Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-10

poisoning, due to eating pills he
found while playing about the house
caused the death of the 3-year-old son
OF Peter Oryczsn, KEENAN,, Wis.
William O'Brien, county court house
Jdnltor at Ashland, attempted suicide
Dy hanging while imprisoned in the
city jail for intoxication. Chief of Po-
ice William Blair took a belt and
cnaln from him. He was allowed to
leaVe under suspended sentence.
The general merchandise store OF
n: M. Weiser at Elmwood was robbed
OF all the silks in stock by thieves
with car. The robbers also laid out
lot OF women's coats but for some
reason did not take them. The value
OF the loot is estimated at $4,000
CleWs seem to indicate a st. Paul
gang as the thieves.
Otto Becker, 25, bridegroom of a
week, ended his life in his home at
henosha Monday, because he was out
OF work. Both he and his bride had
sought work for the last week. She
was successful and started to work
Monday morning. He was not They
were married last Monday in the Ger
man Lutheran church The body was
found by Mrs. Fred Becker, his sis
ter-1n-law. Becker was a molder by
trade
Erwin Reuter-, 10, was seriously in
Jured near Port Washington Sunday
when accidentally shot by a gun in
the hands of companion while the
two were out hunting rabbits Elmer
II. Haney was holding the shotgun
when it accidentally discharged, the
shot lodging in Reuters groin. The
youth was taken to st. Joseph's hos
pital, Milwaukee, where an operation
was Immediately performed. Reuters
home is in Port Washington. The
shooting occurred four miles north of
that city.
An unidentified gunman, lurking in
the shadows of a house, Monday night
shot Joe Brusca, "a, Madison laborer,
with shotgun. The weapon was dis
charged through window of the
house shortly before 8 p. m. Although
badly wounded, Brusca, who was
alone, crawled to the door and rang
a bell, summoning aid Then he COL
lapsed. Nine slugs were removed from
the mans body 1t is believed he will
recover. The shooting took place at
919 Desmond st. Police are at loss
in their search for the assailant, as
they are without clew.
Public meetings of the Ku Klux
Khan, scheduled to be held at hall
in Cudahy; Monday and Tuesday
nights were called off when Mayor
Paul Mlodzik interfered. A crowd of
rot fC 9TH Nryhn
attend the meeting gathered in front
of the darkened hall Monday night
but Cudahy policemen kept everybody
moving. The Monday night meeting
was called by Milwaukee Provisional
khan No. 1 and had been advertised
with handbills. An invitational meet
ing was scheduled for Tuesday night,
but khan leaders say they will not
attempt to hold this.
Arrested on a charge of being drunk
and disorderly, Frank Stempihar, She
boygan, attempted to commit suicide
in his cell at the city jail, tieing his
suspenders to the top of the cell and
around his neck. He was cut down by
teh police and was revived after sew
eral minutes When arraigned in mu-
nicipal court he was dismissed after
paying the $3.50 costs of the action.
He said he tried to take his life once
before by turning on the gas In
room of his home, and threatened that
unless members of his family showed
more respect TO" him in the future he
would kill himself. He and Mrs. Stem
pihar had trouble over her attending
church He objected to it declaring
she neglected the house for church.
Making blanket charges of lax1ty
against the state prohibition depart
ment, Gov. Blaine, and Beaver Dam
officials, Ray Weaver, Beaver Dam,
once Socialist candidate for governor,
has written to Herman Sachtjen, pro-
hibition commissioner, declaring that
a sweeping investigation will be de-
manded in the next legislature. "Ev-
cry saloon in Beaver Dam is selling
moonshine," the letter says in part.
eff ever there was farce and an i'm
position on the people of this state,
it is in the manner in which you are
conducting your office" Mr. Weaver
is said to have listed several men and
places that were selling liquor, one
of which he says is in the same block
as the police station at Beaver Dam.
Mr.. Sachtjen denied that there was
any basis whatever for Viewers
charges and said he would welcome
any fair investigation.