Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-24

4 A life term convict's legal resi-
dence is in the county where he, or
/ she, lived before being committed to
prison, the attorney generals depart
ment at Madison ruled Monday. AS a
/ result of this Interpretation, Green
Lake county must pay for the support
of an illegitimate child born to a con-
victed murderess at the women's re-
formatory at Taycheedah. The child
is now in the state public school at
| Sparta
| Liquor valued at more than $4,000
at "bootlegging prices" was taken by
Constable John Scholey known in Ke-
nosha at "the crusader" when he
raided Michael Kloburka's hotel at
| Silver Lake, a village II miles west
of Kenosha. The liquor consisted of
several varieties of WHISTLES, good
supply of old Holland gin, some Cor
| don gin, 10 gallons of alcohol and 16
! gallons of port wine. 1t was found in
closet in the hotel. Constable Scholey
was assisted by Constable Ray Mcneil
in the raid.
Mrs. Flora Damn Goodearle, 81, sis
ter of the late Geo. Damn, of James
Vile, was found dead at Whitewater
Thursday near the cistern in her
yard, by passing school children She
died from heart disease, as she was
about to carry water into rhe house.
She lived in one of the oldest homes
in Whitewater, and was iower fan
cier, managing what was known as
the Fairview Dahlia Gardens. She had
taken numerous prizes with her flow
OF cfofn oiT-c h
out Wisconsin, and specialized in the
growing of wild flowers.
George Corbett, IL, Neenah, has
kept the wheels of justice busy in
three Fox river valley cities since he
started his career of crime"-thefts
of many bicycles. Arraigned at Osh-
kosh for incorrigibility, testimony on
three of the thefts was given, includ-
ing the attempted sale of one bicycle
for 50. On one occasion, it was said,
George was apprehended in the morn
ing with stolen bicycle, and was TAX
en- back to school at Neenah, but in
the afternoon he stole another and
rode south to Van Dyne, nearly 25
miles, before night. Arrested there, he
was held pending the arrival of the
sheriff, hut escaped and got as far as
Fond du Lac before he was recaptured.
Judge Goss continued the case until
JAN %, in order that charges against
the parents might be considered.
The feed mill of the Ladish-S Stop
/ penbach Co. was destroyed by fire on
Thursday night, with a loss estimated
at $150,000. The mill is at Jefferson
| Junction, three miles north of Jeffer-
son. The mill was three-quarters filled
with grain. Fire fighters were concen-
| trating their efforts to keep the flames
from leaping 50-foot brick fire wall,
eight inches thick, that separates the
mill from a storehouse, also filled
with grain. The destroyed mill was
three stories in height and had re-
Gently been rebuilt. Through the
quick action of William Copeland,
station agent, 10 loaded freight cars
of grain were saved. A passenger
train drew into the station and Cope
land uncoupled the engine, ran it ov-
er to the siding and attached it to the
grain cars, drawing them out of the
danger zone. Copeland's act saved
property worth about $4,000.
Recount of the vote cast in Eau
sheriff was completed by the canvas
sing board at Eau Claire Monday and
made a comparatively small change
in the majority by which Victor J.
Figlmiller, Republican nominee, and
a Catholic, was elected over Joseph
R. Bergseth, Independent candidate
running with khan backing. The origi-
nal majority was 1856. AS result
of the recount, Bergseth gained II
votes over his election total and Figl-
miller lost 16 votes, net gain of 81
votes for Bergseth. The revised totals
were Figlmiller, 6,420; Bergseth,
1889. Bergseth demanded a recount,
claiming that large numbers of bal
lots marked with cross at the head
of the Republican column and with
another cross after Bergseth's name
in the Independent column had been
illegally counted for Figlmiller.
A man posing as a priest, who is
believed to have robbed three con-
vents and parish house at Oshkosh,
as we'll at in Appleton and Marinette,
was arrested in Oshkosh Sunday after
a struggle with a parish housekeeper
and passerby. Taken to headquar-
tiers, where he was charged with
burglary and $3.50 in small coins TAX
en- from him, he gave the name of Phil
Harkelski, said he was from Mont
real, and continued to gibber in Pol
ish and make out that he could talk
no English. He wore a Roman collar
and clerical waistcoat. 1t was through
the intuition of Martha Zelaski, house
keeper for Father ]. F. Eabryzek, pas
tor of the Polish Cathiloc church at
Oshkosh, that the man was captured.
She was at mass and the parish house
was vacant. In the midst of the SER
vices she felt that she sho lid go to-
the house to see that all was we'll
The woman surprised the thief in the
hall, grappled with him, despite his
superior strength, but was thrown off
and the man dashed out of the house.
He no sooner reached the sidewalk
than man passing, noticed that some
thing was wrong because of the house
keepers screams, threw the intruder
to the ground and sat on him till the
police came. Similar robberies during
the hour of services Sunday were re-
ported from converts of st. Mary's
and ST. Peters churche. A parish
house at Appleton was robbed Satur-
day and another at Marinette the
week before.