Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-19


du Chen, died last week within four
days of each other after sixty years
of married life. Mrs. Kaiser was over
come with grippe, and grief fastened
the death of her husband.
Clara Meyers, Freda Lang and Mar
garet Lang, three Madison girls un-
der 20 years, recently took sentences
of fifteen days in Jail in alternative
Of SO and cost fines. The girls were
charged with disorderly conduct
Mrs. Mary Leickem of Kenoshay
charged with shooting four times at
her husband, Peter Leickem, attempt
ed suicide by drinking large quaint
ty OF muriatic acid She is in a criti-
cal condition.
William Huchtausen Of Center, near
Appleton, lost his life while hunting
squirrels. Huchtausen, who was 81
years old, climbed a tree in pursuit of
the animal and a limb broke throw
ing him twelve feet to the ground. His
neck was broken by the fall.
State entOmOlog;st ]. G. Sanders,
reports that an egg mass of the dan
gerous gypsy moth was recently dis
covered in a Milwaukee greenhouse.
Plants and nursery stock in the state
are now under strict inspection. The
gypsy moth is exceedingly destructive
to forest, shade and ornamental trees,
and every effort will be made to keep
the pest out of the state.
l. o. Brictson, wealthy banker of
Deerfield, recently died on his 2,000,
900 rancho in Mexico. Mr.. BrictsOn
fought for years in the Mexico courts
| to establish his title to the property
and only recently was successful. He
had spent the last sexenteen years in
Mexico fighting the Spanish noblemen
from whom he originally purchased
the lands.
Hans Anderson, a Milwaukee paint
er, aged SO years, obtained employ
ment last week after an idIeness Of
many months. With Fred Walters,
another painter, Anderson was stand
! ing on a platform engaged in painting
the ceiling of factory. Anderson in
some manner became caught in a belt
which was nearby and was whirled
through the air and over the pulley.
His injuries were terrible and he died
almost instantly. He leaves a wife
and child.
! Three sharpers, claiming to be eye
! specialists, came into town Thursday
and succeeded in tanning" one of our
citizens to the tune Of $4,000 The
sharper went to the home of this citi-
zen and examined her eyes. After the
examination he told the lady that I'M
/ less she changed glasses she would
go blind in six weeks and would also
suffer from paralysis. He showed her
pair of glasses especially suited for
| her particular case, and asked her
! $40 for them. The lady thought these
! figures too high, and the sharper, see
| ing that by coming down would make
the sale, dropped from $40 to SAL.
Receiving the money, he Immediately
made preparations for a hasty get
away, hiring an auto to take him to
MontfOrt, the other two going to Cobb.
The lady's son happened home and
finding that his mother had been
"stung", notified Deputy Sheriff Lee
Mitchell, who gave chase in an auto.
Arriving at MontfOTt Mr. Mitchell was
informed that Mr.. Spectacle Man got
! off at the hotel, but upon inQuiring Of
| the hotel man, Mr. Mitchell was in
formed that no such man had been
seen around the house. He then drove
to the depot arriving just as the east
bound passenger was pulling out. He
boarded the train and instituted
thorough and careful search, but was
unable to find any trace Of his man..
and up to the present time nothing has
been heard or seen of the slippery
trio. Anyhow, they are just SAT to,
the good for about one hours work.
Highland Press.
Steve Grover, a Chippewa Indian,
living on the Lac Court Grizzlies reser-
walton, is the high priest Of a pagan
religion known as the Dream Dance"
said to number thousand of devotees.
among the redskins Of this country.
| The ceremonies are held on the reser-
walton and last from four to sixteen
| days, several hundred Indians partici-
pating. DR.. S. A. Barrett, curator of
anthropology at the Milwaukee public
museum, in his lecture on wisconsin
/ Indians" says the following:
1.-THE Dream Dance religion is non
] sectarian, if [ may use the expression,
! in the broadcast sense of the term.
Anyone no matter what religion he
processes, may participate in the cere-
mOny provided only that he comes in
a reverent spirit and will make his
contribution of tobacco to the general
pouch.