Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-01


Arthur Miller has given up pub
fishing a paper at Lone Rock and en-
tered the employ of the Richland
Center Rustic.
The Richland Center uthorities are
making a crusade on violators of the
automobile speed laws and several
have paid fines for fast driving.
old couple were born in Germany but
have lived in America since before
the Civil war. Mr.. Menges has voted
1877 times in the city of his residence.
E. Y Hutchinson of the Iowa County
bank at Mineral Point, underwent a
serious operation at Madison last
week when his gall bladder was re-
moved.
Theodore Wiederholt OF East Du-
buque has been held to the 10 Davis
county circuit court on 3. charge Of
bootlegging Mr.. Wiederholt led the
officers a merry chase but was finally
rounded up.
The body of Walter Jennings, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. n. W. Jennings Of
Lone Rock, who died ia France, was
brought back to his home town for
burial last week and The funeral held
there under the auspices of the Amer
lean Legion post of Spring Green.
Ben Bethke of Richland Center, was
fined $40 and costs for having oper-
ated milk truck without having Sc
cured state license. State License
Inspector, c. c. Bennett, happened to
drop in town and the milk man was
the first victim to feel the AK Others
were warned.
Phillip Evans and Pete LaRocque,
Prairie du Chen boys, caught a
couple of old ducks last winter and
kept them in captivity. Now the
boys are proud of flock of little
wild ducks Matched recently. The
ducks have thrived and do not seem
to resent confinement.
F. w. Lewis, Boscobel buyer of
slippery elm bark, has bought $4,000
pounds of bark at 1912 cents pound.
Part of the bark goes for medicine
but a good deal of it is used in making
ice cream. The bark is by-pro-
duct as the trunk of the tree sells
for lumber and ties.
Lyman Janney, the Ithaca farmer
who recently had his buildings dam
aged by cyclone, had some more bad
luck last week when his REQ car
caught fire while driving home from
Richland Center. The car was prac-
tically ruined the only salvage being
two auto tires. Janney had some in
surance.
There were "a applications for
citizenship at the May term of cir
cult court in Crawford county and
20 granted. Among the petitioners
were two gray-bearded men who had
resided in this country for many
years but had never applied for
citizenship. Rev. Brommenschenkel
of Eastman was among the petition
ers admitted
Fire in the Bernard McNulty gen
eral store at Spring Green, caused
the destruction of part of the grocery
stock and damage to the dry goods.
When the alarm of fire was sounded
a large number of the Spring Green
citizens were at Lone Rock attend
ing a baseball. The Spring Greeners
left the game en- masse when they
heard of the fire in their village and in
the rapid driving home two motor &C
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pumping plant was also at the game
and a result considerable time was
consumed before the fire fighting was
under way.
Joe Hansel, the RichIand county
farmer recently arrested and held
under bail for making moonshine, is
again in trouble. The authorities re-
ceived a tip that the Hanzel place was
again in operation and drove over in
time to see a package of suspicious
shape being hauled from the prem
Uses. The load proved to be several
gallons of home brew. The house was
next visited and considerable guam
tity of the same liquid found, part of
which was taken in charge and part
destroyed Hanzel made appearance
again and gave bond for $500 on a
new charge.
Harold Rian, 5 years, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Rian of Darlington,
was drowned in the Pecatonia river
just above the race, Friday after
noon week ago. The little boy with
another child played around the mo-
tor boats in the river and finally
went wading. Harold attempted to
cross the river and fell in deep
hole, disappearing at once. His
small companion gave the alarm and
the body was found about fifty feet
down stream from where the child
disappeared but efforts toward re-
suscitation were without avail. The
parents are heart-broken over the
loss of their little son.