Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-10-31

F. C. Reppert, 81, Neeneah fireman,
attempted to take his own life by a
shot from a revolver. He lnTlicted a
serious wound in the skull bu- will re-
ever. Rupert, single, said he was
tired Of everything"
Racine seems to be the mecca for
runaway girls. Three girls from Zion
City, one from Three Lakes and one
from Marinette, were picked up b!
the police at Racine and held pending
ARRIVAL of their parents.
Overcome with anxiety by the con-
dition of her son, Albert, 3, Mrs. Alma
Pagel, SO, wife of a New Holstein far
mer, fell dead in hospital at Ply
mouth The boy underwent minor
operation but will recover.
The worlds crudest manufacturer
of bogus money was arrested in Keno
sha. Harry Turner of Zion City was
arrested trying to pass ST bill for
SO bill. Turner had made the single
to partially represent $40 bill By
FASTING the 0 cut rom a $40 bill on
the 81 note.
Monroe is entirely bereft of pigs,
recent census shows but the popula-
ton is shedding no tears. Even the
number of cattle in the city limits IS
decreasing. But out in the country
Green county has 60,677 cattle valued
at S3,558,856 The human population
of the county is $4,000.
While threshing was going on at The
farm of M. F. Vanseulus, Shell Lake,
ball of fire shot from the blower into
the barn There was high wind at
the lime and soon the whole barn was
in flames. Vanseulus had 80 tons or
hay. his silo filled and 500 bushels Of
grain in the barn. The building was
new and but partially insured.
After she had admitted in court that
she had threatened to shoot one Geo
Sutherland, Mrs. Thomas Gdsparus,
Pluver, was sent to the county jail at
Stevens Point until she provides peace
bonds of $500 The Gasparuses mad
falling out with Sutherland after he
han sold them a farm. The couple
claim the real estate man misrepre-
scented.
DR.. G. E. Dixie of Whitewater went
to sleep while driving his car and ran
into an electric power pole. Still bali
asleep the doctor leaped from the car
amid flaming live wires and made his
way to town on foot. He is at loss
to know how he escaped death in the
crash or electrocution by the falling
wires. The doctor had been on long
case and was behind on his sleep.
In play, Leo Worzalla, 8, pushed his
small brother, Raymond, 4, into
stretcher containing hundreds OF
smell hooks. Four barbs penetrated
the little lads scalp. 1t was neceS-
sary to cut the hooks from the boys
scalp and to cut his clothing away
from the rack Mrs. Worzalla, Ste
vens Point, the boys mother, makes
hooks for a local fishing tackle con-
Germ.
Nora Therkelson and Vivian Flint,
both IA, who ran away from their
homes at Oregon, Wis, for the second
time. were arrested at Rockford We'd
nesGay. They will be held for the jul
venile court on charges of vagrancy.
Mrs. Sarah Schultz, Kenosha, has
filed her claim to 100000 estate of
an uncle, John Doyle, who died intes-
tate in Ireland Besides Mrs. Schultz. |
maiden name Fallen, there are no
ether known heirs.
Robt. X. Porter, Wheeler, Wis, is
to go on trial for the murder of AL
bert Frank, motorcyclist of Elmhurst. |
ILL.,, at a point near Kohler on October
1. Porter is held for manslaughter
and failing to stop his car and render
aid after an accident. He did not go
on the stand at the hearing but six OF
the ten passengers in the sedan he
was driving testified that after the
motorcycle was hit somebody said to
Porter, "Step on her." and the trip
to Kohler was made at high speed
Parents of Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Jones, |
a young couple of Cambria, are on the
search for them. Lillian Kuehn, "a, |
and Abel Jones, &c, grew up at Cam
bria They were married eight weeks |
ago and started on a camping trip |
through the upper peninsula. Letters
came home at intervals for two weeks. |
The last word was received from Crys-
tai Falls, Mich, six weeks ago. After
waiting for several weeks the rela-
tives of the young couple began a
search. They traced their movements |
to Crystal Falls but there the trail
ended. Abel Jones and wife seem to
have dropped off earth. Mr.. Kuehn, |
the girls father, is proceeding with
the aid Of upper Michigan authorities.
He fears foul play