Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-07-21
COUNTY AND nearby
Matters of Current Interest By
Telegraph and Mail.
Crimes, Casualties and Remarkable
Incidents that have Lately
Happened Hereabouts.

Glarus, in a religious work left by a
travelling salesman, resulted in their
both becoming insane. Neighbors
noticing their peculiar actions notified
the authorities. They are the par
ents of boy and girl, aged 10 and 8
years respectively, who will be cared
for until their parents recover from
their affection.
Elijah McKillip of Calamine,
performed a "Hegira' with his
sister in-law, TO the cities of Shulls-
berg and Monroe and now he is await
ing the action of the Lafayette county
courts. The husband, who was
EIijah's brother, pursued them, and
finding them in Monroe, filed COM
plant against the pair.
Chris Benin, of Milwaukee, 70
years old and blind, sat all night by
the body of his dead wife who had
fallen down the stairs leading to
their home, and piteously begged for
her to lead him in, He was not
aware that she had been killed by
the fall. Physicians fear that he
may not survive the shock and the
exposure.
John j. Verage of Rhinelander,
met his father for the first time in
twenty eight years, when he visited
him at the Waupaca soldiers home.
His father went west in 1887, and
has been in california until two
weeks ago. He then gained admis-
sion to the veterans home at
Waupaca. The old gentleman did
not know his boy when he walked
into the room.
Algot Budy of Roscoe, fell from
the Rockford Interurban fast train
when it was going thirty-fve miles
an hour, and lives to tell the tale.
Workingmen seeing him fall and
searching for the remains, were sur
prised to discover him walking down
the track little the worse for wear.
W. Kanest Milwaukee, prefers years
in Waupun to six months in the work
house and the Judge finally gave him
two years in Green Bay. He was
arrested on a charge of wife abandon
ment and was found living in the
company of another woman. His
child had died during his absence but
he took no interest in the funeral.
An auto carrying Mrs. L. Pauls,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Minett, Of Rich
land Center, and Edward Cospers of
Spring Green, plunged off the bank
of the Wisconsin river at the Lone
Rock bridge, and turned over into the
.stream. Mr.. Minett after releas-
ing himself and wife, assisted
Cuspers to get his head above the
water. and finally he p arriving, re-
leased him. None of the party were
injured beyond bruises.
Two tramps who slugged and
robbed a junk dealer at Galena,
were bound over to the grand jury
under a bond of $500 each Eight
of their companions were given %
and one half days on the rock pile.
Knives found in the possession of
the hoboes resemble tt ose sold by the
Kuchenberg hardware store in Cass-
vile, and it is thought that there
may be some connection between the
tramps and the Cassville robbery.
William Nielsen a twelve year old
lad living at GAINESVILLE, was drowned
last week while swimming in the
treacherous currents of the Rock
river. He and another boy by the
name of Johnson had gone in together,
and Nielsen being the better swimmer
ventured out into deep water. He
sank suddenly ard never came up
alive.
Ray Livingston and wife, DR.. Nc
Beath and Ray Campbell, enroute to
Livingston, crashed into a car driven
by Chas. Dixon, near Rewey, and
the occupants narrowly escaped death.
Bert Campbell was thrown 20 feet
away from the car and Ray Llvlngs-
ton had his nose broken. The Liv
ingston car was wrecked, and the car
Dixon was driving belonging to jeff
Rewey, was damaged to the amount
of $500.
$50 of the genus hobo came irto
Prairie du Chen from the south
not long ago. The word had gone
out that the river city had closed
big paving contract and was look
ing for men.
John Sherridy, of East Richmond,
attempted suicide by cutting an eight
inch cash in his throat with razor.
The wind pipe was cut through but
the arteries and veins were missed.
1t took 80 stitches to close the wound
and the chances of recovery are
slight. Mr.. Sherridy had been worry