Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-04
COUNTY and NEARBY
Matters of Current Interest BY
Telegraph and Mail.
Grimes, Casualties and Remarkable
Incidents that have Lately
Happened Hereabouts.

L. A. Villas, a wealthy air pilot.
mas received his commission as forest
ranger and will operate without pay
in the northern heavily wooded coun-
ties, patrolling mornings and at dusk
for possible fires. He will fly at
an altitude of about 1000 feet in the
air. The machine is called an 'Air
Pullman" and is fifty feet wide and
EWenty-six feet long. 1t is fitted in
mahogany and upholstered with the
finest leather. The motor is 100
horsepower and maks speed of fifty
five miles an hour in the water and
sixty five miles an hour in the air.
Mr.. Villas recently discovered a fire
thirty miles away.
Benjamin Humphrey, of Oshkosh.
a produce dealer, hanged himself in
4he basement of his store last Tues
day night. He had recently filed a
petition in bankruptcy and was
respondent.
VIM. II. Dutton an old resident of
Green Bay was found dead in boat
in the river with bullet through his
heart. 1t is thought that his gun
became accidentally discharged. He
was the father of eight children.
Quinton Bick, a Milwaukee nine
year-old, was run over by man sup
posed to be Charles Zuercher of Brod-
head, and his skull was fractured.
The boy was riding his wheel on the
stret when the automobile ran into
him and knocked him down, the
wheels passing over his head and
neck. He may die.
Dr. Gay Pitts, a Mt. Horeb ply
stefan, and one of the rising young
medical men of Dane county, was run
over and instantly killed last We'd
nesday morning. He had been at
tending a patient at BarneveIt and
was driving home with the side
curtains of his buggy down on ac-
count of the rain. He arrived at
the crossing just as the IL 80 train
from Lancaster came by. One of
the horses was killed outright and
DR.. Pitts so badly injured that he
died in the hospital at Madison a
few hours later. He was the son
of H. E. Pitts, of Platteville.
A hurricane passed over the north
half on Richland county last Wed
nesday evening totally destroying
West Lima ana half of Bloom city.
John PIasezki was almost drowned
while attempting to cross a bridge
and many families driven from their
homes by the high water. The losses
amount to 100000.
Henry Johnson, prosperous farmer
of Richland county was drowned in
Nancy creek last week during the
height of the storm that swept over
Rlchland county. He and John
Biasfecki, another farmer were cross
ing the creek at night time and the
bridge gave way throwing them into
che water. Biasfecki was found in
a tree half a mile down stream un-
conscious but alive. Johnson's body
mad not been recovered up to this
writing.
Myson Gotham, Of Gotham, wrestl-
ed for half an hour with a giant
catfish two pounds heavier than him
self and finally landed him. Myson
weighs sixty pounds. He had gone
IN bathing in pool that was separat-
ed from the river by sandbar and
found the fish in the pool. After
long tussle he dragged the captive
to shore.
Assemblyman Alex Johnson, the
Turtle Lake, Scion, who refused to
return to attend the assembly was
Sound at home on a moving ma
chine with a full crew in the hay
Geld. johnson was brought back by
policeman Wright of the assembly.
Roman Cholewinski, Oshkosh, IA
months old, is dead from the effects
of eating rat-poisUn, a bottle of
which he found while playing.
Andrew Knutson, 63, of Madison
was found dead in his bed at the home
of his sister-in law, Mig. Ole Knut-
son. An autopsy showing that ne had
strangIed to death, was taken be-
cause of a peculiar position in which
the body lay. Knutson formerly con-
Quoted barber shop but had been in
mad health for some time. He was
unmarried.
The Ia months old babe of Mr.. and
hrs. Westphal, of Appleton, fell
az,to a pail of water that was stand
ing in the kitchen and was drowned
when found the baby's head was still
Submerged.
Two Ford cars collided on the