Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-21
NEWS FROM
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
Items of Topical
Interest By Mail
and Telegraph.

Dragging a loaded gun over the
edge of boat with the muzzle toward
him. Henry Olson, II, Ashland, had
his left arm practically shot off when
the Gun was discharged. The arm had
to be amputated just below the shout
der.
Drowned Monday afternoon while on
his honeymoon, the body of CALVIN
Rurghalter, %, of Kenilworth, was re-
covered next day at Wausaukee, Wis.
Rurghalter was married last Satur-
dav and the couple left Immediately
for Wausaukee on a wedding trip.
Willard Lowell Bitner, year old
son of Mrs. George Bitter OF Slough
ton. was struck by an automobile and
instantly killed while at play in front
of his home. Edward Drotning, high
school senior, driving the car, rushed
the lad to the hospital, but he died
enroute.
Fines totaling $1,27O have been
turned over by the county court to
the city of Hurley for August and
September and the first IL days of
October. During that period 106 per-
sons were fined for being drunk, five
for other liquor law violations and
three for driving automobiles while
intoxicated.
Disregarding two envelopes he found
in the safe strong box, one of which
contained several hundred dollars in
cash and a second which contained
diamond rings valued at several thous-
and dollars, youthful bandit who en-
tered the Superior Commission Co.
building Sunday night was making
ready to leave with two hams when
he was discovered.
Love is no respecter of ages and
Cupid's darts can pierce wherever
they are aimed. Gordon A. Darling,
Bear Creek, youth of 25, and Mrs.
c.. S. Smith, Manawa, matron of hos
pital at that place for several years,
who is 81, were married at Waupaca.
The bride has been married twice be-
fore and is great-grandmoth Her
second husband died about year ago
at the age of 70.
A burglar who entered the home of
Adam r. Boyer, Stevens Point under
taker, was put to flight by 90-year-
old woman, Mrs. B. Griffith, who lives
with the Boyers and who had retired
for the evening. Mrs. Griffith's pres
ence was unknown to the marauder
until he opened her bedroom door in
the course of his prowling about the
house, and turned a fashlight in her
face. Other members of the family
were away at the time.
While county authorities were con-
Quoting an inquest over the bodies OF
James Sears, "a, and Madalynne Lat
inner 10, slain on lonely road six
miles north of Kenosha every avail
able policeman, detective and member
of the sheriff's force was searching
for the slayer. Authorities have infOr
nation that the love affair of Miss
Latimer and Sears had been stormy
one and say there is every indication
the pair was slain by either jealous
man or woman.
University of Wisconsin circles were
stirred at Madison Monday when J.
B. Swanson, IS, freshman from Chi
CagO, appeared in superior court be-
fore Judge o. A. Stolen to answer to
four charges of law violation. Swan
son, Sheriff ]. j. Daggett testified, was
arrested on the highway near the
Dane county fair grounds Sunday
night for speeding. An investigation
disclosed that he had six pints of gin,
one pint of whiskey and another bot
tie partially filled with whiskey in his
automobile.
An entire family of bootleggers was
either sent to the house of correction
or fined last week in superior court
when Natalie and Casper Troia and
their wives of Madison, appeared to
be punished for their sale of liquor
and maintaining public nuisances. Ma
talie was sentenced to a total of 120
days in the house of correction and
fined a total of $500 or an additional
go days in Jail. Casper, his brother,
received 60 days at Milwaukee and
5000 or an additional 80 days. Each
of their wives got 500 fine or 80
days in jail.
Judge e. r. Burgess in municipal
court at Racine has sentenced many
men to serve terms in the house of
correction for driving automobiles
while intoxicated, but it was not I'M
til Monday that a school teacher APP
peared before the court and pleaded
guilty to the charge of driving while
intoxicated. The defendant was VIM.
j. Hill, who declared he is a teacher
in the Kenosha vocational school. Hill
was sentenced to three months in the
mouse OF COfrecJl0n at milwaukee ana
fined 500 and ordered not to drive an
automobile for six months The court
in paroling Hill from serving the sem
tence, said it did so because of the
wife and infant child of the defen-
dant
Nine carloads Of purebred Holsteins,
reputed to be one of the best herds in
the nation, totaling SO head, were
shipped from Surgeon Bay to Fond
du Lac last week where they will be
sold at auction Oct 20 and 81 The
herd, which numbered several state
and national champion production
holders, is from the large Murphy
farms at Horseshoe bay, the holdings
Of which total nearly 1000 acres.
For the first time in Wisconsin his
tory, records indicate, the state has
been made beneficiary in the will of
one of its citizens. Henry Saylor,
ManitowOc, provided in his will for
the payment of $50 from his estate to
the state. The money was placed in
the common school fund.