Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-08-08
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY notes
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

L I6u OCUIOuGI uISu dL HIS IOhC
in the city Of Platteyille Sunday a
week ago. Funeral was held the fol-
lowing Tuesday.
The Pra. du Chen city council has
taken over an old stone quarry near
the city and will fl it up for a tourist
camp. Water, toilets, stoves, etc, are
to be provided.
Residents of Soldiers Grove are
discussing a proposal to buy an old
mansion on the hills near the village
and convert it into modern hospital
for the use of KickapOo valley SICK.
W. w. Kirkpatrick Of Dodgeville has
brought suit for $4,000 against Sher-
if John K. Francis for injuries alleged
to have been sustained when Kirk
patrick was arrested few weeks ago
Miss Ruby Yorke Of Evanston, Ill.
formerly Of Hazel Green, died at her
home OF ptomaine poisoning. The
body was brought to Hazel Green Tor
burial. Miss Yorke was about fifty
years old.
Agitation is again on at Richland
Center toward using the exhaust
steam from the city power plant for
heating stores and offices in the bust
ness district An expert is engaged
in going over the cost.
Prot. Manley Sharpe, agricultural
instructor in the DOdgeville high
school the past year is now enroute
to Manila, p. l., where he enters the
school system as instructor in Eng
lish He Will be gone at least two
years.
The committee in charge Of the Big
Days at Fennimore found it necessary
at the conclusion of the affair last year
to levy an assessment to meet eX-
penses This placed such damper
on the event that after discussion 1t
was decided to abandon it for a time
at least.
Residents OF E. Dubuque have pc
titioned the city council for the re-
moyal Of the /. G. stock yards near the
city The claim is set up that the
yards are menace to health and the
believing of the cattle and granting
Of the hogs keeps the residents awake
all night.
Ed Jones, Orion, Richland county,
drove his car through a fence near
Muscoda when he lost control Of the
vehicle. The car went down a bank
about Is feet and turned over. Jones
was pinned under the car for half al
hour until help arrived. He was not
seriously hurt.
The Boscobel Dial reports that q
large rattlesnake was killed in front
Of Murley Bros. store, another killed
in dooryard and a third found under
the front porch OF a residence and
slain. The snakes were driven out Of
their hillside hiding places by the hot
and dry weather.
A motor boat in which three men
were riding caught fire in the Missis-
sippi river near Savanna Sunday eve
Of last week E. ]. Wise and Clarence
Shoemaker, being good swimmers
jumped overheard and made for land,
DOdds, who couldn't swim, donned a
life preserVer and hung to the boat.
He was badly burned before being
rescued. The launch, a new one, was
total loss.
Sheriff John Dietzman of Richland
county tracked down and arrested his
cousin, Archie Dietzman, on a charge
of selling hootch. Archie admitted he
sold the booze but denied making it.
He was fined $500 and costs. total Of
$3.50 Having no means TO pay the
fine Archie will be the guest Of his
The sheriff says he is no respecter of
names. Bootlegging is looked upon
IS no mild offense in Richland county.
As Royal Baxter Of MOntfort was
starting his mail truck to the depot he
was compelled to drive across a large
hose being used to food sewers. One
of the tires exploded and Baxter lost
control &C his car The machine hit a
lrSv
struck another car standing in front
Of the Holmes hotel. The truck fin
ally landed over the sidewalk against
the hotel porch Tenders and running
boards on all cars hit were badly dam
aged
MIR. and Mrs. George Rockwell of
Bloom City. were principals in a mo-
tor accident near Viola. Rockwell
struck sand where some new work
was going in the road and in effort to
turn out went over an embankment,
Rockwell jumped clear and escaped
injury His wife remained in the car
and was badly hurt. She was cut on
one leg, one arm and head in such
way that nearly fifty stitches were
taken to close her wounds. She also
suffered two broken ribs.
bdQ reports On ITaNSIlOS DaQQS OF
gypsies are coming in from all points.
AT Hub City in Richland county
band stole small sums from various
parties. The sheriff was notified and
five members of the band were placed
in Jail at Richland. The leaders of
the band produced the sums stolen
and the gypsies were turned loose
with orders to get out of the county
within an hours time. Sentiment is
very strong against these thieving
bands Of itinerants.
Jean Heise. aged two, daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. Ben Heise of GAINESVILLE,
fell face downward into 20 foot deep
cesspoOl in the rear of an oil filing
station The accident was witnessed
by William Grove, a bystander. Mr..
Grove ran to a nearby building and
Selling a rake, began his task of fish
ing the little girl out of her perilous
position. She followed Groves in
structions and was pulled from the
miry surface where had been slowly
sinking. The child suffered no i'll
effects from her plunge.