Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-21
Badger Brevities

By closely watching forecasts and
weather conditions, firm Of archi-
| tects succeeded in constructing a
large public building during the last
winter at Green Bay, where the per-
| Torrance is regarded as unusual for
| this climate. The official in charge at
| that station says that the men were
set to work or laid off according to
official thermometer records, no ma
sonry work being done at less than 10
degrees above zero. Work was stopped
! for long periods when the forecasts
issued by the weather bureau of the
United States department of agricul-
| ture were adverse.
Gov. Blaine Friday afternoon an
nounced the appointment of Assembly
man George A Nelson, Midtown, as a
member of the board OF regents of
the University of Wisconsin to sue
coed State Senator C. B. Casperson,
Frederick, resigned. Mr.. Nelson is
president of the American Society of
Equity and has been actively engaged
/ in farm movements for number OF
years. Assemblyman Nelson is a Pro-
gressive, listed as one of the support
ers of Gov Blaine in the legislature.
| He represents Polk county.
When the Wood county board con-
yenes in November for it's annual ses-
sion, it will be confronted with re-
! quest by Sheriff Cliff Bluett for con-
struction of a wall around the county
| Jail at Wisconsin Rapids high enough
and strong enough to prevent escape
of prisoners. The sheriff'S request is
prompted by the recent escape of two
prisoners, under sentence to the state
reformatory at Green Bay, who sawed
| the steel bars at a Jail window and
dropped from the second story of the
| building to freedom.
Millions of acres of land in Wiscon-
sin, lying idle and producing nothing,
should be reforested, says Dean K. l..
Russell of Wisconsin college of Tgr1-
culture. Nearly 100000 acres of cut
over lands, which are either sandy,
rough or swampy, and could not be
used for agricultural purposes, are be-
ing wasted Dean Russell believes that
replanting trees in the waste lands
will allow Wisconsin to supply ma
terial for all the pulp and paper mills
located within it's borders.
Seven masked men entered the vii
lage of Woodruff one day last week,
cut all telephone and telegraph wires,
and blew open the vault of the Wood
ruff State bank. They escaped in auto
mobiles with an undetermined amount
of cash. It is known that 5000 in 25-
cent pieces was taken. The men were
heavily armed and travelled in two au-
tomobiles. Several men who were play
ing cards in a saloon were forced in
- r1yhi
robbery was under way.
Floyd Scott, 16, was killed at the
home of Myron Hill, near Menominie,
Thursday afternoon when a shotgun
was discharged into his face at dis
lance of 20 feet. The killing is said
to have been accidental, but William
HYDE, who was closing the breech of
the gun on a loaded shell at the time
of the discharge, is being held at the
county Jail. during investigation of
the affair.
Mrs. August Depeaux, At, died in a
Green Bay hospital Thursday as re-
suit of injuries received Sunday night
when she and Ter husband were run
down by an automobile while walt
ing for a street car. The condition OF
Mr. DepeauX is critical as he is sut-
fering from skull fracture, COM
pound fracture of the leg and severe
head injuries.
Charles Schoenfeldt, "a, who sever
al weeks ago escaped from Oneida
county jail at Eagle River while he
was awaiting trial on a charge of
grand larceny and was captured few
days ago in Glenwood, Mimi, pleaded
guilty to the two charges in circuit
court Thursday and was sentenced to
one to five years in Waupun on each
count.
Chris Deerkop of Cudahy was found
guilty of murder in the first degree
at Washburn by jury that was out
two and a half hours Saturday after
noon. The law provides no alterna-
tive but life Imprisonment for the Of
Tense Deerkop will probably be sent
to Waupun for the Staying of Guy P.
Harley of Centuria.
Floyd Sidley, %, was sentenced to
seven years in states prison by Judge
Parkinson when found guilty of g.
statutory offense in connection with
an attack upon a 14-year-old girl at
Waukesha Sidley is said to be mar
ried and has a wife living in Roches-
ter, N. Y.
About half the S150,000 stamp loot
taken by four bandits who robbed the
postoffice at Sheboygan about mid
night Friday is valueless to the thieves
it was revealed by postal authorities
who stated that $4,000 worth of the
stamps were pre-canceled and unsal-
able
Gen. Joseph B. Doe, 20, assistant
secretary of war under President Gro
yer Cleveland, died at his home in Mil
waukee, Monday, after an illness of
more than year. He was the senior
partner of the law firm of Doe and
Rallh0rn hut retirnd in 1901