Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-01-02
NEWS FROM
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
Items Of Current
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WAS IT6Gu 1IOLl d S1IeIl 81 VI AS~ARA
tice when a jury in circuit court re-
turned verdict of not guilty OF neg
ligence in treatment of James Dayl-
son, farmer.
Cobwebs are growing up around
Monroe's big fire trucks, and the vol
unteer firemen are afraid they will
forget how to answer an alarm for not
a single run has been made by the de-
partment since Aug. 5.
Deciding that the shooting Was
Unsuitable homicide, Justice M. e.
Brandt dismissed the charges brought
against William Nurmi, merchant of
River Branch, in the Killing of HAL
mer Lehto last winter
Fatally injured when 500 line pas
senger train struck the automobile he
was driving, Matthew Hendrickson.
So, died in the Hartford hospital, at
Hartford, Wis, at 8:15 p. m. Thurs
day. The accident occurred at Sling
er on highway Is crossing about p.
m.
Proffting by their recent expert
encees, Wisconsin farmers have cut
their planted wheat acreage 10 per
cent, in accordance with expert ad-
vice that the only way to raise prices
is to lower production, it has been
disclosed by the u. S. department OF
agriculture.
The deaths of Chas. Lavigne AMI
Arthur Danielson, Dec. 16, near Chip
pewa Falls, was the result of reckless
driving by George Dunn while the
latter was intoxicated Two coroner's
juries, sitting jointly at an inquest OF
the accident, charged in verdict
Thursday at the conclusion OF four
hearings.
Bob McPhearson, Crandon, was in
stantly killed by being kicked and
trampled on by horse. McPhearson
was leading the horse, and had the
line around his arm. The horse be-
came frightened and started to run,
dragging McPhearson. His arm was
broken in several places and his skull
fractured.
Elmer officer, prominent coal deaf
er of Viroqua, committed suicide by
cutting his throat from ear to ear with
a razor on Dec. &C. Mr.. officer left
his home in the morning for his office,
where his lifeless body was discover
ed by an employee. His wrists had al
so been slashed. He is survived by
his wife and three daughters.
Commercial carp fishermen, who
have been SEEMING in Lake Koshkon-
ong since October, have sold 1861 900
! pounds of rough fish for $90,445, it
was announced recently by ComInls-
sioner Patterson, of the state conser-
walton commission. The state has re-
ceived $18,089, or 20 per cent as its
share, he said, leaving $72,356 for the
fishermen.
Permits for 1924 are being mailed
to 5000 doctors and druggists in the
state by the state prohibition depart
ment, granting, under the Severson
act. the right to prescribe intoxicat-
ing liquors, and in the case of drug
gists, to sell Intoxicating liquors. This
figure is a slight increase over the
permits issued for 1928. Doctors and
Druggists pay $40 for each permit.
Paul Wolcott, 10, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Wolcott, of Sharon, burn
ed to death Dec. % when the auto in
which he was going to dance at
Clinton went off the slippery concrete
road a mile from Sharon, turned tur-
tie, and pinned him underneath.
FLAMES enveloped the auto, and VOL
colt died before he could be extricat
ed
AOASClOu5 lOI pCllOuS VI a nan hOu1
several times day, Leonard OFT, 3,
lying at a Monroe hospital with bull
let in his brain still has chance for
life, attending physicians believe. The
lad was accidentally shot Dec. 3, when
his small rifle was discharged as he
crawled through fence on hunting
trip. Any attempt to diSlodge to bull
let would prove fatal, it is said.
Fatally shooting his wife, Mildred,
20, Superior, Wednesday night, Ross
Bankes, so, turned the gun upon him.
self and died almost instantly with
bullet in his brain. Their S-year-old
son was the only witness to the shoot
ing. The shooting is said to have fol-
lowed a quarrel over a telephone call
received by his wife. The woman is
at Superior hospital with little hope
for recovery.
Edward j. Sailstad, perpetrator of
the great disappearance hoax at Lake
Nebagamon, in August, 1920, and his
sunshine girl, Miss Dorothy Ander
son, who wandered about the south
western states for three years as no.
madic lovers, until their arrest a few
weeks ago, would be compelled to pay
$4,000 if his promise to "pay back
ever ASnI lOSI oI CduS6U' ny Tie ire
was taken literally.
Tragedy on Christmas eve took a
toll of three lives when a kerosene
lamp in the home of John Delcor, Su-
perior, exploded. The dead are John
Delcor, IS; Oscar Wickman, 81, and
John Deck. 40. When fremen arrived
the two-story house was mass of
flames. When the fire was under con-
troll the firemen found the charred re-
mains of the three men. They were
identified by fragments of envelopes
in their pockets.
Walter Blenck, 80, farmer living
at ThompS onville, near Racine, was
instantly killed and Mollita Reske, Is,
was probably fatally injured when a
northbound Milwaukee road passen-
ger train struck the truck on which
they were riding at a crossing half a
mile south Of Franksville at 10 a. III.
Wednesday. The force OF the crash
disabled the locomotive and threw tho
truck so feet. Blenck was thrown rs
feet and was dead when picked up.
Miss Reske, daughter of neighboring
farmer, was thrown almost 150 feet