Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-25
COUNTY AND NEARBY
Matters of Current Interest By
Telegraph and Mail.
Crimes, Casualties and Remarkable
Incidents that have Lately
Happened Hereabouts.

proprietor, made the catch OF the sea-
son last week when he landed a Ger
man brown trout in Willow Creek, that
weighed eight pounds and five ounces,
and measured q inches.
George B. Freeman, a wealthy con-
tractor, residing in Racine preferred
a day in jail to paying fine of 81 as
Sessed for taking sand from the city
beach. He is said to Oe worth about
100000.
Paul Dallman; of Harrison, Arkan-
sas, left the city of KenOsha, in 1898.
and did not return to Wisconsin, I'M
I'll the other day when he was called
back to Edgar by the illness of a fav-
Orite brother. He met his daughter,
Elsie, who had grown to be young
woman during his absence and neither
knew the other. They cried for joy
when they were reunited.
''Boscoe'', a wild man, "who eats
'em alive was arrested by two fake
policemen at GAINESVILLE for alleged
misconduct with young lady of that
city and, according to Chief Griffen,
OF GAINESVILLE, paid the officers with
the tin stars sum of money TO keep
the matter quiet. Upon investigation
the chief found that "Boscoe" had
been held up by two hawkers at the
Tair, and that the woman was an &C
complete. The trio were landed in
Jail
The office of Dr. Edward Bench,
Galena physician was entered while
the doctor was at supper and 1000
doses of morphine and 81 in cash
were taken. Two men were suspected
OF the act, but the drug was not in
their possession.
Mrs Thomas Kelles, Sheboygan,
gave birth to an infant not long ago
that weighted one and One-fourth lbs.
The physician thinks the baby will
live
David Adler, a forger, and three
other prisoners in the county Jail at
Waukesha made their escape last
"wednesday afternoon. They ripped
On the door until the attention Of the
lone guard was attracted and when he
came, knocked him senseless. Adler
and John VOltz, an alleged hOrsethief,
are at large, but two other members
OF the gang were captured.
Gene Burk, of New Lisbon, and Fred
Wjeher, of Clearfield, dynamited the
yellow river in Juneau county for fish.
saBd were detected by the game ward
en- They were fined $50 and costs.
Joseph Heinz, Crivitz, aged, infirm
and blind, has sworn out a warrant
TOT the arrest of his son-in-law and
daughter, alleging that they had beat
en- and abused him after he had turned
over his estate to them on the agree
ment that they would keep him for the
balance of his life. He wandered in
the woods for two days, and finally
handed at Marinette The couple were
arrested.
Alfred Coma, who broke into jew
9lry store at Grand Rapids, two weeks
ago, was sentenced to serve six years
at Waupun by Judge Park sitting at
Stevens Point. Three other boys who
are all under eighteen years, assist
ed Coma in the robbery They have
been sent to the Green Bay reforma-
tory
Charles Zarnes, Henry Zarnes and
Miss Sophia Zarnes, living east of
'SfsSema. were driving home from Gull
ford Sunday morning a week ago,
when one of the horses became fright
RDed by a tug coming loose and the
team ran away. The horses became
tangled up in a barb wire fence and
the occupants of the conveyance were
more or less injured.
"A masked lone robber held Up the
500 operator, Geo. F. Wright, during
the night of August Ii, and made a
getaway with the sum of $188.62.
Wright had just relieved ]. ]. McDOn-
aid and was pounding away on the
key when Mcdonald ran back into the
office pursued by the rObber. Wright
Looked at the gun and came across"
with the contents of the cash till. The
sheriff was notified Immediately upon
the departure of the bandit, but find
ing no clue was of the opinion that he
had escaped in an automobile.
Mrs. Helen Eccles, Milwaukee, has
entered suit against the Milwaukee
road for $4,000 damages. According
20 the complaint her husband, who
was a switchman on the road, was
struck and killed while coupling cars.
II. A. Bibbs, a Madison grocer, was
0iisagreeably surprised last week
when he opened a bunch of bananas
and found a large black tarantula,
measuring inches in length. He has
placed the big spider on exhibition in
mis- show window.
James Kaplanis, proprietor of a
Greek shoe shining parlOr in Beloit,
shot and wounded George Horton who
mad complained about the attention
that Kaplanis was showing Mrs. HOr-
ton. The Greek fled. Following the
shooting Mrs. Horton, aged 80, COM
united suicide by hanging in the attic
of her South BelOit home.
Arthur Redlin, Neenah, aged Is,
.steped on a rusty nail a few weeks
400 and now he is in the hospital Suf-
fering with a bad case of lOckjaw. He
felt no i'll effects until several weeks
following the injury.
Florence Cox of Onalaska, was we'd
,ded to Lester Gould at the deathbed
of her father, former Onalaska es-
semblyman, L. B. Cox. Mr.. Cox was
aOId by physicians that his time was
limited and, at his request, the mar
rage was carried out at the bedside.
He blessed the couple and sank into
He naSSpj aWaV last