Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-17

One of the big features of the Fen
nlmore 4th celebration will be the
Platteville Machine Gun company,
fully equipped, on parade
Mrs. Albert Stephens OF West Point,
near Lodi, died Tuesday leaving a
husband and seven children. The
eldest child is Ii years old.
Eddie WeitZell, the Bear Valley boy
who caught an arm in feed grinder
and was badly lacerated, died few
days later of blood poisoning.
John Manning, BaraboO, pleaded
guilty to breaking into the cottage of
H. w. Page, Mirror Lake. He was
sentenced to two years in Green Bay.
Two carloads Of calves shipped to
the Chicago market by Won Berner
Dunning Co., sold at an average OF
$3.50 per hundred with no throw
outs.
Unknown thieves broke ali locks at
the Ida-Blende mine near Benton and
arried away valuable copper wire.
The amount OF petty thievery IN this
district is annoying and alarming.
~ j. Bartle, we'll known Dodge
vile farmer, had his barn broken into
Tuesday night and a buggy harness,
collar, bride and small tools stolen.
Da4uIo MOu4I Ike 10 know who the
thief was
Jesse Banker, Richland Center, was
Knocked "g,cggy" by a heavy piece of
hardware falling from a shelf onto
AS ScOnce. Banker, a store clerk, was
was taking down goods when the ac-
cluent happened. n was laid up for
d couple of days.
Camp Benton has been located on
the Mississippi near Mccartney. Ten
local men are interested in the prof.
ect A three--room cottage has been
erected and everything will be done
to make the place an ideal spot for
an outing.-Benton Advocate.
Supt. Chas. Wolfe Of the Z;nc Hill
mine had a close call the other day
while driving to Cuba City. He did
not see the approaching noon passen-
ger and barely got across the track III
time to be missed by the train. It IS
evident that some means of protection
should be placed at various crossings.
Cuba City NewsHerald.
The Vinegar Hill Zinc Co. has sold
the Wisconsin Highway Commission
5000 tons of mine tailings to be used
on road work. The Mineral Point
Zinc Co. sold two huge piles, estima-
ted to contain a million tons, to the
state In the past couple Of years 1t
has been found that tailings were in
yaIuaole as a binder -or oiled roads.
Madison high school girls by reso-
luton have tabOoed the lipstick, short
skirt, powder puff, cigaret and vamp
manner The girls in this school
sensibly seem to recognize that the
greatest charm Of wOmanhOOd lies in
modesty and chastity. The boys Of
the school passed similar resolutions
calling for the elimination OF bad
habits.
Mrs. Herman Stetzer and son, De-
hello ridge, Richland county, driving
a rig to Boscobel to visit relatives,
were thrown out a.d injured when
the tongue of the buggy dropped on
the road and the horses ran away
Mrs. Stetzer and son were taken to
town by a passing motorist All the
accidents are not motor car accidents
as yet.
A Lafayette county jury in the case
of Anton Dunz VS.. Johnson cheese
Co, brought in a verdict for plaintiff
after "a hours deliberation. Bunz
sued for $500 back wages. The COM
pany filed a cOunter-claim for $4,000
alleging that loss in poor cheese
made by BUM. The jury found for
BUM but censured him for the condi-
ton Of the cheese.
Floyd Hosking, Hollandale, left at
home Sunday by his parents to pre-
pare for dinner, built roaring fire III
the kitchen range to hurry along the
Sunday roast. The space back of the
stove was filled with dry wood and
this infamable stuff ignited In
short time the kitchen and roof were
afire. The fire department eXtin-
guished the blaze without material
loss.
Samuel Thompson, who for more
than fifty years has been a resident OF
Mt. Horeb, died Friday morning. Long
before the coming of the railroad,
when the only communication with
the outside world consisted of
weekly or semi-weekly stage coach
plving between Madison and Mineral
Point, Mr. Thompson opened his
blacksmith shop in the east end OF
the village.
The moonshine industry in Rich
land county is a flourishing affair TO
Judge by newspaper reports AT
Hub City, where drinking bouts are
said to be common, the sheriff parked
his car among convivial spirits at
dance and quietly awaited results.
Soon a trio of thirsty boys extracted
a lug from car and were smacklng
their lips over the great when the
dark figure of the miniOn Of the law
lowered above them. The Jug was
confscated (they always are) and the
boys fined.
George, the twelve-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Raymond, who re-
side on the Fayette road, northeast
of Darlington, was seriously injured
in a runaway Monday. He was disc
ing and driving a four-hourse team.
The team became frightened and ran
away. The boy was thrown in front
of the disc but kept hold Of one line.
The horses ran over half mile and
through two wire fences, all the time
the boy held on anw was dragged in
front Of the disc. Finally the horses
became exhaused and stopped. 1t
was found young George had received
many deep cuts and bruises. 1t is
thought he will recover.