Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-25
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREVITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

This was proven when on the 4th the
old machine was put into action and
again ran through the streets and TO
the fair grounds. 1t is owned Dy
Jim Sharp and has stood four years
unused in his yard. The solid rubber
tires are still in good shape, and by
the addition Of electrified equipment
fle car started the first time it was
eranked 1t is a One-cyIinder, cham
drive. and has a fly wheel like a
tareshing machine, but the old body is
in all excellent state of preservation
aud above all "she Strickland
Democrat.
A total Of SO cars was ferried over
.ae Mississippi at Pra du CHEN, July
II. by the ferry there. The car Ii
,a1se tags were from the following
named states: Iowa 81, Illinois 7,
Minnesota s, So. Dakota 3, Colorado
Kentucky l, Indiana 1, Ohio 1, Tex
as /, Missouri l, Nebraska 2. 277
passengers were carried in the cars.
Each tourist filled out a QUESTIONABLE
prepared by the state highway COM
mission, under whose auspices the
census was taken. The tourists COM
planned Of the lack Of tourist camps
iii many cities visited enroute.
william Roscoe Bergman, II, Rich
land county youth, was drowned in
Pine river, at Steamboat rock, Sun
day OF last week Young Bergman
went in the water with a number of
friends and although unable to swim
stepped into a deep pool. His com
pluiOns saw him going across and
assumed he was swimming, whereas
he was probably drowning Sudden
ly the boy went down to his death.
The body was located by the boys and
brought to the surface after consider
able difficulty.
Relatives of George Behl, %, farmer
residing near Brodhead, have asked
police aid to determine whether or net
the young man lit his own fun 4raI
Dyra and persisted in it Monday night.
BahI disappeared following the in
c9udiary destruction of his brothers
barn. A letter left by him asserted
he intended to fire the buildings in
order to keep relatives Of his wife
from whom he is estranged, from
securing his farm. Behl had prev
iousIy attempted to end his life.
r. L. Johnson, Boaz farmer, is re-
covering from an accident suffered a
year ago when a hayfork hit him on
eha head. Recently a skull operation
was performed to relieve pressure on
certain nerve CenterS and since then
MT Johnson can use his right arm to
a degree. Heretofore the arm and
one side OF the body were paralyzed.
Commissions suffered at intervals be-
fore the operation have ceased.
MOhardt, star outfelder with the
Plattegille Mowers and one of the
best hitters on the club, left Friday
for Atlanta, Ca, to take post with
The Atlanta club of the So. Atlantic
league. Mohardt gained fame as u
football player while a student at
Notra Dame The new berth carries
au offer OF $3.50 a month and perhaps
3 permanent place with the southern
atub.-NeWs.
a large barn on the farm Of Roscoe
Spaer, farmer. residing near Eliza
beth Ill., burned to the ground
Thursday. The barn was filed with
green clover hay and a lack of venti-
3-i0n and intense heat from the hay
caused spontaneous combustion. The
oaza could be palinly seen through
glasses from Galena.
The Champion mine at New Dig
Co, closed Saturday a week ago,
The low price of ore and the scarcity
0f shOvelers are responsible for the
shut down. Many mines in the Joplin,
Mo- area, have felt the depression
aud are closed until zinc hits a talr
price.
Two Ford cars were totally wrecked
IL a head-on collision near R1chlano
Center last Sunday. The car OF SyI-
yaster Schmitz and family of Bear
Valley collided with a car driven by
a youth named Daughenbaugh Mrs.
S2amitz and children were painfully
bruised and cut by flying glass.
The Interstate Light & Power Co.,
supplying southwestern Wisconsin, IS
carrying the heaviest load in three
years. The company supplies mines
3ut other industries in this dlsCrlct
aud the heavy current load is regard
sd as an indication Of improved Dusl-
ness conditions.
The remains of Harold Kirkpatrick
were brought to Livingston from
san Francisco for burial. Deceased
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. vance
kirkpatrick, former Livingston resi-
dents He is survived by his tather'
m9laer, brother and sister.
Miss Gladys Frantz, sister OF MIS-
sd. Roethe of Fennimore, and VINO
assisted in the Fenimore Times once
f9r several years past, was marrle1
q her home in Neillsville to victor
Ha-land, proprietor of the Ford gar
age Al Fennimore.
Senator and Mrs. Robert M. LatoI-
le..e and son, Robert Jr., sail August
~ for Europe to study economic con-
G.5lons there at first hand. They VIII
VISIT England, Germany and Denmarh
aud possibly stop in other countries.
y. Mr. Byllesby & Co. announce the
purchase from the American Puolc
Utilities Co. of the control OF tue
ElscOnsin-Minnesota Light & power
e3- for the purpose Of consolidation
with the Northern States Power 20.
Rev S. Gunderson of Mt. Horep
suffered a broken nose when he was
s1rown against the top of an automo,
o.a when the driver sweryed 70 aFoiu
. collision with another car.
Oua effective form of autosugges-
.ol is when your wife suggests you
\