Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21

ferring with the revenue department.
1t seems that the late d. G. James left
$4,000 trust fund for the relief vi
the needy in Richland county. The
federal government has filed notice
that the inheritance tax on the fund
is 5000. This would absorb all the
earnings from the fund for year anu
make needed relief impossible. Miss
James will endeavor to have the tax
RENTED.
A fire at New Diggings early last
Monday destroyed 1our buildings in
the heart Of the village and caused
damage Of $4,000. The places burn
ed were the Marinoff grocery store
and restaurant, the movie house,
vacant building formerly occupied by
the Cottingham clothing store and the
residence OF Clinton Watson. The orr
gin of the lire is mystery. New Dig
gings has no fire protection and the
blaze burned itself out.
The feminine members Of the Henry
KaDer family of Pra. du CHEN, used
an electric curling iron before they
went TO an evening party. They LETT
the current turned on. Mr.. kaber
came home and threw his overcoat
and street coat down so the iron was
covered A son came home and smell
ed ~-1oke. He found the iron had
burned holes through blankets on d
bed and sleeves on pas coats were
burned away.
r. l. Dugdale, editor of the Platte
vile News, has been appointed post
master OF his city. The appointment
hung fire for months on account, it is
said, of opposition by Lenroot. Final
ly John M Nelson went clear to the
front and secured Mr.. Dugdale's APP
pointment Mr.. Dugdale is a capable
business man and fine fellow. The
appointment, therefore, is pleasing to
nearly everyone.
Michael Gruber of Spring Green,
suffered painful, if not fatal injuries,
while riding with his son, Joseph
Grueber, between Gotham and Spring
Green on Route II and 60 on Thurs
day evening. They were on the road,
when a heavy car ran into them, tip
ping them over, demolishing the car
and severely injuring the older man
in the shoulder and side. The offend
ing car sped on without stopping 10
give aid.
Henry Ruckdaschel Of Wyalusing IS
some fruit farmer. He makes a spec
ialty of apples, and a hobby of pears.
He picked eighteen bushels of pears
from his couple of trees on his farm
near the mouth of the Wisconsin riv-
err. Mr.. Lagan demonstrated few
years ago that peaches could be raised
here too, for he had them in his door
yard on No. Michigan street-Pra. du
CHEN Courier.
August Sponholtz, while working on
Highway %, near LoganVllle, was
caught in a cave-in last week. Dirt,
shale and rock covered him almost
entirely and he suffered crushed hip
and internal injuries. His condition
was regarded as critical at the Reeds
burg hospital, where he was taken fol-
lowing the accident.
Richland county had big moon
shine raid last week and sheriff DeiLz-
man and his deputies made big haul
of equipment including three stills,
finished booze, mash, malt, sugar,
etc. Two men were dragged in by the
net, but a third got away leaving his
team standing in the field when the
officers hove in sight.
Ernest Smith, farmer residing in
the vicinity of Steuben, lost his right
arm in a corn shredder, when it was
caught in the keen blades of the husk-
err and so badly mangled that ampu-
tation below the elbow was necessary.
This is the fifth accident of this kind
in this section in the past three
weeks.
Clinton Nuzum, son of John Nuzum
of Viroqua, was injured severely
when he fell from the second story OF
his home there while removing the
screens. A vertebra was forced out
of position by the fall and he was
taken to La Crosse for treatment. He
at one time resided in Richland Cen
ter
Miss Ruth Harvey, daughter of a
former pastor at Richland Center, now
of Spring Valley, Mimi, sails soon for
Singapore, Malaysia, to work as
missionary. She prepared for her
her work by. taking a course at Ham
line University, st. Paul, Mimi.
Floyd Ewers, Sylvan, Richland
county, was thrown from car when
the machine ran into a bank. Ewers
right leg was broken so badly that
both bones protruded and the muscles
and tendons were torn loose. He Will
have a stiff ankle for life.
Avoca declared holiday Monday to
celebrate Armistice day. A big
parade to the cemetery where appro-
pirate exercises were held, an address
by Atty. J. Evans Bennett of Bosco-
bel, and a special SHOW in the evening
filled the day
Baraboo last week dedicated an
athletic field. 1t is the gift of Evan
A. Evans in memory of his wife, and
will be maintained by the Park Com
mission of Bdraboo, and will be open
to all for athletics and games.
A total of $40 miles of concrete road
had been built in Wisconsin up to Oc-
tober 1. That completed in October
brought the total for the summer to
400 miles.
Holly Strang, 4, Richland Center,
was run over by car driven without
lights as he stepped past garage.
Careful examination revealed no in
juries.