Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-07-27

Sheriff Herold of Crawford county
captured the three boys who ditched
the new car on the roads of that
county last week. The boys gave
their names as Claude and Leslie
Bagg and Eugene Ashley, all of Kali
amazoo, Mich. An official came from
the Michigan town and tok the young
culprits and the new car, an Odds
mobile run less than a thousand
miles, back with him.
James Higgins, Dubuque boy who
enlisted in motor transport COM
pany, was burned to death at Coblenz,
Germany, beneath an overturned
truck When the spill started Higgins
gave warning to a number of men in
the truck, enabling all of them to
escape He was caught under the
machine and fatally burned when the
engine backfired, setting fire to the
gasoline.
$4,000 from the Golfers of the state
| highway commission will be used to
extend and improve the paving on the
main street at Boscobel. Work will
start right after fair time. A call
from the mayor, doc Hurd, and few
citizens brought excellent results
| from the officials at Madison. The
street is on a state trunk line.
Frank Braudt ST. and Vile of Mt
Hope, celebrated their fiftieth wedding
day on July II, with a big party to-
which all their descendants and kins-
men were invited. Mr.. and Mrs. Braudt
have seven children and % grandchil-
dren; all of whom are alive and all
OF whom were present at the golden
wedding.
The city council of Mineral Point
voted Wednesday evening to purchase
the Kislingbury property on Hoard
street for the purpose of securing a
lake for the city. The property pur-
chased includes about eight acres of
land and it is contemplated to have a
water surface covering at least three
acres.
Five boys, all under Is years, mem
bers Of the Leonard Schroeder class
of swimmers, swan the Mississippi
Sunday from the high bridge on the
Wisconsin shore to the bathing beach
on the Iowa side. The boys names
are: M. Frohs, w. Frohs, D. George,
H. Dell and j. Whalen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Willis of
Koshkonog, Missouri who have been
visiting Wisconsin relatives have re-
turned to Missouri to pack their
household goods. They will be at
Linden, Wis, where he has accepted
the position as principal of the Linden
School,
Rashe Hubbell of Boscobel, an old
time politician, has been appointed a
deputy oil inspector his territory en-
bracing Boscobel, Muscoda, Lone
Rock, Richland Center, Spring Green,
Mazomanie, Prairie du Sac and Sank
City. Mr.. Hubbell goes to work at
once.
Muscoda is preparing to vote on
the question of 24hour electric SER
vice. If the vote carries the NUM-
cipal plant will be abandoned and
current purchased from the the Ga
lena company whose line runs within
two miles of Muscoda.
The home of Will Starkey of Rich
land Center was raided by the sher-
iff who confscated a complete still
outfit and several gallons of the fin
ished product. Starkey a married
man and we'll connected, was held for
trial.
Madeline Stocker of Platteville and
James Murphy of Portland, Oregon,
were married at Platteville, Thursday
by Rev. F. J. Lillis. They will reside
| in Kenosha where Mr. Murphy works
| for the Nash Motors.
Horace Ware believed he was get
ting top notch price for his Richland
county farm when he sold it about
Is months ago for $4,000 to Fred
Moon Moon sold the place last week
for $4,000.