Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-23
NEWS FROM
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
Items of Topical
Interest By Mail
and Telegraph.

The pastors of Merrill have signed
a resolution endorsing the stand or
Mayor Whitman who recently ordered
all slot machines removed from busl-
ness places.
Peter Kesler, Monroe, died on the
train while going from Monroe 10
GAINESVILLE to consult a physician,
Monday. Passengers noted he was Ill
and tried to make him comfortable
but he died before he reached Brod-
head
Frank Tylius of Kenosha pleaded
guilty to a charge of unlawful pos
session and transportation of liquor
and was fined $500. Tylius was ar
rested in house and wounded In the
shoulder when he attempted to es-
cape.
A large barn on the William Sawle
farm near Arena burned to the ground
Wednesday afternoon with loss OF
$4,000 Several head of cattle,
drove of swine and Mrs. SaWle's entire
feed supply for the winter were des-
troyed.
In an opinion to Elmer S. Hall, the
conservation commissioner, the attor-
general has held that the construc-
ton of wing dams into open water
does not change the character OF SUCH
water but that it is violation OF the
law to shoot at game birds from such
a dam.
Campaigns against slot machines
are under way in all sections of the
state. The latest one to start is in
Pierce county where District Attorney
Waller has solicited an opinion from
the attorney general on whether or
not a machine that returns minis and
chips is a gambling device.
After taking a bath and dressing in
her best garments, Mrs. Guy Stillwell,
35, Rice Lake matron, poured carbollc
acid in a cup and drank it. She tel
ephoned a relative stating what she
had done before she died. Aid came
too late to save her. Grief over the
death of child caused the act.
DR.. F. N. Sauer, proprietor of the
Roosevelt hospital at Milwaukee was
sentenced to 10 months in federal
penitentiary by Judge Geiger Sauer
was convicted of conspiracy in hand
ling liquor permits. Arthur Steele,
who disposed of the whisky obtained
with the permits, was fined $5OO.
Kenosha police are loking for tall
man. aged 35, weight $50 pounds ana
wearing a SLOUGH hat. He is thought
to have assaulted Blaz Huecko using
a knife, and welding a club on Carl
Gisem Neither of the men could as
sign reasons for the attack which TOOK
place when they were enroute nome
from work.
BURGLARS who broke into the house
of Anton Rolke, Mazomanle farmer
took money and papers worth more
than two thousand dollars. The far-
mer was absent from home on Sunday
when the thefts occurred. Among the
loot is a check for $1,000, 500 in oil
stock. deeds to the farm and other
valuable papers.
eugene Donath, Milwaukee, and his
4-months-old son were killed and ms
wife. Mabel, perhaps fatally injured
when the automobile in which they
were riding was struck by Milwau-
kee road train at Beloit crossing last
Thursday night. The trio was driving
+o Be1oit to spend the weekend with
Mrs. Donath's parents. Snow is be-
Heyed to have prevented Donath from
seeing the train.
RelOit police are looking for men,
hers of a white robed gang who came
to the home of Charles Mayo, negro,
and after lighting fiery cross, forced
their way into the house and threaten
ed Mrs. Mayo The visit is believed
to have been the outgrowth of quar-
rel between Elizabeth Mayo and
white girl. The spokesman for the
hooded visitors told the woman that
something would be done if her child
rem engaged in any more fights and
that this was "a last warning"
Floyd NJ. Menke, 10, Ripon high
school boy, is in Jail charged with
forging check for $2150 which he
gave to merchant. In Menke's peck
ct were letters signed wife" and
Hazel" The contents of the letters
make the police believe Menke has
been keeping company with Hazel
Teske, pretty Marshfield schoolgirl,
who was arrested recently for send
ing threatening letters to Marshtield
men in which she demanded $500.
The girl admitted her guilt, saying she
wanted the money to help her father
who had gone broke" helping her
through college.