Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06
AROUND WISCONSIN
BY MAIL AND TELEGRAPH

$4,000 acres in Oconto county have
been segregated for pasture for the
straving cattle Of Montana.
Patrick Limerick, La Crosse farm
er, was gored to death by bull when
he tried to feed the animal salt.
Frank Hart, 80, was killed at Spar
ia when he dived into shallow water.
Ten baby ostriches have been hatch
ed in an incubator at Villas Park, Mad
ison.
An Appleton brewery has begun the
manufacture of 2.75 beer expecting to
market their product at once.
Because her four children were
quarantined with scarlet fever Mrs.
E. 0. Taylor, lola, hung herself.
Georgs Dyer, Beloit, is clipper at
101 and greeted his friends at a re-
ception held in honor of the old mans
birthday. Il
A barn, ia feet long, newly COM
pleted, was burned by lightning on
the farm of John Lacey, seven miles
south of Madison.
Manitowoc breweries will commence
brewing rs beer just as soon as IL
procedure. 1t is alleged that forger-
revenue department at Madison.
George Orion, Baraboo, took high
dive at DEVILS Lake and struck his
head becoming paralyzed. Orion was
rescued by Phillip Scoville, Madison,
but died As hours later.
Sixty years married is the record
of Mr.. and Mrs Martin Schulze of
Greenville, who made their trip to
Wisconsin in an OK team. Schulze
is 81 and his good wife 70.
Henry Amen, IT, Marinette, was
drowned while learning to swim. His
brother told the boy to jump into
deep water and paddle but the youth
went down instead of learning to
swim
Creditors of Enrico Rossi, Kenosha
merchant, found empty boxes when
they went to levy on the goods. Rossi
skipped to Cleveland but was brought
back to stand trial for forgery and
embezzlement.
The fact that neither Ringling's
nor Gollmar's circus make Baraboo
their headquarters now has greatly
increased taxes in that burg. To equal
1ze the losses other firms are paying
more taxes.
Isadore Duchat, Is, was arrested at
Manitowoc, while robbing the ALL
sWede department store. Duchat con
fessed to number of robberies inn
plicating two companions who are be-
ing sought by the police.
Walter Pfiel, Milwaukee, was fined
500 and costs for driving an auto
mobile while drunk The car crash
ed into another Mrs Pfiel was fined
SO and costs for assaulting a young
woman. They were staying at Okau-
chez
The state condemned "a cattle for
Henry Schweppe, Columbus farmer,
after proving that the animals had
bovine tuberculosis. The state takes
the cattle and Schweppe receives
half their value. Fifty farmers
watched the tests.
Boxcar loot valued at $1,000 has
been rescued at different points be-
tween Corliss and Truesdale. The
plunder-silk, dress goods, leather
and chamois skin, was hid in adiac-
ent culverts and fields and camoufag-
ed with new cut hay.
John Walker, Is, and Josie Sehill,
IL, were drowned at the same time.
n party OF children we're swimming
from a raft and became panic strick-
en-. They called for help and young
Walker responded. He rescued one
girl and persisted trying to save the
other. Ernest Thomas, Is, was saw
ed by others.
A mysterious death occurred at
Gibbs Lake where Mrs. Vivian Main,
wife Of Floyd Main, Evansville tele-
graph operator, met death by pistol
shot, Main and wife were camping
at the lake and drove to farm house
to get water and eggs. Main claims
that on their way back his wife stood
UP and shot herself with an automatic
revolver.
case Of mistaken identity nearly
endedcin a killing at Blair when Roy
Miller, a brakeman, emptied revolv-
er at Mrs. Nose Gusk, thinking she
was Miss Ida Semb, Mrs. Gusk's sis
ter. Mrs. Gusk grappled with Miller
preventing the bullets from hitting
their mark. 1t is said Miller objected
to attentions another man was pay
ing to Miss Semb. Miller was arrest
ed
Two hundred money order blanks
were stolen from the postoffice at
Poplar Bluff Mo-, two wears ago. Last
week Ed. Faith was arrested for pre-
senting two money orders of 800
each for payment at GAINESVILLE. Faith
was a clerk in the Poplar Bluff office
and is familiar with money order
procedure. 1t is alleged that his for
geries total 10000. Faith ordered the
money sent to Warren, Mimi. but
was arrested at Buffalo Lake. Mimi.
by detectives.