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Kusnik said he never bought li-- quor for himself, but took a drink from a friend occasionally. He said _he had a glass of beer and asmall _glass of moonshine Sunday after-- " noon, but was not affected by them The murderer refused to give any _specific reason for the slaying, but _kis testimony clearly indieated, ac-- cording to Assistant State's Attor-- _ ney Block, that he: had been ex-- Atremely jealous of his wife and blam-- ed her for his stay in the asylum, Lenox avenue, North Chicago to murder his wife. Jennie Kusnik, 40, Sunday night, was brought out at the coroner's inquest Monday af-- EEVENTY--SIXTH YEAR The inquest was held at the Wetzel and Peterson funeral home by Coro-- ner John L. Taylor. Kusnik was present under heavy guard and ad-- mitted firing three shots into his wife's body. The jury found that Mrs. Kusnik came to her death from "wuwmmqm.azau- Ber revolver in the hands of her huband with intent to commit mur-- iff's office to surrender. JMWWOIM of attempted murder and after the death of his wife another warrant was issued charging murder. He is being held in the courity jail without liefs that his wife had him "Tail« roaded" to the insane asylum over a year ago in order to get his pro-- pertv, caused Frank Kusnick, of 1019 Frank Kusnik of North.Chi-- ~ cago Admits Firing Three Shots Into Wife's B o d y After Heated Argument. ler The shooting took place around 8:45 o'clock Sunday night and Kus-- nik was arrested about half an hour later near the Oakwood cemetary in Waukegan. Policeman Edward Car-- roll of North Chicago made the ar-- rest and testified that Kasnik told der and recommended that he be held to the grand jury on a mur-- The Kusnik children, Frank," 20, Mary, 18, and Anthony, 15, were ealled to the stand by Assistant State's Attorney Sidney H. Block and told of domestic troubles in their home for the past year and a half They testified that on Sunday after-- mwmmm'fl. for wearing new stockings and being so well drssed, telling her she never dressed nicely for him. Attempted Killing. The children testified that a year mother and would have kifed her had they not grappled with him and eused his mother of being unfaithful him. Testimony showed he was sent to the Elgin asylum a year ago and discharged through efforts of his wife and taken home. Sees Killing. Mrs. Frances Artch, a neighbor of Kusnik's, testified that she was talking to Mrs. Kusnik in the lat-- ter's yard when the husband came out and fired three shots into her "I think you want me t~ tell the reason for the killing," answered Kusnik in reply to a question of the assisttant state's attorney. "You know what you do," declared Kusnik before firing, according to of Mrs. Artach. * h. While on the witness stand, Kus-- nik was calm and had no trouble in recalling dates which were referred to by Assistant State's Attorney's Block. He showed no remorse and part of the time wore a grin as he told of arguments between him and his wife. * 5 Attorney James G. Welch admit. ted Wednesday that he has been en. gaged to renresent -- Kusnik. Myr. Welch was hired Tuesday afternoon by a borther of Kusnik, who came here from Cleveland, O. "I have no statement to make at this time," replied Attorney Welch .""'lllhdo!phufa&lodo- "hMmyW" asked Mr. Block. _ _ _' --"I got some more to hmm""'m say it =ow," said Kusnik "Have you a reason?" asked Mr. Block. "I think vou got th '.""":"""o last year, in t':tlltn' to have County court m Ccase. Jealously, coupled with false be-- CAUSE GIVEN last year," said Kusnik. on his way to the sher-- got the reason in the have been referring want to receord in his _say, but it and 1 won't Ohe Lake Eomuinty Rentster °-- ," This yearly event of the farmers bf Lake County has been growing steadily since the first picnic was held and plans have been made this year to make it the biggest and best mnm,n.mm Congressman at large from Illinois. Mr. Rathbone is an orator of wide repute and to announce him as & speaker is always an assurance of an audience. There will be other speakers of note and a full program of entertaining features has been The -- annual m'dfln Lake &;o:nty mw will be held year on M" 25 at Ray WsmatAmnd On-- Friday evening, August 13 an old time dance is being given at Ray Brother's pavillion to help de-- fray the expenses of the picnie and this also promises something novel Farmers To Hold Picnic in the way of schedule this year and advance in-- formation promises a pienic that will be long remembered. There will be plenty of music with a band on the grounds all day and The sports will include ball games and horseshoe contests between the best pitchers in the county and it is probable that the county champ-- ionship will be decided at this meet. There will be races of every de-- scription and in addition there will be a number of aspirants who will at-mt:wn'thln'mddfld- en laurels from last years Amother interesting feature will be the exhibits by all of the ten poultry clubs of the county, com-- prising 175 young folks of both sexes. week when the officials of the com-- pany named in warrants took an appeal from the justice court of Hervey C. Coulson to the Cireuit The Third Lake pollution case, which has been the object of a strenuous fight by the Izaak Wal!