Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-11

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men TO the military camp at Camp
Custer, Michigan
The Rule Mining Co. has incorpor-
ated for 100000 with G. ". Singer, J.
NJ Hayden, and r. E. Peddler as in
corporators.
Miss Sylvia Schumacher of Glen
Haven and Herman Hollenberger Of
Bloomington. were married in Dubu-
que Saturday.
Judge SmalIey has appointed ]. ".
Metcalf OF Benton, as clerk OF court
Of Lafayette county. replacing B. E.
Everson, deceased.
The Lucy building, one of the larg-
est factory structures in Galena is
reported sold TO the Bull Dog Motor
Co. Of Minneapolis.
The Thos. Taylor meat market al
Savanna burned to the ground Tues
day with a loss Of $4,000. An explo-
sion preceded the blaze.
Along with an economy program at
Darlington, the school board rescind-
ed free text books the coming year
A school tax OF $4,000 was levied
Robt. Nevarel Specht's Ferry fish
erman, recently captured a 45-pound
mud catfish. Fish of this size are I'M
usual at present fishing conditions.
Glee Threadgold, Argyle "badman,"
appeared in a cafe with load of
moon under his belt. He raised a
disturbance and was thrown in jail.
He paid a fine and costs of SIS.
The Mutual Chautauqua goes into
Richland Center this week as a pri
vate enterprise, taking what they can
make without guarantee Of the citi
Lo1 no olyiT
and many pledges for tickets.
Charles Monnier residing near
Warren, had a valuable horse killed
by lightning Monday night. Mr.. Mon
nier had recently refused $210 for the
animal. A COW owned by Gus Baum
gartner was also killed near Warren,
Monday night.
The Wednesday paid attendance at
the Platteville Roundup and celebra-
ton was $4,000. In the evening there
were 10000 people on the grounds
Weather, good roads and no celebrd-
trions elsewhere proved lucky COM
bination for legion promoters of the
Platteville event
Ito Musselman. son of A. W. Mus
selman of Warren, is a patient in the
Frceport General hospital, suffering
an exploding firecracker struck him
in the face, one fragment striking MS
left eye. His sight was not perman-
emily injured it was announced.
Austin and VIM. f. Cooper, Dubu-
que, manufacturers, were fined $10,-
900 each and half the costs of prose-
cution by Judge Geo. Scott at Water
loo, Thursday. The Coopers were
charged with failure to make proper
income tax return. Division OF the
immense Cooper estate without pay
ing inheritance tax was the basis for
the case The petition for new trial
contained rs reasons. An appeal will
be taken.
The. P. H. G. & Co., mining con-
Germ, has been organized under the
state law with a capital stock of
100000 The company will operate
the old Optimo mine near Linden.
Levi POLAND, F. L. Hagerty and John
Campbell of Dodgeville. are the or
ganizers along with Milwaukee CAPT
tai. Some fine sheet lead has been
opened up and a spell of prosperity
seems ahead for the promoters,
miners and Linden merchants.
A special train on the Milwaukee
road, running from Madison to Prairie
du CHEN, carried hundreds of pas
sengers from points along the line
| bound for the Mississippi river and a
steamer excursion. Despite the large
crowd everybody was housed in safety
and comfort on the big boat. There is
something very allurirg about water
travel, whether it be river, lake OF
ocean, and people will suffer great
| deal of discomfort in order to make a
| trip.
Frank Kretschman, Boscobel wire
man, narrowly escaped electrocution
while engaged in a wiring job at the
Johnson hotel in the river city one
day of last week. Whilet on ladder
Kretschman crossed up with wire
carrying a potential of 1900 volts
He shouted for help undergoing ter
rible agony the while, but aid did not
come. After moments of intense sui
fering that seemed hours, Kretschman
braced a foot against nearby wall
and hurled himself and the ladder to
the floor. He suffered a badly. burned
arm but lives to relate his painful and
startling experience.
A claim of $4,000, with interest
since 1900, has been filed in county
court of Grant county, against the es-
tate of Patrick Carlin, deceased, for
merly of Boscobel, by his daughter,
Mrs Jennie Evans of Chicago. Mrs.
Evans alleges that while her father
was making her a visit in 1900, she
gave him $4,000 to invest for her. The
statement is substantiated by Mrs. M.
A. Smith, sister, who also resides IN
Chicago Mrs. Evans now claims she
has never received interest OF any
kind nor any payment on the princi-
pal Mr.. Carlin died in 1922 at his
residence in Boscobel. The estate,
exclusive of the homestead, inventor
les $4,000 II. E. Kemp and Kopp @
Brunckhorst represent the estate. j.
E. Barnett, Boscobel, Fred Crowley,
Chicago, and Brennan & Carthew
Lancaster, appear for plaintiff. The
estate makes no dispute over the
validity of the claim, but relies on the
statute of limitations Judge Good
sell has jurisdiction in the case and
viii render judgment.