Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-12

Junior SOW pig, breeders aged herd,
and breeders young herd. E. Croft &
Son of Lancaster, also were awarded
premiums on this breed.
Boscobel business men complaining
that the re-assessment of their city is
resulting in figures higher than prop
erty would bring, made complaint
to the state tax commission last week
They were assured that high valua-
ton made little difference as long as
the property was equalized fairly
A large crowd. attended the Bee
town Labor day picnic, bad roads and
threatening weather considered. Fl.
G. Larson, secretary of the Wisconsin
Buttermakers' association, implored
the farmers assembled to get rid of
their "boarder" or Improbable cows.
He advised cow testing as means OF
determining the good and bad individ-
uals.
The Grant County Chapter of, the
American Red Cross, upon receipt OF
news of the Jananese earthquake dis
aster promptly forwarded financial
aid to headquarters. Parties desiring
to render assistance may make their
contributions through the local Re |
Cross organization.
Adam Riley, Muscoda, suffered a
broken leg in a runaway. Riley and
his brother, riding in the rig, jumped
when the horses began to gallop The
brother struck the ground but Adams
leg caught in the wheel and whirled
him over and over The bone was
completely broken and the member
was held only by the flesh. Riley was
taken to Boscobel hospital
Henry Traxler, u of w. graduate,
takes charge of the city of GAINESVILLE
as manager, at a salary OF $4,000
year Mr. Traxler resigns similar
position at Clarinda, Iowa, where ne
held all executive positions, clerk,
water and street superintendent, etc.,
previously filled by number OF dill
ferent individuals. He is second IN
this state to fill the position under
the city manager law.
Herman Buxton of Brookville, near
Viroqua, essayed to replenish fuel in
the gas tank of his household Delco
lighting system Gasoline spilled on
his clothes and was ignited in some
manner. With his clothing ablaze
Buxton rushed for help which was
rendered by other members of the
family. Badly burned about the limbs
and trunk he will recover.
Oswald Baebler, one OF the few re-
naming pioneers Of the original Swiss
colony settled in 1845, came to New
Glarus from Monticello, walking the
entire distance of six miles. Mr.. Bae-
bier is now SO years old, but his ply
steal, as we'll as his mental faculties
are still as keen as those OF many
sixty-year-o person. Mr.. Baebler
hopes that in two years, New GlafuS
will celebrate the 80th anniversary OF
the settling of the colony in the most
festive way-New Glarus Post.
Late rains have been highly benefi-
cial to the tobacco crop in the Vlro-
qua district Late and weak tobacco
has been stimulated and will probably
exceed earlier housed weed in quality.
About 25 percent of the early crop is
now in curing houses. Riding is be-
ing done by foreign and local packers
and prices range from 25c to Doc
pound.
Boscobel fair finances are in good
shape and a balance of 1858 exists
in the treasury following the audit OF
this years fair Emil Guentzel- is
president, Albert Huppenbecker, sec
rotary, E. A Spiegelberg, vice-pre5l-
dent, and Chas. Blair, treasurer. The
president and treasurer were. voted
500 per annum and the secretary
$500.
A move has been started among the
business men of Evansville to rails"
$1,000 by popular subscription to
dredge the black top dirt out of Lake
Leota before the gates at the dam are
closed, the object being to obtain
clean footing" not only for bathing
but for such game fish as prefer
sandy bottom in the waters they oc-
cupy. Lake Leota is being restored
at a cost of approximately $4,000,
this amount having been raised by the
city through bond issue.