Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-08
Badger Brevities

"A burglar entered the James Nc
Camley home at Merrill and stole a
few pennies from purse. He was
frightened away and left his wrist
watch.
Two alleged anti-Ku Klux gunman
were arrested by officers at Fond du
Lac. The men were returned to Her
rim, ILL.,, where they are under indict-
ment for murder.
IL Madison men, proprietors of soft
drink parlors, have lost their licenses
to operate. Some of them have been
convicted for violation of the state
prohibition laws.
The body of John Hill, missing
Bayfield, county farmer, was found in
a swamp near his home. He had
been missing a week. There was no
evidence of foul play.
DR.. Fred Eigenberger, Sheboygan
scientist who has been experimenting
for serum to cure, snake bites, was
bit seriously in making an experiment
last week and for a time was in
critical condition. DR.. Eigenberger
Burns received when an oil stove
exploded in her home caused the de-
mise of Mrs. Anna Redond, rs, Chip
pewa Falls. A daughter heard the old
lady's screams and extinguished the
flames, but 100 late to prevent fatal
burns.
Stanley, 8, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bickford, Wausau, was struck by an
automobile while playing in the street
in front of his home, and died from
the injuries. Two years ago an older
child of the Bickfords lost his life in
a similar accident.
Edwin Winters, II, son of Peter
Winters of Dubuque, was drowned on
Wednesday afternoon when he stepped
into 20 feet of water while wading Ill
Maquoketa Creek, near Dubuque. A
vain effort was made to save the lad
by Joseph, an older brother.
Senator Herman SeversOn, instiga-
tor of graft-vice investigation in the
capitol, has asked that summons be
issued for Joseph Uehlin, Milwaukee,
to ascertain whether large sums OF
money were spent by private inter
ests to influence the result of the 1924
general election in Wisconsin.
The second case of smallpox has
appeared in the family of Edward Wat
kins of Lyons, near BaraboO. A son,
Ralph, has been i'll with the disease
for two weeks and a daughter, Lii
liam, took i'll a few days ago. Pre-
cautions are being taken by the health
officers to prevent a spread OF the dis
ease.
John McMann, 40, an overseas veter-
an who served with the Canadian
forces during the World war, dropped
dead in an Eau Claire saloon just as
he had finished dancing a jig in 1m1-
tation of two Highland lassies he had
seen the day before. Heart disease
was the cause of his death. McMann
was from Massachusetts.
Rose. IA, daughter of Patrolman
Joseph Martell, was drowned in Lake
Winnebago Wednesday while Oh an
outing with Is girl scouts near High
Cliff, on the east shore. The girls
were in bathing when Rose was missed
and several hours transpired before
her bo1y was found. Her, home was
in Menasha.
William Anderl, 5, of Kenosha, is in
a hospital suffering from pain IN one
eve, of which he has lost the sight:
William was playing with several
other boys and a primitive bow and
arrow was being demonstrated. An
arrow struck the boy in the eye. Ply
sicians may have to remove the eye
ball to save the sight of the other eye.
Three broken promises of marriage
will cost Arthur Lemke, resident OF
near Clintonville, the sum OF S3,oOO.
Damages in that amount were found
bv Jury of - men in favor OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Berndt who breach an ac-
tion asking $4,000. Mrs. Berndt al
legged that on three different occasions
the date of marriage had been set, 10
he broken each time by the faint
hearted swain Finally Lemke asked
for the engagement ring, stating he
was going to have it reset. She gave
him the ring but never got it back.
Trampled by horse as he was as
sisting his son pitch hay, w b.
smith. retired farmer of Mt. Horep'
died almost instantly last Tuesday.
Mr.. Smith leaves a wife, six sons and
three daughters.
The hand of the law struck heavily
at Richland Center last week when