Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-07

business houses. The total loss was
$25,000
Parker Trowbridge, Washburn pic
ture show man, was fined $1,000 IN
federal court at Madison for having
violated the amusement tax law. He
was indicted in 1922.
George Dunn, convicted OF man
slaughter in connection with the
deaths of Chas. Lavigne and Arthur
Danielson, was given at year in Wau-
pun by Judge James Wickham at Eau
Claire.
Peter Lehman, Crandon, was SEN
fenced to Is years in Waupun when
he entered plea of guilty to a stat
utory offense with one Laura Rogers.
The woman received two years but
her sentence was suspended.
Edward Schultz of Reedsburg has
been held in connection with the re-
cent death of Cyrus Hahn, Z, who was
strukc and killed by an automobile.
Schultz denies the charge, placing the
blame on a delivery boy He was later
released.
Mrs. Anna La Mere was convicted
at Amigo of uttering perJured test1-
nony in her plea for a divorce. She
received a sentence of two years in
the wOmens industrial institute at
Taycheedah Mrs. La Mere was mar
ried at 16 and is now only ~.
Waupun authorities sent out word
Wednesday of the escape from prison
of Charles Craemer, "a, convict
Craemer made his getaway at p. m
Tuesday in a touring car. He weighs
224, has a blond complexion and was
dressed in the prison uniform when
he left the institution.
The 3-year-old son of Lloyd Helbel
of Appleton choked to death on
piece of sausage while eating break
fast. The father tried to dislodge the
object and failing to do so, called
doctor but the boy was dead before
the medico arrived. The mother WAS
in church at the time.
The Gem theatre management at
Platteville has purchased the Cum
minis block, held under optional con-
tract by the Goetz Bros. at Monroe,
for $4,000. This gives the Gem man
agement undisputed possession OF
their present quarters for five years
with option of two years extension.
Dorothy Bohn, 4, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles BOhn of WeyauWega,
was killed in front of her parents
home when knocked down by an au-
tomobile. The child darted across the
street in front ola car driven by All
Paschkee. She died in doctors Of
flee before her parents could be noTl-
fed
Two brothers who had not met for
some time were thrown in jail to-
gether at Chippewa Falls. Earl Blair
was sent to Jail for six months for sell
ling moonshine in his soft drink par
lOr. Charles Blair was already there
awaiting transportation TO Milwaukee
to answer a charge of selling mort
gagged property.
CYRUS, 7-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Hahn of Reedsburg, was
instantly killed Monday when he ran
in front of a roadster driven by an
unknown party. The driver picked
the child up and carried him to an
other car and then went on his way.
A warrant has been issued charging
the driver with murder.
GAINESVILLE has followed the lead of
larger Wisconsin cities, placing its
firemen on a two-platoon basis. The
addition of four men will be made
making a total of "a men with u on
duty at all times. City Manager Hen
nv Traxler will do away with two
the three fire stations, centralizing all
equipment in one station down town.
Deciding that 103 was long enough
for anybody to live, John LevindOwsk,
Oldest resident of Manitowoc, commit
ted suicide Tuesday by slashing his
throat with a razor The old gentle
man had been practically out of his
mind for months He was native OF
Poland and came to Manitowoc when
the region was a wilderness ~ years
ago. Five children survive.
DR.. B. j. Wadey of Believille, told
Madison Judge that be had ceased to
love his wife eight years ago and had
sought the company of Miss Matte
Wilson, postmistress in the village.
Mrs. Wadey brought suit against Miss
Wilson last fall but the postmistress
was exonerated by Jury. Now the
wife is suing for divorce and the
doctor is not contesting the action.
Fx-MayOr Schoetz of Menasha en-
tered the office of the Menasha Rec
ord and called Editor Ira ClOugh dis
honest" He then struck at the editor
with an umbrella. The editor retail
ated by showing that he was as handy
with his dukes as with his pen by
throwing the former mayor bodily out
of the office. Clough had opposed Mr..
Schoetz in the recent election and as
sisted in his defeat.
Power companies in the state 10
the number of six were consolidated
with the Eastern Wisconsin Power
CO. last week They were: The
Wisconsin Light & Heat Co.: James
Vile Electric Co.; Badger Electric
Co.; Mineral Point Public Service
Co; Wisconsin Utilities Co; and
The Middle Wisconsin Power Co. Is
suance of $2,115,900 in bonds has been
authorized by the utilities commission
in connection with the merger. The
Eastern Wisconsin Power Co. con-
trolls several valuable power sites,
among them the Wisconsin River
Power Co. and the Kilbourn Power
Co.. both on the Wisconsin river.
Lena Fallier, Milwaukee girl OF ~,
was arrested Wednesday on a charge
of bigamy. Within II hours after her
arrest and confession she was on her
wav to Taycheedah to serve an IN