Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-25
NEWS FROM
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
Items of Current
Interest By Mail
and Telegraph.

Vincent Kubly, head of Madison
hardware firm, died at his home early
Tuesday. Mr.. Kubly was injured in
tug o. war at Rotary picnic in June,
1928, and never recovered from the
hurt.
A Chicago real estate firm has pur-
chased a 125-acre tract of land on
Lake Geneva and will divide it into
400 lots to be sold to resorters. A
number of houses will be put up the
coming year.
John M. Hubbard, aged rs, editor Of
the Stoughton Courier-Hub, died at
his home in Stoughton Friday a week
ago. Mr.. Hubbard was an editor of
long experience and a vigorous and
reputable man.
Matthias DeFrang, At, who disap-
peared from Kenosha II years ago,
was killed in a hold-up in a Detroit
hotel recently. DeFrang opposed a
group of thugs who were attempting
to rob the hotel and was shot in the
abdomen
The accidental discharge of shot
gun, when it fell from a peg on the
wall, resulted in fatal injuries to Bob
Chandler, so, a trapper near Bolton.
The weapon struck a chair and the
shot entered Chambers left side, in
flicting fatal wound.
Mrs A. P. Hanson, proprietor Of a
Green Bay soft drink parlor, was con-
victed of a violation of the prohibition
act and fined $500, but says she will
appeal the case. The defense con-
tends that the liquor was found in a
room above Mrs. Hanson's place in
stead of directly on the premises, and
will appeal on that point.
After being unconscious for two
days, Charles Martin of Spring Valley
is recovering from the effects of being
hit on the head by a flying stone at the
Wissota lime quarry. He was 400 feet
from the hole. Others 25 feet away
were not hurt. Mr.. Martins life was
saved by thick wooden cap he was
wearing. Seven stitches were taken
to close the wound in his head.
A total of $1,821 1888 has been collec-
ted in prohibition fines and liquor Ii
censes since 1920 when the Mulberg-
er prohibition enforcement act went
into effect, so Fl. W. Sachtgen, state
prohibition enforcement head states
OF this huge sum $219,319 came from
licenses required for manufacturing
liquor for medicinal use. Dry law
enforcement has cost the state $241,-
ia since the Mulberger law was put
on the books.
John BiIlingsley, Madison negro,
was locked up last week pending the
outcome of injuries sustained by Mrs.
Hattie Davis, 35 cOlored widow and
sweetheart of Billingsley. The police
report that the man accused the wild
ow of falsity toward him and that she
responded with a barrage of pies and
other pastry. Billingsley pulled gun
and shot the woman through the body.
Mrs. Davis died Wednesday and Bill
Kingsley will be tried for murder.
Gov Blaine has committed the SEN
tence of Charles Bowers of Tomah, to
expire forthwith, on the grounds that
methods used by federal prohibition
agents in obtaining evidence were il
legal in themselves. Tt is alleged that
federal men slapped Bowers wife be-
fore reading their search warrant. In
his statement the governor severely
scored the federal men for their me-
thods Bowers was convicted of vlo-
lation of the prohibition law, fined
$500 and given six months in jail. He
was unable to pay the fine and the
court added another six months to his
sentence.
Strangled by his snugly buttoned
coat, Walter, 6-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Rainer of Leeds, was
found dead by his parents. The boy
had been left alone for short time
and was playing in the yard. His
mother saw him standing at the foot
of tree and called to him to come to
the house When the child made no
reply the parents went to him. They
found him suspended about a foot
from the ground with his clothing
caught against the tree in such way
as to induce strangulation. Efforts to
revive the little fellow were futile. He
was an only child.