Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-22

Inc LlSt Brig. CO., PlatteVllIe, Will
operate n ice cream factory III, cont
ing simmer in connection With the
Manufacture of soft drinks. Tie
pant VIII be of large capacity.
Master VIM. Grimm, a Cassville
youth, fell from his bicycle while cy-
cling Sunday a week ago, and broke
his right arm near the elbow Moral:
Don't bicycle on Sunday; go motor
ing with dad.
John O'Brien, farmer in the town of
Kendall, Iowa county, had his barn
and other buildings destroyed in a
fire Friday afternoon of last week.
Several hogs were burned to death
Frank Schnering, Cassville, son of
Mrs. Eliza Schnering, died Wednes'
day at an Onalaska sanitarium
where he went six months ago for
treatment The remains were taken
to Cassville Thursday and burial was
made Friday.
Major James Foley OF E. DlbaQGa,
lcaniit;ate for reelection on III FaA-
payers ticket, was defeated 1y ni
Heller, running on the Citizens tick
ct. Foley had 256 votes and Heller
257 The Citizens party also won two
WI JOIlu ISS145uS, dSCo lAOetA -
88 years, a resident of DOdgeville Tor
more than half century, died Tues
day morning at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Perkins, Dodgeville,
where she had been making her res
idence during the winter She was
i'll but few days.
The editor of the Crawford county
Press is offering a reward of $50 for
in formation leading to the identity
of the person who forged a girls
name to correspondence sent the
paper An item appeared coupling
name of two we'll known young peo-
pie in a marital adventure. 1t later
developed that some one had i'm
posed on the editors newness in the
community
aldermen and street commissioner.
The Lutheran Church of Peace, a
Platteville body, is making prepare
lions for the holding of the Wiscon-
sin district synod to be held in July
in that city The district embraces
Wis., onsin and the surrounding
states. The synod will last week.
Over one hundred ministers of the
denomination and many guests will
be in attendance A fine program is
being prepared.
The village of Muscoda has applied
to the rail rate COMMISSION for an in
crease in the price of electric cur
rent The increase is asked on ac-
count of the recent destruction of the
municipal dam by food. This dam
furnished water power to drive the
electric generators. A temporary
rate of 15c kilowatt has been grant
ed. In 1908 the village bought the old
dam and plant of private concern.
Reconstruction of a new dam of solid
concrete is now under way.
Mrs Hugh Human, Cobb, arose in
the night from her bed, slipped on a
sweater over her night gown, dOnned
a pair of slippers and walked about
the village, ending her journey on
the floor Of q doctors office. All the
time she was asleep. Her husband
discovered her absence from her
bed at midnight, and with neighbOrs,
instituted a search Along toward
morning the woman was found, still
asleep Mrs. Human was chilled but
otherwise little the worse for her
sleep walking experience. The Incl
dent occurred Monday night Of last
week.
VIM. McColley, Bellevue fisherman
of prominence. was drowned Tuesday
evening With two other men M.
MCColley went down the river to look
at nets. On the way come the men
met another fisherman whose boat
had stalled, and offered assistance.
In some manner McColley fell over
beard. The men heard him shout and
looking a ound, saw his hands disap-
pcaring in the river The body was
receives eG the next day in some nets.
! The state Supreme court has af-
firmed a decision of Judge jerks of
Iowa county, made at ElkhOrn last
May, that prohibition officers are
within their legal rights in searching
soft drink parlor without warrant
for search. The case was brought
under the Severson act against one
Joseph Finske of Lake Geneva, found
guilty of violating the liquor law.
The outcome has been watched by
law enforcement officials all over the
state as similar cases are pending.
John Harville, station agent at
Cassville has bought a radio outfit
and his fellow villagers are impa-
tiently awaiting installation so they
may take in some of the radio stuff
floating around SO plentifully nova
days. The fact that most of the radio
concerts are simply sent from pho
Inograph doesn't detract from the in
terest. One could hear the same
thing on their own monograph but
from the radio-well, its so uncanny
and altogether interesting.
Constance Turner, 3, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Turner of Nc
Gregor, was badly burned as the re-
suit of playing with matches The
mother had taken the children up
stairs preparatory to putting them to
bed and left the room for moment.
During her absence the children
found match and in lighting it set
fire to the girls clothing. Mrs Tur>
ner met the child coming down the
stairs, her clothing flames. The
little ones body was badly burned
but her face escaped the fire. Two
trained nurses are caring for her and
she may recover.
Lee Powell, former Richland coun-
ty man who is now located in Falco-
Iner, N. Y, writes Richland Center
friends of the wonderful fertility and
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