a grass fire at her
home on r. r. out of TT. Atkinson
Mrs. Henry Prust was severely in
jured about the face, arms and legs
by an explosion. 1t is thought cart
ridge had become mixed with the
leaves. Pieces of metal flew in every
direction.
At about o'clock Monday night the
lights in Dodgeville went out and a
few seconds later a heavy explosion
was heard. An overcharge of dyna-
mite had been placed in the new shaft
at the Singer e Stoop mine east of
the city which wrecked the guard
placed over the mouth of the shaft. A
crew of men were busy Tuesday max
ing repairs.
fer man who attempted to pass q
forged check at Whitewater Monday
and then fled after holding off John
Curran, police officer, with gun. The
stranger entered a store and presented
a check which aroused suspicion. Cur
ran was called and encountered the
stranger as he was leaving. The officer
questioned the stranger who suddenly
pulled a gun, covered the official, then
stepped into a car and drove away.
Clarence w. Langacher, who re-
Gently moved from New Glarus to
Monroe, has been appointed by Gov
Blaine to the office of register of
deeds in Green county, to succeed j.
J. Burkhard. The appointment came
in spite of hearty endorsement of
Green county folks for Mrs. B. Burke,
deputy register of deeds. The appoin-
tee has in turn appointed Mrs Burke
deputy under him. Mr. Langacher is
confined to Madison hospital at pres
ent.
Seventy per cent of the boys who
leave the state industrial school at
Waukesha never are arrested again.
according to H E. Phillip, superinten-
dent of the institution. Mr.. Phillip
said that many of the boys sent to the
school are undernourished and that it
has been found the first st<p in help
ing the boys is to build up his body.
The superintendent explained that
Fairgrounds have reduced the way
wardness of boys and that the bad
boy is not born bad, but is the pro-
duct of environment