Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-10-29

John Fishback, a prominent farm
er living near Portland, was shot and
killed by Wenzel Newberg, a boy of
| H. he took with him as a hunting
! companion. Newberg fired at rab-
! bit just as Fishback came over a
| knoll The injured man sent the lit
tie boy for aid but passed away be-
fore help came.
! Cyrus Hart, pioneer resident of
! Oconto, who was arraigned in feder-
al court last week charged with US
| ing the mails to defraud declared his
/ innocence of any wrongdoing. Charg-
! ed with collecting money for Mime
sofa forest fire victims, and also with
unlawfully obtaining funds by adver-
Using lumber for sale, Hart maintains
that all money received for fire suf-
! ferers was turned over to those in
need and that every order taken for
lumber by him was filed Friends
readily furnished Harris bonds.
/ Fred Woehbert, II, was eXonerated
| by a coroner's jury of all blame for
! the death of his wife, Wilhelmina, "a,
who was stricken with paralysis af-
ter a quarrel at Watertown. Testi-
mony was to the effhect that dur
| lIIS l1C Qudt Cl LlC lluOUduu puO1kCd
his wife to the floor and she retaliated
by throwing a wood-sOled slipper at
him striking him on the head. The
aged woman was assisted to chair
by her daughter and Is minutes later
was stricken with paralysis. The at
tending physician testified that death
was caused by cerebral hemorrhage.
Wisconsin Holsteins have topped 6
classes in the national competition
for butterfat and milk production.
Malcolm H. Gardner, superintendent
of the advanced registry of the breed,
reports that three 2-year-olds bred by
Fred Pabst, Waukesha county, head
ed their division and that WalwOrth
county Holsteins from the Dickinson
farm won two first prizes. A Wash
ington county entrant made the sixth
top notch record for the state. "These
records speak for the high averages
of Wisconsin Holsteins," states Roy
T. Harris, in charge of Wisconsin
dairy tests for the five national dairy
breeding associations. In the entire
list of prize money winners, are 50
Wisconsin winners. IA states are
represented by LIST prize winners. Cal
ifornia and Minnesota tied for 1st
place with IL firsts EACH New York
was third with 10, while Wisconsin
and Ohio tied for fourth place with
six each.
Even though free after serving 81
years in the Wisconsin state prison.
Edward Eckert is forced to meet the
worlds wrongdoing. After his par
don he purchased small tract on the
outskirts of Waupun and has been
doing teaming work and gardening
All his money in the world $116, dis
appeared at the hands of thieves. This
he had realized from the sale of some
hogs and by thrifty life. Mr. Eckert
was the first life man to gain a par
ole and pardon from Wisconsin's priS-
on. He was sent up from Jefferson
for murder and served 81 years with
out black mark. During this time he
rose to the position of head chef at
the prison, and was known to many in
the city. When freedom came he said
he was out of touch with the world,
and that he had more friends at Wau-
pun, III fact, his only friends, and so
he settled there to live out quietly
the alance of his life. He was a dia-
mOnd hunter in South Africa, having
gone to that land of wealth from Eng
land. He had a partner and they had
made their strike. One night his part
ner disappeared, and Eckert waken-
ed in the morning to find his partner
gone and with him their diamonds.
Eckert drifted to America and became
a tourist" with no fixed abode. While
preparing meal over a fire near JEFF
ferson Junction he and fellow way
farer were accOsted by third tramp
and shared their pot meal with him.
Eckert recognized him as his partner
OF South Africa and quarrel ensued
The third tramp was killed and Eek
ert was sent to prison for life The
confession Of the other party of the
three that he had given the knockout
blow, and Eckert's long and faithful
service won him parole and then
pardon.