Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-11-19

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Farmers out of Stoughton use pow
er and light from two rural electric
lines.
Paul Heytons, Superior, was found
with 189 quarts of whisky in his res
idence and fined $500. His wife was
fined $3.50.
Richard Lloyd Jones of Madison,
has purchased the Tulsa Democrat
from Chas. Page of Sand Springs, Ok
lahoma
Denatured alcohol highballs are
common at Superior where drunken
ess has increased since prohibition
went into effect.
The cash drawer in the Milwaukee
road depot at Corliss was forced while
the station man was at supper, the
burglars getting away with about
$780,.
ShebOygan police are searching for
burglars who entered six business
places in one night and escaped with
about SIS in change, several silk shirts,
cigarettes and small articles.
The case of the state against JOS.
Dacks, accused at Ladysmith of ming
ling poison with medicine given to his
wife, was continued on account of
the illness of Mrs. Dacks.
Mrs. w. j. Steube, 80, wife of a
Racine print shop proprietor, was
found hanging on a clothes line in the
basement of her home. Less than a
week ago she nearly died of poison.
John Evans, a Chicago pickpocket
who operated at the state fair. was
fined $500 and warned to get out of
Wisconsin or go to Waupun for sew
en- years. Evans had four LAWYERS de-
Tending him.
Owing to the low price of herring in
the Chicago market only about half
the number of fish have been shipped
as is usual at Oconto this time OF year.
Several fishing boats with heavy out
hts have come to Oconto horbor from
Sturgeon Bay and other east shore
points.
The $4,000 breach of promise YER
dict that Green Bay Jury gave Norma
Guerke, 20, against Walter E. Kiley,
former packing house official, was
confirmed by Judge N. j. Monahan
Miss Guerke alleged that on Kiley's
promise to marry her she had receiv-
ed his attentions on various motor car
trips, and that he then refused to
marry her.
Mrs. Ida Brush, Sturgeon Bay, is in
a critical condition as a result of
burns. She is burned from the knees
to the neck, the flesh being almost
baked, and she is suffering agony. Mrs.
Brush not feeling we'll, attempted to
poke up fire in the fireplace, and in
so doing a spark snapped from the
burning wood and lodged in her fan
mel nightdress. In an instant she was
mass of flames.
More than half as much snow has
fallen at Superior this winter as fell
during the entire winter of 1888,
according to records kept in the city
hall. The total snowfall so far is 13
inches. At the end of last winter %
inches were recorded for the season.
The snowfall Of last week was the
largest of the season, inches. Oc-
tober and November of last year had
a snowfall of but OLA inches.
After drifting for more than two
hours on a capsized boat, Capt. j. Mil
ton Hill, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M.
Hill, Fond du Lac, drowned in Lake
Winnebago. He had been hunting
ducks. His companion, w. K. Tack,
was rescued on the east shore of the
the latter was hanging to an oar on
the boat and shouted that he could
not last much longer. Capt. Hill was
the first Fond du Lac officer to be
commissioned in the world war.
Billy Roy, hunter and member of
the Bad River tribe at Odanah. was
lost during a blizzard while hunting
ducks. Although he had hunted on
the reservation all his life, the snow
fall was so thick that he became un-
able to fix directions either by the
stars or by the trees. Instead of be-
coming panic-stricken as white hunt
ers sometimes do, he scraped togeth-
er few dry leaves and twigs on the
lee side of some trees, and built fire,
which he maintained all night and
when day broke he was able to find
his way. He had no food for 20 hours.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars is de-
manded by John J. Voelik, Chicago,
from Joseph Duran, Racine, alleging
alienation of the affections of Helen
Halla Voelik. The complaint alleges
that Mr. Duran became acquainted
with the wife April 20, 1919. and UNI
known to the husband was frequent
visitor at the home. Aug 81. it is al
legged Mr.. Duran induced Mrs. Voelik
to elope with him and the couple came
to Racine where they were found by
the police. Mrs. VOelik refused to re-
turn to her husband and three chill
dren in Chicago.