Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-02-22
NEWS FROM ALL
AROUND WISCONSIN

0Col 81 MdHf, ~, uleu at mineral
Point Wednesday. He was a farm
expert and stock man of prominence
Funeral was held Friday Three sons
and three daughters survive.
/ With snow gone in southern Wis
consin the report that highways near
Stevens Point have been choked with
drifts II feet deep will interest. The
roads of central and northern Wis
consin have been blocked to motor
traffic for many weeks.
Nick Fell Wausau farmer, lost 8
head of cattle by poisoning Some
one entered the barn and placed Paris
green in the feed boxes of four COWS
and five heifers. All ate the poison
and died. Poison was left for the
horses but the animals refused to eat
it.
Mrs. Minnie Parsons, farm woman
of Chippewa Falls, has received let
ters threatening to burn her home
unless she sells out and leaves the
state. She is. al loss to explain the
letters as she has no enemies. The
officers are investigating the bastard
| ly effort to brighten a woman.
! Sen. r. M. La Toilette was in Mad
isOn last week to attend the funeral
of the late Judge Siebecker In spite
of general reports that the senator's
reelection is said to be certain, he
expects to make the political cam
paign of his life and will visit every
county in the state before September
The house and large barn on the
Lee Bloomer farm near Appleton
were destroyed by fire of unknown
origin while the owner was visiting
a bucket brigade and succeeded in saw
ing other farm buildings. Is cattle,
three horses and a large amount of
feed were destroyed. The total dam
! age was $4,000, partially insured.
John A. Johnson, convicted for life
in 1911 for the alleged murder of Z
year-old Annie Lemberger, was par
doned Friday and freed from Waupun
prison. At the time of his conviction
Johnson signed a confession which
he said later was made through fear
Of mob violence. 4 retrial very re-
Gently resulted in his acquittal, He
returned to his home at Madison.
Anton Mostenan, Gillette farmer
made a complaint against his wife.
Mary, alleging insanity. An investl-
CATION disclosed a family row and a
bad and vigorous temper on the part
Of the wife. The husband was told
that he would be sent to jail for six
months twice a year if he persisted
in beating the wife and the woman
advised not to throw dishes and break
up the furniture.
Along with recent large drops III
prices of farm machinery, the j. |.
Case Co., Racine, has made sweeping
reductions in machine prices. A Wal
lis tractor and Case plOw cOmbina
ton, selling a year ago for $2,023.75
/ is now selling for 1895. Since the de
preston in the implement business,
thousands of men have been laid off
and the condition of some former
employees due to lack Of work has
been stringent The men are return
ing to work but at greatly reduced
wages.
John Donahue, accused Of killing
John Powers, Eagle Lake resort
keeper, was barricaded in his cabin
in the frozen wilderness north Of
Eagle Lake, by a sheriffs posse, bent
on taking the man dead or alive. A
note found on lonely trail, written
bv Mrs Powers, told that Donahue
I had killed her husband after he had
found his wife and the other alone III
] Donahue's cabin. Mrs. Powers was
located by the sheriff after the find
ing of the note, and she told several
conflicting stories. Powers had been
south. she said, and after he returned
found Donahue with his wife He
attacked Donahue and III the fight
was killed. Donahue repells attempts
to arrest him with high power rifle.
He will be taken dead or alive.
Jack Donahue, beseiged at Big Lake
for the murder of Jack Itowers and
] Imprisonment Of Powers wife, used
II his last cartridge to blow out brains.
He left note saying: Il killed Jack
( Powers and I'm not sorry | did it.
Mrs Powers said that on the night OF
ian. % her husband went to visit
Donahue. a neighhor. At tWo> a. M,
she was awakened by Donahue at the
door. Donahue declared that he had
\ killed Powers. He then forced the
woman to go to his shack where she
remained a prisoner for eight days.
! The murder and kidnapping were dis
covered by mail carrier named lVer-
son who went to the lonely shack 10
return a paper Mrs. Powers had
loaned him The murderer told lVef-
son he had killed Powers in self de-
tense and threatened the mail man Il
he informed on him. IversOn argued
with Donahue to let him go. saying
that he. Donahue, was safe II ne hau
killed Powers in self defense. Iver-
son returned to Manitowish and mott
fed the sheriff. Mrs. Powers, again
alone with the murderer, persuaded
him to allow her to cross the lake to
feed her horse Donahue yielded but
on condition that he sit ,on the shore
and keep her covered with rifle
Mrs. Powers went across, finding
armed deputies on the other SIDE
keeping Donahre covered. She was
4 escorted to Manitowlsh ana inc
murderer beseiged until he killed
himself. His dead body was found
4 in his shack and in the rear was the
bodv Of his victim. Powers, with the
head battered in