Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-02-27
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREVITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From 7ri-
State Area.

Heirs of Thomas Munkley of Stock
ton have brought suit to break the
will on the grounds of mental weak
ness and undue influence. The will
was made three months before Mr.
Munkley died. He left $500 to each of
the six Stockton churches and $500 to
w. G. Simon, executor. The balance
of the $4,000 estate was left to J. F.
Dickinson with whom Mr.. Munkley re-
sided in his last days. The contest
ants are fighting the amount Dickin-
sin received and not the churches, ac-
cording to their counsel. The case is
being heard at Galena.
Ernest A. Isbell, keeper of the viii
lage bastille at Stockton, has appealed
to the county authorities for permits
sion to dispose of some 800 gallons of
moonshine, confiscated and stored in
the Jail. The marshall AYERS that a
a 30-gallon barrel of moonshine
sprung a leak and the fluid ran over
the floor causing such a stencil that
prisoners were unable to breathe.
Mrs. August Michaelis, widow liv-
ing alone at Warren, ILL.,, was burned
to death in an unknown manner at
her home Saturday morning. A
neighbor saw the fire and summoned
help. Men entering found the aged
woman lying on the floor near a pile
of papers which had caught fire and
were burning fiercely. The body was
charred beyond recognition.
Katherine Geisheker, II, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Geisheker of
Dubuque was burned about the face
and arms as the result of an explosion
Sc itoJN e,tN in hn
work, doing the dishes, Miss Geisheker
emptied pan of hot grease in the
stove. When the grease came into
contact with the hot Goals an explos-
ion resulted.
Platteyille taxpayers are in arms
because the mayor and city council
voted themselves salary increases at
a recent session. The mayor was
raised from $3.50 to $500 per annum.
The eight aldermen go from $500 to
$3.50 year The raises are termed
raid on the city treasury and repris-
ais are promised at the coming spring
election.
George, Emily and Theodore Boom
are defendants in a $4,000 suit filed
in Dubuque county circuit court. Mrs.
Celia Boom of Butler county says that
Nll anu wi D. lOOOlI ctl1d oO11 ScIuOCu
her husband, George jr., to lose his
love for her. AS result of loss of
love and faith she asks $4,000 actual
damage and $4,000 exemplary damage.
]. f. Widman, head of Widman &
Sons, McGregor bookbinders, passed
away at his home last week aged 70
years. He was a native of Stuttgart,
Germany, who came to America as two
years. Mr. Widman leaves a wife and
three sons The latter will carry on
the big business built up by the father.
Harry SimOns, 2, Galena, was pain
fully burned Wednesday while play
ing with a celluloid comb. He came
in too close contact with the stove and
the comb ignited, flashing up into the
child's face. His hair was burned off
and his face scared. He will never
play with cellulOid combs again.
V. H. DAM, Avoca COW tester, won
first in the statewide stock judging
contest. Mr.. DAM came to America
three years ago. The first two years
of his stay were devoted to study at
Illinois University. Since then he has
been testing COWS. He made the re-
markable score of 92.5 points.
A claim has been filed against the
city of Platteville by Mrs. Ellsworth
Duggan for damages suffered when
she fell in front of the Lumber and
Fuel building and broke one arm. She
asks $4,000 damages.
Otis Henning of e. Dubuque drove
over pop bottle lying in theh street
in front of the postoffice. The bottle
snapped from under the tire and hit
the plate glass window, breaking it.
Louis Miller, Colesvllle farmer, is
locked up in Jail at Elkader as the re-
suit of threats made against his fam
lily and brother-in-law. The family
requested Miller's detention.
A 3-year-old child in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. Alt of Lone Rock ac- |
cidentally fell into a bucket of hot |
water and was badly scalded but will |
recover.
George Mess, 81, veteran of the
World war, died at a Cedar Rapids, |
Iowa, hospital of chronic empyemia |
The body was taken to Dodgeville for |
burial
An Allamakee county jury awarded |
E. l.. Saberson, farmer. $500 damages |
from municipality because a sewer |
overlooked and ran over the farmers |
land.
, Wilson Jentz, Platteville lad, fell !
from sled and fractured his collar |
bone