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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-29

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among the members Of the United
Mine Workers that they were being
used unfairly; many wild stories
got into circulation in the little
mining camps as to persecution OF
union men in Mingo County.
Telegraph wires Cut.
August 49, 1921, the telegraph
wires leading out OF the Coal River
Valley were cut and shortly after.
ward the union miners;of Kanawna,
Boone and Fayette counties began
to assemble with reyolvers, rifles
and machine guns. A march was
started from Marmet. Just few
miles from. the capital city Of
Charleston, In the direction Of 10
gan County, a non-union field, the
miners saying that they were going
to "liberate" the non:union fields,
This march was checked but when
a clash between state police and
deputy sheriffs on one side and
armed miners on the other took
place at Blair, on the Logan Dor.
der, on the night OF August 81, real
fighting started and did not end
until regular army soldiers were
sent In by President Harding.
In the treason trials which have
begun at Charles Town, away up
here In the northeastern corner Of
the state, only sixty-tlye miles from
Washington, the state government
is attempting to prove that c. Frank
keeney, president of the district
organization of the United Mine
Workers, Fred Mooney, secretary.
treasurer OF the district, Frank w.
Snyder, editor Of the miners week.
ly newspaper, and others are re.
sponsible for this armed uprising
and that they actually levied war
against the state Of West Virginia
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-29

Cost of carrying goods from
london to Birmingham in 1885
was about $50 a ton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-29

Ilhe CHIEF merits Of a thfee.
wheeled motor truck being msnti.
tatttited Ia England are cheapness
iniinitial cost and economy Of opet.
alton
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
BLOOMINGTON.

Speaking Of people who refuse to
recognize advancing years, Mrs. Mary
Myers is one Of our best examples. At
eighty-six she takes all the care Of
her own home, and does extra things
too. Recently she has been cleaning
house and papered a room without
assistance
Alex Robinson's crew of road build
ers started on the Observation-Disclosures
Andover Job Monday, and hope to
have this permanent road completed
before July 1. The unfinished gap
was about two miles long. Both
trucks and teams are being used for
hauling crushed rock. One big truck
hauled out twenty loads of rock on
Monday
While riding one of his horses to
the pasture near the creamery Satur-
day morning. Fred Edwards had an
accident which will keep him OFF his
feet for some time The horse had a
halter on, and Fred could not control
him when he started to run near the
pasture The horse stopped sudden
" and Fred was thrown to the
ground, striking his right hip on a
rock. and breaking the bone near the
Joint The break was bad one, ana
DIR. Baldwin called DR.. S. w. Doc
little of Lancaster to help reduce the
fracture. Owing to the great pain eX-
perienced by the patient, an anaesthe-
tic was necessary. This was Fred s
third serious accident within a COM
paratively short time. He broke one
lee about three years ago, and had
severe fracture of the other leg last
fall. He had just fairly recovered
from that accident and was getting
steady on his feet again when the
third and most painful and serious
accident happened His many friends
hone that recovery will be repaid
RpcOrd
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
GARDEN PRAIRIE

G. S. Phinney drove over to the
Phineas Wright farm last Saturday
after a load of oats 1t is quite inter
est.ng to listen to Mr.. Wright relate
OF the early days. Though past 80
years Of age the old gentleman's
mind is very clear and he tells of his
trip to California with a party Of
gold-seekeTs 20 years ago as if it
happened but yesterday Mr. Wright
with party started for California in
April, 1852. They had a team of
horses, three yoke of oxen and one
yoke of cows. They arrived at
Pasadena, Calf, in August. They
remained three years prospecting, etc.
They found California running over
with people of every nationality, all
eager to dig gold, and the state all
torn up, as part of the population had
been there since 1849, when the first
rush for gold started. After the years
spent in the Golden State Mr.. Wright
returned to his old home on Blaake's
Prairie, where he has spent so many
happy days and where he no doubt
will spend his declining years. The
writer would like to have spent the
afternoon with the old gentleman but
as time was precious we babe him
goodbye and beat il"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
BOSCOBEL.

