Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-15

5000 bushels of winter apples are
being picked from the Townsend or
chard at Richmond Center.
Alfred Ferderman, of Black Hawk,
lost his right hand at the wrist,
when it came in contact with the
knives of a silage cutter.
So many girls desired to join a
junior band at Viola, that two bands
will be organized among boys and
girls Nineteen girls have signed up
for the girls band.
Fred Hood, who has been operating
barber shop at Muscoda, has closed
his shop and sold the equipment to
Mike Egan, of Lone Rock, who will
move the equipment to that place.
J. M. Keys of RichIand Center, post
master during both Cleveland admin
istrations and local business man and
alderman, died Thursday at the age
of Sc years. He was native of Rich
land county.
Carl Postel, druggist of Avoca,
was married in Madison on Septem
Der 26th to Miss Harriet Stark
weather, of Pardeeville. The bride
is teacher of domestic science in the
Muscoda schools.
The Eastman Cooperative Co., a
mutual farmers retail store, has gone
out of business, the stockholders los
ing a substantial sum. An auction
sale was recently held to finish clos
ing out the stock.
On October 10th, Dodgeville mer
chants are uniting in a special sale
event which they call Prosperity
Day. Such united efforts on the part
of community are usually fruitful
of desirable results.
Ed Pulvermacher and Ben Shaw,
Richland county, drove their autos
together near Richland Center. Joe
Pulvermacher suffered a fractured
skull Others were not injured. A
damage suit is in prospect.
Geo. Dickerson of Sank City, re-
leased from Jail and after serving six
months and paying a fine of 5000 at
Baraboo, was again arrested on moon
shine charges. He no more than re-
turned home when re-arrested.
Thieves entered the Ballantine &
Frederick garage tie Pra. du Chen,
Saturday night week ago, making
away with two Ford cars, one new
touring. This was the second rob-
berry of the garage in two months.
Ten soft drink parlors of E. Dubu-
que were closed by refusal OF the city
council to renew their licenses. Hence
forth those desiring drinks must buy
them of a bootlegger. Some OF the
Joints ran wide open for years and
were famed from Denver to Pittsburg
as an oasis in a dry desert.
Mr.. Fred Rehmstedt, a well known
resident of Belmont for many years,
died Wednesday, Oct. /, at 3 o'clock
a. M. Mr.. Rehmstedt was in his 82nd
year and had been in declining health
for a long time He is survived by
wife two sons and two daughters.
Belmont Success.
Mrs. Frank Jeffry passed away at
her home in this city on Sunday morn
ing, October, after prolonged ILL
ness. She leaves husband and two
hildren-Charlotte and Virgil. Inc
funeral services were held Tuesday
funeral services were held TUESDAY.
Interment at st. Rose cemetery.-Cuba
City News.
The Boscobel Fair Association has
made a statement that. the net profits
of the last fair were $2.177, lnciud-
ing $500 of expenses on buildings
and the payment of SAT- of loan ana
interest. Exhibitors were paid So
400 The state aid amounts to W.
76O. w. E. Guentzel was reelected
president and John J. Ruka will be
secretary for the coming year.
Conrad Kiel hitched old dobbln
to his buggy last Friday and drove
to town to bring in eggs and do some
shopping, While he was stopping at
the Sprague cream station worKmen
at the station noticed hay on the top
of the buggy, and upon investigating
nest with eight eggs was founo;
1t is a mystery how the eggs remained
in the nest on the top, while driving 10
town over rough roads and up ana
down hill.-Lena Star.
A report made to the county OF
ficials states that John Mick, late
county treasurer of Richland county,
was short in his account $846
at the time of his death in May. Inc
audit of the books was made by au-
ditors of the State Tax Commission.
Mr.. Mick had as surety on his bonds
a liability company, and thus the
county is protected in this loss ana
it is expected that the county Will De
paid in full, and an attempt made to
recover this sum from the Mick estate.
-Richland Democrat.
A young man, aged 81, found wand
ering around Pra. du Chen was given
a ticket to Elkader, Iowa. The next
heard of the vagrant he was wander
ing around Clayton, Iowa. Authorities
there sent him to Iowa City where ex-
perts found the youth to be a victim
of asphasia or failing memory. Inc
young man gained consciousness at
brief intervals. He told of leaving his
home in Bloomfield, N. j., three years
ago. He is Victor Christiano, son OF
Joseph Christiano. Finally the young
man was given a ticket home and
tagged so that he will reach his des-
tination safely.
Ed Conway, who lives a mile and
a half southwest of Hillosboro, suf-
fered a severe loss when he found
tuberculosis in his large herd OF
cattle. Tests were made of twenty
some head, and all being found
tubercular, the entire herd of As
head was shipped to market under