Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-11-22
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREvIT|ES
NEARBY Notes
Important EUents
of Week From ri
State Area.

O. " Cass offers liberal reward for
information concerning him.
The road between Dodgeville and
Mineral Point has been covered with
mine tailings for the entire distance,
making travel possible at any time,
rain or shine.
Joseph j. Fielder of Mineral Point,
who enjoys a wide popularity over
this section OF the state, was reelected
chairman of the County Board Of Su-
pervisors on Tuesday of last week.
Paul Herold, SO, former city treas
urer at Pra. du Chen and an invalid
for a number of years, died Saturday
of last week. Mr.. Herold was a native
of Bridgeport.
Mrs. Verne Smith, Benton woman,
preparing Sunday dinner, gouged her
self in the right eye with the tine of
a large fork. The organ was badly
hurt but the sight will not be affected.
Dodgeville city council has approp-
rated $50 a month to provide for a
night policeman the business men of
the city to make up the difference. The
city council appropriated $4,000 to
meet the city expenses the coming
year.
Last Wednesday Judge Simpson at
Darlington sentenced Andrew Thorson
to nine years in states prison on a
charge of statutory rape. Cecil Scott,
a merry bOOtlegger, drew four months
in the county jail.
Alva Caya post, American Legion
Pra du CHEN, is planning to make a
skating rink Of the city park this com
ing winter The idea is to afford
place to enjoy healthy winter sport
without danger to life on the big river
The Turk MOTEL at Wauzeka was
entered Sunday night week ago by
thieves who took the cash register
along with them and opened it near
the railroad yards. $12 was taken out
and the machine left smashed by the
roadside.
Spreading rails on the Pra. du Chen
division of the Milwaukee road caused
a small wreck three miles below Wau-
Zeka Tuesday. Trains were worked
in shuttle until the wreck could be
cleared up. No particular damage re-
suited.
Alert Hall, SextOnville, one the pop
ular dance resorts of Richland county,
was totally destroyed in an early fire
Friday morning a week ago. There
had been a dance there the night be-
fore and it is supposed that cigaret
or cigar was carelessly discarded by
one Of the jewellers.
LaFarge suffered a heavy fire loss
Sunday night a week ago when the
old Seeleyburg grist mill was totally
destroyed The village light plant
was located in the mill and it is sup
posed that short circuit in the cleo
trical apparatus caused the blaze.
The mill was one Of the LaFarge land
marks.
Donald Hudek, 5, son of Edward
Hudek, Highland farmer, died Thurs
day a week ago from the effects of
burns incurred four months ago when
a thankful Of gasoline exploded near
where he was playing. Skin grating
was performed and every effort made
to save the little ones life.
Casper Eberhardt. we'll known bus
mess man of Platteville, died Satur-
day a week ago after short illness
with bronchial pneumonia. The wild
oW and three children survive: Guer-
don, with the highway commission at
Lancaster; Ethel, teaching at Water
town; and Velma at home. Funeral
services were held Tuesday.
Members of the Lafayette county
board were treated to moose and,
venison banquet Tuesday evening. The
host was County Judge j. B. Slmp-
son who had just returned from sue
cessful hunting trip in Canada. The
board members enjoyed the treat I'M
mensely. 1t is easy to see how Judge
Simpson holds his popularity in La
fayette county.
The 3-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Jens, LaWler farmers, was ac-
cidentally killed Saturday OF last
week. Jens and wife had just come in
from the field with a load of corn and
the little tot ran out to meet them IN
the barnyard He tried to CLIMB up
onto the wagon over front wheel, and
the team started. The child was run
over and crushed to death
Marion Miller, Osterdock farmer
was knocked down in his barnyard by
a bull. While the bovine was attemp-
ting to paw and gore the man, Miller's
son set two powerful dogs on the bull
AS this did not cause the animal to
cease his attack the son grabbed
pitchfork and used it on the bull, dr1V-
ing the tines into the Bulls body four
or five times The bull became in
tensely interested in his own wounds
and the injured farmer was able to get
out of the way.
A divorce has been granted Frank
LLOYD Wright, famous architect, Nv
ing near Spring Green. Mr.. Wright
and wife have been separated since
1910. In 1914 Mamah Borthwick'
mother of a family, was killed at the
Wright bungalow near Spring Green
a crazed negro servant setting fre TO
the house and then killing himself.
wear or so later later charges were
brought against Wright for living at
the cottage with Chicago sculptress
hut the case was dropped later. Two
wears ago Mr.. Wright went to Japan
and designed a large hotel which was
later destroyed by fire. While in Jap
an he nearly died of influenza Since
his return from the Orient Mr.. Wright
has been living in retirement at his
estate. Taliesan, near Spring Green.
Chas. Haynes, Gays Mills, fed to
Eagle River when threatened with a
statutory charge. Last week SherlH
Hero1d went after the young man. The
case was settled by marriage.