Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-14

by nelShbOrS VINO had seen no Signs ol
| life about the place. The woman had
been dead for several days when
| found
Grace Damrau, 2-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry .Damaru OF
Stevens Point, is dead as the result OF
being severely scalded when she
tumbled into a pail of hot water. The
child backed into the pail While her
mother was scrubbing the kitchen
floor. Although promptly rescued, the
burns were so severe that medical
aid was of no avail.
Eugene W. Roby, SIS, mason contrac-
tor of Waupun, fell from scaffold in
the dining room of the central state
hospital for the criminal insane on
Thursday afternoon and died a few
minutes after the fall. His skull was
crushed Mr. Roby was inspecting
work dona by his workmen. He is sur
vived by his wife. He had lived in
Waupun nearly all his life.
Max Kruzicki, Stevens Point, plead
ed guilty in county court to the theft
of 10000 cigarettes from the 500
| freight station, and was bound over
to circuit court for sentence. Kruzicki
was placed on parole a few years ago
after he had been convicted on a
charge of embezzlement brought by
the American Railway Express, by
whom he was employed as driver.
After devoting more than 62 years
of his rs years to the printing trade,
Horal Nelson, veteran printer and one
time newspaper owner, on Saturday
| laid aside his makeup rule and stick
at the Herald-News office for all time.
For the last rs years Mr.. Nelson has
been in the composing room of the
Daily Herald, which is now the Her
ald-News, and the publishers of that
paper announce that he will receive
pension equivalent to his regular
pay.
Joseph Salisbury, 11-year-old son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Salisbury, Reeds
burg, is in local hospital with frac-
tured skull and severe body bruises
received when he was kicked by
horse. In company with number of
other boys, he was sliding down hill
on a bob, using the horse to pull the
sled back up the hill. While attaching
the horse to the sled the animal
started kicking, striking the boy on
the side of the head, on the arm and
body.
DR.. ]. B. Williams, Ashland, found
dead Saturday afternoon, committed
suicide, Coroner Louis Sollie stated
Monday On the door of the doctors
laboratory, DR.. ]. R. Bailey and James
Williams, grandson of DR.. Williams,
found a placard reading, "In here
careful-gas.' When they entered the
room they found gas burner, the
| tube disconnected and in DR.. Will
liams' mouth. No cause except lin
gering illness could be found which
would lead to the suicide.
! Three new churches have been built
at Marshfie1d in the last year, and
with the arrival of the New Year
comes the announcement that another
will be built soon. The First English
Lutheran and Trinity English Luth-
eran congregations have completed
their buildings and the Presbyterians
expect to dedicate their $4,000 church
Jan 25 The Zion Evangelical church
is the latest to announce building
plans The Sacred Heart Catholic
congregation also erected a new con-
vent in connection wit hits church
and school.
Worry over domestic troubles is be-
| lieved to have caused Sam Stahlmann,
! 3d. Manitowoc, to end his life with a
bullet through his heart Saturday
night. His body was found by three lit
| tie girls at play in a woodward near
the North Western depot. Stahlmann
during the last year had been carry
ing mail from the depot to the post Of
! fee, and it was after delivering the
sacks to a late train Saturday that he
ended his life. He used an army re-
volver, which he carried on the job.
Divorce action was started recently
by Stahlmann's wife.
The novel situation of school dis
trict facing bankruptcy is presented
| in the plight of the Riverview, South
Beloit, school, which will be forced to
close and give its $50 pupils long
holiday unless funds are available be-.
for the end of the month. An appeal
will be made to the Illinois legislature
for an emergency appropriation to
tide the school over its crisis. The leg
islature is the only source of funds to
carry on the school. Assessed value
of all taxable property in the district
comes to only $4,000 and the four
mill tax on this fall far short of meet
ing school operating expenses. Money
to pay four teachers and the janitor
has been exhausted.
The Eagle River Fishing and Hunt
ing clubs new clubhouse on Sand
lake, near Phelps, Villas county, which
is nearing completion at cost of
100000, is one of the largest log
buildings in the United States. The
structure covers a ground space OF
95x150 feet and is built without nails
or clinking, which is something un-
usual in log construction. The logs
are placed horizontal. Many months
have been required to erect the build
ing and while the logs were being
raised 80 Finnish artisans hewed and
fitted the giant cribs August Krieck,
Eagle River, is general superinten-
dent of construction. The building,
which replaces the clubhouse de-
stroyed by fire, will be ready for oc-
cupancy June l. Sand Lake club was
organized over 20 years ago and its
membership comprises several hum
dred Chicago SportSmen.