Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-31
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SOnVillG, committed suicide with d
shotgun, blowing off the top OF his
head.
The industrial outlook for Racine is
much brighter than it was month
ago. A number of plants have re-
ceived good orders and are busy.
Walter Andrews, Lake Geneva was
killed instantly when he came into
contact with the primary wire of an
electric ciruit. He had climbed the
pole to repair storm damage.
The funeral of Benjamin Rich, for
mer Wisconsin resident, was held at
Bancroft The deceased was a soldier
in the World war and after his return
was murdered on his claim in Oregon.
c. Wipperfurth, residing near Wau
nakee, has lost four COWS and two
horses from the effects of a mad dog
bite The remaining stock were vac
cinated to prevent further loss n the
herd.
A plan to turn the worked-out plant
ations of the south into well-stocked
dairy farms is being discussed. If the
scheme develops there will be a good
market for Wisconsin dairy cattle at
prices we'll above the ordinary.
Following a dance at West Salem,
and an automobile ride, Miss Ella Lar
son of West Salem has brought suit
against George Abraham, La Crosse
merchant, charging that she had to
jump from his car while the machine
was in motion to escape his advances,
and suffered cuts and bruises.
Due to lack of oxygen in the water,
millions of fish in lakes throughout
Wisconsin have died this summer ac-
cording to BraytOn o. Webster, con-
servation commissioner. Hot weather
and lack of winds are given as a cause.
The same condition often obtains in
the winter when the smaller lakes are
frozen over.
One of the worst fires in Oconto
county in the last few years nearly
wiped out the village of Lakewood, in
the west part of the county. Flames
were discovered in the rear of a store
and in short time the nearby build
ing were mass Of fire. The loss was
$4,000.
Paul Mullen, eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon Mullen of OconomoWoc,
died Thursday of injuries received a
month ago While in swimming he
dove and injured his spine. He Wis
tied relatives in Milwaukee two weeks
dSO GIIll Jul lis HIS NlSLI WC0 bdhSh
suddenly i'll.
Arrested as a tramp, Mrs. Frederic
Hampshire, i'll mems clothes, taken at
La Crosse from the head end of train,
was released when her husband, a
cook on the military reservation at
Camp Douglas, arrived and Identified
her. Promising to take better care of
friend wife, he departed for Neenah,
their home
Paul Schafer and Wells Opel, uni
versity sophomores, have begun a
boat trip to New Orleans They use
an Evinrude motor for power. Be-
ginning the trip in the Yahara river,
the boys go to the Rock river and
thence into the Mississippi. The trip
will take six weeks. The boys return
by the same route to re-enter school
in the fall
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Claridge of
Reedsburg celebrated their 65th we'd
ding anniversary Aug. 20. They came
to Sank county from England in 1856.
CIaridge, though married enlisted i'll
the federal army and fought through
the Civil war, being at the surrender
of Lee Mr. Claridge was postmaster
at Reedsburg and has been actively
identified with the city's development.
Thirty wOrkmen barely escaped
with their lives when an oil temper
ing tank in the forging works Of the
Harvey Spring & Forge Co. at RAJ
cine overlooked and became ignited.
The oil flames spread quickly and the
employees, caught in a dense smoke,
had difficulty in making their escape.
The entire roof and one end of a big
building were destroyed. The loss was
not less than $4,000.
Merle Shaw Of Tomah, travelling on
motorcycle near kilbourne, met with
an accident that nearly cost him his
life. Shaw was met at a curve by
three Illinois cars driving at very high
speed The cars held the road, crowd
ing the driver so close to the edge
that two of the autoes struck him. He
was thrown from his motorcycle and
by miracle escaped death. The ma
chine was badly damaged.
Jake Kafnetka, hermit, confessed
to the murder of Carl Wenzauer, a
wealthy farmer-bachelOr of Mosinee
Wenzauer was found murdered in his
home by neighbors. His body was in
a rocking chair with the top of his
head shot off. After the news of the
confession spread neighbors of Wen
zauer formed a small mob intent upon
lynching the hermit. The sheriff, how
ever, knew most of them men and he
persuaded them to let the law take
its course. Kafnetka told the sheriff
he was hunting skunk on Wenzauer's
farm and that Wenzauer came out and
ordered him off the place after saying
that the hermit was crazy and should
be locked up Kafnetka went home
got a shotgun loaded with buckshot
and returned to Wenzauer's farm In
the dark. He saw WenZauer sitting at
a table reading. The murderous her
NIT shot through the window, fatally
wounding his neighbor. Then he went
to the barn, harnessed team and
hitched them to mower. He left the
mower in a field near his home and
asked some neighbor boys for per-
mission to turn the horses into their
pasture for the night. When the news
OF the murder came out his queer con-
duct led the boys to suspicion him and
they told the sheriff what they knew.