Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-17

The September term of circuit court
for Sank county had 103 cases on the
calendar.
DR.. c. F. Lehnkering of Darlington
was taken to the hospital at Freeport
for an operation.
FIR. Thomas Doyle of Benton, who
has been in Ireland for a year, plans
to return home soon.
Alex Caygill and T. H Edwards are
out as Independent candidates for
sheriff of Iowa county.
Miss Clara Geller of Muscoda has
gone to Barcelona, Spain, where she
will teach English in a girls school.
Miss Ina Potterton was nominated
clerk of court in Iowa county, dis
tancing her men opponents by a big
lead
Edward Sieman of Boscobel has dis
posed of his creamery business there
to Roy Patterson of Wauzeka and
Francis Merwin of Boscobel
III. o. Stevlingson, proprietor of the
leading store at Westby, has sold his
business and begun closing out sale
after being in business for rs years
A big barn on the Frank Kelly farm
at New Albin was burned to the foun-
dation Friday morning, together with
rs tons of hay and some farm tools.
Members of the Congregational
church at Lansing, Iowa, recently eel
ebrated it's 60th anniversary. A large
number of people were in attendance.
Mrs. Scott Barnes was nominated
county treasurer of Richland county.
getting 2285 votes which was many
hundred more than the total vote Of
four opponents.
Mrs. Geo. Davey of Dodgeville
suffered a stroke of apoplexy We'd
nesday morning early when she arose
for the day. She died about $3.50 the
same afternoon.
Milton Weigner of Pra. du Chen
pumped a gasoline torch until the bot
tom blew out and an explosion re-
suited. Weigner was badly burned
about the face and arms.
The Viroqua Cooperative creamery
completed the making of a million
pounds of butter in 1924 on August
10. They hope to reach total pro-
duction of a million and half pounds
this year
The Pra. du Chen schools had the
L. hio1o coh0n1 nnrn11roont in hic-
tory this year when 214 were listed
for study. A large academy in the
city keeps the enrolment down in the
high school.
The Rev. Geo. H. Kemp, SO, son of
Attorney Harry Kemp of Boscobel,
died at Minneapolis on Sept. 2, of a
heart complaint. Deceased was a ma
tive of the Isle of Wight. Burial was
made at Boscobel.
Louis Koevening, Postville farmer,
lit cigaret and threw the match to
the pavement. The blaze struck in a
pool of gasoline and the fluid explod-
ed. A bucket brigade was formed to
save Koevening from making funeral
pyre.
Ora Ray, proprietor of the "First
and Last Chance" saloon at Pra. du
Chen, was given an official call by
state prohibition officers one day of
last week. A quantity of alcohol was
found and confiscated. Ray gave bond
to appear in court.
Louis N. Piquette, Chicago prose-
cutor, and formerly of Betnon, is ill
at the Murphy hospital in Chicago
with appendicitis. Mr.. Piquette was
too sick to be operated on when first
taken to the hospital and his condi-
ton was regarded as serious.
Gertrude Edmonds of Platteville,
and Geo. Hunter of Benton, were mar
ried at the Methodist parsonage, Ga
lena, the witnesses being John and
Mary Hunter, brother and sister of
the bridegroom. After the ceremony
the young couple left on an extensive
honeymoon through Wisconsin. They
will reside in Benton
Jay Kuykendall, Richland Center,
was run over and badly hurt Satur-
day night while crossing a street in
the business part of the city A big
bakery truck struck Kuykendall as he
ran for the sidewalk. The truck ran
over the mans legs and body, knock
ing him unconscious. His injuries
proved to be nothing serious.
Robbers broke into the Lena branch
of the Freeport Dairy & Produce Co.
Monday night and stole 20 cases of
eggs valued at 5000. Entrance to the
creamery station where the eggs were
stored, was made through rear door
and the thieves made their getaway
undisturbed. The robbery was not
discovered until Floyd Gillette, man
ager, opened the place at 5 o'clock
Tuesday morning for the days bust
ness.
Little Rita Mullarkey, s, Waukon
girl, had close call when her cloth
ing caught in the gearing of an en-