Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-29


Of matches at his last calling place ant
with the aid of these he attacked sucl
articles as from their appearance nigh
contain edibles. That hunger was tn,
impelling cause was plainly seen by tn,
relics of his operations.
Several boxes containing glass an,
hardware were opened together with ;
barrel Of sugar, but each was left I'm
touched when its contents was discover
ed barrel OF molasses was next bored
into and left running, causing a vast,
Of several gallons of the sticky iluid be
/ fore it was discovered in the morning
Another ear was visited and the corner
knocked off from box containing Leaf
tobacco but this did not fill the aching
void and visions of succulent liver-wurst
apparently floated through Nick's brain
and he started for the scene of his
former exploits. Slillfully passing the
guards he made an assault in force upon
Nathan's smoke-house and with mas
ter's hand traced a diagram of auger-
holes across the door dividing il into
halves and through the lower half crept
the thief How his eyes must have
gloated as they rested upon the
JUICY HAMS,
nicely smoked and hanging in tempting
rows upon their respective nails. Fra
grant to the smell and sweet to the taste.
the anticipatory delights of the inyesti-
eating burglar must have served as an
excellent offset to the loss of three
square meals during the day. Christ
mas comes but once a year the thief
might have soliquised as he carved a
juciy slice from the tempting remains
Of the deceased poker.
Exactly how much was taken is not
known to 4 certainty, Nick insisting
nov that ii was the all-enticing liver
wurst and not ham that he was after,
and that consequently he left the remains
of departed porkers severely alone and
in order to mitigate his disappointment
in measure, he dropped into Wrights
barn and appropriated a horse blanket
belonging TO Jim DAILY,
4 KLEPToMANIAC MOVEMENT,
that made Jim's face lengthen not u
little as he credited one horse blanket
to the wrong side OF the profit and loss
account
This was becoming entirely too num-
erous. Severa exploring expeditions
were started out IN the morning but
failed to realize on their investment of
time and shoe leather The excitement
intensified each hour as the day rolled
on. II the news had arrived that
Platteyille had been made the county
seat or a railroad gone into Blooming
ton the furore could not have been
greater. Old men forgot their SORROWS
and young men their girls. And one
small boy the cause Of it all.
Special constables were sworn il with
secrecy and dispatch, and 10 the per-
sl7tent news gathercr it was plainly
evident that movement in force was
in prospect. As night advanced even
Dode's was deserted and a hushed
silence seemed brooding everywhere.
Those persons that the weary traveller
met had mysterious don t-touch-me-
or-rll-go-off air while even The trees
and stpmps put on stealthy look as
The branches rustled cautiously in the
frosty air.
1t was a night to live for AID viii re-
main IN ever green memory in the
hearts Of the frozen ones as they recall
the slow congealing Of their life blood
and the noble fortitude engendered by
FREEZING FOR ONES COUNTRY.
As the witching hour Of midnight
brushed its gAostly fingers across the
dial of time, and the hazy moon was
obscured behind the western hills, the
vigilant watchers near a discovered den
in the lumber yard imagined they saw
Il misty form materiaiize from out Of
the enshrouding gloom. The cold was
forgotten, the warm blood came bound
ing in fierce throbs through the veins,
rs slowly the figure drew nearer to
their hiding place, and disclosed the
general build Of Nick. dragging horse
blanket which was to form his bed
after another series of exploits. Poetic
Justice willed it that Ora should be on
guard at this point with two partners
Just far enough away 70 leave q clear
field Slowly
NICK DREW NEAR.
The tension could not be drawn much
tighter. Seconds heightened into min
utes and minutes into hours. Then. 4
bound and Ora was gloating over his
prize and Nick begging Justify for his
life, all bravado gone and lively fear
pervading his soul lest that big gun
in Ora hand might 20 off accidentally
and hurt somebody. The good news
was quickly announced to the shiyering
patrolmen at other points. the jig was
up and the bold young burglar lodged
once more in Jail without costing the
county accent, as Lane grimly remarked
,,-l,au ba cIaep1 tho hars
With this last scene the curtain
dropped and peace once more ,eigns At
Warsaw. i. q. Lancaster. Perk can
now sleep in security and Louie need
no longer remove the contents of the
smoke-house NJ dusk. "All's wen that
ends we'll
The Telegram hic columns Of the Chi
cage Tribune for Dee. % contained the
/ following account 81 Lincoln, Nebras-
ka. tragedy
/ LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec. - George
/ Travis. who keeps 4 drug store in the
/ Town of Wayerlev, twelve miles from
here. and is also Postmaster Of the place
f stabbed his wife FIVE time and then at
tempted to kill himself in his store aboG
+ 1o . clock this morning. Travis Is about
/ 40 wears old and i in comfortable cir
/ cumstances. He has two children. ans
+ is nor addicted to drink or bad habit,
of any Sind. The only explanation O
f the terrible deed Is that he became ieal
Ous of his wife to such an extent that b,