-- ton Jeague and which has caused considerable interest in Lake coun-- ty, will be fought to a finish in a higher . court, it was imdicated this court. The appeal bond will put up next week. Justice Coulson Tuesday morning fined the officials of the Inderrie-- den Canning company, who were named in the warrant, $100 and costs. Attorney Buckley of Chi-- eago, their counsel, immediately For several months residents in the Third Lake region have been endeavoring to have the pollution eliminated. The matter -- was Maude Grace Halwerson of Lake county started suit Tuesday for di-- vorce against Fred Halverson, in the Circuit court in a bill filed by At-- torney V. S. Lumley of Woodstock. An injunction was granted restrain-- ing Halverson from interfering with the children, Ralpb, 10, and Ruth, 7 Cruelty and drunkeness is ians, who immediately had Deputy Game Warden Henry Kern issue warrants charging the company with committing a public nuisance. Attorney Minard Hulse, who rep-- resented the state, said that in case the company continues to vomit refuse ~from the factory to the lake, it will be rearrested. Walton Head Present. Kenneth L. Shiras of the nation-- brought to the attention of the Waukegan chapter of the Walton-- testified to finding the lake foul condition. taken out against the company," he said,. "We will give them a chance to repair conditions, but we certainly do not intend to al-- low them to pollute the lake," . Deputy Game Warden Henry ton league in Chicago, attended the trial Tuesday, and> stated that the Chicago office ~--was behind the TWO SUITS FOR DIVORCE FILED couple was married on October 16, 1916, at Mt. Carmel, North Dakota, and lived together until August 1, ho immediately had Deputy Wardnnnrytqnl-u ts charging the company ommitting a public nuisance. rmney Minard Hulse, who rep-- d the state, said that in he company continues to refuse ~from the factory to that he would appeal the of the has been fortu-- are on the and Entrige were driving at a fast elip when the collision occurred. Carlson is not expected. to live, Dr. Ross said Friday morning. He came to their rescue and took them to the emergency hospital operated by Dr. A. J. Ross of Wauconda in The impact caused both machines to leave the road and overturn,. A little boy riding in the machine having six oeccupants was hurled out on the cement, while the oth-- er occupants and the lone driver of the other car were pinned un-- derneath their machines. Autoists south of Wauconds. « Both machines, it is reported, were traveling at a fairly fast rate of speed through the rainy. and foggy weather when one of the cars skidded and hit the back end of the The others injured and the nature of their injuries follow: Mrs. Walsch, wife of J. A. VWalzch. Cut about the face, arm and hand; knee sprained. Chicago. Deep sealp cut. Adolph Judy, 12 years old, son of Mrs. H. Judy. Thrown out of the car and bit tongue badly. Suffered loss of much blood and his con-- dition is regarded as serious. Also had a knee sprained. f * Mrs. Emma Cody, 4923 Lerrit avenue, Chicago. Had hip hurt and sustained head cuts. Suffered great-- ly from the shock. Bridget Burbe, Chicago, maid for Mrs. Walsch. Face badly cut. Nose cntmtlulnu.Qbunydidlm her. Eighteen stitches taken in arm Mr. Walsch was notified of the accident by Dr. Ross and came out to Wauconda, together with rela-- tim,otthoothcl.tooktlmnb.ek to Chicago early Thursday morning-- The Carlson machine was com-- pletely demolished, while the back end of the car belonging to Walscb was badly damaged. wounds. ~P. M. Entridge, chauffeur. A sprained knee. 4 LAKE FOREST IN ANNUAL HOLIDAY Business activity in Lake Forest Wadnesday was 100 per cent absent. while the north shore townp follow-- ing 't annual custem, celebrated "Lake Forest day." groups. Although the festival was held under the auspices of the George Alexander McKinlock Jr. post of the Americar. Legicn, the soldiers' or-- ganization was represented hx parade,.only by a color guard. legionaires, under the direction of Commander Harry Brown, were hard at work preparing for the car-- nival, which followed the parade. The