Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-03
NE|GHBORHOOD
BREv|TIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
important Events
of Week Fro171Tri-
State Area.

a Z. Plnkerton, Avoca, has bought
the ll9 acre John HurIburt farm. one
mile east OF Pra. du CHEN.
The Mt. Ida store has been bought
out by Lawrence Conner of Spring
brook, Iowa, and Ray Speaker Of
DickeyvilIe.
Walter Hines has been appointed
by the village board as president OF
Highland. Elmer Salzman was cleo
ted but he refused to qualify.
Laverne Cullen, 14-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cullen, died at the
home of his parents in Cuba City.
April %, after a short illness.
Joshua Grundy, Scales Mound, ILL.,,
farmer, was found dead on his farm
where he lived alone. Death was due
to heart disease. A brother made
discovery.
VIM. Jennings Bryan has been en-
gagged as a speaker at the Blooming
ton chautauqua this year. His sub
Ject, whether grape juice or evolution
mas not been announced.
The Misses Maude and Ruth Shep-
herd of Platteville will depart June
1st for Europe. Among many other
things the young ladies expect to see
the Passion play at Oberammergau
The 4-year-old daughter of Fred
Higgins, Richland Center farmer, fell
from barn window, suffering a skull
fracture. She was taken to a Madi-
son hospital for an operation and will
probably recover.
John Breese of FennimOre has
served forty years and seven months
in charge of the section on the mar
row guage. On the other end is John
Heating of Woodman who also has
forty years to his credit
Jay Clark, for over forty years q
resident of Fennimore, died Friday a
week after an illness of two weeks.
Most of the Fennimore buildings bore
Mr.. Clark's handiwork. He was 81
years old. One son. Perry, survives.
c. j. Mccormick and family of Fen
nimore have moved to Dodgeville
where Mr.. Mccormick enters the en-
ploy of Ost Bros. His position as the
manager of the Brehm warehouse at
Fennimore will be taken by Chas. G.
Manning Of Richland Center.
VIM. Pammesberger and w. See
linger, Madison butchers who were
arrested for selling tainted meat,
paid a fine Of 500. When the meat
in question was opened in court the
Judge ran for a window. The fine
followed as soon as the court could
get his breath.
The state conservation commission
has reported favorably on the closing
of Black Slough, McGregor or Horse
shoe Slough and Garnett Lake, all
located near Pra. du Chen, to the use
of commercial fishermen with nets.
Hook and line fishermen in the vicin-
ity made the application.
The Dodgeville infantry company,
Wisconsin National Guard, has
dwindIed to 80 members and the adj
jutant general will soon take steps
to disband the company. There are
four other military units in the third
district, military company at Mon
roe, a machine gun company at
Platteyille and two units at Madison.
Frank B. Williams, native of Ben
ton, recently met his death by acct
dental drowning in the Mackenzie
river in northern Canada. Deceased
had been away from Benton for 81
wears during which time he lived in
Mexico, California, Alaska and can
ada. He owned many claims and fol-
lowed ROlu u11uluS IOl a AifSAlAAOOo'
Mr.. Williams was 81 years old.
AS bad as roads have been, Mon
day of this week registered as prob
ably the biggest veal day in livestock
shipping in Richland Center. Over
1000 calves were received at the
wards. Those farmers, who came the
greater distances, were obllged 10
stav in town until Tuesday morning
-; zoo
worn to make it home Monday night
All livery barns in the city were 1ull'
and not far under fifty teams were
stabbed at the fair grounds over night.
Rustic.
The postoffice, blacksmith shop and
garage at Elizabeth were raided by
robbers about midnight last TUESDAY
night. The marauders visited the
blacksmith shop, taking sledges, Went
to the garage for chisels, ana oelng
equipped for business entered the
postoffice where they took what
stamps and change they could tlnd.
Then then broke into the Hoskln
Lumber office and blew on the outer
door on the safe but lett hurfleuly
without taking any valuaoles. Inc
next morning early their car, reu
Ford touring ldhS1 AlOAA wv &c.
was found stuck in the mud near the
village. The sheriff at Galena was
notified and a posse began a search
of the rock hill region near the Wnlt-
fan Jet, but up to Saturday haa
found no one. rr.o,-,.,
The house on the old Nose Hicklln
farm. north of Patch Grove and
Hallmark. was burned to the ground
one night recently. The house was
occupied by a farm from Iowa that
were sent over by Gus Hesselman 70
work the place. The family barely
escaped with their lives, the head OF
the house knocking out window as
) means of egress. He cut his mana
badlv in so doing and required a doc
tor's attention. The family lost all
thew had, including what money they
nossessed. The house was built ABOUT
IS50 bv the elder Hicklin who located
at Cassyille about 1929. Later he
moved to Patch Grove and carved
farm out of the wilderness. during
the early days of travel overland on
the the Military Ridge from Madison to
Pra du CHEN, the Hicklin house was
. fayorite stopping place for tray
pIprS,