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The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1924-11-13


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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
FENNIMORE

Blue River was again visited by
burglars Saturday morning. They
took 200 lbs. of butter from the Van
Pipa1 factory AMI all the full boxes of
cigars and cigarettes at the Morrow
restaurant.
25 carloads of GRE were shipped out
of Cokerville this week; would have
been more but due to bad weather it
couldn't he haultd The company from
New York were here.
A disastrous fire at Soldiers Grove
Thursday nigh destroyed the farm
home and barn of Mike Asperson and
25 head of stock.
Taking advantage of the lull in the
fishing operations at Lake Koshllon-
ong, Ira W. Smith, conservation ward
en-, stole home Monday evening from
Edgerton and will spend week or
more here. The lake is frozen over,
but rot thick enough to resume SEM
ing Ira report; this falls hauls as
smaller, but prices better.
Dec was the 60th wedding ami
versary of our esteemed citizens. Mr.
and Mrs. Levi FversCn, and although
no observance was made of the event,
the Times wants to felicitate Mr.. and
Mrs Everson on this happy epoch of
their long and useful lives, and 10 be-
speak for them comfort, good health
and happiness in the years that may
still be theirS.-TimeS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
BOSCOBEL

At a recent regular meeting of the
city council it was voted to adopt the
tax budget as compiled and recon-
mended by the finance committee,
which calls for a rate of go. This is
an increase over the rate of last year
which was 21a%6. The advance is due
to 404 homestead exemptions, which
decreased the assessed valuation from
81 ,99S $50 to $1,802850.
A December ''break-up" softened
the good roads the past week. Follow
ing the fog came a cold draft from
the west and now the highways are
rough. The damp spell was welcomed
by tobacco growers who improved the
opportunity to take down" the 1924
product. Elmer Peterson has been in
specting several crops and suggests
that owners grade their tobacco be-
fore marketing. Some OF it is good and
a lot of it inferior in quality. By grad
ing it the producer will realize con-
siderable more and be well paid for
his time and trouble.
Geo DickersOn & Sons of Marion
township feel amply repaid for the
time and trouble in exhibiting their
fine drove of Hampshire swine 1T the
various fairs this fall. After paying
all expenses of The trip they realized
$500 in clear profits from prizes cap
tured At every place shown the sleek
Hampshires received liberal share
of premiums offered and, better still
established themselves as breed
gaining in popular favor each season
The Dickersons are deserving Of COM
mendation for the interest taken in
advancing the fame of pure bred stock
Dial
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Farmers to Wire
Homes and Farms

PLATTEVILLE-F farmers
three miles south of here, on high
ways 81 and 80, known as the Block
house district have pooled issues and
will install an independent circuit,
connected with the Interstate Light
& Power Co. Ernest Dosher and Fred
Grote, two young men experts in this
work have the contract. The equip
ment will be furnished by the Inter
state people, and after the installa-
ton is completed the line will be
maintained by them. According to
Fred Grote the cost to each farmer
will be about $500. 1t is said the
new system will prove more economi-
cal in the long run than the opera
ton of independent lighting paints.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
100000 Bridge Over
Mississippi Is Urged

PRA. DU CHEM. f. Jackson, of
the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Works
Milwaukee, met 20 business men here
in a proposal to bridge the Mississippi
at this point.
A structure would cost 100000. a
committee, arranging to call mass
meeting for some day shortly after
the holidays to set the general feel
ing of the public as to financing, was
named. Marquette, Wis, and Nc
Gregor, Iowa, are equally interested
in an interstate bridge across the
double channel
Mr.. Jackson's figures indicated that
single bridge across The river be-
low the point where the channels
merge would DE $4,000 less. In the
first instance, two 400-foot spans
would be necessary and in the sec
ond, but one In either case the bridge
would be mile long.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
KING OF worries"
RADIO HERO, TO BE
FREED FROM PRISON