Hugh Mathews received fine
Scotch collie pup from Mankato,
Mimi, last Friday. If the new arrival
develops into as good a dog as his
predecessor is all the owner asks.
I0ne of the best dogs in the country
was the faithful collie at the Mathews
farm that laid down and died sud-
denly not long since. Mr. Mathews
states he would rather have lost a
team of horses.
Miss Anna Carmody died Wednes-
day evening of last week at her home
in Mt. Hope, after an extended
illness, aged 81 Deceased was born
and lived all her life in Mt. Hope
township and a legion of friends re-
garded her highly. Funeral services
and interment took place at St Law
renee church Saturday NJ E. Lena
han of this city, bTOther-in-laW, was
i'll attendance.
Mrs. H. G. Riley of Millville has the
right to claim the distinction Of being
the champion poultry woman Of
Grant county. During the month Of
March in Is days she collected 1,315
eggs. Recently she placed 100 eggs
in an incubator and Matched out 1872
live. healthy young chicks. Mrs.
Riley also raises geese and recently
found a goose egg measuring six
inches in circumference that tipped
the scales at one pound. The record
OF 10 dozens Of eggs and 1872 live
chicks in is days is a very fair show
ing and Mrs Riley is anxious to hear
from others in the poultry business
who can beat her record.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Nelson at Parker hospital on
the 18th inst. The advent of this
youngster makes grandparents of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Tuffley. His name is
Robert Tuffley Nelson.
Mrs. w. c. Shelver of Nebraska, is
at the home Of her father, H. c. New
comb, called here by the illness OF
Mrs. Newcomb who was stricken with
paralysis a week ago and has been
gradually failing since. The patient
is nearly S2.-Dial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
BOOZE RING
At kENOSHA
WIPED OUT
LONG PRISON TERMS AND
HEAVY FINES FOR THE
CHIEF OFFENDERS.

The federal axe swung with biting
| force on the Kenosha liquor ring
| Thursday in Milwaukee when twelve
men were given prison sentences and
| fines and eight others heavily fined.
The men had either pleaded guilty to
! violation of the VOlstead act or been
found guilty by juries.
The ring operated from a Chicago
head with Harry Feuer and Chas.
Grosscurth, liquor dealers, as the
higher ups" The whiskey was
shipped in carload lots to Kenosha
and distributed from there to various
! Wisconsin cities.
The men sentenced were as fol-
lows:
Walter Burke, Kenosha lawyer, was
dealt the hardest blow. He was SEN
fenced to five years in Leavenworth
prison and fined $14,500
Harry Feuer and Charles Gross
curth, both Chicago wholesale liquor
dealers. They were sentenced to two
years in Leavenworth and fined
$4,000 each on one charge and $4,000
each on another.
Thomas Delaney, former prohibi-
ton director, was sentenced to two
years and fined $4,000.
Joseph Ray, Delaney's investiga-
ton officer, was given a like sentence
and fine.
Joseph P. O'Neil, former chief fed
eral prohibition inspector, was SEN
fenced to one year in the house Of
correction and fined $4,000
r+b co1ooo IzooO
er and lake captain, was sentenced
to one year and two months in Leav-
enworth and fined $1,000.
Peter GALES and Charles Murray,
both Kenosha saloon keepers, were
each sentenced to one year and one
day in Leavenworth, and fined $1,000
each.
Joel Jacobson and Hyman Gordon,
Kenosha saloon keepers, were each
sentenced to one year and one day i'll
Leayenworth and fined $4,000 each.
Charles Erier Kenosha saloon
keeper, was sentenced to six months
in the house of correction and fined
$1,000
Joseph Dudenhoefer, ST., AMI
Joseph Dudenhoefer, Jr., Milwaukee
liquor wholesalers and sacramento
wine merchants, were fined $4,000
each, the largest aggregate fines
melted out.
Frank j. Egerer, Chiffon, Wis,
prominent politician, was fined $10.-
900.
Edward Kosterman, KenOsha bank
er, and Lewis Schrayer, cafe owner at
Truesdell, were fined $4,000 each.
Joseph Budar, former Milwaukee
cafe owner, was fined $4,000.
Joseph Custer former internal
revenue agent at Kenosha, was fined
$4,50O
water Lewandowski, South Side
politician, was fined $500. This was
the smallest fine imposed.
All of the men sentenced were
given stays of execution of from 10 ID
20 days.
Burke, Delaney and Ray will APP
peal their cases. The others said
they would serve their terms and pay
their fines.
The largest fine was levied against
Joseph DudenhOefer and his son.
Each was fined $4,000.
Along with their sentences the Gull
prits received wrathful comment from
the three judges presiding. They
cringed under condemnation.
All were granted stays of execution
from 10 to 20 days. Some will appeal
while others says they will serve
their time and pay their fines.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
CASSVILLF

