Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-01-26
COUNTY AND NEARBY
Matters of Current Interest BY
Telegraph and Mail.
Crimes, Casualties and Remarkable
Incidents that have Lately
Happened Hereabouts.

jumped the track dI oI ClOuu oIIu 81
along the ties for a distance of 100
feet The passengers were severely
shaken up, but not otherwise injured.
The bOndsmen of A. d. Sutton, for
many years city treasurer at Rhine
lander. will be compelled to make good
the shortage Of $4,000 in his accounts.
The city has agreed to settle for $12,-
500. The bondsmen offer $1,000.
Neenah will give an ice carnival in
the near future The affair will be
held on the municipal playground and
numerous winter sports are billed for
the event.
Earl ROseke, aged four, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Roseke of Birnam-
wood. near Amigo. died after several
days Of suffering from severe burns.
The little fellow had been playing with
matches.
Bernhardt Laubs of the town Of
Maine, in Marathon county, was blown
through the air when a charge of dy-
Mantle exploded in a quarry. He will
probably lose the sight of both eyes.
Fred G. Mcintyre of Eagle river, and
Franklin P Brewster of Donaldson,
both pOstmasters, have been arraigned
by the federal officials who charge
shortage in postal funds. The short
ages in each case amount to nearly
$4,000.
Willie Hahn, aged four, of Grand
Rapids. fell into a washtub full of boil
ing water. The unfortunate infant was
scaIded to death and his mother bad
ly burned when she tried to rescue
him.
Willard Hopkins, a LaFarge farmer,
toiIed excessively to save his fine herd
Of cattle from a burning barn. Final
ly succeeding he went to the house to
rest and found that his wife had died
from excitement during the fire.
Philip MeTgen, aged 8, struck tree
at the bottom of a South Madison hill
where he was cOasting, and broke sew
eral ribs. One rib it is thought, pierced
his lung His injuries are not consid-
cred fatal
Edward Kahny, a 14-year-old Mil
waukee youth, committed suicide by
hanging himself to a bedpost while
his parents and sister were gone to a
moving picture show. No reason can
be assigned for the act.
John E. Pettingill of Durand, ILL.,,
aged 80, confined in the General hospi-
tai at Beloit, killed himself by slash
ing his throat with a pocket knife. He
left several letters stating his inten-
ton.
Eau Claire city commissions have
Opend offers of a site on a municipal
auditorium to cost SS5,000 which will
be erected this spring Eighteen 10
cations are under consideration. A
city hall costing $4,000 is also under
way.
shooting in" New Years proved
an expensive pastime for five James
vile laborers who live on River street
in that city. They were assessed fines
of $500 each which most of them
could not pay. Holes in telephone
cable started the investigation.
Matthew ROwles, farmer living at
Springfield Corners, near Madison, re-
ceived injuries while saving wood for
neighbor that caused his death.
Rowles was operating a circular saw
that caught his clothing and inflicted
cuts in the abdomen. A wife and
eight children survive.
Paul J. Laure Of Milwaukee, recent
" secured his freedom on a bigamy
charge after he had proven that he be-
lieved himself to be free before marry
ing the second time. LaUTe will Sc
cure a divorce from Mrs. SUave No. /,
who is chiIdless, so that he can marry
Mrs. Suave No ?. The latter has one
child by Laure.
The Farmers Cooperative Packing
company of Lacrosse, famed as the
first institution of its kind in the
country to combat the "meat trust"
showed a net loss of nearly $4,000
during the last year, in its report
to the stockholders. Spelling of meat
during the first ten months of the year
to the extent of 100000, is given as
the principal reason for the deficit.
j. p. LOmmen, once leading and in
fuential citizen Of Caledonia, and now
practically penniless, has entered suit
against T. J. Danaher, Minneapolis
real estate man, alleging that the lat
ter has swindled him out of 100000
The money was spent in Montana land
speculation. Mr.. Lommen, who is an
old man, also says that he has lost
his business and is compelled to do
odd jobs to make a living.
Essa Bigoff, the Monroe COssack,
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