Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-04-11
NEWS FROM
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
Items of Current
Interest By Mail
and Telegraph.

Sheriff Nehls Of Columbia county
with a large force OF deputies maze
fying raid on the Khecko farm near
Nawnort when word came in that a
band OF men and women reVelerS
were having a dance with mOonshine
in abundance. The posse found a
dozen men outside the dance hall I'M
hibing from bottles Arrests were
started, the jewellers putting up a
tough battle. The culprits had to be
roundlv beaten before being subject
cd and several officers were more or
loss crippled up. When some OF the
gang broke for the woods and were
nursued by officers they exchanged
shots hut no one was hurt COndl-
tione are SO bad in Columbia county
that the board has ordered the sherllL
to buy extra guns and add enough
IDENTITIES to hold the moonshiners and
their customers in check. SherlH
Nehls is determined to preserve law
and order.
Rudolph Endisch, 81, Sheboygan'
owes his life to poor craftsmanship
Rudolph chose the automatic revolver
route after his mother had reprl-
manded him. In pressing the barrei
10 his forehead his finger slipped and
fhe bullet crashed through pane OF
glass Rudolph thought he was shot
and fell unconscious to the floor. He
was later arrested on charge OF
shooting firearms within the city
limits. $3.50
farmer. was gored to death by pull
on the farm of julius Won't, nelgh-
bor. The bull got out OF the Darn
G1rino Wohlt's absence and MOntgom-
cry went over to put the animal pacH.
A. he put the bull in stanchion II
knocked him down and gored him.
Wolbts small son gOaded the Dull
with a stick until Montgomery could
drag himself away. He died IN nos
pital.
Russell Brown, Racine garage me-
chanic is in q hospital with DuIlet
wound in his right side as the result
If ! nrank. A fellow workman TOOK
an Old rifle left standing for couple
of wears and pointed it at Brown,
making some bravado threats meant
nuraly as horse play In some man
ner the gun discharged and Brown
fell with a bullet in his body. lie
will recover.
While playing soldier, the 7-year.-
oId son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Figl OF
Monroe picked up a % caliber rifle,
intending to make the scene more
realistic. The gun was accidentally
DISCHARGED and the bullet struck ms
little brother Charles, 4, in the race.
The little boy is patient at the local
hospital, where it is said he Will re-
cover providing infection does not set
in.
The Wisconsin statutes do not re-
ouire written declarations by news
papers of their political principles,
William Curkeet. deputy attorney
general, held following query from
q. r. Brady. district attorney at Mani
t0woc In the case OF election notlceS
il is IN to election officials to deter
mine what the political faith Of a
newspaper is, Mr.. Curkeet advised.
MRS. Henry Albrecht, "a, Oshkosh,
was fatally hurt when hit by motor
car driven by Constance LaBudde,
normal coed Mrs. Albrecht stepped
from a street car and tailed to see the
auto coming through the rain. she
died few hours later. Miss LaBud-
de said slippery streets prevented
her stopping.
John Magnuson, found guilty at
Wisconsin Rapids of first degree muir
der ia connection with the death OF
Mrs. James H. Chapman Dec. II, was
given life imprisonment by Judge
Byron Parks Magnus0n, when asked
ii lie had anything to say, with erect
head replied: Il repeat that | am
innocent. Time will prove that
The two-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Lankey, who reside near
Wopewoc, was attacked by large
c9nder and severely bitten and bruis-
ed before the bird could be driven
away. The little fellow attempted TO
drive it about the yard with a corn
stalk. The gander, an unusually
large bird, had long been ugly.
Frank Hartman, "a, New London,
shot himself with a sawed-off shot
gun and died OF the injuries. Hart
man. owner Of an S0-acre farm, had
lust been released from county Jail,
where he served time for violating the
prohibition law While Hartman was
i'm Jail his wife worked by the day to
support his family.
Flood waters from the Pecatonica
river, flowing through Darlington,
caused much damage and isolated the
civ for several days last week. Busl-
ness and lower residential sections
were inundated. Section men worked
night and day after the waters sub
sided to replace tracks washed out by
the flood
Protestant ministers Of Manitowoc
at their monthly meeting passed a
resolution opposing street and fair
carnivals as a menace to community
morals Other organizations are ask
ed to join the ministers in "eliminat-
ing this evil influence from our city
and country
Two flashiIy dressed men entered
the home of Ms James Barclay, rs,
Madison, and robber her of 500. The
two robbers knocked at the door ask
ing to see Mrs Barclays son. When
advised that he was not home, they
forced an entrance and slugged the
old lady.
Gertrude Dzi5owski living near
Amherst, suffered serious injuries to
her hand when the stove In her home
blew up after she had thrown dyna-
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