Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-06


liked the next day for the Dakota
harvest fields.
Sheriff He'll of this county has been
unable to locate the men who stole
200 gallons of cream from the watts
of the Potosi creamery two weeks
ago. The Identity OF the persons TAX
ing the cheese from the North And
over factory is still a mystery.
FennimOre Couple Wed.
Walter Zifka and Miss Amy Helen
Marberger, both of Fennimore. were
married at Dubuque, Tuesday. July
Fl.
BOScObel Druggist Dies.
Harry McWilliams, a well known
Boscobel druggist, dropped dead in
his store early last Tuesday morning.
ReOrganize DOdgeyille Hospital.
The Dodgeville General hospital
will be reorganized and put upon a
sound basis if DR.. Joslin of New
York, will surrender his stock. Mon
ey will be raised to satisfy the claims
or the hospital will be bought in at
bankruptcy sale.
Drowned in PecatOnica.
VIM. SPEECH, Monroe, returned sol
der, drowned at Scissors Bill park
near Dill. The young man called for
help and sank. Fifty people saw the
tragedy but could lend no aid. The
body was taken out an hour later.
Platteville Farmers Barn Burns.
Ed. PaQuette, Platteville farmer,
had his barn struck by lightning on
Monday OF last week and the building
and three other structures burned
Paquette loses SO tons of hay, a gran
airy, barn and buggy shed. Insurance
carried was small.
Governor DisappOints Unwittingly.
Governor Philip was scheduled to
speak at Montfort on the field day
there week ago Friday but did not
appear. 1t later developed that the
governors advance agent had sent him
to Mt. Horeb where there was no cell
ebration of any kind. The governor
and the citizens of Montfort were
equally disappointed.
County Prisoners Break Parole.
Ed. Moran and Clyde Hutchcroft,
detailed on road construction work
in Ellenboro, wandered away altho
they were on parole as county pris-
oners. Hutchcroft was still at large
up to last Friday. Moran went to
AVoca Tuesday and was taken back
to Lancaster by his father Violation
of parole is serious offense.
Motor Back To "IOWay."
Guy Hamilton and Maude Wrestling
of Toledo, Ia, motOred to Lancaster
to wed last week but found that the
Wisconsin marriage law required five
days of waiting before a marriage
could be performed. The couple were
compelled to motor home and admit
a failure instead of surprising their
friends in the Hawkeye state.
Held Under $1,000 Bonds.
Elmer fainter of the town of Clay
ton, misrepresenting himself as an Of
ficer of the law, kidnapped 15-year
old girl and when taken into custody
by Sheriff Dilley and brought before
justice waived examination when
the complaint was read and was then
bound over to circuit court under
SIS, 900 bOnds-Prairie du Chen Cour-
ier.
Lightning Does Damage.
Barns on the farms of John Lee of
Edmund, and David Evans, Dodge
vile, we're struck by lightning on
Sunday Of last week Both men lost
their buildings with large quantities
of stored hay. John Nelson and Aug.
Harms, Iowa County farmers, lost
cattle by lightning. The bolts hit
wire fences and ran to where the cows
stood killing them.
Three PlatteVille Deaths.
Three deaths occurred in Platte
vile in the last ten days. Mary Eliz-
abeth Smith, five years, died on Sat
urday of throat affection. The little
girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
B. Smith, was i'll a week Mrs. Sarah
e. Stephens, Sc, died Thursday the
oath. Walter Todd, 81 years, died on
Monday of last week after an illness
of several weeks.
Dubuque Concern Pays Bonus.
The Brunswick Bake Collender
company of Dubuque has inaugurated
bonus system for faithful endeav-
or by its employees. The bonus is five
per cent monthly being from SIS to
SO for each employee. In addition to
this every employee satisfying the
qualifications will receive yearly
bonus of the same figure.
BOscObel Fair This Week.
There are seventy-five entries for
the races at the Boscobel fair held
Aug. 6, z and g. There are nine en-
tries for the 2:3O trOt on Thursday
and fifteen for the 2:3O pace. Twelve
horses will contend in the 2:17 trot,
the fast event Of the day, with a $400
purse at stake. On Friday seven hors-
es start in the 2:20 trot, IS in the PA
pace and 16 in the 2:24 pace.
DOdgevilfe DiscOurages Sunday Fu-
neralS.
Ministers of the Methodist, Luther
an, Presbyterian, Congregational and
Baptist churches at Dodgeville have
joined forces to end the Sunday flu
neral practice agreeing not to conduct
services on the Sabbath except in
cases of extreme necessity The un-
dertakers and liverymen of the city
concur with the pastors and agree
to charge double prices for funerals
held on Sunday.
Killed Attending Celebration.
Irvil Branson Van Fleet, 33 years,
Sugar Grove, was struck and fatally
injured by an automobile at Rich
land Center where with his wife Van
Fleet attended the celebration. The
mans spinal vertebrae were dislocat-
ed in several places and the spinal
cord twisted causing paralysis. He
lived for "a hours but was conscious