Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-30


George Bray of Cuba sustained a
broken leg when he jumped from a
truck
Six dead and four injured has been
the toll of this seasons deer hunting
in Wisconsin and Michigan.
officer Kantcheff assisted in a raid
at Darlington, in which VIM. Roach
a horseman, was arrested for having
rs gallons of liquor in his possession.
DR.. W. NJ Gratiot of Mineral Point
is home from a trip to California
While there he tooa the state exam
nation and has been granted a Ii
censes to practice medicine in the state
of California.
This week a six-inch layer of clay
will be put on the fill at Eagle Point
and this fill will be followed with a
layer of crushed stone. The riprap-
ping will be filled with bundles Of
crushed stone
Vacancies will occur soon in posi-
tions of postmaster at Shullsburg,
Argyle and Blanchardville civil
service examination for these posi-
tions will be held at Darlington Dec.
1C
Forced to remain open for two days
because of floating ice in the river,
the c. NJ & st. p. railroad bridge be-
tween Pra du Chen and McGregor
was finally closed FRAY and traffic
was resumed
Gus H. Pohle, Bagley farmer, has
made complaint to the State Railroad
Commission asking for an inspection
and possibly aid in a betterment of
the condition of the Bagley stock
yards" Such inspection will be made
Nov. 31st.
Ralph Bailey Yewdale 30, assistant
professor of history at the University
of Wisconsin, shot and killed himself
at the home of his parents in Mil
waukee Friday. Prof. Yewdale had
gone to Milwaukee to spend Thanks
giving. His relatives allege accident.
The Wisconsin woods were invaded
by the largest number of hunters this
year of any on record. In spite of the
increase of number of hunters,
increase in numbers of hunters, it was
said that fewer deer had been killed
than in any previous year.
AS the result of a controversy be-
tween the high schools of Dodgeville
and Darlington over football, the OAR
lington team has been ruled out of
the W. l. I. A. or Wisconsin Interscho-
lastic Athletic Association, for year
The ruling is final and covers all ath-
letics.
Both Iowa and Lafayette counties
voted down the proposition of coun-
ty agent. Lafayette county passed
the Office the previous year but the
appropriation covered only one year
inc Of ivy Inv I0
statute. It's temperance before the
board for further action brought it's
untimely death.
County Highway Commissioner
Mink of Grant county in his annual
report to the board shows that the
county trunk line mileage is now
1876 miles, patrolled by "a patrolmen,
and the county trunk line mileage is
$50 miles, patrolled by 33 men. A
total OF $780, 71.39 was expended for
construction work and SCI, 46859 was
expended for state trunk line main
tenance during the year 81 miles Of
roadway have been graded, Is of
which were covered with mine tail
ings.
The fish rescue service on the upper
river claims to have rescued a total
of 147 100000 of fry of all varieties,
ranging from two inch to eight inch
waters along the river. During the
high water of early spring and sum-
mer the channel fish seek the sloughs
to spawn, finding easy access. Later
the fry are retained by the drying up
of the connection between the big
river and the ponds and the small
fish inevitably perish The rescue
service takes every fish of food value,
whether it be of the game or rough
varieties. Several points in Craw-
ford county are headquarters for men
engaged in the work
Mrs. Mae Henderson, Collins, the
daughter of James Henderson, of
Platteville, was instantly killed last
Tuesday when struck by an auto
truck at Racine. In company with a
friend, Miss Nellie Dunphy, Mrs. Col
Inns was enroute from a streetcar to
her home, when struck. Miss Dun
ply was seriously hurt and taken to
hospital Mrs. Collins was born in
Platteville where she grew to woman
hood She graduated from the normal
and taupght school for a number of
years. The family mad planned to
spend the winter in Florida and were
prepared to leave when the tragedy
occurred. Mrs. Collins was 50 years
old.