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-The king
of the worries" who became known
for his exceptional piano playing
while serving a term in the Missouri
state penitentiary here, is to be re-
leased Jan. Is.
He is Harry NJ. Snodgrass, who is
serving three years from St. Louis
for robbery. Snodgrass recently won
the title of "the most popular radio
entertainer" in a nationwide contest
conducted by national radio maya
zine. His playing has been broadcast
every Monday night by local station.
Harry has a wife and son 8 years
old When the announcement was
made, it was stated that he would
leave the prison a poor man. Today
more than $500 in gifts and donations
was received by wire and mail at the
radio station for Snodgrass.
He has received many offers of en-
ployment on vaudeville circuits, in
theaters, cafes, and with dance orches-
tras, but does not know yet just what
he will do.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
PLATTEVILLE

Peter Doyle, while driving off of
Broadway Sunday evening lost con-
troll of his car and ran into and broke
off the boulevard lieht at the Legion
building. A little girl wis him in the
car had one cheek cut quite badly.
During the process of driving some
young cattle into the barn the other
afternoon during the storm, Neil
Clements wanrad to put ring into
the nose of his bull The animal OBJ
jected somewhat and throwing its
head it pushed Neil on the iron of a
stanchion. Of course he landed on his
nose and lost all his beauty He's glad
however, his proboscis was not brok-
en.-Witness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Upper Grant County
Plans Poultry Show

FENNIMORE-The Upper Grant
County Poultry show will be held on
December 18th to 10Th inclusive, this
year. This is the third annual show
to be held here, and interest has been
on the increase with each show sea-
son. Competition comes from all
parts of the state as well as from
neighboring states, giving local fame
iers pretty keen competition.
The Poultry Association has taken
steps to make the show a larger one
than last year by including an egg
contest and a farm crops department
]. E. Greenwald, Milwaukee, will
judge poultry, and E. D. Holden, OF
the Agricultural College, will judge
crops.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
WITHIN | HOUR
OF The COURT
HOUSE SQUARE
Happenings From
Exchanges and
Reporters.
MONTFORT

A letter of sad portent came to Mrs.
Jeanette Williams, who is visiting her
sister, Mrs ]. M. Quick. Her daughter,
Mrs. JOS. w. Quick, Yankton, S. D.,
had the third finger of her left hand
cut off in a store door which blew
shut catching her hand while she was
shopping. The letter also stated that
Mrs. Martha Griffith of Ireton, Iowa,
sister of ]. NJ Quick, had suffered
stroke of paralysis and the doctor
held out no hope for her recovery.
The Griffiths' were old-time residents
of Grant county, being well known in
the Big Patch neighborhood, also Mr..
and Mrs. Jos. w. Quick who left
Smelser over forty years ago for the
weSt-Mail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Livingston Boys Are
Judging Winners

DODGEVILLE - Max Livingston,
Milton Skate and Maxwell Gundlach
were winners of the district live
stock judging contest held here last
week. Belmont, Montfort, Dodgeville
and Livingston high schools were
each represented. Livingston scored
HOB points out of possible 1900.
Belmont was second with 1856 points;
Montfort third, 9S5 points and Dodge
vile, fourth, 966 points. Max Liv-
ingston was highest on individual
scoring with 385, Henry Cordts, Bel
mont, second, 37S, and Milton Skate
third with 1853 points. Consistent
team work won for Livingston.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Patch Grove High
To Have Cage Team

PATCH GROVE The announce
ment was made two weeks ago that
the Patch Grove high school would
not have a basket ball team this sea-
son. 1t was said the expense for
maintaining a team was too high for
a small town high school. Word
comes from Patch Grove players that
the game has been reinstated and
that the men are now training and
will again be active in the high school
circuit
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
cow KICKS MILLVILLE MAN

Fay Foster had the misfortune to
getthree ribs broken Wednesday. The
cow he was milking kicked him over,
when the one next to him succeeded
in tramping on him until he hnally
freed himself Fay feels as though
very many of such treatments will
lay him off from being chore boy for
a while-Bloomingto n Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
Ice Wrecks Wires
South of PlattevilIe

PLATTEVILLE-A special crew of
repair men was sent into this district
last week to repair telephone lines
levelled to the ground during the rain
and sleet storm which prevailed here
Thursday and Friday.
From Platteville south to Cuba
City scores of poles were snapped off
and thrown in all directions across
highway 80. 1t was impossible for
cars to travel over this highway until
the roadway had been cleared.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

