Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-17
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important EUents
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

Fred Habich, Galena, has launched
meet OF two vessels to be useI as
sand barges on the river.
Illinois courts have held that unless
the state constitution is revised
women cannot serve on jurles III that
state.
c. c. Lutzes, Bellevue fisherman,
paid a fine of $z8.25 in Justice Joe
D1nke's court at Galena for illegal
fishing and shooting on the Illinois
side.
Sneak thieves have been ripping up
hover beds and stealing p0sies at Pra.
du Chen. There are a lot Of pei yerts
in the world The flower vandaI is
one OF the worst.
Carl Pettigout, GaIena youth, fell
while running and splinter of wood
penetrated his chest, inficting a
wound near the heart that required
ten stitches to close
a wallet with 500 in it ne made a
quick move away from the sirens. He
kept his money. Monkeying with q
mail man, even under circumstances
related, is dangerous business.
Warden Frank Hickok of De Sofa is
looking for illegal net fishermen along
the Wisconsin river Game Warden
Keller of Bagley says there is no Il
legal fishing. Hickok says there is.
Frank Coyle, an old settler of East
Dubuque, aged 81 years, died Tues
day morning. He was born in New
York and Civil war veteran. He
lived in East Dubuque for so years
and saw the west develop from a
wilderness.
Rural mail carrier George Clark or
Pra. du CHEN met two gypsie5 while
enrOute. One woman engaged him in
conversation while the OLher put one
hand in Clarks pocket AS Clark had
Louis Silberschmidt, Pra. du CHEN
brewer, and family, have returned
from a visit in Philadelphia They
say that the city of Brotherly Love is
preparing Tor a huge worlds fair to
be held IN 1926, 100 years after the
signing OF the decAaratiOn Of indepen-
Gence.
VIM H Prideaux, pioneer of
Bloomington, died at ais home in
Long Beach, Calf, Sunday, May z.
He was found dead in bed by his
housekeeper. Mr.. PrideauX was Sc
years old The body was shipped to
Bloomington for burial. Mrs. C. l..
Knapp of that village is a daughter Of
the deceased.
Galena Ia.f boosters are building a
swimming pools 800 feet long and 50
feet wide with concrete lining,
showers and dressing rooms. Then
there will be a dance pavilion, refrec-
tory and play and picnic grounds, all
fixed up to make the fair plant work
all thlodgn the summer as an amuse-
ment center instead of three days a
yea.
The Atlantic & Pacific Milk Co.,
owning a large condensery at Galena
which they closed during the business
depression Of the past two years, has
decided to open the Galena plant
again. One of the best signs of better
business is the resumption of milk
condensing plants. 10 Daviess county
as a dairy district compares with
Grant
Mrs. Margaret Grifiths of Potosi
and Mrs. d. C. Phillips of Madison
have had the honor Of being made
honorary members Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution They
are real daughters as q direct pater-
nal ancestor served under General
.NIad Anthony" Wayne. The members
of the society are required to trace
their ancestry to Revolutionary
soldier.
James NJ. Auld Civil war veteran
and pioneer. died at his home IN
Bloomington, Thursday, May 4, 1922.
Mr.. Auld was native OF Richmond,
va. where he was born in 1889. He
enlisted in d New Jersey regiment
and served as a union soldier through
the war. He located in Bloomington
IN 1877 and lived there until he died.
Two children. John and Mrs. Eliza
beth Ferguson Of Chicago, survive.
Rurial was made at Bloomington sun
day Of last week.
stormy Mellinger. Pra. du Chen
grocer, unpacked a bunch OF bananas
nlaced the straw in q basket. lie then
took the straw away replacing CAP
bage in the basket. His wife took a
head of cabbage out and almost put
her hand on tarantula, IL was
about the size of small turtle. MEL
finger came with a pair OF pliers anu
captured the insect. 1t had legs IouI
inches long. Mellinger put 1t IN cap
tiyity but the bug would not eat any
thing, pinned away mourning tor us
children and died. Stormy says ne
will have it embalmed. TarantulaS
are nothing new in Mrs. Melllngef ;
life as a few years ago one Jumped
ont of a bunch of bananas and lit on
her shoulder.
Henry Rash. John Squires and
Fred Colehour of Mt. Carroll. have de-
narted on a trip to Europe. They VIII
frst visit the Belgian battleheids
then 60 over into Germany, Wnere
they will visit Mr. Raish's relatives
there and in Switzerland. Will take IN
Tta1v visiting Rome. Venice ano
otber places. On their return they
viii again stop in Germany, then on
into France. over to England ana
boTne about the latter part OF August
Thonsands of American tourists are
now visiting these countries and Ger
MANY especially, where the old inns
quality of beers are back, is reaplng
barvest The only trouble IN BaVarld
has been experienced through the re-
az, of the alcoholic content oi
beer below the traditional IL per GEM
49, .@o~ oapf The RaVaflanS