Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-10-08
AROUND WISCONSIN
BY MAIL AND TELEGRAPH


Hazel Michels, years, Ontario,
was run over by an automobile both
wheels passing over the child's body,
killing her instantly.
100 tons of new hay and 1000
bushels Of grain were destroyed in
a barn fire on the farm of w. r. Rich
ards 3 Son, Oregon.
VIM. Hintz, 80, prominent farmer
of Lamartine predicted Thursday
that he would die at 2 D. m. Friday.
He died exactly at that hour.
Mrs. Josephine KrieIz, Milwaukee
county farmers wife, was sued for a
divorce because she refused to live
in the country. Mrs Krietz claimed
that Krietzs mother interfered. She
was granted So weekly.
Herman Myhre, Morrisonville far
mer, shot and killed himself over a
love affair. Myhre, 30, told his father
and brothers who were filling silo.
that he would get his gun and shoot
crows. He went upstairs and killed
himself.
Nelson Meyers, n, a bachelor and
Civil war veteran, was instantly kill
ed by cyclone at his homestead, 10
miles east Of Park Falls His body
was found under the roof of the house
by neighbors. He was given a mill
tary funeral.
The engine and four cars of a
switching train passed over the Is
months old child of Mr.. and Mrs, Ar
thur j. Klemp, Ripon. The engineer
stopped his train and rushed back to
find the body. The child was not in
jured.
James Riskas, a farmer near Con-
rath, shipped carload of potatoes
to the Chicago market which Melted
him $1,040 above freight and commits
sion charges. The potatoes were
grown on piece of land containing
less than two acres
Lee, 5, son of Mr.. and Mrs. I. A.
Bates, Eau Claire, in a, fit of curiosi-
ty stuck his right hand into the bus
mess end of a corn cutter while his
1O-year-old brother was operating the
machine. When he jerked his hand
out two fingers were gone.
An offer of $4,000 has been refused
for 2-year-old COW on the Mildred
Meadows stock farm, owned by the
Emmons Blaine estate, Lake Mills,
which was purchased when a calf for
$4,000. Since it's purchase, its mother
established record and was bought
by Mr.. Blaine, now dead, for $25, 900.
Joe Soderbeck, who lived with his
parents on farm about three miles
out Of Ogema, was killed during a
storm at might. He was on his way
home from Westboro, when a tree,
blown over by the storm, crashed
through the top of his car and struck
Mr.. Soderbeck on the head, killing
him instantly He was found the
next morning by neighbors. A sheep
that was in ne back of the car was
not injured
Divorce papers filed in court de-
scribe Pitt Bulmash as the record
henpecked husband at Racine. Among
other things he says his wife repeat
edly locked the door of his home and
refused him entrance; that he was
compelled to sleep for three weeks in
a barn; that she called him loafer,
tramp, and other names; that she
forbade him to send money to his
children in Russia, and refused to
COOK for him. They were married in
March, 1914
JOS. Kunish, So, is held at Ashland
for shooting widow, Mrs. Ferguson,
on Sept. Is. Kunish states that he
kept company with the woman and
he had given her to keep for him.
The shooting took place in her home.
T. L. Atkins, 81, Reedsburg, was
struck by a train and killed while
walking on the railroad bridge to
work. Atkins stepped from one
track to avoid train and another
train from the opposite direction
struck him cutting off both legs.
Riobard Zi1pon onJ IJaroId
Windorf, 6, were found in wood near
their Kenosha homes with severe
cuts on their faces and hands, and
suffering so from loss of blood that
they were unable to give an account
of the accident. Officers discovered
blood and evidence which led them to
believe the injuries resulted from the,
explosion of dynamite caps, with
which the boys may have been play
ing. They were taken to a hospital
in Racine. They are expected to re-
cover but doctors say they will be
dishgured for life.
Ardell Markham, Is, was hired by
three young men to take them from
Augusta to Fall Greek in an auto.
About half way between the towns
the men held Markham up taking
$40. He was left bound and gagged in
a ditch The men took the car and
went toward Fall Creek but went
into a ditch. In the meantime Mark
ham had worked loose and given the
alarm The men were arrested and
given 5 year prison terms. Their
names are Malcolm Sutherland, %;
Frank Watson, 81; and Richard Har-
dy, 10, giving Seattle as their homes.
Sheriff Fred Schultz, Fond du Lac,
returned from Dayton, o., with two
men accused of raising and passing
drafts at Kilbourn. A bank lost $3.50
and a jeweler lost a diamond ring
and $35 for which he received a 5000
draft. The drafts had been issued for
"a by the First National bank at
Spencer, Ia. The sheriff is still seek
ing woman, said to be known in
Fond du Lac. 1t is said she is now in
Canada. A woman and man register
ed at a Kilbourn hotel at Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Cockrell, Milwaukee. An
other man, who signed kilograms as
Meal" assisted in the forgeries.
Peter Weldon, who resides on a
farm near Portage, had narrow es-