County authorities, assisted by a
number of volunteers, are searching
for Raymond Bobonek, IS, Wausau
high school student, who disappeared
a week ago. He was last seen enter
ing woods, and it is feared he was
attacked after entering it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

"Till death do us part" was a quite
unnecessary part of the wedding SER
vice of Albert and Irene Depinhaus,
both %. They were married June %,
parted in September and Wednesday
divorced by Judge Henry GRASS,
Green Bay. According to Irene's COM
plant, her husbands abuses began
Immediately. He accused her of unbe-
coming familiarity with other men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

Times have changed. Those of us
who once were affrighted by wolf
at the door-now are equally frantic
when a revenue officer is at the door
with his deputy.e
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

With snow drifted to a height of
five and six feet, Ashland is recover
ing from ore OF the worst preseason
storms ever experienced. This is the
first winter the snow has been more
than two feet deep before the New
Year
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

Despondent because of the death of
seven children, his mother, and the
loss OF an eye and three toes, all with
in few years, Charles Broske, SO,
shot himself in the stomach Sunday
afternoon and attending physicians
declared he could not live.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

With the death Of William Hager
Prairie Farm, Wis, the last veteran
of August Roehmhild Post 237. G. A
r., is gone. Mr.. Hager died at the
Wisconsin Veterans Home. He had
been a resident Of Barron county for
81 years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

Jim-min-ny Christmas! How fast
the days go by whilst waiting the
25th inst And at that, only thirteen
days-an unlucky number of course
crowds in to blast our holiday hopes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17
FOLEY'S INDEXINGS

1t may not be of much interest tt
anyone except to that young lady il
Lancaster who said that a certain
young man tried to kiss his sweet.
heart just before the lights went on
and she was UP in arms-at least fol
a full minute. That's Lancaster fol
you.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

Preachers and teachers tell us to
learn something useful each week.
Good advice, that, as we near the
New Year. Might be we'll for many
of us to observe that the real differ
ence between a house and happy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

1t is said there are several new
dance steps this winter, but only few
will be step in the right direction.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-17

home is the possession and up-keep
of high-priced automobile.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-16
Starts Action to Have Boundary
Dispute Dismiss ed

Madison-Attorney General Her
man I Ekern has filed a motion in
behalf Of the State Of Wis onsin for
the dismissal Of the action of the
State Of Michigan against the State
of Wisconsin in which the state Of
Michigan claims about 225,00O acres
Of land in the Hurley district
Numerous islands, in the Menominee
river, Washington island. Chambers
island, Rock island, Strawberry IS
land and several other islands in
Green Bay are also included
Wisconsin claims that the action
should be dismissed because the
boundary line, as claimed by Wis
consin, is the correct and proper
boundary line intended by congress
at the time Michigan was admitted to
the union. The motion has been
set for argument for the third Of
March, 1924.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-16
CUTS THROAT
AND WRISTS
Life While in State of Delirium
Tuesday Morning.

James Hoye, ex-service man and
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Hoye,
pioneer residents of Hurley, slashed
his throat and cut his wrists with a
razor while in a state of delirium
Tuesday morning with fatal results,
death ensuing short time later. He
made his home with his parents on
Iron street.
The young man had been i'll and
at times delirious. His mother sat
up with him Monday night until A
o'clock Tuesday morning, when she
left his bedside and retired. Shortly
after Mr. Hoye left his bed and
seizing a razor slashed his throat
and wrists.
Mr.. Hoye served with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary forces in France
during the World war and while over
seas contracted an illness which kept
him in a hospital at Bordeaux,
France, for many weeks. 1t is
known that he had delirium while in
the hospital and it is believed that
recurrence of the illness brought
with it the ailment which resulted in
the rash act.
Besides his parents the young man,
who was 20 years old, leaves five
sisters, Elizabeth, Agnes, Margaret,
Eunice and Mrs. David Lavalle, and
brother, Simon Hoye, of Minocqua.
A military funeral with the Hurley
Legion in charge was held Thursday
morning with services at st. Mary's
church A color guard in uniform
and the Legion band headed the
funeral cortege, which included
many eX-service men. Burial was
made in the local cemetery.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-16
New State Highways VIII Be
Marked by June