Alloys Grimm, ageG eighty-three
years, died at his home in this village
Tuesday afternoon about o'clock.
Had lived in Cassville sixty-siX years.
He was highly respected by friends
and hOnOred by members of the
Grimm families An obituary will be
written for the next issue. Funeral
services will be held at the residence
Sunday afternoon at 2:15.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Smith went
back Monday to their own home
which is surrounded by water and
they stayed with their son Glenn and
family until the river receded. Their
house stands on lots which Mrs.
Smiths father, John Harp, bought 10
years ago. In her almost lifelong
residence there Mrs. Smith says she
never saw a worse gale on the river
than that of last Wednesday. 1t was
freakish too; Mr.. Harps old desk
piled up in the workshop was torn
loose and flOated out the doorway
across to the front yard and left right
sideup in a box standing there and
nothing IN the desk disturbed.
Major w. N. HoughtOn and wife left
Friday for Minneapolis to visit Mrs.
Houghtons relatives. They will re-
turn here in few weeks. Mrs. ]. w.
Kilby came from Dubuque to see her
brother and wife. So did Mrs. G. Gull
yer Of Bagley; she and Mr.. Culver
were at the W. e. Houghton home
from Thursday until Saturday, Mrs.
Kilby was there from Wednesday
until Sunday and Mr.. Kilby came to
accompany her home. Other visitors
at Houghton's Saturday were David
Taylor's folks from Glen Haven
IndnY
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
WHERE POOR CHEESE WENT

It is generally understood that the
only business that was hurt by the
eighteenth amendment was the
saloon business. That seems to be
a mistaken idea. The market for
poor cheese is now claimed to have
been practically ruined by the put
ting out of business Of the saloon. 1t
is said that in the days of the saloon
and free lunches, whenever a man
got about so drunk he became indlf-
ferent to the quality of the cheese in
the free lunch sandwich, with the
consequent result that the saloon
trade made an excellent medium for
the disposal of the lowest grades OF
cheese that got onto the market. Now,
with no process of getting mems
minds into an utter Indifference as to
what they will eat, there is no way
now of disposing of the poor cheese
and that explanation is being given
for over-supply of cheese on the mar
ket. There isn't really an over sup
ply of good cheese, the market IS
gorged with a lot Of poor quality
stuff.-Richland Rustic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
MUSCODA

Jack Greening, the manager Of the
Fashion Hat Shop in Muscoda, was
taken to Madison Monday IN a ceri-
Gus condition. 1t was thought ne
was suffering from potomaine poison
ing, but the latest reports is he has
the sleeping sickness"
The Village of Muscoda bids fair to
be veritable paradise of beauty ere
long. Besides the contemplated park
opposite the depot ana the number of
people here that are cleaning up and
otherwise beautifying their property,
several have employed professional
landscape artist in drawing up plans,
and they are now busy planting trees,
shrubbery and fowers.-Progressiy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
WILLOW VALLEY NOTES

(From the Richland Democracy
This nations world war debt is
twenty-five billions and our govern
ment is paying it off at the rate Of
$50 millions per month. If this rate
is continued it will take fifteen years
to wipe out this enormous amount.
On man, for many years a resident
of this region, gave voice to your COR
respondent in the following words:
81 swore l wouldn't do it, but I'll have
to come to it. | shall buy an automO-
bile because Of several reasons, one
Of which is that my wife and | can't
attend a funeral nowadays without
being out of the funeral procession.
| shan't drive the dunn thing but my
youngest son can. And | guess III
buy a tractor too. It's soon coming
when horses will be kept for nothing
but curiosities. Am darn afraid that
the world is moving too fast. It's
liable to over-reach itself and get
corked 1t won't be long until it will
be the man on the pale automobile
instead of horse"
One resident of this region recent
ly attended a card party at a neigh
boris home. That same afternoon his
wife had opened the window to give
the bed room it's daily airing. In the
evening she was called to neigh
boris home because of the illness of 4,
friend. She forgot to put that win
dow down during which time we ex-
perienced an April blizzard. The hus-
band came home at an unearthly
hour and planning not to awaken his
wife, he slipped into the bed room,
nIA1 ole hn Jfltn
wool SAID he, when his naked
body came in contact with that snow.
We refrain from reproducing the Ian
guage that he used and the storm Of
blasphemy that he expressed when he
discovered that his wife was gone. OF
course he blamed the matron for the
snow in the bed. ''And father hasn't
spoke to mother since"
One year ago including the time of
the past week we had one of the
worst billiards in the history Of the
county. Roads on the ridges were
blocked by huge drifts and travel
everywhere was made with unusual
hardships People said at that time,
81 never say anything like it." Some
of them told the truth, but many had
seen as bad or worse, but had forgot
ten. Thirty-three years ago the same
period the roads were dry, smooth
and dusty. Spring seeding was prac-
tically done, gardens made and early
spuds planted The writer is in a p0-
sition to know. for the stork brought
a Badger" boy to our home about
that time Fifty-seven years ago the
same week soldier of the civil war
came home. On landing in Richland
Center, he went to Hooks tavern,
where the Wolf shoe store now
stands, hired horse and accom-
panied by lad, also on a horse, they
made the trip up into Henrietta where
the soldier had left wife and sever
al children four years previous. The
snow was so deep that it came above
the tops of the cavalry boots that the
trooper wore. This man was Major
William Joslin, and it was from him
that we got our information.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
EX-DISTRICT ATTORNEY
GETS 3 YEAR SENTENCE

