Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-01-26
HAPPENINGS
HEREAND THERE
IN WISCONSIN

Frank Hoffman, Arthur Koch and
W. F. KassOn of Amigo, were fined
$500, $500 and 5000 respectively for
selling Intoxicating liquor. The trial
Judge stated that he could not con-
scientiously impose more than the
minimum fine while liquor was being
obtained by doctors prescriptions for
beverage purposes. He said there
was no excuse for a doctor giving
liquor for cold" as there are other
reliable remedies for a patient who
is really sick.
Charged with the violation of the
Mann act for transporting Bessie
Fink, IA, high school girl of Louis
Vile, KY, to Indianapolis where they
lived as man and wife, Floyd Skunk,
II, son of wealthy planter, was held
at Eau Claire, awaiting the arrival of
the Louisville authorities Skunk
was arrested after a four months
search ending at HolcOmbe, this state
where he had gone to work as wood
cutter on farm. According to the
Youths admission he deserted the girl
at indianapolis after living with her
two weeks leaving her with IL cents
A $4,000 armOry and gun shed will
be erected by Stevens Point for its
battery of artillery next summer.
The Dufrane storage warehouse at
Fond du Lac was broken into and
27 cases of whiskey worth $72 a case
stolen AS usual the police have no
clue.
One of the slickest check passing
games ever worked was put over on
a11 arfC yxyI1o Coo
Hanson alias Henry Warner, got away
with $500 The checks used were
those of the GAINESVILLE Machine Co.,
which two years ago was merged with
the Samson Tractor Co. They were
all signed by -. A. Craig" who though
formerly president of the company
does not sign the firms checks. The
amounts were put in by a cheek pro-
tecting machine.
A campaign against slot machines
and punch boards is in progress at
Wausau where a recent raid resulted
in the confiscation of six slot machines
and one punch board. Four offenders
pleaded guilty to operating gambling
devices and were fined $50 each. The
crusade will be carried to the country
districts where other devices are be-
ing openly operated.
An oak tree nearly two hundred
years old was reduced to cOrdw0Od at
Plainfield last week. This old tree
when cut was Sc inches across and
had 1877 rings from the center out in
dcating that many years growth. In
it's branches was a platform used so
years ago by hunters who sought
the shelter of the foliage to shoot
the unsuspecting deer. Fifteen cords
Of good oak wood was cut out of the
rec. Just why a Wisconsin landmark
like this is ruthlessly cut down the
dispatch does not state.
John Beyersdorf, single, bought 240
acres of cutover land near TOmahawk
nine months ago and began clearing
it, Last week while saving a tree
il fell on him breaking his back and
causing instant death.
Henry Timm, Plainfeld farmer,
was found dead in his gasoline power
house by neighbors sent by his VIE
to look for him. Timm stayed on the
farm while the wife and children lived
in town to be near school. He failed
to come home Saturday night as was
his wont and search disclosed his
death Whether or not Timm died OF
heart failure or was suffocated by the
SdSOllu6
H. c. Smith, Crivitz farmer, left
lantern hanging in his barn while he
attended to chores outside. He re-
turned to find the building in flames.
A team and COW were burned but
Smith saved three COWS. His loss is
heavy
Lars Johnson, Surfing farmer, was
perhaps fatally injured when his
clothing caught in the shaft pin OF
wood saving machine he was oper-
ating. He was whirled around sew
eral times and then thrown con-
siderable distance, suffering tract
ure of several ribs, broken Jaw ana
severe bruises about the spine, with
probable internal injuries.
The eternal triangle came to llght
at Kenosha last week when Mrs. DaV-
id Livingston filed a suit for divorce
the correspondent being her own SIS
ter. The Livingstons formerly llVed
in Denmark. While there the sister,
Mrs Lund. came from America to Wis
it them and ended by falling in love
with the husband Mrs. Luna re-
turned to America and soon AFTER LlV-
ingston followed to board with MIS-.
Lund and her husband. Lund als-
covered the illicit love and soon after
divorced his wife. The couple tneh
went through the formality OF mar
riage and disappeared. Mrs. LIVING
ston worried over her husband lons
absence and came to America. She
located him living with her sister IN
Davenport. Then Livingston made the
astonishing proposal that both women
share" him. He said that he loved
his first wife but could not give the
other up. Mrs. Livingston tried II
for ten days and decided to sue for
divorce SO that her sister might nave
the man without legal disturbance:
Prisoners in Waupun have enrolled
in the correspondence courses oHefed
by the university extension ana are
accounted as among the most diligent
Students
The village of Wilton has been gong
through a smallpox scare due 70 CT
liens having attended public gather
ings after the disease had broken OUT
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