Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13
NEICHBORHOOD
BREvITiES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

Linden high school building Sunday
tearing off number of shingles. This
is the third time the building has
been struck.
James Geraty of Gillingham, Rich
land county, fell from load of hay
and tore two ribs loose from his back
bone. He was taken to Richland Cen
ter for treatment.
John Moore, son of J. F. Moore OF
Lloyd, was injured in the eyes around
the 4th by an explosion of firecracheTs
and has been under care of a special
list since.
The birth of twins to Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Denman of Reedsburg brings
the family to sixteen children. The
newcomers are the fourth set of twins
born in the family. Five children are
less than three years of age.
Robert Sutherland, son of the
late Pres. Sutherland of the Normal,
has become a member of the law firm
of Stephens and Shetland of Madison.
Robert was a member of the law firm
of Wylie and Lowry of Madison until
that partnership dissolved.
The village of Glen Haven is to
have electric lights. An extension is
to be built from the Interstate Pow
er line at Bloomington and many
farmers along the line subscribed
$3.50 each and the residents of Glen
Haven subscribed $4,000 to help
build it.
The Parfrey sawmill on the Grant
county side of the Bridgeport bridge
finished cutting their supply of logs
last week and the material is being
loaded onto cars for shipment to
Richland Center. All except the ro-
iginal crew from Richland Center
have been laid off.
The grey trotting mare owned by
Mitchell and Bachelor entered at Ev-
ansville fair last week, won three
straight heats taking the money and
getting mark of 2:19H. Northern
Boy, owned by the same firm, became
lame and was brought home. He may
be ready to start at the Darlington
fair.
Under the supervision of William
o. Esch, Madison, inspector for this
district, affairs at the Dodgeville post
office are being investigated. The ac-
counts in the office are being audited
and it is stated that the matter will
be brought before the federal grand
jury with the results that indictments
will follow-Capital Times.
Farmers are having difficulty in
harvesting. Grain is dead" ripe and
the ground due to heavy rains is too
wet for machines to be operated. In
many fields the grain has been laid
so fiat that it is only possible to cut
it by driving the harvester one way
and in some fields the grain is too fiat
to be cut by machinery.
Coroner F. E. Holly of Pra. du
Chen met a rattlesnake the other day
as he was on his way up the Wiscon-
sin river. His snakeship had evident
ly decided to migrate from Grant to
Crawford county and Mr.. Holly spear
ed the reptile while he was swimming
across the Wisconsin. 1t had eight
rattles and a butron.-Press.
Miss Esther Ziegler of Dubuque ran
into the year old son of DR.. Huegel
of Madison. The child ran out in front
of her car from behind passing auto.
Detective Robert Putnam of the police
department made an investigation i'm
mediately after the accident and ne
reported that the Ziegler girl was not
at fault Both Miss Ziegler and Miss
Mcdonald we're eXOnerated OF all
blame by Coroner Joseph Stephenson
The second annual convention OF
the Jesuit Educational association,
central states division comprising the
Missouri Province Classical associa-
ton, the Missouri Province English
association. the American Association
of Jesuit Scientists, Missouri Province
Sociological Conference and the Mis-
souri, Province Library association
will be held at Campion college, Pra.
du CHEN, Aug. 16-17-1S.
VIM. Leffler of Dodgeville, a former
resident of Grant county, figured in
a thrilling automobile Smash-up re-
Gently and miraculously escaped with
out scratch. Mr.. LETTER and q COM
panion were driving towards Madison
and collided with 4 sedan driven by a
Verona man who was on the wrong
side of the road The Leffler car
turned turtle and the passengers were
underneath. Assistance came soon and
the Dodgeville men were found I'M
harmed. Both cars were wrecked.
Richland Center ChautauQua Loser
The Mutual-Ewell chautauqua closed
on Saturday evening, and that the
program offered was one worth while
is the verdict of those who attended.
The attendance was average for Rich
land Center, but as usual there was
deficiency and few of the faithful
ones made it up. No contract has been
made to bring a chautauqua here an
other year, as yet, and we question if
one will be made. The feeling is gen.
eral that if chautauquas are really
wanted in the city, there would be
sufficient support to make them pay
out--Richland Democrat.
The state treasury agent has not
the right to impose peddler and tran
silent merchant licenses upon persons
operating stands at fairs, according
to an opinion by Judge Geo. Thomp-
son o. the circuit court of Pepin coun-
ty in a test case brought by N. A. Nell
son of Chippewa Falls. The decision
will have q far-reaching effect on the