Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-05-11
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

Reed against w. M. van Antwerp,
which resulted in a decision restrain
ing the defendant from entering the
premises of the plaintiff above the
high water mark of the La Crosse
river. The appeal is taken to estab-
lish whether or not a fisherman can
wade or row the stream to fish there
The plaintiff claims that the La Crosse
river is not navigable stream. The
Sparta Rod and Gun club has pur-
chased 100 acres above the disputed
farms to be used as a public high
way in entering the river to fish. The
land owners in the farmers combine
state that they will not allow fisher
men to fish in the river, whether or
not they are inside the, high water
mark
Marion-James Matthews of this
city owns hen that he is
ready to enter into a contest against
that of Clate Connor of Superior. His
hen one day this week laid an egg
weighing AS ounces and measuring s
and 6% inches, respectively, in cir
conference The hen is only year
old and so far has laid sixty-one eggs.
Mr.. Connor's hens best achievement
is an egg weighing ounces and
measuring 71s and 61s inches, re-
spectively, in circumference.
Black River Falls.-Burglars rif1ed
the safe of l.. H. Vangorden &
Son, general merchants, at Hixton,
small village on the Green Bay rail-
way, and carried away about $3.50
and several thousand dollars in notes,
mortgages and other valuable papers
After the robbery the burglars stole a
handcar at Hixton and sped to Mer-
rillan Junction, ten miles distant,
where they threw the handcar off the
track into millpOnd.
Green Bay.-After being out over
twenty-four hours the jury which
heard the evidence in the case of Au-
gust Pireaux, charged with robbing
the Farmers Exchange bank of $4,000
November 3. 1909. returned TO the
municipal court with verdict of dis
agreement. Judge Monahan dismissed
the jury and adjourned the case IN
til Tuesday morning, when it is prob
able another jury will be drawn.
Madison = Miss Stella Simonson,
Fargo, N. D., student at the
University of Wisconsin, came near
drowning in the swimming tank at
Lathrop hall. Miss Schonleber, Mil
waukee. who is an excellent swimmer.
succeeded in pulling her out. The
water was taken from her lungs, and
after tanning her a few minutes, she
was able to be taken home.
Green Bay.-Stella Carter, the
thirteen-year-old daughter of Mi
chael Carter, while playing near a
trench for laying water mains on
Dousman street, fell into the trench,
the earth caved in on top of her and
broke both legs. The girl nearly suf-
located before she was rescued by
little boy companions.
Menomonie.-Harry Sprink of this
city was killed by the overturn
ing Of his automobile. With his
wife, daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
Sprink was driving down a hill at
high speed when the sand at the foot
of the hill turned the wheels, throw
ing the occupants out. Mrs. Sprink
had an arm broken.
Kenosha.-Several villages in Ke-
nosha county are threatening to
incorporate as cities in order to gain
control of the county board held by
the rural districts of the county. This
plan, it is declared, will be carried
out If Kenosha is redistricted so as
to give the city larger representa-
ton.
Fond du Lac.-H w. Hunter,
travelling salesman in the employ
of the Baniger & Standard Rubber
company, Chicago, 80 years old, died
suddenly at the Palmer house here of
heart failure. The body was taken to
Chicago for burial. Hunter had no
relatives.
Evansville.-Tired of carrying a
roll of $4,000 around with them,
two men claiming residence in Arena.
buried their treasure and then had to
invoke the aid of the police here to
find the spot where they had hidden
it away.
Baraboo.-The annual convention
of the state rural letter car
riers will he held in this city May 80
and 81. About 200 delegates are ex-
pected. The president of the organi-
cation is R. M. Kerney, Milwaukee.
Grand Rapids.-The final plans
for the new county asylum by
Van Ryn & De Gelleke have been &C
copied by the state board of control
and the contract will be let shortly.
acknowledgements is to be the
first city in Wisconsin to adopt
the automobile for use in fire depart
ments. The council has ordered an
automobile hose wagon.
Eau Claire.-The First Baptist
congregation Of Port Huron. Mich
has extended a call to the Rev. Ed
ward Babcock of the First Baptist
church here.
Kenosha.-The new Kenosha post
office was thrown open to the public
io fo he tb0 most