Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-30
The Badger State

Mildred Ballantine and It. NJ. Ros-
enbaum, both of So. Madison, are be-
ing held by the Dane county sheriff
IN default of S1,000-bail each after a
plea of not guilty to statutory of
tense. They were arrested on COM
plant of the girls mother, who in
FORMED the police that she found them
IN the house upon returning home.
She locked the bedroom door on the
couple and went to police headquar-
tiers. When Sheriff Krug returned to
the home with the woman the couple
had made their escape through a win
dow.
Emmett Butts, so, Marinette county
deputy sheriff, was instantly killed
by John Holtz, co. when he attempted
to arrest Holtz on charge of insan-
ity Holtz opened the door for Butts
and fired four shots from revolver,
point-blank in the officers face AS
Holtz continued to fire after Butts fell
| dead police came and opened fire on
the house. When Holtz stopped
shooting the police broke in the door
and found the man dead, his body
riddled with bullets. Butts was a
widower. Holtz had never married.
The farm nome or Albert Gade, one
mile south of Reedsburg, was burned
to the ground Saturday of last week
when lightning struck the building
during a thunder shower. Very little
of the household effects were saved.
Two weeks ago the 20-months-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gade was
burned to death in mysterious man
ner when she was left alone by the
me her for few minutes.
Frank Tesner, So, Junction City, is
in hospital with both Jaws fractured
hole blown through one cheek and
the roof of his mouth lacerated as
the result of dynamite explosion.
Tesner placed a charge in stump
and after waiting for it to explode
went back to put in another charge.
Both charges exploded in his face.
He will live though badly SCARED
In the year ending September 30,
1922, 2,084 divorces were granted in
Wisconsin For the same period in
1921 the number was Zip and in 1920
2,425. Divorce causes in 1922 were:
Cruelty 907, desertion 421, non-sup-
port 355, adultery 45, fraud Al, drink
ing 26, and a list of minor reasons.
In most divorces the couple had no
children or a small family.
Anton Lotter jr, So, was instantly
killed in his machine shop at Seymour
Saturday night when his skull was
crushed by falling lathe. The ma
chine had been raised with a jack to
permit the removal of a roller, and it
fell over, pinning Letters head be-
meath it. He is survived by wife and
three children.
Martha Zastrow, Wausau, was
awarded $3.50 in her breach of prom
Use suit against one Fred Smith. Mr..
Smith had married another woman
after promising Miss Zastrow to pro-
vide the needful for life. Miss Zas-
trow asked $4,000 but was allowed
damages for the her wedding flnery
expenditure only.
Fire destroyed the house of Andrew
Gustafson, farmer living near Brant-
wood One of the sons coming from
school discovered the fire. The blaze
started from the spark of chimney
falling on the roof. Only a few ar
ticles of clothing were saved. The
loss was $4,000.
Orrin B. Carey, so, former promi-
nent farmer of Outagamie county,
ended eight years of i'll health Satur-
day night by ShoOtlng nlmSelI through
the head with a revolver. His wife
heard the shots and found him dead
in a garage at the rear of their home.
Carl Meyers, 16, Seymour farmers
son, was struck by bolt of lightning
and killed while driving COWS home
from a pasture. A brother standing in
barn door saw the boy stricken. His
dog was knocked down but not killed.
Stephen Fendos, millwright in the
mill of the Wisconsin Box Co., Wau-
sau, was crushed to death in a pit
where he was changing knives. The
pit cover, weighing 500 pounds, fell
on Fendos, killing him instantly.
A purebred Poland China hog of
$40 pounds weight was shipped to
market by F. D. Jeffrey, Monroe far
mer.