Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-24
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREv|TIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

Bishop Louis Van Hoeck of Patna
Ind, was recent visitor at Camnion
College, Pra. du Chen, as the guest
of FIR. Rohde, S. j., head of the school
Bishop Van Hoe ok has been a Jesuit
priest and missionary in India Tor so
years. He is an accomplished Oriental
scholar, having absorbed much of the
lore of the far east due to dilieent
study while in that cline. At the end
of 80 years of unselfsh labor anon o
teh heathens ne was ordained bishon
by the pope. There are $4,000, 900 peo-
pie in his diocese, most of whom live
in dire poverty. Eight millions are
"untouchables" due to the execrable
caste system which condemns vast
numbers to isolation and misery. The
people take readily to the Christian
religion which teaches universal
equality and brotherhood
Daniel Kelley, six-year-old son of a
fisherman who formerly lived at Cass-
vile but now living at Waupeton.
was accidentally drowned last Tues
day afternoon and at last reports the
body had not been found. The bow
broke through the thin coating of ice
which had formed over a water hole
near the river bank and where the
lad is supposed to have broken in
when he went to get drink for an
older brother. The family, consisting
of father, IL year old sister, II wear
old brother and little Daniel, lived in
tent where the father was trying to
keep the little motherless family to-
gether by fishing and claiming.
The little Methodist Episcopal
church, situated in the village of Lead
mine, landmark, size 20x30, is offered
for sale. The belfry and bell, organ,
heating stove, bookcase, chairs, lamps
and all are to DC disposed Of. In olden
days travel by team was slow and peo-
pie going to church found the nearest
one convenient. Now the automobile
whisks the folks by on Sunday at
high speed and a trip to church of
ten or twenty miles is the work of
half an hour when the roads are good.
That is why the little church in Lead
mine is being sold.
Joe Schumacher, of the town of
WestfOrd, was in court last week
charged with issuing worthless checks.
He left a string of some Is checks
about the town and they ranged in
size from 81 up to $25. He said in
court that he wanted to have good
time and took that method of raising
the cash. He plead guilty to the
charge and was sentenced to six
months in the county Jail, the SEN
tence being suspended and he was
turned over to the state probation Of
ficer who will see that he gets job
and makes the checks goodrich
land Republican
Belmont is enjoying little boom.
A new shoe repair shop has been
opened in the Bashaw building by
Stanley Koschakayd, Jack Jones is
opening a new tonsorial parlor in the
old Legion building, and a bakery is
to be opened in the near future in
the Gibbons building by Mr.. Tholnp-
son of Darlington. There is still a
good opening here for short-order
eating house.-Belmont Success.
Richard Finch, section foreman for
the /. C. road 1T Dubuque, suffered a
vicious attack at the hands OF NICK
George, section hand, in the Dubuque
yards. George took umbrage after los
ing his Job. A spike mallet was USED
and because Finch was leaning over
he escaped a fractured skull. George
is being looked for.
Rabbi Albert Lapidas, rabbi at Du-
buque synagogue for the past two
years, has resigned and departs for
New York. Rabbi Lapidas came to Du-
buque two years ago from Germany
His wife and two daughters returned
to Germany, son going to New York
with the father.
A big barn on farm owned by
Frank Neff, south of Muscoda, was
destroyed by fire recently. A large
amount of hay, farm machinery and
five head of cattle were burned Inc
loss will be in the neighborhood OF
$4,000 with $1,000 insurance.