Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-16
COUNTY AND NEARBY.

Arrangements have been made to
place some tame deer in the state
park at Bagley.
Rev. FIR. Morris of Kendalltown,
sailed for Ireland on July 10th to Wis
1t his aged father
Roy Taylor of Platteville, has been
appointed manager for the Minneap-
Oils Milling company.
Sp1ckard's store, Richland Center,
was Quilted by fire one afternoon last
week. The loss is $1,000.
Pat. Reardon of Dodgeville, fell
from load of hay on the Frank Cut
Ter farm and sprained his back and
lost the use of his arms.
VIM. M. Jones, Dodgeville, heard a
man in his house during the night.
Jones found the stranger there and
kicked him so hard that he broke a
bone in his foot.
Fennimore will be city after Aug.
18th when special city election will
be held. The village has a popula-
ton exceeding 1900 and becomes a
city Of the fourth class.
Grant Dillon and son Carl, Rich
land Center, were hurt when 2x4
gave away on a house they were
smuggling. The men were thrown to
the ground distance of "a feet.
Mrs. Levi Pollard of Dodgeville. is
the first woman in this part of the
state to enjoy a ride in an airplane
She made the ascent at Linden on
the Fourth. The fight lasted 25 min
utes.
Richland Center will be bedecked
for a Welcome Home celebration on
July 10Th. The county board approp-
rated $4,000 for the purpose and the
citizens will do what ever else is
necessary.
Harry Curwin, who has been en-
ployed by the government as civil
service engineer and has been in
France the past two years, has return
ed to his home in Shullsburg bring
Ing with him a French bride
The Fennimore Telephone company
mas been granted rate increase to
take effect at once. The new gross
rate will be So for business one
party and $1.75 for a residence one
party. The rural rate will be $500
per year.
Roy Mclaughlin, once reported
dead in France, has returned to his
home in Boscobel Mclaughlin could
not enlist in the American army be-
ing too old so he joined the Canadian
forces. He was in a machine gun
squad and entered many engagements
being gassed once.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Temperly of Ha-
eel Green, received notice from the
war department that their son Clyde
had been placed on the list of "killed
In action" During the past year he
hal beer classed as missing in ac-
tion, but no trace of him has been
found, neither by the war depart
ment nor the Red Cross.
An airplane enroute from Water
town to Linden went to grief near its
starting place. The flyers began well
but were forced to land and the men
Lieut.. Connolly and Capt Dickinson
were picked up unconscious. Connel-
4y sustained three breaks in his Jaw
and other bruises. Dickinson had
his knee broken and hip dislocated
The men were taken to the WATERFOWL
hospital.
The we'll known hostelry, The
Pfiester hotel at Muscoda, has chang
ed both hands and name. Nels Will
son, former Richland county farm
er, is the new owner and the hotel
will hereafter be known as the Will
son House. George Pfiester, the for
mer owner, will engage in farming
on the farm previously owned and
operated by Mr.. Wilson
Little Ada Lynn, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Thos. Lynn, living at Ar
gyle, was playing in the barn last
Saturday while her father was feed
ing the stock. He had just fed the
horses and she climbed up and
caught hold of the feed box with both
hands when the animal bit off the
ends of four fingers, two on each
hand. In dressing the wounds the
bone of one finger had to be removed
to the first joint.
Richland Center, reputed to be the
leader of community work in Wiscon-
sin, plans constructive program OF
betterment along public health, rural
delinquency, juvenile courts, feeble
mindedness, good roads, and recrea-
ton lines. Various phases were dis
cussed during a series of lectures de-
livered by university representatives
Among other things is a recreational
program of three years duration. The
city has an organized choral society
and recently voted $1,000 to assist a
city and boy band of 60 pieces.
Wales Last Wolf.