Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-09
NEWS FROM
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
Items of Current
Interest By Mail
and Telegraph.

adiutant general, succeeding General
Hallway deceased. Col Immell was
horn in Blair, Wis., and is graduate
of Wisconsin and Wyoming unlve1s-
tiles. After leaving Wisconsin ne
punched cattle in Wyoming and went
to college there. When the war came
on Immell enlisted and attended OF
ficers' training school at FIT. sheridan.
Overseas he saw active serice IN PIC
ardy and obtained a rank OF lst Lieu
tenant. He is rated as an eXcellent
shot and practical tacticlan. lmmell
has acted as private secretary TO the
governor since last June. He enters
his new post following legislative al
journment.
DR.. F. c.. Haney, WatertoWn, was aD-
solved from blame in connection with
the shooting of Darrell Donovan, ~,
who was seen proving around the
home of a neighbor and was shot by
the NJ. d. DR.. Haney took random
shot at what he thought was burg
lar. and went back to bed not knowing
he had plugged" young Donovan be-
tween the eyes. The inquest devel-
oped that Donovan had been at
moonshine party and was on his way
home. Bewildered, he was undoubt-
eddy walking around looking for MS
own home.
An eleventh hour switching OF two
votes in the senate at Madison saved
the state eugenics law from being
wiped off the statute books. The law
requires that all male applicants Tor
marriage license apply to a doctor Tor
a certificate evidencing that they are
free from communicable disease.
Early in the session an attempt to in
clude women under the law failed,
and Assemblyman SpOOr introduced
his repeal measure. 1t passed the
house but met defeat in the senate.
One of the prettiest tourist camps
to be found i'll northern Wisconsin has
been donated to the village Of Cam
eron by c. M. Howard. 1t is in a
large grove OF virgin pines at the in
tersection of S. T. L. highways IL ana
Ia. This is the busiest corner in
Barron county during the height OF
the tourist season.
Hog cholera has made it's appear
ance in the eastern part OF Rusk
county, near Hawkins. A veterinary
from the state and federal depart
ments Of agriculture is assisting the
local veterinary. Farmers are being
warned to take unusual precautions
to prevent spread of the malady.
A carload OF Guernseys sold by
Wausau farmers to Athol ". VIII
liams Of Menominee, brought an aV-
erage price for COWS and helters OF
S134.6O. This sale again proved the
value Of COW testing as the tested
cattle with records averaged $145.4G
while the animals without records
averaged $115.20.
JOS. Hoegger, Rice Lake farmer, is
under arrest, charged with arson
Last fall four barns burned in the
neighborhood Later a blaze started
in the Hoegger home. Neighbors dis
covered oil soaked rags in the house
After quiet investigation Hoeggel
was arrested.
The LANCE bill to prohibit public
school secret societies and fraternities
was vetoed by Gov. Blaine on the
grounds that such organizations were
the concern of the community, ano
should be allowed to exist or not az
cording to the view Of local author
tiles.
Mrs. James O'Hara, so, Oshkosh
drowned in Lake WinnebagOe, after
leaving her home in her night robe
The woman hurried out, saying she
wanted a short walk before breakfast
A few minutes later a man saw her
throw herself into a lagoon. III health
is blamed.
Hilmur Johnson, Washburn, fishing
in a river before the season opened
was shot and dangerously hurt by
Allan Powell, deputy warden. John
son is in an Ashland hospital with a
hole in his back. Feeling runs high
against Powell.
Following cremation of the body
ashes of VIM. Windsor, Milwaukee
scientist, were cast into Lake Michi-
gan. Friends watched the services
and dropped a flower into the lake as
the ashes sank or blew to the -four
winds.
Robert McLain Remington farmer
has been arraigned on charge OF
cruelty to animals. The state says
McLain allowed a herd of cattle to
run through the winter without food
Is head starved.
The Price bill. making it punish
able by prison term not exceeding
ten years to commit a crime while
masked, was engrossed by the assem-
bly, Tuesday with only six dissenting
votes.
Glenn Ulrich. Tunnel City, work
ing near Tomah. picked up fragments
of dynamite he saw on a railroad
track. An explosion resulted instant
~ His hand was amputated later.
Oscar A. Anderson, Palmyra mer-
chant. has filed a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy with liabilities of $780,
$50 and no assets. Palmyra has zoe
population
John Gilhause, Kempster, went tC
fish for suckers with a party of boon
companions. That night he fell into
a campfire and was burned to death
MoOnshine.
Bertha Wojtasik, Wausau, intent
upon suicide, took a mouthful of car
bolic acid Not liking the taste she
spit it out. Bertha has badly burned
mouth but will recover.
The city of Eau Claire has passed a
drastic dance ordinance forbidding
dances after midnight and on Sunday.
Halls are licensed and regulated.
Fire starting in a chicken brooder
destroyed the home and buildings on
the Geo. Leavens farm north of Chip
poxro