Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-10-19

Muscoda is making plans to con-
vert the village park into on ice skat
ing rink for the winter.
Charles Harris, Georgetown, died
Wednesday nbrn1ng after years
illness. A wife and daughter sur
vive.
Clyde Barham, Prairie du Chen,
has been held for trial in the circuit
court on a statutory charge.
Floyd Perkins, arrested in Richland
county for having moonshine in his
car, was fined $3.50 by the Richland
county court last week His car was
confiscated by the sheriff and sold
The Chas Smethurst barn on
Shanghai ridge, Crawford county,
burned to the ground Thursday Of
last week from fire of unknown
origin. The loss included all the sea-
sons crops.
The old Enterprise Mine in the city
of Platteville is caving in. Last week
the old first workings fe1 in. On
one side Of the gap ledge of lead
appeared and the property owner is
going to see where it will lead.
/ Albert Kopet, "a, Steuben, died at
| the Crawford county farm of moon
shine peddled to him by unknown
/ parties. The old man was a chronic
drunkard and haG previously lost
! several fingers from freezing while
! drunk.
Marion Hodgsor, farmer living west
of Platteville, had 81 sheep killed by
days, Friday night a week ago. A
| few weeks ago he lost Is head in the
same manner. Gut of his original
| flock Of 80 Hodgson has less than 30
sheep left.
/ Fred MOmmsen, pioneer resident Of
Woodman, died there, Oct 6, aged &c
years. He was native of Germany
who came to America in 1883 and
worked for the Northwestern road be-
| tween Woodman and Werley eyer
since. Mommsen was a veteran OF
! the 1870 Franco-PrusSian war.
Frank Ludvick and R. c. Voth Of
/ Prairie du Chen, have been held to
/ the circuit court on a charge of cash
! ing a check for $62 after they had
/ previously reported that the check
issued by Paul LaMere had been lost.
i They received new check, cashed
it and later cashed the old check, so
the state alleges.
Rev. VIM r. Irish died at his home
in Baraboo last week, aged so years.
This grand, old patriarch had been an
/ earnest worker in the Methodist
church three score years and was
an active member of the West Wis
consin conference for SO years. Fun
eral and interment took place at
BaraboO Saturday
A large consignment of steers be-
ing driven to market at MuscOda ran
amuck and charged the tennis courts
at the local school. Creating panic
there the steers then put to rOut
road crew and a number of horses,
the horses running away. The steers
were finally rounded up by the fire
department turning the city hose on
them. Their enthusiasm quenched,
/ they were gathered up and put in a
stock car.
Several cases of diphtheria have de
veloped III the city during the past
week and a few cases of scarlet fever
are reported. Throat tests were
made at the west side school last
week and found two among the pupils.
These two children were placed under
quarantine by the health officer Mon
! day. Further tests will be made at
! the west side school and if possible
all school children in the city will be
examined in an effort to stamp out
the disease The diphtheria epidemic
! is general throughout the state
Richland Center Republican Observer.
The state supreme court has denied
! the appeal of the Muscoda Mfg. Co.,
in it's suit against the city of BOscO-
bel. In December 1919 the concern
bought boilers and equipment from
the old Boscobel municipal light
plant, paying 5000 down, with $1,000
to be paid on removal. 1t was agreed
to allow the machinery to remain in
the old building until spring In
March 1920 the building and equip
ment burned. The company then re-
fused to pay the balance due and
asked for the return of the down
payment No insurance was carried
the city having allowed it's policy to
relapse when the sale was made. The
supreme court held that title to the
property passed when the sale was
made and loss must fall on the owner
at the time of the fire. Attorney
Milton Orchard of Lancaster and c.
F. Whiffen Of Sheboygan appeared for
BOScObel.