Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-28

While riding a track velocipede at
Rhinelander, Bert Kelly, So, wodds-
man, was run down and killed by a
500 train. Kelly was returning to
his shack in the woods when struck
Institute fruit growers declare they
will shoot the f1ocks OF cartridges
that are destroying their apple and
cherry orchards. The birds strip off
the bark and have been living on the
buds all winter, growers claim.
Banking Commissioner Parker has
closed the Peoples Bank at Clear
Lake. Frozen assets, depleted cash
reserve and impaired capital are the
reasons for the banks failure. 1t is
capitalized at $4,000 with deposits
of $168,000.
Jefferson police are hunting for a
firebug who set the blaze that de-
stroyed the Fl Atkinson Canning Co.
building Wednesday with a loss of
$40 900 1t is thought the same man
set the fire that burned the Jefferson
high school in March.
One thousand members of the K. of
P. lodge and their romp order, the
Dokeys, meet at Delavan this week
for the annual celebration of the
Southern Wisconsin Pythian league.
Eight teams will compete in degree
work and other important events are
scheduled.
Mrs. Florence Gross of Tiplerville
must face a jury at Florence on a
charge of having murdered her hus-
band, VIM. Gross, last August. Gross
died from a bullet wound and suicide
was at first blamed. Later evidence
was produced that the man and wife
had been quarreling.
After being out IL hours jury in
circuit court at Sheboygan acquitted
Frank Witthun of fourth degree man
slaughter. Witthun was charged with
having driven his automobile over
the body of Friedrich Littman April
6, after August Acker had knocked
the old man down and run over him.
Acker was convicted of manslaughter
and sent to prison.
The county board of Chippewa
county has abolished the clause in its
dance hall ordinance forbidding the
issuance of pass-out checks at public
dances. The board found that the
rule worked hardship at many OF
the dance where rest room and COM
fort facilities are not provided. An
effort to have the closing time extend
ed from l a. m. to 2 a. M, was defeat
ed
Charles Holtz, rs, Appleton farmer,
was killed and his son, Walter, ~, IN
iured while blasting stumps on their
farm Thursday afternoon. The accl-
dent happened toward evening and
when the men failed to appear for
supper a daughter, Selma, searched
i L, I'D
brother unconscious. The son says
that charge failed to explode ana
that when he and his father went to
investigate the blast went off, hurl-
ing them to the ground.
James Mitcaff, 80, was arrested at
Kenosha Tuesday as a countertelter.
Under a refrigerator in his room
agents found copper plates for making
bank notes in denominations of 81 to
$40. A press was kept in a closet.
Mitcaff's trail was picked up in Chi
cago when federal men arrested Boris
Dimitroff, Mitcaff's half brother. DIM
itroff was Showing the queer. He
confessed duplicating Mitcatf. The
latter is a laborer while D1mltroH
told the neighbors he was studying to
be chiropractor.
William Rowenski, prominent far
mer of Washington, Villas county, is
in jail at Eagle River, charged with
The murder of his brother, Thomas.
A shooting followed a series OF quar-
rels between the brothers over land.
William occupied land under lease
from his brother. The shooting oc-
Cured while Thomas was sitting in
wagon in front of his brothers home.
After brief argument, William rushed
into the house and grabbed shot
gun, firing it at Thomas. At the re-
port of the gun the horses ran away
In attempting to stop them, Mrs, VIM
Rowenski was badly hurt. William
went to town and surrendered him
self to the sheriff.