Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-27

surplus wares.-Livingston Cor. in
Fennim0re Times.
Farmer Sues County.
Paul Novinsky, a well-to-do farmer
living in the town of FennimOre, has
brought an action against the county
for $1,000 alleging that culvert on
state trunk line 10 in the township is
too narrow and as a result he was
thrown from a car and sustained a
broken hip when the vehicle he was
occupying with another passenger
collided with another car few weeks
ago. Hill & Spohn of Madison are
the plaintiffs attorneys and Grant
county and Fennimore township the
defendants. F. G. Meyer will repIe-
sent the latter at the trial this fall
PIatteVille Boy Br0nchO Victim.
Word has just been received that
Harvey, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hooper, was killed by bucking bron-
cho at the Wyoming roundup at
Black Coolie, Mont He was killed
about two weeks ago and burial was
at Great Falls, Mont. This is the sec
ond son that Mr. and Mrs Hooper
have lost by being killed by horse.
Journal.
Warren Man May Pay $4,000.
Lloyd Zeigle was made defendant
in $4,000 damage suit filed in the
circuit court at Galena, recently. The
suit is an outgrowth of an accident
which occurred at Warren last fair
time. The plaintiff, a concession man
OF Chicago, contends that on going to-
the fair grounds at a time when the
traffic was cOngested in the down
town district, he was struck by Mr..
Zeigle's car, and sustained severe in
juries. The trial is set for the first
week in September term of court.
Foreigners Hold Up Countryman.
"John Doe and Richard Roe" two
hunkies of Benton, held up a county
man Of theirs on the road between the
Bull Moose mine and Benton Satur-
day evening week ago. $50 in cash
and a pay check was their reward.
The aggrieved man hunted an officer.
who detected one of the robbers en-
tering saloon with the purpose of
cashing the check. An arrest follow
ed. The other bandit "beat it, and
has not been captured The mems
description answers to that of two
men who held up New Diggings
party and secured 5000 in cash.
Son Stays Father.
James Townsend, 10 years, a re-
turned soldier, confessed to the Du-
buque police that he slew his step
father, Frank Crees, by first hitting
him with window weight and then
holding the UNCONSCIOUS man under@
water until death was certainty
The family lived in houseboat near
Catfish creek. Young Townsend came
home from the army and quarreled
with his step-fGther over the conduct
of home affairs During the night
they battled again and Crees was
killed. Townsend took the body to
the middle of the creek and weighted
it with a rock. BY some unknown
circumstance the houseboat caught
ire the next night and the family was
driven out in their night clothes.
Ihey were unable to explain their
fathers absence in satisfactory
manner A day later the body was
found and Townsend broke down and
confessed
Apportion Trunk Line Money.
In the apportionment of the fund
for maintenance of state trunk line
highways Grant county gets this year
the sum of $4,000 for the 1l1.16
miles within its borders.
Too Many Hooks.
Philip Michaels and Gottlieb Rutts
both OF BroWntown. were fined $40
and costs for operating SETTINGS that
held more than 25 hooks. In Green
county the use of setlines with 25
hooks is permitted while in the adj
Joining county of Lafayette. the use
OF any setlines is prohibited.