Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11
NEWS FROM ALL
AROUND WISCONSIN


making a coupling, and lost his right
arm.
John Topel, Sc, Oconto county far
naer lost his left foot when blood poi
soning developed from a scratch due
to a nail in his shoe.
Ernest Yarka, q Dorchester, died
Thursday from gunshot wound in
his arm. He was hunting rabbits
when the accident occurred.
Peter Fisher Jr., former district
attorney Of KenOsha county, is on
trial charged with embezzlement and
the acceptance of brides.
Mrs Hegi Felland, Stoughton re-
Gently celebrated her 92d birthday.
Tho old lady fell and broke one hip
q wear. ago and the bones knit with
out trouble.
Vim. ]. Lawrence, head of the field
forces Of the enforcement OF prohi-
bition in Wisconsin, rendered his res
ignation, saying pressure of private
affairs made it a necessity.
Racine jury awarded Hubert
Thomas, $4.6S4 damages in his action
for $4,000 against the Lockwood Oil
Co, for the death of his son, Michael,
ii, who was killed by the defendants
truck.
George Freehoff, 45, a prosperous
Evansville farmer, took his life while
temporarily deranged The body was
found hanging from the pole in his
barn. Freehoff left note indicating
mental arrangement
An epidemic of tllevery is reported
in the Monroe high school. More
than $500 in cash has been taken from
teachers and pupils purses, and
enough fountain pens and pencils to
start a small store. A reward of $40
has been offered by the superintend-
ent
-Four gallons Of moonshine taken
to Surfing, in the western part OF
Oc0nto county to be peddled at y
dance, was seized by young men who
objected to paying ST. a drink. The
hootch was given away by the youths
while the helpless bOotleggerS stood
aghast.
Louis Guam, Stoughton, was given
$500 damages in the Dane county
court in a suit against the este of
his mOther-in- law, Mrs. Uni Guam, OF
the town of Dunn. Guam inherited
the farm, but filed for $4,000 dam
been allowed to go to ruin.
Donald and Alex Defect, Is and II,
respectively sons Of Albert Defect.
Coll farmer, were drowned New Year 5
dav while skating on the MenOminee
river near Marinette The mother OF
the boys WAS in the city with daugh-
ter. who was seriously ill i'll a hos
pitaI, at the time of the tragedy,
William Rufus, young Indian. said
to be heir to $4,000 estate, will De
turned over to the army authorities
for desertion. He was arrested some
time ago on the charge OF breaking
into a bank at Saxon. The charge
was dismissed when it was learned he
was wanted by federal authorities.
George Devine Of near Portage,
was sentenced to Waupun for -four
years on the charge of attempting to
Kill q neighb0r, Frank Stone. When
stone heard a noise in his barn one
night last summer he investigated
and was confronted by man with
gun Stone was wounded in the arm
Doyine stoutly maintained his inno-
cence but was convicted on circum
stantial evidence
Howard Hilton, forger, Jail breaker,
impcrsonator Of Jack Holt, movie
actor and man about town, was seq
fenced to u years in Waupun by
Judge A. c. Backus, Milwaukee, on Il
combination OF pleas of guilty to two
charges of forging checks for $3.50
and $72 on tie George Logeman &
sens jewelers. Hilton put up q
slTong fight when arrested and left
his trademark on two detectives who
made the pinch" He asked for no
mercy and got none.
rhe population of Wisconsin at the
1910 census was 2,632067 with 1856
us males and 1,275,349 females, or
1864 males 10 100 females. The total
urban or town dwelling population.
was i244,56S. of which 4,351 were ne
groes and 702 were Indians, Chinese,
Japanese and others The total ruI-
al population was 1887 499 Of when
$50 were negroes and 9,226 were In
dians and Others The total Indian
population was 9611 Of which 1850
were males and 1861 females.
Frank LoWater Chippewa Falls,
who suffered injuries resulting in the
loss Of a leg when struck by an auto
mobile was given $3,99643 damages.
He was hurt while adjusting the cur
tains on his ca. during a storm,
standing in tho road car passed,
grazing his knee and without being
aware >of having injured anyone,
the driver passed on, A passenger
in Mr. Lowater's car got out after a
few moments to sec what detained
him and found him several feet be-
yond in the mud.
The escape of two prisoners from
the custody Of deputy sheriffs in Mil
waukee, is to be probed by Gov. John
]. Blaine. A complete report on the
circumstances of the escape will be
submitted by Sheriff McManus The
two men involved are Jailer James
MahOn and Deputy John Vebber, both
OF whom were dismissed The in
yestiEation into the escape Of Joseph
Marich, Chicago, alleged confidence
man, is still incomplete Marich was
given by Makon into custody of Web.
Der, and allowed to go to Chicago,
without the knowledge of the sheriff
He gained his liberty by locking the
deputy in a bathroom.
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