Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-05
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with the state law, relating to PUBIC
dance halls, have been passed by Inc
county boards of Dane and Waushara
counties.
Frank Dangerfield, 81, retired farm
er. died Thursday in GAINESVILLE nos
pital from internal injuries received
when kicked in the stomach by
horse Wednesday.
Albert Glitter, Tigerton saloonkeep-
er. Friday evening suffered broken
back when the automobile which ne
was driving turned over on the con-
crete higOway near Bear Creek, Outa-
gamie county.
An overturned lantern on the Ben
scooter farm, Spring Valley, Wednes-
day night destroyed the farm build
ings, 30 tons of hay and an automo-
bile. Two horses persisted. The loss
is estimated at $4,000.
Herman Thede, Sc, Oshkosh, is in
st. Mary's hospital at Oshkosh III
critical condition as the result OF an
accident Thursday near Ripon. Thede
is employed as a truck driver haul
ing gravel on the Green Lake county
road.
A Jury in circuit court at Racine
Thursday night returned a verdict OF
guilty of murder in the first degree
aginst Gust Lavanias, who shot and
killed Peter Kamaris, fellow coun-
tryman. The jury composed OF i've
women and seven men was out nine
hours.
Telling her husband she was going
to a neighbor's home on brief err
rand Wednesday night, Mrs. Joseph
Troullier, 40, Francis Creek, Wis,
walked a mile to the railroad track
and flung herself in front OF fast
train Besides her husband she leaves
three children.
Because of frozen credits, the
Loyal State Bank at Loyal, has been
taken over by the state banking de-
partment. State officials are now Ill
charge and will make an assessment
on stockholders. This assessment
will enable the bank to open for bust
ness, it is thought,
Lyle Henry, of TOmah, was bound
over for trial at a preliminary eXaml-
nation in Justice WARMERS court on
the charge of having sold and trans
ported moOnshine, which caused the
death of Frank Kuehl Jr, on Nov. 3.
Henrys bond was set at 1000 and
was put up by the defendant.
ManSIGu anu crushed D6IWSC1l LWO
rollers in a Cornell paper mill at
Chippewa Falls, Harold York, %, was
injured so severely Monday that doc
tors hold little hope for his recovery.
He became entangled in the heavy
machinery and suffered a crushed
skull. a broken hip and a dislocated
collarbone before the pOWes could be
turned off.
LaVerne Nelson, 81, a painter by
trade, took his own life by turning on
the gas in a room at the home of his
brother-in-law, Geo LaBar, James
VILE Tuesday afternoon Nelson had
been respondent for some time on
account of poor health, but had said
nothing to relatives that would indl-
cate he would end it all
Chester Phillips, 62, nationally
known breeder of DurocJersey hogs,
once prominent as breeder of draft
horses, and secretary of the Walworth
County Fair association, was found
dead in his car standing in his gar
age at Delavan Nov. 10. In his hand
he held a revolver and bullet in his
head told the story OF suicide.
More than $500 has already been
collected by the state prohibition de-
partment from delinquent doctors
and druggists who did not pay their
1921 and 1922 fees for writing pre-
scriptions and selling liquor. This
collection resulted from letters sent
to all druggists and doctors by H. w.
Sachien, prohibition commissioner.
A jury in justice court at Sparta
ruled that washing cuss words from
a boys mouth with soap and water
does not constitute assault and bat
terry Miss Genevieve Gabower, school
teacher, was arrested for washing the
mouth of Cyril Gerke, aged 5. The
parents preferred charges. The YER
dict was received with cheers. Many
pupils rushed into the teachers arms
and embraced her.
While using dynamite to blast
stumps on his brothers farm, Arthur
Peterson, son of Mrs. Kate Peterson,
of Brooklyn, was injured. He mad
returned to a charge that failed TO
explode, and as he reached the stump
the dynamite exploded and Peterson
was thrown Is feet He lay uncon-
scious for almost two hours, and upon
regaining consciousness he went to
his home. He may lose sight of one
eye
William E. Lawyer, proprietor of
the London hotel, GAINESVILLE, received
the maximum penalty of $1,000 fine
when he pleaded guilty in Rock couH-
ty circuit court to liquor law viola
ton. Lawyer was arrested several
months ago when police went to mis-
hotel. That's mothers room, don't
go in there" Lawyer told police as
they entered a room and recovered Ii
quor Harry Carroll, South James
Vile, was fined $1,000 and Austin
Farrell was assessed 5000 on similar
charges.
Eugene Comstock, veteran Wis
consin river fisherman, who has a
camp four miles from the mouth of
the river, where he has run a wire
trout line the last two seasons and is
perhaps the best posted Wisconsin
riverman in this day, has an unusual
order to fill before the river freezes
over. A Massachusetts, institution is
asking him to obtain 40 water dogs.
These Shiny four-footed creatures are
not rare in the waters hereabout, but
q lone fSharman would probably not