Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-10

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Portage county farmers in great
numbers backed up their teams, turn
ed around and drove back home with
their loads Of potatoes when offered
Is cents a bushel at Stevens Point
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A hundred tons of hay and 1900
bushels of oats and barley went up
in smoke when the large barn of Chris
BrunkOW, a Lafayette county farmer
burned to the ground. The barn was
new.
Mrs. Louise Theirs of Milwaukee,
no celebrated her 1O3d birthday last
week, declares that men should knit to
keep them out of mischief Mrs
Theirs is the daughter of Revolu-
tionary soldier. She is an active Red
Cross worker.
PickpOckets reaped a harvest at the
Roosevelt mass meeting held at Ra-
cine, the police receiving reports from
seven men that they had been relieved
of $50 and a diamond ring valued at
$3.50. One man lost a pocketbook con-
tanning $3.50 and another had one con-
tanning $215 stolen.
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Following action by the Milwaukee
Milk association in raising the price of
milk 40 cents gallon the attorney
generals, office announced that an i'm
mediate investigation would take
place. Price boosting must stop and
dealers should take warning before
considering Increases" declared AS
sistant Walter Drew.
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A 600-acre swamp near West Bend
has been converted into highly pro-
ductive land through the efforts of
colony of thrifty LuXemburgOise. The
land was drained about a year ago at
the instance of the Luxemburgers and
this year immense crops of corn and
other grains and vegetables have been
grown. The drainage project cost
$4,000.
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Mrs. Emmeline Arnold of Sparta
celebrated her 102nd birthday August
Fl, in good health, but died on Sep
TENDER 22 Mrs. Arnold, whose maid
en- name was Thompson, came to Mon
roe county in 1855 from New York.
events in Spata. The old lady took
her last illness.
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A herd Of 100 of the best Holsteins in
Jefferson and Dodge counties has just
been collected for the United States
government, to be used as a herd on
Fort LeavenWOrth, in connection with
the government internment camp at
the prisoners vocational school. The
stock is all purebred Holstein and
price ranged from $275 to $1,000 per
animal.
w E. Wiedner of Stoughton, Lake
Kegonsa fisherman, hauled 100000
pounds of fish in one netting not long
ago. Most of the fish goes to eastern
markets. The agreement between Mr.
Wiedner and the state conservation
commission is that he is first to sup
ply what demand there is for carp
within the state, and the balance of
that he seines he is at liberty to ship
out.
That the conservation commission is
taking stern measures to reduce game
law violations is proven by the fact
that $3,305 in fines was imposed last
month for infractions of the game
statutes. John W. Wolff of Chicago
paid a fine of $50 and costs after he
had pleaded guilty at Rhinelander to
an attempt to get a resident hunting
license by swearing falsely Three
fish dynamiters at Baraboo paid 5000
and costs apiece.
Kenosha is proud of Charles j.
Schmidt, cigarmaker, who has cheered
four soldier sons off to war within
the last few months. Joe went with
Troop E, Ed with Company M, and
Fred and Walter both waived exemp-
ton and went to Battle Creek There
may be some German in me-" said Mr..
Schmidt after the last two had de-
parted, ''but believe me, there is a lot
more American. And if any German
runs up against our boys on the front
he is going to know that they are
Americans all the way through"
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A regiment fit to buck Carpathian
SHOWS, scale glistening Alpine heights
or speed over the ice of frozen Elan
ders is being whipped into shape at
Camp Grant. 1t is the 341st infantry,
COIHduu0u ny COl. y. y. OmlIu.
From northermost Wisconsin, the
counties Of Superior and Ma1lnette
chiefly, came the brawny lumberiacks,
log rollers, ship builders, railroad men
and lads Of other strenuous vocations
who largely compose the rank and file
of the 341st The organization is be-
ing trained by officers Of the regular
and reserve corps, and all are enthus-
iastic concerning the sturdy stuff as
signed them for making American sol
diers.
Winter sports-ice skating, hockey,
curling and ski jumping will, it is
promised, place the 341st in the rec
reation limelight as soon as cold wea-
Their sets in. In spite Of shivering fall
mornings, while reveille is sounding,
the men are looking impatiently for
ward to the time when Camp Grant
will be locked in the embrace Of ice
and snow. Then the skates, the curl
ing and hockey outfits and the ski
runners will bloom forth, scores of