Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-02-22


pardon memoranda that the pardons
We're extremely excessive
A mammoth dance pavilion at Che
tex, worth $4,000, was destroyed by
nre that originated m an overheatel
stove.
Dennison Wheelock, full-bloodeG
oneida Indian, now serving as city
attorney at Depere, is an candidate
from the ninth Wisconsin district
Curtis Yorke, so, brakeman on the
La Crosse division of the Milwaukee
road, fell between the cars at ColuE-
bus and was instantly killed. He left
"a widow and three children.
Carl Alberts, Sheldon farmer, lay
pinned under a fallen tree with
broken leg, for more than an hour
His 12-year-old son went to his aid.
The Brentwood telephone company
rs installing a wireless system to sup
plement its wire service. 1t will be
less expensive to operate than wire
system after once installed.
The State bank of Holcombe will
install a wireless phone outfit to
Obtain daily market and weather re-
ports from Madison. An amplifier
will be placed for public gatherings.
Roy Kayhart, wealthy Neillsvilla
farmer, suffered a fractured skull
when trampled on by a horse. He
was found unconscious in the barn by
his small daughter.
Eau Claire has passed a prohibition
ordinance providing a fine of 500 to
$500 for the importation of liquor An
amendment provides the same penalty
for having liquor in places of business
Samuel Shaw, aged Neillsville far
mer, went to the barn with bucket
of water and fell striking his head on
the ice. He returned to the house but
died of cerebral hemorrhage within
an hour.
An unidentified man was found in
road at Hustiford nearly frozen and
suffering from several gashes about
the head and shoulders. He was
given medical attention but has since
been unable to talk.
The three-year-ol son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Kellicut, Barron, is dead
from burns. The child played with
matches and set fire to his clothing.
The child's mother put out the flames
but he died few hours later.
Winnebago county has within its
boundaries a township where life is
at a standsttill. During January
B. T. Lewis, clerk of Utica township,
reported no births, marriages OF
deaths in the township.
John Nelson, sc, Kenosha concrete
worker, fell from stepladder while
repairing the ceiling in his home. He
rolled to the basement and landed on
concrete floor, fracturing his skull.
A widow and IL children survive.
Lyman Thompson, nephew of Miss
Green, librarian, Darlington, who dis
appeared from that city some time
ago, has been found at Kansas City,
Mo- Lapse OF memory is given as a
reason for his disappearance.
Pleading guilty to a charge of hay-
ing mOonshine in his possession, one
Nels Simenson, wealthy Vernon cOun-
ty farmer, selected to take two long
months in Jail in place of fine Of
$3.50 An hour in Jail induced him to
pay the fine.
Katherine Martini, 3 years, Beloit,
was perhaps fatally burned when she
stuffed paper in a small heating stove.
With her clothes ablaze she ran to
the front porch calling her mother. A
neighbor saw the child's plight and
smothered the flames with clothes
from a nearby wash line.
Frank Kennedy, Fish Creek, is en-
ioying some thrilling sport on the ice
of Green Bay with an aero motor on
a sleigh. He recently completed the
device. Kennedy recently made
trial trip of As miles in about 40 mill
utes. The breakup in Green Bay is
about due and ice boating will be a
thing of the past until next winter.
Arnold Johns, Is, Sturgeon Bay
wolf hunter, was severely injured by
the discharge of a gun loaded with
buckshot Johns dropped the gun TO
the ground and the charge flew in his
face. His teeth were knocked out,
few shot entered his stomach and he
may lose the sight of one eye.
The bodies of Harold Churchill, SO,
and his infant daughter, were buried
in the same grave at Green Bay. The
fathel' was i'll only short time and
died two hours before the child was
born The parents were in adjoining
rooms at a hospital but the mother
was not told of her husbands or the
child's deaths. There are six other
children in the family.
Stepping directly in front OF a 500
line train which was going 80 miles
an hour, William We1nturter, DO, Au-
burndale, carried out threat he had
often made to commit suicide in front
of a train. He hid in a culvert at
road crossing and jumped on the
track with the engine less than SIX
lengths away from him.
John w. Sinclaire, aged "a years
and six months, died recently at his
home in Eau Claire. Mr.. Slnclalre
was a native of Scotland and came to
Waukesha county when Is. He was
a veteran of the Civil war. Until last
January the old man was robust and
had splendid eye sight. Last January
he fractured leg in fall and had
been in a hospital since.
The u. S. senate has confirmed
following postoffice appointments
Deerfield, Clarence Jordan; Black
Creek. G! A. Braemer; Boyceville, K.
C. Taylor; Barneveld, Anne Jordan;
Cassville. Leo. o. Dietrich; Casanova,
Benz. Quethammer; Frederic, Henry
II. Johnson; Hollandale, John john
son: Phelps, Emmett zimmerman;
Verona, Jos. Mats.