Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-05
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From ri
Sfafe Area.

to Bridgeport.
Mrs. Richard Fair passed away IN
Monday evening after an illness that
extended over many weeks. She was
a most estimable mother and her
passing is greatly mourned by large
circle of friends-Platteville Witness.
A barites mine is being opened up
on the site of the old Raisbeck mine.
Dubuque and Cuba City people are
back of the proposition. The price OF
this material is low but quantity pro
duction will prove very profitable
Cuba City News.
The Peter H. Holmen farm OF ut
acres, located four miles northwest Oh
Edmund, was sold at auction by
Sheriff Francis in front Of the Farm
ers' Savings Bank at Edmund Friday
afternoon, to Louis Olson OF Dodge
Vile for the sum of 500 per acre.
Richard Launder of Mineral Point,
was seriously hurt Thursday when
heavy oil truck he was driving left the
road, crashed into a bank and over
turned Launder was found uncon-
scious. He will recover. 1t is as
sumed that he tainted and lost control
Of the car.
Record hauls of fish were made IN
the vicinity Of Bellevue by CONNER
cial fishermen, who secured more than
$4,000 pounds of fish, mostly percn,
after several hours of effort. The
hauls were under the supervision Of
game wardens to see that no game fish
were taken from places seined.
Seven fine, large porkers were
stolen from car shipped by McGrath
and Connolly brothers of Darlington,
and consigned to a Chicago commits
sion firm. The car was entered at
Argo, Ill. Police captured the thieves
and the railway company is effechng
settlement with the shippers.
The Iowa County Democrat says
that force of at least two hundred
men are on the pay roll Of the Mineral
Point Zinc company's works and that
several of the company's mines in that
district are good producers OF ore.
Large quantities of oxide and sui
phuric acid are being manufactured
daily. A fortunate thing for the many
workmen over there, considering the
fact that winter is approaching.
Following free use of mOOnshine
merrymaker at a Richland county
ed in to clean out the place. His wife
interviewed and the couple staged a
battle royal on the dance floor. The
woman gave her husband a good fight
and the result was declared a draw.
While this disgusting spectacle was in
progress hulking men at the dance
looked on and took no action to pre-
vent it.
During the progress OF religious
revival held last week at Bloom City,
hamlet over in Richland county,
John Pier, aged 81, arose to give his
testimony one evening. He had but
gained his standing posture when ne
was seen to take a step or two for
ward to speak a few words, where
upon he was stricken with death and
crumpled to the floor. Deceased was
an old-time resident of the cOmmu-
nifty and widely known.
Three tons of game fish were tax en-
from Frenchtown lake, near Pra. du
CHEN, and transferred to Gremore
lake. two miles north, where deeper
water exists. Only the game fish were
replanted the rough fish being sold.
The fish were placed in huge tanks
and hauled to their new home on
trucks. The Isaac Walton league OF
the city had charge of the work and
local fishermen did the SEEMING. Forty
percent of the game fish were sun
fish, 80 percent croppies, 10 percent
pickerel and 10 percent bass.
e. J. Schwingle, William Victoria
and B. L. Marcus, together with At
torneys H. E. G. Kemp of Boscobal,
and w. S. Stevens of Richland Center,
were at Portage one day last week
consulting with Attorney Daniel
Grady, who is head counsel for the
Farmers & Merchants Bank in the
SANDER suits which the bank is pre-
pairing against the parties WAC start
ed and spread the alleged lies regard
ing the financial standing of the bank.
It is stated that the legal papers will
be served on these parties as soon as
ready.
Richland county authorities are
making a resolute drive to clean the
county up and a news report last
week in the Democrat relates their
activities. Harold Muth, arrested for
selling moonshine to school boys,
pleaded guilty and was fined $500 and
costs. The boys were allowed to re-
main in school on probation. We'd
nesday night Sheriff D1etzman ana
deputies arrested Richard Shireman,
a veterinarian, and confscated five
gallons of potent liquor. Shireman
claims it is denatured alcohol used
in his business. The authorities in
fer the booze is moonshine and that
Shireman was using his business as
a cloak for more nefarious schemes.
The residence of Anton Wiedenfeidt,
Keysville, was searched and liquor
confscated. Wiedenfeldt ond son,
Henry, were arrested. Everett Nc
MILAN was arrested at a Five Points
dance on a charge of possession and
sale of liquor. A young man who was
picked up drunk was fined $25 and
held as a witness against Mcmillan.
John LeSage of Westford, was arrest
ed when four bottles of illegal booze
were found on his place. Lawrence
Blue, hired man, stepped forward
and shouldered the blame, saying he
had procured the booze at country
dances. The case against LeSage
will be dismissed and another action
brought against Blue, who plays the