Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-21
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The state dog tax aw was saved by
the senate Wednesday when it killed
the Goodman bill, repeating this
statute. which for four years has
been a center of attack from farlA4
members. Passage had been given
the measure by large vote in the
assembly. The present dog law i'm.
poses a tax Of 81 on male animals and
81 on females, the returns going into
a fund for use in reimbursing farmers
who lose livestock through depreda-
tions of dogs.
An absolute pardon was granted
Walter Wenelaff, Outagamie county,
nv Gov. Blaine Tuesday. The man
had been convicted and sentenced to
seven wears in prison on statutory
charge. The governor granted
nardon to Peter Walters, Langlade
county, serving three years for grand
larceny. Walters was accused OF
taking a horse from lumber COM
pany. The judge and district attor-
new suggested that he be released.
Fred Belonger, son of Frank Be
1oneer and Vernon Defoe, both 8,
we're struck by a train Monday While
thev were sliding down a hill at Bay
field Young Belonger suffered the
loss of his right leg. DR.. BlgloWe
CHANGED to pass by and hastily tying
q scarf about the injured leg saved
the hoy from bleeding to death. Inc
Defoe child was made unconscious
from cuts in the head.
Dead for half hour, with ms heao
hanging out of the window OF the ~
connective cab, Fireman DAVID FoWlel
was discovered by his conQuctol'
George Devins, on North western
road freight near Evansville odIui
dav. Fowler died OF heart trouole
without the engineer on the ot!leI
side of the locomotive CAP discovering
it. ,,
According to Henry O'Malley, U. >,
commissioner of fisheries, WORK wiz
he started on the government hsh
rescue station at La Crosse, as soon
as the title to the land IS cleareu ny
the attorney general. Inc sum VI
$4,000 has been appropriated LOT tne
first unit of the fish rescue st2tloH,
which will be headquarters LOT al
rescue work on the upper MISSISSIPPI
Mrs r. o. ComDellick, La Crosse,
was shot and killed and her huspdnu
seriously wounded by MISS Clara
Tipke. the slain wOman's sister, III
thair home Wednesday. Miss Llpke
had heen confined recently in sana-
tariun. and was said to be derangeu
when she did the shooting. II is not
known where she obtained the reVo4-
because Frank Ringel Of Sheboy-
gan laughed while the dlstr!ct az
tornev was reprimanding him IN mu-
nicinaI court, he was compelled TO
nav fine of $50 and costs on one
charge and on another, given SEN
tence of 80 days at the county WORK
farm without the alternative OF a
fine. -
Sleeping sickness, which has been
prevalent in Superior for the last TWO
months, late Tuesday claimed the
third victim Of the year in the death
of Joseph Alexander Morrison, two
year-old son OF MI. and Mrs. Bertram
Morrison. The lad had been sick two
weeks
Two Airedale dogs on the NJ V
Nelson farm south of Madison refus-
ed to desert their six pups and were
burned to death in a blaze that de.
stroyed three buildings and 10000
eggs The dogs yelped giving then
master the alarm but refused to leave
the burning building.
A bObcat weighing more than an
ordinary wolf was killed by dogs on
the farm of Louis Soulee, Rice Lake
Soulee had disposed Of three bobcats
this winter. Canadians call the North
American bobcat the "LOup Cevier.'
This has been shortened to "Luci-
wee"
A. p. Simons, Delavan butcher cut
a deep cash in an artery of his right
arm while cutting the rind from q
slab of bacon. Simons rushed to the
hospital and on the way fell and cut
a deep cash in his head. He was
taken to a hospital and his wounds
sewed up.
The H. L. Moreland black fox ranch
near Iron River was entered by
thieves who took five foxes worth
$1,000 each. Moreland trapped four
black foxes ten years ago and started
his ranch Thefts and bad luck have
cleaned him out
One of the largest trees in northern
Wisconsin was sawed into logs. The
tree was pine and contained IL 16-ft
logs, five 14-ft logs and six lift
logs, making a total of p logs. The
logs were taken to mill at Gleason,
Clara Lucille LaPine, Kenosha, has
filed suit for divorce saying she for
gave her husband nine times. but re
fused to take him back again. La
Pine. his wife claims, has another
woman he spends his time with
The Kimberly Clark paper mill at
Neenah, has raised wages II to Is
percent. Wages were cut year ago.