Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-24

for the ninth successive year.
Mrs. Ingri Tollefson, of Westby
died last week from burns received
when filling the oil stove preparatory
to getting the noon day meal
DR.. H. B. Won Ruben, who has re-
Gently completed course at North
western Dental College, and whose
home is at Cashton, has opened
dental office in Viola.
Rev. W. T. Williams, connected with
the Presbyterian church at Muscoda,
has resigned to accept the pastorate
of the Welsh Methodist church at Wild
Rose and left for his new work last
week.
E. j. Miller of La Crosse, has bought
the Fogo & Son grocery store at Rich
land Center and gone into business
there. Mr.. Miller will handle auto sup
plies along with groceries-a modern
combination.
A celebration was put on at Plain
recently, the proceeds to be used to
aid in building d new home for the
sisters OF the Catholic parish there.
The total receipts of the celebration
were $4,661 and the net proceeds will
reach $500.
The Hillsboro Rod & Gun Club has
y
pheasants, which it is planned to lib
crate in the woods of that vicinity
with the hope they will increase in
number and provide sport for the
hunters in after years.
In Richland county circuit court
Earl ladder was found guilty of per-
jury. ladder had in previous court
action sworn that he had made a GER
tain payment for livestock bought on
, notes. He was convicted of falsity and
assessed fine of $500 and costs or
eight months Imprisonment.
Irving Dodge, SO, of Gresham, Ore,
formerly of Montfort, was instantly
killed Sept g. when an automobile in
which he and five other persons were
, riding rolled down an embankment on
! Evergreen Highway, near Carson,
; Wash The car went over bank on
. sharp curve. Dodge suffered skull
, fracture and died instantly. A widow
survives.
:. Charles Driscoll, aged nine, son of
, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Driscoll of Benton,
, was killed Thursday while returning
with number of children from school.
He was riding on a truck. The side
. board fell over and he and Paul Dr1s-
coll. Lillian Redfern, Arthur Hatfield
and Helen Farrey fell off the truck
: and the Driscoll boy suffered pune
tured lung. He was hurried to Dubuque
for treatment, but died before reach
ing there.
Lee Uhlenhopp was injured Satur-
day when he was hit by pitched
base ball. 1t struck him in the
: mouth, knocking out one of the front
teeth on his lower jaw and loosening
| seevral others, besides badly cutting
) his lip He had planned to leave this
} week to enter Carroll College at
Waukesha. but will not be able to
leave until late this week or early
the coming week because of the &C
cident-Richland Rustic.
| James H. FARMLAND of Montfort
was painfully hurt in an auto acct
} dent on S. T. L. 10, Saturday week
} ago. Mr.. FARMLAND, with his brother.
) Ed. was walking on the highway. A
Mr.. Kneisting came by in car and
: offered the men ride. AS. Mr.. Frank
: land essayed to enter the machine
another car driven by Carl R1nde
( came by and side-swiped James
: FARMLAND, knocking him to the
ground He suffered a number OF
; bruises and cuts.
l nj. M. 1TdlQOT vi 1louA
ance agent, is in Quebec, Canada, be-
, ing entertained at LIE Chateau From
tenac. as the guest of the Travellers
Insurance Co., for whom he works.
The company is celebrating it's 60th
anniversary and agents who have
made a suitable record go with all ex-
: penses paid Mr.. Trainor expects to
mingle with distinguished company
, while in the lower st. Lawrence val
: lley and take in the numerous scenic
and historical sights in which that
region abounds.
Booze is outlawed by the Wisconsin
Tobacco Pool. The board of directors
, nassed a resolution which orders
: prompt investigation of all reports
of intoxication on the part of en-
, ployees. 1t directs that all persons
! in the pools service found to be in
: anv degree under the influence OF
LIQUOR during business hours shall be
, Immediately discharged, and IT a
person in charge of a warehouse per-
mits the, use knowingly of alcoholic
liquors on the premises of the pool,
he shall be discharged also.
At Prairie du Chen recently a
memorial tablet was dedicated sacred
f to the memory of the boys who gave
, their lives in the World War. The
tablet is bronze with raised letters,
, and contains the names and COM
; NAMES of those who made the supreme
, sacrifice in the war. The dedicatory
, service was under the direction OF the
American Legion, and the funds for
the purchase of the tablet were ap-
propriated by the county board OF
Crawford county. The patriotic or
ders of Crawford county and students
of Campion College joined in the ded-
icatory service.
Coroner JOS Stephenson of Madl-
son decided Tuesday that no investl-
CATION would be needed in the death
of Mrs. C. H. Osthoff of Madison, who