Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-05
QUESTION AND ANSWER

Farmer, Muscoda: Why don't you
grind feed at Rodolf's Mill for us
farmers? You are connected up with
Galena and have the power. VIII
YOU answer why? Answer: The
plant is short on water at the present
time, and the contract at Galena calls
for night service only.
G. A., Boaz: VIII you please in
form me if when travelling through
country roads the public is allowed
to take apples, plums, etc, from trees
outside Of farmers fences. Some say
the state owns the highway while
others say it does not. Answer: You
had better consult an attorney. How
ever, we believe that the law states
that any land over which any high
way shall be laid out shall be for the
use of the public. Therefore, the
trees and berry bushes on the high
way belong to the public which mas
the right to the fruit.
G. L., Blue River: May one place
their return address on the back of
an envelope? Answer: Yes, but the
customary and preferred place is the
upper left hand corner on the "ad-
dress" side of the envelope.
j. L., Boscobel: What is maple
sugar made out Of? Answer: From
the sap of the maple tree.
Coin Collector, Montfort: Will you
please tell me in the question column
what United States coins are now at
premium? Answer: We don't know.
Address the Elder Coin Co., II West
35th St., New York, for desired infOr
nation.
C. G., Lone Rork: Is Eddie Leon
ard, who is now on the stage, the
prize fighter? Kindly answer this
question to settle an argument An
swer: Eddie Leonard is not the prize
fighter He is a we'll known black
faced commedian.
T. F., Avoca: Please, Mr.. Editor.
will you tell me what is a movie kiss?
Answer: A movie kiss is a colloquial
expression generally understood to
mean a kiss planted with emotion,
gracefully and of long duration.
G. L., Avoca: Where is the cradle
of Liberty or is there such place?
Answer: This is a name popularity
given to FaneuiI Hall in Boston, as
the scene of early popular protests
against British rule.
L. H., Excelsior: Will you tell ME
in the question column where silk
comes from? Answer: A little over
three-fourths of the manufactured
silk comes from Japan.
Reader, Boaz: l wish to ask you
how far away from the earth is the
moon? Answer: The moon is 140,-
600 miles away from the earth.
G. D., Byrds Creek: May | ask in
your question column if the village
of Muscoda intends to build their con-
crete road clear through the town
and how soon will it be finished?
Answer: The concrete road building
in our village will cease temporarily
when the appropriation of $4,000 IS
exhausted. They expect to reach the
street Immediately south of the Mus
coda high school grounds with the
present appropriation and the work
will be finished this week.
P. O., Muscoda: In case Muscoda
gets a free bridge you predict an in
crease in value of property and real
estate contiguous to Muscoda of more
than so per cent. Lone Rock has had
a free bridge for many years. Is
property and real estate contiguous
to that burg selling at more than 80
per cent higher prices than is similar
property and real estate contiguous
to Muscoda? Answer: Your COM
parison is not fair. Lone Rock prop
erty today averages 1872 per cent high
er than it did before they had a free
bridge.-Muscoda Progressive.