holiday was opened with a commun'ty parade, with gay--be-- decked floats representing business Featurcs of the aftenoon were a basebal!l game between Lake Forest and Fort Sheridan, races and sports for fatiers and mothers, as well as sons and daughters. In the evening the Lake Foresters danced at the West park, on the same platform graced gsome: time ago hy Crown Prince Gustavy Adolf Suffers Skull: Fracture E. P. Carlson, 4427 North Craw. rd avenue, Chicago, aloné in his schine and bound for Chicago, tims in Sensational Crash. Others Suffer Hurts , 726 Junior Terrace, wras notified of the Ross and came out ogether with rela-- »rs, took them back Thursday morning-- machine was com-- ed, while the back elonging to Walsch m Lake Forest day that C. 0. Carlson, local cloth-- Carlson is to be given possession of the building in three months. and Joseph Alkofer, proprietors of that concern. The consideration $23,000 it was stated. WThe local clothier does not in-- tend to move his store into his new-- Simaltaneously Mr. Wesikopf an-- nmn:'dMllrMM:fi}fl':- self have «isso partnership but that for the present business will be continued as usual under the pre-- sent name until suitable separate quarters have been secured. Mr. Local Merchant Purchases Milwaukee Avenue Property buil by: the Liberty-- v?llg'unqo"'?':dmedfle Co., and owned by Messrs. Merle Weikopf Weiskopf ani Alkofer purchased the building from Frank H. Just four years ago and have occupied the property since that time. The property is a two story brick build-- ly acquired building but will rent the location, he Has announced. TWO GIVEN ing, has a frontage of 25 feet on lflmmaflnhnfromn School east of the First Na-- tional Bank property. street, just west of Green Bay road, was »entenced to 60 days He was granted a stay until October 1, dueg to illness of his wife. . " Dr. B E. Lemery was called to the stamd Thursday anid testified that Mrs. Wynes recently underwent a serios operation and would be laid up 'for weeks. home is "here and there," limped in-- to Waukegan. Wednesday night with two male companions broke, hungry, anmd foot sore. The three were picked up an hour later in Washington Park on vagrancy and begging charges at the request of Chief of Police Isaac Lyon after the trio had knocked at his door and asked for # handout. Wyres was convicted last week of possessing liquor, when evidence showed that® a raid made on his place by Sherif Edwin Ahistrom had netted four pints of wine. Last Friday Judge Persons denied a mo-- tion tor a new trial. Miss Mary Polmateer, county pro-- bation officer, who investigated con-- ditio@ at the home, reported that Mrs. Wynes is in need of much care. Judge Persons pronounced sentence but said he would stay the mittimus until Oc.ober 1 = The two men gave the following names. Everett Bodah and Orvin Drunn, 17 years old, both of Clin-- tonville, Ill.,; Bodah admitted to Chief Lyon this morning that he had served a 10 months sentence in the reformatory at Green Bay. Wis., on a stabbing charge. + _ Lola, short and stout, with dark hair and eyes sat in police court Thursday morning seemingly un-- concerned about the whole affair, and read the comic sections of vari-- ous newspapers. a "Work ran out, so sent for my cousin, Everett Bedoh and with his friend, Drunn, we decided to hike to Milwaukee," jug and e pint of colored alcohol in a boat in the fish shanty on the premises of Fridel. j She is demented, police say. Lola said that until two days_"age she had been staying at a rooming house in Chicago and had worked in a res-- taurant somewhere on Milwaukee avenue, _ § "Oh my mother works here and there and I have no father * Miss --Mary Polmiteer, probation ". has been called in on the case and will have the girl removed to the County detention Fome. It is pro-- bable that she will be given a sanity Motion for a new trial in the Fide! case was denied Thursday. Ac-- cording to the evidence, Constablé When asked where her home was located she said THREE HIKERS TAKEN BY COPS The upper fisdor of the block is Lola Tate, 19 years old, whose LIBERTYVILLE, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1926 Published 'Twice Weekly 2e o ooe en t ---- |CHARGES FLY IN | ~ _ _ EDITOR TROUBLE - _ the Libertyville Club had its club rooms in that tion since its organization. Qnfi'thl::urehue of the building :,h&e te owners, the lower floor was the sitée of the Liberty Theatre which Supplied entertainment to the local theatre goers until the Au-- ditorium was started. on both floors chave been made by Weiskopf. and Alkofer and with the ideal location, the property is a good buy at the price by Mr. Carlson. The progress in business the two young electrical dealers have