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

The Platteville city schools opened
Monday, Sept 10.
Leroy Taylor of Platteville, has
been appointed prohibition enforce
ment officer for the state of Wiscon-
SIN 10 work in the northern. part of
the state.
Russell David and P. H. DeBarde-
laDen OF Montfort, have gone to Mali-
son, where they will open up the Nor
ris Court Pharmacy.
Alexander Jeffery, who has been a
resident of Linden for more than 20
years, died August %.
The Bloomington State Bank has
followed the lead of other banking
houses in the county and installed an
up-to-date system of burglar alarm.
Allan Simpson, son of Judge and
Mrs. j. B. Simpson of Shullsburg, was
married to Miss Jessie Allen at Cam
bridge, Wis. Mr.. Simpson is a lawyer
at Racine.
Miss Emma Gilbertson of Fenni-
| more and Mark Nelson of Woonsock-
ct, were recently married The groom
is assistant cashier of the WoonsocK-
ct First National Bank
Lawrence Moore who has been in
Europe since 1905, visited his brother,
c. l. Moore, in Galena, for few days.
Mr.. Moore has contributed a number
OF articles in the magazine, Asia, on
the Near East
Capt. P. H. Conley, Darlington at
torney, has retired after a lifetime
spent in practice. Harold j. MarcOe
of Milwaukee has taken the captains
law and insurance business.
Engineer Gregory of the Milwaukee
road pronounced the Muscoda toll
bridge as no longer safe or adequate
and advised building at once. The
road made no charge for Mr.. Greg
ory's services.
An officer of the Automobile Pro-
tective Association of Chicago was in
Dodgeville Thursday and Friday, ac-
companied by two Chicago police Off
GERS and located a $4,000 Cadillac car
which they claimed had been stolen in
Iowa in June.-Sun Republic.
Miss Elva Power of Montfort, and
Mr.. Virgil Fieldhouse of Dodgeville,
were married at Mineral Point We'd
nesday. They will reside at Dodge
vile, where the groom is manager OF
the Fieldhouse Nursery and Fruit
Farm.
L. e. Cass, Viroqua farmer, found
his hogs sick and notified DR.. Purcell
of the university. The trouble was
diagnosed as cholera and prompt
remedial agencies applied at once.
Cass is cooperating with the state Of
ficials to keep the dread disease from
spreading.
Sheriff G.. L. Simmons of Lafayette
county, has been sued by Lloyd Sulii-
van, of the town Of Adams, for $4,000
damages. The case is an outgroWth
of an arrest of Sullivan by the sheriff
at Blanchardville, August 2, when it
is said Sullivan showed evidence of
intoxication.
/ Recent abundant rains have trans
formed the burned pastures of the
country into beautiful coat of bright
green. Aside from the beauty of this
the farmers are rejoicing as the hay
crop was short and abundant feed
now is boon to the stock.
A site for the erection of new los-
pital has been purchased by the
trustees of the Dodgeville Lutheran
Hospital. The splendidly located plot
of land in the first ward known as the
powder house lot, has been secured
from j. J. Hoskins, the deal being
closed Saturday.
John French, 65, for many years a
resident and business man of Dodge
Vile, died Friday night after suffer
ing a stroke Friday afternoon. He is
survived by his wife, three sons, Max,
Highland; Phil, Washington; Stan,
Milwaukee, and four sisters at Lam
caster, and a brother at Beloit.
L. E. Grunewald of Livingston, car
ried off a number of premiums at the
State Fair on Duroc Jersey hogs. In
the junior sire, junior yearling sire.