Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-09

The Gideons, fraternal order of
commercial travellers are considering
the proposition of acquiring the man
aging of the Central Hotel at BosoO-
bel, where three religiously inclined
knights of the grip spent a Sunday
there many years ago. Now the organ
ization numbers 10000 with member
ship in every state in the union. The
plan is to purchase the pioneer hos
telry there, remodel, improve and
maintain it as lasting memorial to
the founding of the order.
Monroe voted to appropriate $1,000
for the city band by vote of to 1.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. B. Delaney of Livingston,
died recently.
The remains of Mrs F. D. Lathrop,
who died in GAINESVILLE were brought
to Fennimore for interment.
Orville Andrews of Hazel Green has
purchased five and ten cent store at
Jefferson. Possession has been given.
Sam Banks, negro messenger, who
has been at the capital for years,
serving through the reign of many
governors is seriously i'll with no hope
for his recovery.
The La Fayette county highway
commission has posted notices on the
gravelled highways in Iowa county
closing the INTO heavy traffic for a
period of thirty days. Should condi-
tions permit they will be opened soon
er.
"Red" Evans, Platteville Normal
school baseball star who was signed
by the Milwaukee Brewers at the close
of last season and who has been at
the spring training camp with Clark S
team, has been farmed out to Raleigh,
N. c., in the Piedmont league
Harry Moore of Darlington, met
with serious and painful accident
last week. He was operating a planer
in the Rodham Incubator factory and
the machine severed all of the fingers
and part of the thumb from his left
hand. 1t was necessary to have the
fingers amputated at the knuckle
joints.
Ernest J. Stauffacher, we'll known
Monroe stock buyer, died at the Globe
hospital in Freeport Monday night.
Mr. Stauffacher was 55 years of age
and is survived by his wife and three
children. Deceased is brother of
John Stauffacher of Calamine and L.
M. Stauffacher, income tax collector
of Monroe.
Muscoda is organizing gun club
and members have made arrange
ments for a lodge in the marshes of
the Wisconsin river near the town.
The nimrods and trap-shooters are
enthusiastic and all outdoor lovers
will have a chance to join them There
are some medal carriers and cham
pion shots over in that section.
Miss Viva Jost of Richland Center,
left Saturday for Chicago, and from
there she goes to New Orleans. She
has Joined a theatrical troupe and
will appear in California and other
western states in chautauqua during
the season. She has spent the winter
in Richland Center and has been act
ing as cashier at the Penney store.
Sentiment against billboard adVer-
Using in Dane county resulted IN an
order by John r. Caldwell, directing
that all billboards and outdoor ad-
vertising upon the right Of way high
ways in the county be removed by
Nav l. The action followed a public
meeting of civic club representatives
at which resolutions strongly urged
the removal of road advertising. Dane
county is said to be the first county
in the state to order such advertising
removed
About midnight Saturday Mrs. G. Z.
Wadding was mysteriously awakened
as a result of laborious breathing to
find the parsonage black with furnace
gas and coal smoke which might nave
resulted in the death of the entire
family. 1t required a fell hour with
windows open to fully eliminate the
gas The furnace has been throwing
off gas and smoke more or less all
winter, but at no time has it sent
forth it's venom like that of Saturday
night. Benton ADVOCATE.