Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-07-04

Herman braves, HIGHLAND, died
suddenly Tuesday Of last week. He
was Sc years Of age and the father OF
eight children.
Geo. w. Butts, "a, Waukon farmer,
fell in an epileptic fit while hoeing pc
tatoes, and broke his neck. A widow
and four children survive.
A large barn and silo on the W. J.
Pearce farm south OF Dodgeville was
destroyed by fire Saturday The or
gin Of the blaze is a mystery.
G. H. Knudson. Dodgeville attorney,
was notified that he is eligible for the
diplomatic and consular service in
Germany or France. Knudson decided
the future in Dodgeville looked too
rosy to forsake and accordingly re-
fused Uncle Sans generous offer.
Peter Richards OF the village OF
Highland has six young red foxes in
a pen at his home that attract many
spectators. Richards found the lit
ter, all females, in a den near the
High Point cheese factory. He in
tends to mate them up with black
fox and go into the fur business.
Arthur Drought, Willow, Richland
county farmer, makes his action belle
that which his name implies. Arthur
was arrested the second time last
week and fined $40 He was also given
five day jail sentence. The judge
wanted Mr. Drought to be back look
ing after his farm and family and in
consequence made the sentence light.
VIM Cooper and M. L. Breneman,
two Richland Center live wires, jour
neyed to Pra. du Chen and imbibed
some of the bad booze dispensed in
or near the confines of the classic col
lege town Bound hOmeWard in a mer-
ry mood, the two men came to grief
on the Bashford hill near Richland
Center. They were given thirty days
in Jail for driving a car while drunk.
So ended a pleasant days outing.
Military Ridge chapter, D. A r.,
with headquarters at Bloomington,
has been granted permission to erect
a monument on S. T. L. 10, where it
diverts into Bridgeport Hollow, north
Of Patch Grove. The site marks
diversion point of the old Military
Ridge road, after nearly one hundred
miles of meandering from Madison.
The monument will be in the form OF
huge granite BOULDER shipped from
the quarries at ST. Cloud, MINI. 1t
will be appropriately lettered.
Carl Schroeder Of Pra. du Chen
and Frank Schroeder, Chicago, plan
to begin a canoe trip this week from
the headwaters Of the Wisconsin at
Eagle River, TO the mouth Of the river
at Pra. du Chen The boys will take
about two weeks to make the 300 mile
trip down the rapidly flowing stream.
The voyage will entail numerous por-
tages to pass by the numerous dams
and rapids of the upper river. With a
complete camping outfit the boys ex-
pect to have a glorius vacation.
To save his own and the lives Of
two companions, VIM. YeadOn, Steu-
ben, drove a motor car into the Wis
consin river near WauZeka, Sunday
a week ago. Yeadon with Miss Caro-
lyn kaufman, WauZeka, and Kenneth
Chadwick, Steuben, was bound for
Madison. Nearing a slough bridge a
large car passed Yeadon. The latter
was forced out of the road. He saw
the underfooting was giving away
headed his car into the river. The
car landed in six feet Of water but
the occupants managed to wriggle
out and the vehicle was pulled out
and put in running order. Then the
start was made for Madison again.
The steamer, Nevada, plying in pas
senger and freight service between
Pra. du Chen and Lacrosse, was
forced to discontinue the run altho
it enjoyed a good business. Towns
along the river patronizing the boat
were threatened with the loss of the
way freight if they did not boycott
the boat Umberger Bros, owners Of
the Nevada, will use it for excursion
and towing trips. Old river naviga-
tors say that if the government would
see the boats got fair deal in COM
petition with the railroads Uncle
Sam could withdraw every dollar
spent on river Improvement and they
would still get along. The Burling-
ton road is said to be the one that
forced the Nevada out Of the field.