Peter Fisher Jr., ex-district attor-
ney of Kenosha county, was sentenced
Saturday to three years at hard labor
in WaUpun.
Fisher was convicted last fall of
bribery and embezzlement in office.
He was implicated in the KenOsha
booze ring along with ex-sheriff Jos.
Meyer, charged with bribing Fisher
to give protection in the county, and
Alex Ritter, under-sheriff. Both are
serving prison terms.
Fisher is a Cornell graduate and
member of leading family. He at
tempted to travel too swift pace and
lost his integrity. He has record OF
brilliancy at the bar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
LIVINGSTON.

The following from here attended
the funeral of Mr.. Fred Rector at
Fennimore on Thursday: Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Alton, Mr.. and Mrs. E. j
Skaife, Mrs. Annie Livingston, w. 7.
SKalte, Mrs. Ariel Bailey, Mrs. L. F.
Rundell, Misses Alta Skate and Irene
Livingston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl wilkinson and
children OF Big Patch were visitors
at the Allen home Sunday. Mrs.
Agnes Allen accompanied her daugh-
ter home for visit.
Fern Biddick returned Saturday
evening from several days visit with
her aunt, Miss Irene Biddick and
other relatives and friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
FENNIMORE

VIM Culkins has sold his SO acre
farm. - mile east of st. Lawrence's
church, Mt Hope, to Lawrence Col
Inns, who takes possession soon.
NJ. M. Trainor and Andrew Bukos-
XII were at Prairie du Chen Sunday
to attend a big Knights of Columbus
meeting, the Prairie du Chen coun-
Gil initiating a class Of 10; their total
membership now being 800.
Grant Lewis and IA mily are back
from Dombey, Oklahoma, where they
spent the winter. They made the
trip in their car, by easy stages, IN
six DAYS. getting to Lancaster on FIJI
day and FennimOre Monday.
The many friends OF M. J. Iralnor'
world war veteran, who mas Deen III
an army hospital in Chicago for sew
eral months will be interested III
knoNina that he recently underwent
a very serious, but successful opera
ton and is under the care OF Or.
Beck.
Mrs. Hansen. mother of Hans Han
sen, residing near Castle ROCK pass
ed away early Monday morning. MRS.
Hansen has been an invalid for ABOUT
tie years Funeral services Will De
held Wednesday noon at II O'Clock al
the Castle Rock Lutheran churcn,
Rev. Anderson officiating, burial III
Castle Rock cemetery.
If Theodore Roosevelt were living
today he would put his stamp OF APP
prevail on the family of Andrew
Evonovich living at Cocker. They are
the parents of twenty-five children
only five of which have survived the
vicissitudes of fortune that surround
growing families of today Mrs.
Evonovich is 4S years of age and is
temporarily bereft of her bread win
ner as he is serving a two year sen.
tence at Waupun for the making o.
m0onshine She has seven COWS ana
in various ways succeeds in making a
good liying.-Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03

Hector E. Anderson, 80, an unmar-
ried man and lineman for the Com
monwealth Telephone Co. of Rich
land Center, met his death in a sudden
and tragic manner With an assist
ant, Mr.. Anderson was changing poles
on one of the city routes. The pole
Anderson was on was rotten at tbs.
butt and while he was at the top It
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03

