Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26

NeIS HelgeSOn or COltaX, was Killed
while riding in an automobile during
the blizzard two weeks ago. The car
sllidded on the country highway and
went down an embankment, turning
over. The driver was uninjured
Matthew Aries Of near Medford, was
caught under tree that he had felled
in the woods and froze to death before
being found. His wife went in search
of him when he failed to come to dim
ner and found the body.
Chris Beck, Racine man and for
mer lumber jack, committed suicide
by hanging himself in a cellar of a
roOming house. A sore on his head,
which affected his brain, is supposed
to have caused insanity. He was six
ty years old.
Mrs. Rose Hanko of Racine, died in
hospital from the effects of q disease
resembling lOckjaw. The illness came
on following an attack Of lagrippe.
The wOman's jaws could not be opened
and she was fed through the nose No
traces of the tetanus germ could be
found.
Theodore Reus, aged so, employed
as a cook by the Redemptorist Fathers
at LaBeIle, near OcOnomowoc, was
found frozen to death the morning af-
ter the big storm of January IL. He
had started for home about II o'clock
the night before. He was a native of
Germany and had no known relatives.
DR.. L. A. Vanderlinde, Wautoma
physician, opened his front door one
frosty evening not long ago and found
a two-months' old baby girl on the
door step. The infant which was
wrapped in cotton and laid in a mar
ket basket, was almost frozen. The
doctor and his wife will adopt it.
Andrew Neuman, an Austrian en-
plOyed by the Milwaukee road at
Sprague, was found near the water
tank at Necedah where he had fallen
from a freight train. One ankle was
broken and he had sustained bad head
wounds He has been delirious since
being picked up, but the physician
looking after him thinks he will recov-
er. John BarleycOrn is said to be the
cause of the mishap.
According to the Richland Democrat
Jim Moore, a we'll known character OF
Hub City in Richland county, received
bullet in his lungs when he kicked
in the door of a neighbours house in
an effort to gain entrance during the
night time. Pearl Wallsmith, the
neighbours eldest son, warned Moore
to keep out and discharged a rifle sew
eral times through the door in an eff
fort to brighten him. This only en-
ragged Moore, who finally kicked the
door down. AS he did so, young Wall
smith fired, the bullet striking the in
truder in the chest. Moore is confined
to a Richland Center hospital where he
is said to be in a serious condition
Young Wallsmith was arrested, but
later released, and will probably not
be prosecuted unless Moore dies.
Mrs. Anna Jensen of the western
part of KenOsha county, was taken tC
Milwaukee hospital with large gasE
in her head and a fractured skull Hel
husband, Anton Jensen, was first con
fined in the Kenosha county Jail. Mrs
Jenson was found alone in the house
in an unconscious and bleeding condi
ton by her daughter who is a school,
teacher. The husband and father was
missing. Jensen was found that night
by an armed posse and told an inco.
herent story of trouble at home, bu
declared he did not know whom he
had fought. The Jensens are prominent
farmers. Jensen underwent treatment
at one time for insanity, but was re-
leased as cured. He was taken before
Judge Geo. w. Taylor of KenOsha, Sat
urday morning and adjudged insane
He had been arrested on a charge O.
attempting murder before he was TAX
EN- into the county court. Two Keno
sha physicians declared that he was
not only insane, but that it was dan
gerOus for him to be at large. He die
not plead to the criminal charges
against him, but was sent to the asy-
lum in connection with the state pris-
on at Waupun with the understanding
that he will be brought back for tria
| if he RECEIVERS later.