Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-24
WISCONSIN
BREVITIES

dent of the Chicago & Milwaukee
Electric Railroad Company in favor
of George Rockwell, was entered by
Judge Halsey. The mortgages are on
property in Milwaukee county. The
court places the Rockwell lien ahead
of that of the Metropolitan Trust &
Savings bank of Chicago, which Sc
cured big judgments against Frost at
Racine some time ago.
Whitewater. = Department Com
mander Edwin D.. Coe sent to press
General Orders No. 6, in which he re-
turns thanks, in the name of the de-
partment, to all societies and individ-
uals, including the teachers of pub
lie and private schools and the 500
pastors of churches, including all de-
nominations, for their compliance
with his request to aid in Lincoln me-
mortal ceremonies.
La Crosse.-As result of a splinter
striking him in the eye while chopping
wood, which injury made it necessary
to remove the member, Joseph Cepeck,
a well-to-do farmer of Mount Tabor,
has made three attempts to commit sui
eide at Winona where he had gone for
treatment. Cepeck is 35 years old, and
has family. He has made threats to
end his lifeand his mind appears % be
unbalanced as a result of the shock.
Madison.-Telling them that he was
once a thresherman, assuring them
that he would assist them in every
way within his power, and jocularly
advising them not to form trust be-
cause the legislature might investigate
them, Gov James 0. Davidson ad-
dressed 500 threshermen of Wisconsin,
who met here to form state organi-
cation.
Commissioner J. ID. Beck
of the bureau of labor and industrial
statistics, has just issued the third BIZ
ennial report of the state bakery in
spector, and the first report under the
license system for the control Of sani-
tary conditions in bakeries. The re-
port shows that S8S bakers applied for
licenses during the first year the law
was enforced.
Milwaukee.-City Attorney John T..
Kelly has refused to take hand in
legalizing the practice of rushing the
GROWER" in Milwaukee, and in letter
addressed to the city council emphat-
ically disapproves the amendment to
the city license ordinance to this eff
feet, introduced at meeting of the
council license committee few weeks
ago.
Kenosha-MichaelK leist, the Ken
osha game warden recently indefinite
ly suspended by State Game Warden
Stone, left Kenosha for Madison to
demand a complete investigation of
the charges against him and declaring
that he would bring charges against
the state warden if the investigation is
declined.
Owen.-Unknown parties broke into
one of the iron boxes of the interlock-
ing plant of the Wisconsin Central and
stole the electric motor useG in operat-
ing the plant This motor was but
recently installed, and, as it was
heavy, must have been taken by some
one having a wagon at hand.
Sparta.-The trial of James Gle
ments and James Radley, charged with
the burglary of the Warrens bank Oc-
tober 2 last, was called here. James
Clark, the confessed bank robber who
was given a prison sentence for being
member of the gang that robbed the
Warrens bank, gave testimony.
Plymouth.-The council at secret
session has made several compromise
offers for a franchise to the Fox River
Valley Railway Company to enable it
to connect its Elkhart Lake branch
with the interurban system Of the
Sheboygan-Plym line.
Beloit.-Prof A. w. Burr, retired
principal of Beloit academy, was sur
prised to find in his mail check from
a former student, now in business in
the east, and a letter asking him to
use it in taking trip to Europe with
his daughter, Miss Caroline Burr.
Madison.-Much apprehension has
been caused at the university because
of the DEVELOPMENT of a number of
cases of scarlet fever among the stu
dents. Several students were strick-
en- and nearly fifteen were cared for
at the contagious hospital.
Eau Claire.-August Bergh, an al
derman, and president of the local
Retail Liquor Dealers association, was
found guilty of having kept his saloon
open on Sundays in violation of the
city ordinance. His was the first case
to be tried under these laws.
Sparta.-Mayor w. n. Wells handed
in his resignation to take effect April
Is, giving as his reason increased
business duties. A successor will be
elected at the spring election. He
has served one full and one year of his
second term.
Notwithstanding Hrubos, aged
four years, daughter of Joseph Hrubos,
1883 Eighteenth street, was burned to
death as the result of desire to play
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