-Wisconsin's new high
way marking system creating IL
roads extending entirely across the
state from north to south and I3
carrying continuous numbers across
the state from east to west should be
completed by June /, 1924, accord
ing to an estimate made in the
quarterly report of state chef
engineer, John 6. ID. Mack
These through routes will include
approximately rs per cent of the
total state trunk highway mileage
and will in all probability carry 80
per cent of the traffic on the system.
The aim of the new marking system
is TO have parallel routes carry
continuous numbers entirely across
the state in both directions, thus re
lieving traffic congestion.
Maps showing the new markings
are in the course of preparation and
will be available for distribution by
the time the heavy traffic begins.
An entire new system Of markers is
to be used, with the adjustment Of
the old form of marker painted upon
telephone poles. The new markers
are of steel and will outlast the old
type il is said.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-16
Industrial Accidents in Wisconsin
Increased Last Year.

Madison-Industria accidents in
creased 1862 per cent in 1928 over
1922 according to a report of the
Industrial commission just filed
There were 6,549 accidents re-
ported to the commission during the
quarter, an increase of 1913 over the
previous quarter and total of 25,-
$50 for the year as compared with
19,049 accidents reported for 1922.
while there has been a large in
crease in the total number of acct
dents and no statistics are as yet
available as to the cause of the in
iuries it is thought that the in
crease is entirely in the non-machine
group. In 1922 the accidents oc-
curing on machines were but 17.3
per cent of the total number of
accidents, and with the large amount
of guarding that has been done dur
ing 1923 it is expected that the
percentage of machine accidents in
1923 will not be increased" the
report states.
Deputies OF the commission IN
vestigated 2,047 accidents of which
36.6 per cent were reported to have
been caused because of failure to
guard.
During the last two sessions of the
legislature there have been in
troduced bills for either the abolition
or regulation of the use of paint
spraying machines. At the last
session the bill was withdrawn upon
the promise of the commission that it
would prepare regulations governing
the use of such processes.
District deputies of the commission
made total of 10,472 visits of in
spection during last year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-16
WINS FIRST PRIZE AT STATE
GRAIN SHOW
Carl Becker, of Saxon, Carries Off
the Honors With Peck Sample
of Canadian Field Peas.

The county agent has been in
formed by the officials of the state
grain show held at Richland Center
January % TO February , that Carl
Becker, of Saxon, was awarded first
prize on his peck sample Of Canadian
Field Peas. Mr.. Becker also
captured the blue ribbon at the
Northern Wisconsin show with the
same sample. He received $500
as cash award at the Rice Lake
show and $500 in prize money as
the result of his winnings at the
state show Mr.. Becker is to be
congratulated on his success as
Snowman. The competition was
very keen mt both shows and exhibits
were required to show real quality
to be awarded a place.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-16
ROAD WORK
STATELAST YEAR
Nearly 1000 Miles of Highway Con.
structed in Wisconsin During
the Year 1928.

