Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-15
NEARBY NOTES

MIS-. buGldu OCIlISG1 vi AIIlSO was
acquitted of the murder of her hus-
band by jury Friday night. Schisel
died of knife wounds on April Is Just
before he died he accused his wife.
1t was brought out that the husband
was of unsound mind and the jury re-
jected his deathbed statement.
Otto Hermanowitz, 65. Marinette
farmer, was killed by being run over
by his team Friday. He was haying
when he was thrown from the ma
chine and run over. A wife and nine
children survive.
Jack Carlson, Cudahy married man,
was arrested at Wausau Thursday
night in company with 14-year-old
girl named Gladys Peterson. Carlson
and his youthful affinity had been mis-
sing since June p.
Safe crackers at Kenosha obtained
$500 in cash and 5000 in auto supplies
in a raid at Salem, near the city, last
Thursday morning. No one in the
village heard the robbers.
Federal dry agents applied for au-
thority to close the Hart brewery at
Watertown following a raid Thursday
night. 1t is claimed that real beer
ready for shipment was found on the
premises.
Matt Schaller, who forfeited bail in
court at Viroqua by leaving the coun-
ty on the day his trial was scheduled,
was fined $4,000 and sentenced to six
months in the county Jail for violation
of the dry law. Schaller is wanted in
La Crosse and Monroe counties on
five counts involving violations of the
Volstead act He received the stiffest
sentenced imposed to date in western
Wisconsin for liquor law violation.
Adam Zemborski, who was fished
out of the waters of Superior bay last
Wednesday, was killed Thursday when
he stepped in front of a 500 line
train Authorities concluded that the
man was determined to kill himself
Lee F. Robinson, Rock Island, was
killed at Webster, this state, Wednes-
day afternoon when struck by light
ming during rainless electrical
storm. Robinson and a companion,
Fred Brunswig, were fishing from
boat when the tragedy occurred. Rob
inson's hair was burned from his head
and his body badly SCARED. Bruins
wig was knocked unconscious but will
recover. His clothing caught on an
oar lock, saving him from drowning.
Robinson's body went into the lake
but was recovered later.
Agnes Rinden, 4, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Rinden of Stoughton,
was killed late Wednesday when run
over by a hayrack driven by her
father. One of the wheels passed over
the girls head and her skull was
crushed. Mr.. Rinden was not aware
of his daughters presence near the
wagon until he heard her scream.
Mrs. George Gray of Janesville,
whose home was visited by sneak
thieves a week ago, was aroused early
Thursday by a Cat and Canary noise
on her front porch. Instead of a
sneak thief, she found that neigh
boris cat had got into a cage housing
IA canaries and killed the songsters.
The owner of the cat settled.
Chester Long, 20, who violated his
parole at Oshkosh July 3, was arres-
ted at Evansville last Thursday. Long
was out on parole from Green Bay
for a robbery committed in Wood
county in 1928. He was picked up
for attempted car theft the last time.
Thos. Price, Columbia county motor
cop, was injured July 4, while chas-
ing two speeding cars. Mr.. Price was
speeding up on the racers when two
cars came speeding up from behind
and one struck the officer He was
knocked from his machine and badly
cut and bruised. The affair is being
investigated. Price lives at Rio.
At the July meeting of the Pra.
du Chen city council a resolution was
adopted toward taking steps to con-
slider the building of municipal cleo
trio plant The Interstate Power Co.
submitted a ten-year power contrac !.
The city fathers will investigate the
municipal proposition before closing
with the Interstate people.
James Williams died suddenly at
his home in Pra. du Chen Thursday
night at the age of 70 years. He is
survived by his wife.
Lightning struck Thursday morning
on the Thompson farm near Mt. Hor
eb, destroying a large barn. The loss
was partially covered by insurance.
Mrs. Julia Coleman of Mineral PIT.
died Saturday.
Mildred Riley of Dodgeville died
Sunday.
Mrs Robert Hughes died at her
home in Rewey Tuesday. She was a
daughter of the late David P. Jones of
Belmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rowe of Shulls-
burg celebrated their 50th wedding
day Friday.
Jack McQuitty of Shullsburg makes
the boast that he caught a 26-pound
catfish at Sank City.
Mrs Thos. Manning, one of High
lands oldest settlers, died after
lingering illness.
Miss Rose Brokesh and Walter
Linns of Dodgeville were married last
Monday.
Matt Frederick, respected citizen OF
Highland, died at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. John Topp, of Madison.
Mrs. John Blunt died at her home in
Darlington Thursday after a long i'll
ness.