Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-01

Emory J. Ackley, 102, died at the
home of son, Charles, 70, at the
village of Campbellsport, near Fond
du Lac.
Stanley Seyk, Kewaunee, son of
flour miller, was instantly killed
when his clothing caught in a shaft
The youth was whirled to death.
Skating over an air hole, Ruth Ellis
of GAINESVILLE, fell into the icy waters
OF Rock river. She went in to her
waist but was rescued by boy COM
panions.
Elmer Gabler, Al, Sneboygan, con-
fessed to the theft of four thefts in
the Mead club of that city. The youth
took money exclusively and hid the
loot in his home.
Fred Carson, Brule, chased large
timber wolf six miles through the
woods on skis, overlook the animal
and killed it with a Ratchet. He re-
ceived a large bounty.
Nicholas Stein, SneDoygan farmer,
died of shock in a hospital from in
juries received when his left leg was
caught in the fywheel of a gasoline
engine on his farm.
Mrs. John Theobald. so, died at Ju-
neau, after a brief illness. Her
daughter, Gertrude, died the same day
in a Green Bay hospital. A double
funeral was held.
A Monroe taxpayer dug up a tax re-
ceipt issued in 1859 on his homestead,
which is practically the same prop
erty as the one he now resides on
The 1859 tax was 81 cents. The 1922
tax was $48.10.
The Iron Belt high school at Hur-
ley burned to the ground Monday
night a week ago, throwing hundreds
of children out of school. Building of
new structure will begin at once.
The industrial commission of this
state reports that in six years of OPP
GRAFTON it has settled ,436 compen-
sable accident cases. Among these
were 1,045 deaths and 6,768 perma-
nent injury cases.
r. P. Hutton, state dry league
leader, declares a conspiracy to null
lily the 18th amendment is being
advanced by the liquor interests Of
the country. Wisconsin is the key to
the whole fight Hutton declares.
VIM. Elder, Pigeon river farmer
near Sheboygan Falls. pleaded guilty
to putting six quarts Of water in 100
DOuUuS
company and was fineo S25 and costs.
The complaint was made by state
dairy and food INSPECTOR.
The parish houses of four priests
OF Sheboygan were looted by thieves
who took cash, jewelry and eatables.
One pastor lost $11 IN coin, dozen
eggs, s cans Of peaches and five cans
Of strawberries. The audacious rob-
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the priests slept.
While the family of James Hona-
ker, Viroqua, were washing the base
ment of their farmhouse, they heard
roaring noise Going upstairs they
found the building in flames Aside
from the goods in the basement and
first floor nothing was saved. The
loss was $4,000.
Archie Buchanan, alias kid Britt,
was given two and One-haf years in
Waupun by Judge Hoppman at Mad
ison He pleaded guilty to forgery
Buchanan has served term in Green
Bay and in 1917 term for adultery
He has a wife and three children who
refuse to leave him.
A Peshtigo doctor, summoned from
his bed to prescribe whiskey for
stranger under the influence OF moon
shine, fired twice to brighten the in
truder. The man haze called on the
M. d. twice before the same evening
and the doctor finally lost all pa
thence and fired. The stranger fled
in haste.
Harry Cooper, known the state over
as Railroad Jack" bequeathed his
corpse to the Wisconsin Medical
school at Madison. Cooper, unique
character, has not slept beneath a
roof for twenty years and refuses 10
wear a coat, Drawing billiards IN ms
shirt sleeves. He lives by lectures on
a myriad of subjects. He is SAID 10
have wonderful health.
DR.. o. P. Schnetzky and Albert XII
mes, saloon keeper, Princeton, have
been arrested for the sale OF lntoXi-
cants. The case harks back to the
looting of the Dufrane liquor mouse
of large quantities of wniskey IN l92I.
1t is claimed by the state that the
doctor and the saloon man were part
of the large ring that stole and grad
ually disposed of the spirits.
Henry Burke, WatertoWn FARMER
engaged in the charitable act OF car
rying water to put out hre IN the
home of Henry Bergman, neigh
Dor, fell through cellarWay ana
was unable to extricate himself from
the burning building. Friends Tough
their way through the blaze and
carried Burke to safety.
Mrs. C. R. Mills, wife OF a Lacrosse
fireman, has brought action against
her husband, alleging that he took her
her diamond ring and gave 1t TO
rival Mrs. Marian Foster. Mills also
gave Mrs. Foster cash, the complaint
states, but the gift of the ring was the
real blow to his wife
John Hussey of GAINESVILLE has be-
gun an action for $4,000 in the Dane
county court against William Burke
of Baraboo. Hussey alleges that as
the result of an attack made on MN
by Burke April IA, 1921, he has lost
the sense of smell and partial sight
in his left eye. The case was trans
ferred from GAINESVILLE to Madison
Persistent bowling o. a large tim
Der wolf outside a cabin near Plover,
brought death to the wolf and was
the indirect cause of the death OF the
VOLTS executioner, Otto Rupnow
The man was annoyed by the VOLTS
took !, oh oln from III