Wisconsin's road pro-
gram last year resulted in the CON
struction of 1896 miles of highway,
including grading and surfacing at a
cost of $19,637 900, according to a
report prepared by the state highway
commission and published Monday in
the quarterly report of J, G. D.
Mack, state engineer. This report
is a summary of all construction
work during the past year.
A total of 313 miles of highways
were graded orsurfaced or both dur
ing the year under federal aid pro-
jects, the report shows. The federal
government contributed a total of
$4,442,8t9 to highway projects in
the state during the period.
Seventy miles Of concrete high
way were graded and constructed
under federal projects, costing
$2,485,521. Other federal aid
projects not graded and constructed
during the year follow: gravel,
1856 miles, cost $1,312,779;
miscellaneous, 1886 miles, cost,
1885, OBS Federal projects of
grading only amounted to 9.73 miles,
at cost of $95,544
Federal projects which were sur
faced only follow: concrete, 3 miles,
cost S80,500; gravel 5S.35 miles,
cost $158,475; miscellaneous, SAB
miles, $24,96O; grand total for all
federal projects 313.68 miles, cost
$4,442,819.
Under state aid construction, the
report shows the following for grad
ing and surfacing projects: concrete
construction; 348.68 miles, cost
$9,204,162; macadam, 29.63 miles,
cost $96,495; gravel, 739,42, cost
S2,458,798; miscellaneous, 1864
miles cost $453,446; totals, graded
and surfaced state aid, 1,27426
miles, cost $12,212,903. In pro-
jects of grading only state aid result
ed in the construction Of 680.7
miles, at a cost of $1,160,055,
State aid projects in which high
ways were surfaced only follow:
concrete, ia miles, S419.408;
macadam, 025 miles, $4,000; gravel,
1896 miles $345, 800; miscellane-
Gus, 1925 miles $96,899; totals,
surfacing only 27125 miles, $685.
698. TIE review also shows that
during the year a total of 2,226.21
miles of roaG of all types were con-
structed under state aid at a cost of
$14,238, 657. Gang maintenance"
during the yeal covered a total Of
1861 miles, at a cost of 1855, Gal.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-16
ASKS FOR HELP;
IS TURNED DOWN
County Board Refuses to Grant Re-
quest of District Attorney for
Assistance in Santini Case.

BY vote of Z to the Iron county
board of supervisors, at the session
held Thursday, turned down the re-
quest of District Attorney w. B.
Foster for assistance in conducting
the prosecution of the Paul Santini
case.
Attorney Foster appeared before
the board and asked that an at
torney be hired to help him in the
prosecution of the case, contending
that the nature of the circumstances
attending the case made it an
extremely difficult one to handle
A ballot was taken, resulting in
seven supervisors voting against it
and four in favor of it. The
sentiment of those voting against the
district attorneys request was that
an outside attorney would not be
able to render much assistance in
this case.
Commencing April / Iron county
supervisors will be paid $500 per
diem for attending board and COM
As-itNSS meetings. lHt npdTu voting TO
raise the pay from $500. Some
opposition to the increase in pay
arose, a number of the supervisors
being in favor of retaining the old
$500 scale. An amendment to the
original motion to this effect was
lost. The vote on the original
motion was to 2,
]. f. Murphy was appointed
member Of the board of trustees of
Pureair sanatorium to succeed the
late VIM. H. Kirby.
Reports Of county officers were
read and ordered placed on file.
The board voted to pay the
expenses incurred by the Legion in
hiring a band for the James Hoye
military funeral.
The allowing of bills was included
in the business transacted by the
board at this session. The next
meeting will be held on March 20.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-16
RANGE WRESTLING FANS SEE
ZBYZSKO IN ACTION
The Grand Old Man of the Mat
Game Takes Two Straight Falls
in Match With Nick Lutz.

Nick Lutz, burly German, went
one hour and three minutes with
Stanislaus Zbyzsko in the wrestling
match at Lytle's hall Thursday even
ing, the big Pole getting two straight
falls, the second coming within a few
minutes.
LutZ proved a wiry and crafty op-
pOnent for the Grand Old Man of
the wrestling game, but Zbyzsko's
superior strength and knowledge of
the game prevailed, with the result
that after one hour and three
minutes the Pole floored his OPP
ponent with a flying head lock for
the first fall. The German was
thrown heavily to the floor of the
stage and seemed dazed. 1t was
evident that Lutz felt the effects of
the fall, for when the men came to-
gether for the second fall Zbyzsko
floored Lutz within a few minutes.
The Pole had II pounds the best
of it in weight, which was announced
as 232 pounds. Lutz tipped the
scales at 221. Paddy Lancer of
this city acted as referee.
The hall was packed to the doors
with fans eager to see the ex-
champion in action, and no doubt as
financial venture it was a success,
the door receipts amounting to more
than $500.
With a match every night at
different place and against different
opponent it has been a busy week for
Zbyzsko. Wednesday night he
appeared at Amigo, Thursday night
at Hurley and Friday night he
showed at Ashland.