Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-04-15

| Geo. Burton was elected county SUI
perintendent of schools of Crawford
county over his opponents, Dagnan
and Lathrop.
Luman Richards, farmer living three
miles east of Dodgeville, lost valu-
able horse in a sudden and peculiar
manner Wednesday of last week. In
order to scour a pillow Mr.. Richards
drove the team around an old mine
shaft holding the implement into the
gravel. The winters frost having gone
ont the ground near the mouth OF
the shaft was loose and gave way IN
miniature landslide carrying the
hairless animal with it. Breaking OH
of the harness saved the mate from
like fate.-Chronicle
Charging that the ballot box was
stuffed. John D. Little OF Harmony
township, Rock county, has appiieu
for a recount Little was deteateu Dy
John C. Wixom by vote OF al 70
l125. 1t is charged that at the close vi
the day, Wixom and two other men
took 20 absent voters ballots ana cast
the votes to decide the electlon. IL
proven this is penitent1ary oHense.
Startled by signs of life In the Douy
of his son, Florentine, 6, belleved Klll o.t
in a bicycle accident, John Scnerer' %.
Nazianz, who was taking the pouy
home in his car, became so eHciIeu
that he lost control of the macnlhe,
which hurtled down a steep oanK anu
turned over, injuring the father. Inc
how FIorentine, escaped further IN
iurv in the automobile accident ana Is
expected to recover. While on MS way
TO school the Scherer boy was struck
nv a bicycle on which Frank Dlspol'
IL. was riding. He was knocked I'M
conscious when he was thrown 10 the
cement sidewalk.
The German Evangelical church, an
old landmark located north OF Mount
Horeb. was completely DESTROYED py
fire Saturday afternoon. The chufch'
which was built in 1866, was Tor may
wears a f1ourishing institution, DelnS
one of a circuit of four with MI. YER
non. Mazomanie and Middleton, Inc
congregation gradually dWlndled, the
few remaining members joining them-
selves with other churches. NO ser
vices had been held there for about
five years. The burial plot Will be
kept up by old friends of the church.
w. A. Kuehlthau, West Bend, mas
brought suit in circuit court at MIL
waukee for $4,000 damages against
the New York Central railroad and
the Pullman company as result OF
a fall from a railroad trestie IN Erie,
Pa, June 8, 1914. Stepping off a tram
he found himself standing in the pain
of an approaching train and in an eff
fort to avoid being struck, fell from
the trestle, landing in the street be-
low. Kuenlthau claims he suffered
permanent bodily injuries and loss OF
memory for six months as a result OF
the fall.
Edward J. Sailstad, Eau Claire man
ufacturer, who with Dorothy Ander-
son, was convicted of charge of ar
son on Dec 20, 1928, and sentenced to
four years at Green Bay, has been
granted a parole by the state board of
control Miss Anderson, Sailstad's
Sunshine Girl" who was convicted
with him and sent to the women's re-
formatory at Taycheedah, may also be
granted a parole When convicted,
Sailstad said he would marry the girl
when released Their confinement
grew out of Sailstad's disappearance
with Miss Anderson in July of 1920.
At the time Sailstad's cottage on Lake
NeDdSdmOu DurH0u anu oil lnNeSCISd-
ton showed the bones of dead man
in the embers. Mrs. Sailstad brought
action for Sailstad's heavy life insur-
ance and collected part of it. She
later married Ross Richardson, an in
surance man. Three years later Sail
stad. and the girl were seen at Napa,
Calf, by Wisconsin travelling man
who brought about their arrest. Mrs.
Sailstad then secured divorce from
Sailstad and remarked Richardson
Sailstad and the girl, both broken in
health. were sent to prison