Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-03-10
Nearby Notes

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Richland Center Masonic or
der is going right ahead with its
plans for a new temple building to
be erected in that city this summer
The structure will be located Oppo-
site the municipal building. It will
be three stories high of white stone
and red brick. The. first floor will be
fitted for bowling alleys, shower baths,
ETC.. with boiler room and heating
plant in the rear. The main floor will
have dining room, kitchen and club
rooms and on the floor above will be
located the lodge room, waiting or
lounging rooms, examination rooms,
stage, choir loft, lockers, etc, consti-
tuting an ideal home for blue lodge,
chapter, commandery and Eastern
Star adjunct. The financial scheme
proposes a bonded Indebtedness, bas-
ed upon the annual receipts from a
large membership, and already more
than half Of the amount of bonds ne
cessary have been spoken for. The
cost will be around $4,000.
Wencel Prochaska of Castle Rock
on whose farm the famous big rock
after which the township of Castle
Rock was named, attempted suicide
last Wednesday morning by hanging
himself in the barn. He was found
by one Of his sons, who Immediately
cut the rope, but life was not extinct.
Dr. Ketterer was called and for a
time it was feared his neck was
broken, but he was able to be around
the next day. On Monday morning,
before the family arose, he attempted
to kill his wife by strangling her but
the help Of the children saved her
life Mr. Prochaska has been III very
poor health for some time and has
become mentally unbalanced. He was
taken away for treatment Monday
Fennimore Times.
E. G. Hesse, the Galena fur buyer
ran across a freak skunk the other
day in southern Wisconsin which he
purchased 1t is brown and had two
white stripes running from the head
on to the shoulders In his thirty
years experience buying furs in this
part of the country, this is the first
brown skunk hide he ever saw The
fur is a very rich brown and seems
softer and finer than that of the or
binary black or white animals of this
species. Mr. Hesse has shown the
pelt to a number of farmers and 9TH
ers who declare they never saw one
like it.
j. B. Mccoy of Minneapolis, a for
mer resident of Platteville, died Feb.
%. Mr.. Mccoy was born in Peoria
in 1889 and came to Platteville in
1858. He was sheriff of Grant county
in 1875 and served two terms in the
state legislature. From 1888 to 1916
he was in the U. S. internal revenue
service at Minneapolis He is sur
vived by two sons, Clay and Lloyd.
The Streckfus line of steamers will
launch a new vessel, the Capitol" on
the river this summer. The new boat
is stern-wheeler excursion type
| with a speed of miles per hour up-
stream and II down. There will be
five passenger decks 1t will have
40 water-taught compartments. The
lighting effects on the new boat are
particularly fine of the indirect rain
bow type The searchlight will be
10000 candle power. Another feature
will be an enormous dancing floor.
, The boat will carry $500 passengers.
Otis Sprague of Millville lost a val
liable COW in an unusual manner. The
COW took sick and was treated by a
veterinary who expressed himself as
baffled by the case. Upon its death
a post-mortem examination disclosed
that the animal had swallowed a six
penny nail. The nail pierced the
stomach wall and entered the lung
cavity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Willard of Ar
thur were surprised on their 25th
wedding anniversary when neighbors
to the number Of fifty called at their
home. Mr.. and Mrs Willard received
numerous gifts of silver.
Miss Margaret BOwden of Mont
fort and Chas. Ware Of Boscobel were
married at Madison. They will re-
side at Milwaukee until Mr. Ware
quette college.
Joe Mailat Of Homer attempted to
oil an engine used to grind feed NAL
lat's clothing caught throwing him
violently to the ground He was un-
conscious for some time
Seventy friends called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Nohns on their 25th
wedding day week ago. They left
a number of handsome gifts.
Frank Kovars, Homer. was injured
saving wood on the Muley Bros.
farm. The saw split the forefinger and
thumb on his left hand.
Purl Dietzman of Plattcville has
been denying a story that affirmed
that Dietzman had dropped deed