Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-02-23

Clifford Wilder of Austin, Mimi,
spending a honeymoon with his wife's
aunt in Beloit, was taken suddenly i'll
and died in a local hospital.
Hans Steffensen of Madison, father
of a large family and crazed over do
nestle troubles, was found dead in his
home where he had hanged himself.
James Kenney was run down at Ra-
cine Junction by a fast North West
ern train and sustained a broken arm
and scalp wound He is forty years
old.
KOshkOnOng region hunters report
better trapping this winter than for
years with pelts of excellent quality
and in great amount The prices are
lower than last winter.
Mrs. Carrie Hass, a widow living
near Jefferson, shot and killed herself
with a revolver she had purchased a
few days before, ostensibly for the
purpose of protection. She was in
comfortable circumstances.
DOdgeville will have a new train on
the l. C. line which terminates in that
city. The train will arrive from the
south at 1870 in the morning, leav-
ing not later than 2:55 in the after
noon.
George B. Sanders, a resident of
Petrograd, Russia, is being sued by
his wife, Catherine Sanders of Racine
for divorce. Mrs. Sanders says that
George B. went to Petrograd in 1904
and has refused to return to his Wis
cOnsin home.
The breaking of "a bottle containing
scalding coffee caused the death of
John Ostrowski, aged three, of Mil
waukee. Mrs. Ostrowski was prepar-
ing her husbands lunch when the bot
tie containing the fluid broke, scald-
ing the baby.
Thirty-five thousand and five hun
dred and ninety automobile licenses
have been issued by the state so far
this season, or twice the amount for
the same period for last year. The
estimate for the year is 10000 as
against 1890 last year.
James Dougherty, alias James Du-
gan, received a four years sentence
in Waupun from Judge Park at Stew
ems Point Dougherty confessed to
having held up Fancher saloon last
fall. He was recently released from
the Pennsylvania state prison.
Henry Dean, alias Jack London of
Wausau, Wisconsin, confessed to be-
ing an escaped convict from Tennes-
see penitentiary, when he was con-
verified at a Springfield, H., revival
meeting. Dean was sent up for hold
ing up and robbing a freight train
near Memphis in 1911. He escaped
July 20, 1914
One Wing dam in the Missippi riv-
er south of McGregor, Iowa, will be
loco feet long when completed. The
work is being rushed through the cold
weather. The dams are built on the
ice where the shallow water in the
summer prevents the government feet
from working and sink of their own
weight as the ice breaks.
Emil AnttiIa, employed in Penn
bina lumber camp near Marinette, en-
deavOred to kill himself with jack
knife. He cut a deep slash in his
neck but the knife was dull and to
complete the job sought to borrow an
other knife The camp crew brought
him to town where he was placed un-
der restraint. His mind is said to be
unbalanced
Joe BrOusett. a Milwaukee elevator
conductor, smashed his leg in the door
of his car Just as he started the mot
or The car stopped and BrOusett
was taken in a dazed condition and
seemingly fearfulIy injured. He was
taken home Three hours later the
manager was astOunded to find BrOus-
EFT I'm the car running as usual. In
uuirfes and explanations developed
that the leg mashed was a cork one
and after being taken home Brousett
had put on a reserve leg and gone
back to work.