made since they started business about five years ago is remarkable It is re-- called that they opened a small shop in the Jochheim Building and because of their careful business methods the business grew rapidly until larger quarters were found necess-- The two departments of the con-- cernu.have been divided. Mr. Alk>-- fer will move the electrical supply business to another location as soon as possible. Mr. Weiskopf has tak-- en over the redio and battery de-- partment and will specialize in this Numerous improvements includ-- ing the installation of a system the 'm'wm';.mhopu upon to have the editor cinvicted on charges of and battery and disorderly conduct, Somerville stated that Hor-- an grew angry when he could not get the details of an automobile smashup in which an Antioch, baker forty witnesses to uphold his con-- tentions that Horan started the trouble. He says that the only reason he could not get warrants before the Antioch justices was because J. C. James is an uncle of Horan, and Justice Samuel Tarbell is a close friend of the editor. The warrants were procured before Justice Charles Keller of Lake Villa. # The hearing in the case "was to have been held Wednesday, but was postponed until next Wednesday at 1 p. m., in order to give more time for the investigation. SMALL CRAFT IN LONG TRIP The skipper of the craft plans to make his way through the Chi-- cago drainage canal, on through the Illinois--river (to the Mississippi river. Down the Mississippi to New When the Illinois courts was es-- tablished in 1914 it was a pioneer. Now, nemerous universities conduct these schools and many coaches op-- erate them as profitable side lines. The iIllinois course, however, is not a profit M'Wfiu for indi-- viduals, but instead a regular part of the summer corriculum for which students receive credit if desired. It was a matter of much gratification to Carl Lundgren, director, and his staff of instructors that the course had such a large and representative attendarce. With the conclusion of the sum-- mer course the athletic camp dis-- banded and the Illinois coaches scat-- téred for their vacations. from ILLINE CLOSES COACHINEG CLASS Waukegan harbor Tuesday night on its way to Jacksonville, Fla. It had a crew of three persons. , Urieans, across the Gulf of Mexico, around the keyes of Florida and up the Atlantic coast to Jacksonville. The trip will cover over 2000 miles URBANA, II1.,--The University of Illinc's summer course for ath-- letic coaches, which has closed, lived up to tradition by having the largest registration in the middle west and probably in the country for schools of this type. M»» than two hundred students representing 28 different states and one foreign country attended the Illinois course. Aithough this reg-- istration was rot as large as in for-- and when completed, will consum-- mate orie of the longest jaunts ever made by a craft of its size. mer years, this was not surprising in . visw of the numerous summer courses which have sprung ap all over he United States. "Sea Hawk," a 32--foot cruiser Duluth, Minn., motored into a Ay q PADDOCK T0 TAKE PLACE Ray Paddock of Wauconda chairman of the board of supervisors, was named Monday by Probate Judge of the estate of John S. Gridley, former Libertyville banker, who is in a sanitarium and is being sought by the Florida authorities as a fugi-- tive from justice: 5 Mr. Paddock said Tuesday® that he would accept the appointment and would probably file his bond, which was fixed by the court at $30,000, Mr. Paddock will succeed G. Car-- roll Gridley of Libertyville, a bro-- ther of John and conservator of the estate since June 2, 1925. Carroll Gridley tendered his resignation as conservator two weeks after action had been started to have him re-- A petition asking his removal has been filed in Probate court by As-- sistant State's Attorney Sidney H. Block in behalf of Mrs. Helen M. Gridley, wife of John Gridley. The petitin churged that the conserva-- tor was unsuitable. © At the time Carroll Gridley re-- signed a+ conservator he filed the in-- ventory in the estate, but Attorney Block orjected on the grounds that it was'far from complete. A new :flMMtwmfihdlu- bursements amounted to $13,186.42, leaving 1 balance of $1,890.94. ' Further contest of the report of G. Carroll Gridley as conservator of the estate is to be waged in court it NMMygAd:: % i cruime! Ts Sfrs. "Helr M , wifte: of John Gridley. The report, as filed, Attorney Block claims is not complete. He says that asscts of the estate are being concealed, and that he will file a petition to that effect. ° August 2, 1926, and that the dis-- Arriving at the freight station Bill breathlessly explained that he was about to capture a