A horse worth $3.50, owned by Otto
Lentz, a farmer near Brodhead, was
killed to prevent its suffering, after
both of the animals rear legs were
cut Off Fred Kildy, Lent's hired man
was preparing a field for seeding
when the team, drawing a disc
harrow, became frightened and ran.
One horse fell and the other dragged
the harrow upon the fallen animal.
One of the heavy circular knives
completely cut off both legs at the
knee joints.
Statements declaring in favor of a
special session of the board for en-
larging the highway construction
program of this year, so as to COM
plete the concrete on state trunkline
AZ between Monroe and Round Grove,
making a continuous concrete road
from Monroe to New Glarus, have
been signed by majority Of the
members of the Green county board
Of supervisors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
MONTFORT

Rev. w. C. Snow conducted bap-
tismaI service at the Methodist
church Eleven children were bap-
tized. including the following: Harold
and Willard, sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM E. James; Ralph, Paul, Julla'
Stanley and Vernon, children or MI.
and Mrs. Ernest Townsend; Eva ana
Ila. daughters of Frank Nashburn
Roscoe Glenn. infant son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Glenn H. James.-MaiL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03

gave away and fell toward the street.
Anderson, fastened to the pole with a
safety" belt, was carried with the
pole and lighted on the ground with
the heavy pole on top of him. He
suffered a broken skull and other in
juries, never regaining consciousness.
Burial was made at Stoughton, his old
homa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03

Boundary disputes between school
districts cannot be decided by the
commission of public lands. the at
torney generals department held IN
an opinion to Matt Lampert, chlel
clerk of the commission. Final de-
cisions in the matters should be OBJ
tanned from reference to the town
clerks records of the action Of the
town board, the opinion said.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03

Rewey Bear Cats, base ball nine,
has organized for the season. Last
year out of the IS games played the
team won IA.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
WITHIN | HOUR
OF The court
HOUSE SQUARE
Happenings From
Exchanges and
Reporters.
PLAT'TEVILLE

Suttle and Boyes Of Lancaster have
purchased the Hornbeck house on
Division st. They will remodel it and
make it entirely modern.
Carl Wraae left for Pittsville, this
state, Saturday, where he has accept
ed a six months contract at black
smithing at a quarry on road work.
George Booth, resident of Platte
vile for many years, died at Mendoza
last Thursday, where he had been
taken for treatment. He had been in
failing health for many months.
Forrest Harker is accompanying
the Knight Templar Band of Milwau-
kee to New Orleans
The fire department is taking steps
to organize a base ball team among
their members. The hose will be
turned on any umpire that renders
rotten decision.
Fifteen years ago Billy Greenhouse
landed in Platteville. He has made
a success with his greenhouse bust
ness. Starting in on small scale, he
has kept charging the house until
now he has one Of the biggest bust
ness Of this kind in this part of the
state-Witness
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03


April oath n. E. France, gave lee
ture in Chicago before a full house,
Of Cook county beekeepers on bee dis
eases, using lantern slides, mostly of
ent was DR.. Clara Hendy formerly Of
this city.
The old Hayden house on Division
street is being remodeled into a
modern residence by Clarence Suttle
of Lancaster, the present owner.
Mrs Eta Smith has received let
ters from her son Roscoe and wife at
Brussels. Mrs. Roscoe Smith is a
former designer and wrote most in
terestingly of the styles as seen in
Paris In New York the Princess
Mary blue was much in evidence but
none of it was worn in Paris. Skirts
were much longer and indications
that in the near future skirts would
be much longer.
Jack Grindell and Charles Grimes,
two young lads answered the call OF
the wild" constructed boat which
they launched in the Little Platte on
the Charles Fox farm. Here they
started on their journey toward the
Mississippi going as far as the 16 sec
ton bridge making a distance OF 80
miles. Here they camped They re-
turned home, two mud laden youths
rom a wild and woody water trip,
which was thoroughly enjoyed as
only youth can.
Mr. Robert Hale was operated upon
Monday at the Mayo hospital at
Rochester, Mimi. He underwent the
operation without taking ether being
given only a local anesthetic. Mi.
Hale was conscious all during the
operation. He talked with the doc
tors during the operation. Mr.. Hale's
condition is very serious and few
days more will be required before its
success is determined.
James Arthur, an aged citizen OF
Platteville died suddenly at his home
in the north part Of the city Thurs
day noon. Mrs. Arthur had come
down town for neil ire and upon her
return found him i'll his easy chair
dead Funeral conducted by Rev.
Terril from the home Saturday at two
o'clock. Burial at Greenwood