Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11
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Hibbing, Mimi, and she was shot
down by him without the slightest
warning That was the story told by
the u. w. French instructor, one of
the figures in the love tragedy which
resulted in the suicide of the Corsican
chemist and nearly ended her own
life. Miss Palme., now recovering from
two wounds inflicted by Bernard, will
be able to leave the Madison General
hospital in a few days. On the morn
ing of the shooting Bernard called her
up at the French House and asked to
see her. He brought with him a note
from the mining company with which
he was employed, and asked her to
identify him at the bank so that he
could cash the note. AS she was look
ing at the note he came toward her
and shot She felt sharp pain in her
side and dropped to the davenport.
Probably / was shot the second time
while in this sitting position" Miss
Palmer said. Somehow l started up
stairs, and the cook, who heard the
shooting, FASTENED after me- | told
her to call the police and an ambu-
lance" Miss Palmer said she had no
warning of the shooting and did not
notice the gun in Demands hands. 81
knew he had unreasonable moods and
fits of dependency, but L thought he
had accepted the situation" Miss
Palmer is happy over her escape from
death, but said, 81 want to forget it
all"
1t was eighteen years ago that Geo.
]. Fjelstad entered the office of county
clerk of Dane county. Two weeks ago
he retired. He has been Cupid to
10000 Madison couples since the be-
ginning of his first term. He has seen
old and gray come into his office,
haltingly; others young and diffident,
but joyful; and even those who came
in confident, sophisticated, blase, hav-
ing gone thru the mill before-divor-
Gees and men who have been di-
Vorced and are making second trial
of marriage. AS a token of apprecia-
ton for Mr.. Fjelstad's long service,
the county board has presented him
with gold-headed cane, and the en-
ployes of the county clerks office, a
large meerschaum pipe. Mr.. F'jelstad
came to Dane county with his parents
from Norway just 73 years ago, when
he was but a little over a year old.
For 81 years he lived on a farm near
N w Glarus, with the exception of one
year in Mt Horeb. During the last IS
years he has lived in Madison He was
for 80 years a member Of the county
board and chairman for one year.
Wisconsin has 3,O81 citizens earning
more than $4,000 a year, and 7,2l9
earning between $4,000 and $4,000 a
year, Commissioner of Internal Rev
9nue Blair announces. There are five
I counties in Wisconsin where there
are no persons earning as much as
$4,000, and two counties where there
are no citizens earning over $4,000.
Twenty counties furnish most Of the
citizens of Wisconsin earning more
than $4,000. They are: Milwaukee,
1900; Dane, 146; WinnebagO, 140;
Sheboygan, 100; Racine, 81; La Crosse
and Rock, Is each; Brown and Outa-
gamie, II each; Marathon, &c; ManitO-
woe. 81; Kenosha, so; Eau Claire, A;
Fond du Las, 40; Douglas, "a; Wauke-
sha, SO; Wood, %; Jefferson, %; Mari
nette, 10. Counties having five or
more persons earning $4,000 and ov-
er are Ashland, Barron, Calumet,
Chippewa Columbus, Dodge, Dunn,
Grant, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Lang
lade, Lincoln, Monroe, Oneida, Ozau-
kee, Portage, Prince, st. CroiX, Sank,
Vernon, Washington and Waupaca
Nick Anderson, 55 retired butcher
of Cambridge, committed suicide Sun
day by slashing his throat. The body
was found by members of the Ander-
son family when they returned from
church services at noon. Anderson is
believed to have been temporarily de-
ranged from business worries follow
inc the sale of his meat market some
months ago He had been acting pc
culiarly, according to neighbors, but
was not believed to have been in a
serious condition. A previous attempt
at suicide failed several months ago
when he shot at himself four times
but missed He is survived by his wife
and four children
Highways in Wisconsin in the flu
ture may be built out of auto reve-
nues. The Joint highway committee has
unanimously voted introduction of a
bill providing for a 2-cent gasoline
tax and a graduated license fee tax
on motor vehicles With the federal
aid allowed Wisconsin this bill will
raise $15,000,000 for highway cOnstruc-
ton Town roads will receive $25
mile and cities 500 to 5000 a mile, de-
pending on classification. Motor Ii
cense fees will remain as at present
and will bring $S.000,000 The gas tax
will produce $4,400.000.
Losing considerable money when
the Farmers State bank Of Sullivan
was robbed on May Q, 1921 Of $4,000,
Charles Humboldt of Sullivan has
filed suit i'm Jefferson county court to
recover. Humboldt cb0rEes the bank
did DGt take sufficient preCGufiOn