Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-02-16
COUNTY AND
NEARBY ITEMS
General NelUs Notes of
Interest to Herald
Readers.

The structure will cost $15.O 900
The negress who allied Clarence
Alcock, formerly of Platteville, at
Sharon, Pa, several weeks ago, was
acquitted OH the grounds Of self de-
tense
The rail rate commission at it's
Wednesday hearing extended the
present electric rate in the Platteville
area until Feb. 18th with the under
standing that decision would be rem
dered at that time.
Emil Boeing of Richland Center is
defendant in a suit for damages
brought by the widow of Branson Van
Fleet, resident of Sparta. Mr.. Van
Fleet was killed in an automobile ac-
cident last summer in Richland Cen
ter.
William Pliner, Richland county
was so seriously injured while at work
in the timber that his left foot was
amputated at the ankle Joint. The
man lost much blood before the injury
WAS dressed and his recovery will be
slow
~Mr -. Joseph Eddy native of Grant
county, died at her home i'll Cuba City
on Feb. 5th. The deceased was born
in Paris in 1872 She was the daugh-
ter of David and Catherine Eddy,
pioneer couple of the township.
A large number Of families in the
Benton-New Diggings mining district
are feeling the stress Of hard times
caused by the closing of the mines In
the area, Unless ore prices raise and
the mines open it is thought much
suffering will ensue.
Twelve Darlington sports paid fines
of $40 each following a raid on a de
serted house on the outskirts of the
city. The chief of police suspected
that the place was a rendezvous for
gamblers and with a posse swooped
down on the place. A game was in
progress with a $40 pot on the table.
Miss Adelia Weidenfeller, Highland,
suffered severe burns about the face
and head last Wednesday morning
while starting a fire in the furnace.
Kerosene used to hurry the fire caused
a terrific explosion. The woman will
recover although her injuries are
serious.
Henry Short, an aged resident of
Richland center, went to California a
short time ago to spend his declining
days. After a stay of week he dis
idence in this state had created attach
ments not to be regarded lightly. Mr..
Short returned to his old home
Pilot Stewart, the bird-man forced
to the ground at Richland Center re-
Gently while enroute from Chicago ia
st. Paul with a package of mail, was
killed at st. Paul in a nose dive last
Wednesday when his machine went
bad at a height of 500 feet in making
a nose dive and dropped to the ground.
His mechanic was badly hurt but will
recover
The farm home Of William DoIan, a
farmer residing near Clyde, Iowa
county, was completely destroyed by
fire early last Tuesday morning The
blaze originated in the chimney. The
contents on the first floor were saved.
DR. d. B. Hamilton Of Dodgeville,
troubled with defective eye for years
due to an injury received in his boy
hood had the eye removed at a home
hospital last week. He is doing we'll.
Richard Yahnke, Richland county
farm laborer, saw great light and
thought he had solved all financial
perplexities. With the aid of pen, a
bottle of ink and plenty Of nerve. he
started on his career of high finance.
In a few days he forged checks up to
$500 but was caught at the First Ma
tiOnal i'll Richland Center after work
ing his dodge successfully twice in a
day. The man has a prison record
and will probably receive a long SEN
tence.
Chief of Police Root of Freeport has
a knotty problem to solve relative to
taking legal action against certain in
H. L, a.
tain brand of Wine of Pepsin" made
by a Chicago firm. The dose Of med
icine" is two dIQms daily and carries
25 yer cent Of alcohol. At several
places in Freeport the "wine"is be-
ing sold in pints at $3.50 per bottle
AT other places it goes over the bar at
Is cents for each shot in the arm
Chief Root states that the makers are
using a subterfuge to put out an in
toXicant and that the stuff makes its
deyOtees more crazy than drunk. The
chief finds that the dispensers claim
to be protected by a license but what
kind he has as yet been unable to
figure out He will turn the entire
case over to the federal authorities
Speaking of the gambling situation
in Shullsburg the Pick and Cad says
"a good deal Of comment is heard
relative to the way our present mayor
and council enforce the city ordi-
nances. Gambling and near gamb-
ling has run wild to a greater extent
than was ever known before in the
city Blackmail and thievery can bt
expected when the city government
is enforced at the present standard
of morals. This comment comes di
rectly from the Editor, and his NOR
ais are not so damn high but wha
he can overlook a good deal of sucl
work"
Pilot ]. F. Stewart and mechanic
Geo. Sampson, in charge of a govern
Minneapolis and Chicago, were killet
last Thursday. On Wednesday the,
had stonned at Rnscnhnl ON account O