bandit from Silver Lake who had stolen $60, and was due in Antioch shortly. Upon investigation, it was found that the freight was not going to stop at Antioch, so deputy and newspaper man jumped on it and headed for Lake Villa. The hearing on the report and ac-- count was scheduled for Thursday afternoon, but Mr. Block --said he would ask a continuance in order to get the evidence in shape to substi-- nate his charges. It was indicated that Judge Martin C. Decker would grant a continuance for a week. They search the train at that point and arrested a man answering the description of=~the robber. He was taken to Antioch and jailed until the arrival of the lady from Silver Lake who had lost her pocket book. She scanned the prisoner closely and fin-- ally stated that he wa's not the right The report of Carroll Gridley states that the estate consists of various tracts of real estate in Floriia and property in Livberty-- yille, hela jointly with his wife. He claims that there are heavy incum-- brancses on the real estate. "Gosh,» what a lot of excitement for $60,"" Bill Rosing gasped, as he returned his ponderous gat to its bholster. * The conservator says he paid his broth t's wife $1800 in August of 1925 an! has been paying her $300 a mo.ith since. At 10;45 o'clock Wednesday night the town of Antioch received a scare, in person of Deputy Sherif "Bill" Rosing who dashed madly down the main street at that late hour, way-- ing his revolver and: leading every one in the vicinity to believe that the bank was being robbed. Bill rushed past the office of John Horan, editor of the Antioch News with the cry of "Come on," and John who is always.ready for some excit-- ing news, followed in Bill's wake, flourishing a paper knife. "A lot of darn good exercise," quoth Editor Horan, as he replaced his vicious looking paper knife upon the desk, * The petition asking the removal of Carroll Gridley charged that he knew the whereabouts of his ward but refused to deliver him up to Jjustice. ---- * o The sew turn of affairs may re-- sult in John Gridley being given to autho~ities who are seeking him. ROBBER SCARE . PROVES AZ7LF rairman of County Board Accepts . Appointment To Handle : Affairs In Long Contested Estate. § The account shows that $14,427.36 The entry of the cargo was said to se boldest in years. No ef-- fort it is being made by the rters, police were told. It is not camouflaged as a shipment of automobile tires, brooms, prunes, navy beans or any of the other de plumes known to the police. _ _ that a carload of Seotch would ar-- rive in Libertyville on August 16th, Monday. me Instead, it comes in trinumphantly in the most luxuriously equipped pullman car in the country. Police, learning that it has been shipped from St. Petersburg, Fla., got in telegraphic communication with au-- thorities there in regard to the ship-- ment was entirely within the law in spite of the Eighteenth amend-- It finally dieveloped that the car-- load of Scotch was really Roy. D. Smith's 'Royal Scotch Highlanders' Band after which order was restored at police headquarters. The Highlanders open an after-- noon and evening engagement here on Monday, August 16th, under the auspicies of The American Legion. Police after looking the shipment over said it resembled the réal stuff in more respects than just name. They found assorted sizes ranging from Roy Smith, the leader, who is a-- full--sized quart, down to Bobbie Brollier, Sceotch Tenor, The police separtment was in an uproar early today when it was FRED KIRSCHNER This Scotch Not Barred bate. All property was lefi to his widow, Jessie E. Higgins. Letters testimony were issued to her and the bond set at $500. Proof of heir-- ship was taken. | Estate Expected To Be About $3,000; Other Probate Mat-- ters Are Heard. Letters of administration in the estate of Charles W. Pettis, a form-- er supervisor, Deerfleld were issued to Robert E. Pettis, son. His bond was set at $1000. Prof of heirship was taken. ' ; gan, were issued to Cyrus Wright, husband. His bond was set at $200. Proof of heirship was taken. The will of John H. Maynard, Waukegan was admitted to probate All property was léeft to his widow, Emma E. Maynard. Letters testi-- mony were issued to her and the bond set at $200. Proof of heirship was taken and imventory was ap-- proved. _ * The final .report was approved in the estate of mMarie Welk Bahn-- sn, Highland Park, and the estate closed. Letters of administration in the estate of Cozie E. Wright Wauke-- Letters of guardianship in the estate of Mary Murawski. a minor 17 years old, North Chicago, were issued to Postmaster Poseph L Przyborski. His bond was set at $100. John Kawokaski of North Chic-- ago had asked to be appointed In