Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-10-25

JOhn SuStarlCn, natlVe OF AuStrld,
fell down stairs at his Sheboygan
Falls boarding house, and broke his
neck and fractured his skull. Still
living he was taken to a hospital.
Garth G. Jensen, Stevens Point, is
in a critical condition as the result OF
swallowing two tablets of bichloride
of mercury by mistake. He mistook
a mercury bottle for cough medicine
in the dark.
John Wilson, SO, was sentenced to
life Imprisonment in Waupun for the
murder of his wife in common law,
Mrs. Barbara Backus. A jury OF II
men and one woman found him guilty
Wednesday.
Andrew Nudlack, Neenah, who jilt-
ed Florence Jetty, waitress, was ar
rested after the girl attempted to
commit suicide by drinking poison.
The girl said Nudlack ignored her
pleas to marry. She may not recover.
Marry me or l cut your neck Sam
Batalemnto, Madison, told Lucia Ear
zana. Lucia carried big revolver as
protection and was picked up by the
police for carrying concealed weap-
ons. Sam will be examined for insan-
ity.
Gov. Blaine did all of his hard cam
paigning in the primary and will re-
main at Madison attending to state
business through the November cam
paign Evidently his opponent does
not terrorize the worthy governor to
any extent
The city of Evansville by means of
a $4,000 bond issue has acquired
money to buy Sc acres of land near
the city and equip it for city lake.
A creek flows through the property
and the water will be damned for a
bathing and boating beach.
Geraldine, 4-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Gloe, Two Riv-
ers, died after "a hours of suffering at
Manitowoc where she was visiting her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Fricke. The little one played with
matches and her clothing ignited.
Mrs G. Robinson, Beloit, is dead as
the result of being run over by an
auto driven by Max Mouat, Beloit.
Mrs. Robinson was returning home
from a visit with her daughter when
the accident happened. A second au-
tomobile behind Mouat is said to
have run over the body without stop
ping.
"Bub" Langemak, Sturgeon Bay,
golfing at the links of the Door County
Country Club, made fierce line drive
that went beyond the eighth hole and
into the bay. The ball scattered a
flock of ducks, stunning one which fell
into the water Grasping his mid-iron,
Langemak finished the job on the
mallard.
Taking out hunting license for
the first time in his life and going
hunting next day caused the tragic
death of Evan Morton, II, Chetek.
Evan and another boy walking with
their guns forgot the guns were load
ed. Evan swung his gun and the
barrel discharged, the charge lodging
in the chest and leg. He died instant
ly.
Mrs. Anna Auster, Kenosha, who
several years ago was in the limelight
when she was acquitted of the murder
of her husband, Harry Auster, is in
the tolls of the law again. She was
recently released on bonds in NUM-
cipal court on a charge of having IL
quor in her possession. She asserted
man who had come there to obtain
lodging.
A boy becomes man under the
Wisconsin election laws the day be-
fore his 21st birthday the attorney
generals office ruled Thursday in an
unofficial opinion. The ruling held
that all 20-year-old infants" in the
state who have a birthday Nov. s, are
entitled to vote Nov as full-fedged
men. This decision is reached be-
cause of the generally accepted prin-
ciple that in law days cannot be div
ided into fractions.
Gladys Plankey, 16, and Beatrice
Plankey, Z, sisters suffered burns at
their home near Beloit following at
tempts of the older girl to light kit
chen fire with kerosene. The farm
home of their stepfather, Bert Edgar,
was destroyed His daughter, Ethel,
2, was also seriously burned. The
mother is Frustrated and under ply
sician's care. There have been IL
deaths due to kerosene explosions at
BelOit in the last two years.
The hunting season claimed it's first
victim of the season at Green Bay
was accidentally killed by the dis
charge of his shotgun. From the pos
ition of the body it appeared that
Huisenfeldt, who was hunting rabbits,
jumped on a brush pile when his gun
was accidentally discharged, blowing
the top of his head off. The victim
was alone but was found few min
utes later by another hunter.
After being mocrned as dead for
eight years by his parents and rela-
tiVes at Seymour, Wis, VIM. Kolath,
50, was fond in a hospital at Ashta-
bula, Ohio, suffering from partial
paralysis. He was taken to the home
Of a sister at Appleton and is max ng
slow recowUrT. Word of kolath $
whereabouts reached his ia, LEI ~ho
huI ried to A3ttabula and brought MIN
ack to Wise onsin. Kolath left home
eight yeas az, and had lot been
hea, from since His mot'." died il.
the meantime .:.i memb2 of the
t. Lllly bel; yea the abse1: son dead.
More lumber will be cut in the north
woods this year than has been cut
since the close of the war, as result
of heavy logging operations, it is be-
lieved, judging by activities in the
woods this fall and winter. More lum-