Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-02-07
COUNTY AND NEARBY

Richland county is having log
boom and logs that thirty years ago
would not have been considered good
enough for fence posts have been
Logs are being hauled in from all
over the county. The hills of the
Wisconsin river and its numerous
tributaries still have good stands of
hardwood timber In this respect the
region resembles the Tennessee river
hills. There millions of feet of oak
and hickory are cut each year and
used in tool, furniture, auto and car
riage factories. But the Wisconsin
river soil is productive and the Ten
nesee soil is not
Fred Stocker Sr. OF Platteville is ex-
pectlng a visit from his son, Edward
Stocker, and wife and son, who are on
their way home from China. The
Stockers will arrive in New York
Feb. "a. At present the family is sight
seeing in Italy, having done" Egypt.
Mr.. Stocker and family went to China
eleven years ago. He has been doing
civil engineering for the government
there and the family are now taking
a years vacation at the expense OF Mr..
Suckers employers. He is allowed
one year vacation at full pay for every
| five of work.
Belmont citizens are agitated over
report that the state highway commits
sion plans to rerOute S. I. l.. No. 2S
between Mineral Point and PlatteVille,
leaving Belmont isolated from the
main line Of travel. 1t appears that
a petition signed by residents north
of the village and some in the village
nterfered with the plans of the state
highway committee A delegation Of
Belmont business men was in Madi-
son last week to confer with the COM
mission.
Francis Faatz, Dubuque, boy of
years, by his father, Embry Faatz, has
brought suit for $4,000 against James
M. Sullivan for injuries received in an
auto accident at a street crossing in
Dubuque two years ago. The child
suffered a fractured skull and is an
invalid The car was driven by son
of Sullivan when the accident oc-
Cured.
The Mineral Point Zinc Co. has a
large force of men at work overhaul
Mineral Point, preparing to open OPP
eratiOns. 1t is also reported that a
number of mines in the mineral area
are preparing to reopen. All this is
good news to people whose prosperity
is affected by mining conditions.
Thos. O'Brien, we'll known farmer
of Watterstown, died Tuesday very
suddenly He was preparing to leave
for Boscobel when he complained of
i'll health. A few moments later he
toppled over on the floor and expired.
Mr.. OBrien was 50 years old and had
lived in Watterstown for 26 years. He
| leaves i've children, all grown.
| Fifty-two members of the Platte
willie Masonic commandery are sub
scribing for a $4,000 gold bond issue
to be used to erect new temple in
that city Several signatures Of
81 900 have been received. Subscrip-
tions are confined to members of the
order
Mrs. Caroline Kerr, we'll known Ga
lena woman, died suddenly from heart
| failure Wednesday. Mrs. Kerr was
preparing the noon meal when she fell
dead on the floor. A neighbor heard
/ her fall and summoned help but eff
/ forts to revive were unaVaillng.
Samuel Clark, GO, tobacco grower,
killed himself with a shotgun at his
home five miles north of Edgerton last
Thursday afternoon. A coroner's jury
rendered verdict of suicide while
respondent Mr.. Clark left widow
and several grown children.
George A. Hartwig, aged Sc, while
doing chores, dropped dead in the
! barn yard of his home in Jordan
township. He had lived on the same
Green county farm for SIS years.
VIM. SINNERS, Montfort, who went
| to West Bend, Wis, a few weeks ago
for medical treatment, died OF dropsy
Sunday of last week.
| Geo. wilkinson, Cobb farmer, had
one hand badly torn when a willow
tree he was cutting down few back,
striking his hand.
Webster & Biddick of Montfort, sold
! their meat market to Selmer Nelson
and Ray Thomas, of the same vicini-
| ty.
$4,000 has been raised toward the
erection of a Catholic church In
Montfort.
Galena fair dates are August p to
Aug. "A.
Richland county now has 1900