the estate of Howard Petersen minor, Waukegan. the decree for sale of real estate was entered. --The inventory and appraisement bill in the estate of Hannah F. Nor-- ton, Waukegan, were approved. Hearing on probate of the will of Mary Wagstaff, Lake Forest, was continued to August 9. Hearing on probate of the will of James V. Fisher, Waukegan, was eontinued to August 30. Hearing on probate of the will of John McElroy, Waukegan, was continued to August 5. Burridge, Libertyville, 'letters of ad-- ministration were issued to Prudence Burridge. The bond was set at $2200. Proof of heirship was" taken and the inventory approved. Letters of guardianship in the es-- tate of Eugene Schad, minor, Wau-- kegan, were issued to John L. Schad father. The bond was set at $8,000 The estate consists of a bequest of $4,000 under the will of Julius Schad, uncle. -- J. M. Appel, president of the High land Park State bank of Highland Park, has been appointed vice--presid-- ent of the administrative sommittee of the Illinois Bankers' association. Letters of administration in the estate of Minnic P. Thomas, Mil-- waukee, were issued to Peter W. Newhouse, public -- administrator. Proof of heirship was taken. * HIGHLAND PARK MAN APPOINTED The will of Robert E. Higgins, In the estate of Urban Francis $2.00 PER YEAL IN ADVANCE FALLS NTO nue, North Chicago, met a tragic death Monday afternoon at 4. o'clock when he fell through the rotten boards covering an unused cistern in back of the Anthony Hart Home on Elizabeth street, North Chicago, and youthful ward of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hart of 1812 Greenfield ave-- Twenty minutes after the lad was last seen playing about the Anthony Hart home, he was found at the bot-- tom of the cistern by his cousin, Patrick Hart, who brought the lad to the surface with the ard of a rake Eight--Year--Old Ward of Mr. He worked over the body for fif-- teen minutes unitil the arrival of Dr. J. L. Miller, who supphéed artificial respiration for another half hour with no success. A lung motor was rushed from the Chicago Hardware Foundry, but did no good, as the boy had been dead some time. ' The drowned lad was a nephew of Mr. and Mrs, Michael Hart, hav-- ing been given into their care by the boy's father, Patrick Brogan, after the lad's mother had died. William has lived with the Harts for nearly all of his life. He and Mrs. Hart were paying the Anthony Harts a visit at the time.of the tragedy and yard, while his aunt visited with her-- the 12--foot cistern on the first at-- tempt. went immediately for a rake and brought the body to the surface of with one foot only a week ago and Anthony Hart and his nephew, Mickey, examined the cistern Sun-- day night with intentions of repair-- ing it. Mickey stated Tuesday that he, himself, had trampied over the entire area the day before that and himself, had trampled over the en-- tire area the day before that and it held him up. It is believed that the little boy stepped on the spot where Mrs. Hart had broken tnrough. Went Down Unseen The strangeness of the entire af-- fair was the fact that no one saw the boy break through or heard the cracking of the boards as they col-- lapsed. The cistern was just around the corner of the house from where the two Mrs. Harts were chatting. Ir is believed that little Billy ran Officials of the North Shore line and representatives of the«union of more than 1,200 employes of the company met Monday night at the offices at Bernard J.yFal'on, operat-- ing vice--president of the road, in Chicago. "We further find that the cistern is a grave menace to human life in its present condition and recom-- mend that the board of health of North Chicago have it filled up at "We, themjury, further find that t'lneoveringofthehs'ncmm ed of boards that become bad-- ;ndnv'e"y,ktfinxthedmnd COMPROMISE IN wWAGES SOUGHT:® into the water. was held Tuesday was: "William Brogan came to death by --falling into an old tern at the rear of the prop of 1914 Elizabeth street, N As a result of the meeting, it was stated that a settlement in the wage situation was near at hand. | ed as one of the Michael Hart fam-- ily. He was taken by Mrs. Hart vhen he was 5 weeks old and has been with her ever since. The employes are now getting & maximum of 76 cents an hour and are seeking a raise of 6 cents an bour. The company proposed a eut of 3 cents an hour, but is willing to sign a new contract at the present -- The whole family are completely broken up over the sad gffair, as the little lad has always been treat-- rate. Local employes of the com-- pany,wil. be affected by the result. Na&mm-lfnmn In Well Notice Broken Boards Mrs. Anthony Hart had broken The verdict at the inquest which a#