Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-29
NEWS FROM
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
Items of Current
Interest By Mail
and Telegraph.

Cl1tll SC VI q ollOL III ct1u Is HOW III
the Reedsburg hospital. The young
man is son of Mr.. and Mrs. August
Van Coulter, Dellona, and he with
two companions, his brother, Will, and
Ray Stowell, weer out hunting rab-
bits and were waiting on the Dell
creek bridge for their dog. Edward
was eating an apple and dropped it.
AS he bent over to pick it up the gun
in his hand slipped off the bridge and
discharged, SCATTERING his left hand
at the wrist
Enroute from Madison to Milwau-
kee to spend the day, party of six
Italians in a mtor car was struck by
a limited train near Wauwatosa Sun
day of last week Joseph LamOnaco,
Mrs. Tom Ucello, Baby Ucello and
Tom Ucello were killed Frank Ma
rino, Mrs. Frank Marine and Thomas
LamOnacO were seriously hurt The
accident happened at grade eros
sing. The driver tried to beat the
train to the crossing and failed. The
bodies were strewn along the tracks
Camp Randall stadium, Wisconsin
university's athletic field, is being
enlarged by means of gate receipts to
the games. The present seating cap
acity of the stadium is $500. 1t will
hold $4,000 when finished. There will
be "a additional rows and the stad
ium will be dOuble-decked. The en-
tire length is 760 feet and the width
582 feet The present cost of the
stadium is $135, 900. When completed
the cost will be around 100000.
While blasting stumps on his farm
near Iron River, Valentine Depta, 35,
was horribly mangled when a box of
dynamite exploded in his arms. Dep
ia had lighted the fuse under a big
stump. He was walking away with
the box of dynamite under his arm
when the charge exploded. He was
hurled against the stump, which also
blew up He died on the way to the
Ashland hospital.
Cottage Grove has voted to become
a village The election held Wednes-
day resulted in vote of SO for to
46 against The village will now have
a separate government from the town
ship The election was ordered by
court order some time ago. The linn
its of the new corporation will be a
mile long by half mile across. The
election of village officers takes place
shortly.
Mrs. William Ouimette of Park Falls
killed a large timber wolf in the tim
her near here home Mrs. Ouimettes
dog and the wolf engaged in fight
and she was attracted to the scene.
At the woman's approach the wolf
let go of the dog and sprang at her
but she brought the varmint down
with a we'll directed bead. She re-
ceives $50 bounty.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Shay of MacFar-
land. drove five miles from Madison
toward their farm home Sunday night
when they discovered the absence OF
a 3-year-oId son from the tonneau OF
the car where they had placed him.
The child was found several miles
back at the side of the road where
he had fallen. He was unhurt.
Clarence Peterson was sent to the
state prison at Waupun for three years
bv Judge A. H Reid in circuit court
at Merrill. The defendant was charged
with the larceny of SIT from his faith
er and previously had served term
in the house of correction ana three
months of an Is months sentence at
the Green Bay reformatory
Henry Riley of Chippewa Falls was
found not guilty of attempted murder
of Chester Tavlor but held insane by
a iurv. Riley shot Taylor twice IN
Guarra1 at a dance hall on Aug. 4.
At the trial Riley sprang at IaytoI'
shouting "let me get at him. lie
was overpowered by court ofllcer5.
RAYMOND Price, Is, Knapp, was shot
through the forehead and killed .Wheh
a rife in the hands OF his protheI'
Harold was accidentally discharged
The bows were hunting when the ac-
cident happened. Raymond was one
of the Youngest of family OF II.
Farm women of Green county are
complaining that ducks are beng
killed by turtles. Damp weather mas
attracted hordes of turtles 10 small
creeks. The swapping turtles grasp
the feet of the fowls and feed on the
legs. -, Ld1,,
decomposed body of Julia TWaroo"-
ski 81 near the Racine-M1lWaukee
county line. The girl has been mis-
sing since Sept. "a, and the SUPPOSE
tion is that she was attacked ana nlul-
A search is being made Tor Mrs.
VIM Blank of Brandon who leIt hel
home Friday week ago, leaving ioui
children the Youngest babe OF Two.
THE other children are Helen, H.
Hazel, II; and, Lester, II.
DR.. stephen Moulton Babcock 0!
Madison. inventor of the Baocock resi-
Off determining the amount OF butter
fat in cream, was 81 years ola Weu-
nesdav. A dinner was given III Ms
honor nv colleagues.
Sen I, L. Lenroot announced III
speech at Chippewa Falls Iuesuay
night that he intended to vote TOT
Judge Martin L. Lueck, democrats
candidate for governor. He endorses
the Judges candidacy :
leo Fischer. IS, Fond du Lac IS
hold nv notice on a charge OF ourg-
1arv made by Charles Domencet' ms
enn1over who alleges that the youth
s+o1e STA in cash from his home. Inc
EMPLOYER is a gardener
Harry KimbalI, II, Racine boy, was
Fatally hurt Monday when the rear
Wheel of a trailer loaded with auto
mobile bodies ran over both ms legs
crushing them. He was rlunls :" y
cycle when struck. ,n+
Seven men were more or less nul
~ Tho Simultaneous collision OF Two
+r,,cks and two pleasure cars neaT
Whitewater on S. T. L. IL the Two
+r,,clTs used in road work, were beng
onerated without lights.
Dressed as hoboes, two Kenosha 20,
1ico entered saloons of the city and
bo,,oh+ numerous kinds of drinks. all
alcoholic. AS a resul- Is baFtenue5s
Of the city are under arrest.