Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-06
An old diary owned by B. E. Wal

1916 mad no summer, being even more
topsy-turvy than the present year has
been. January 1916 was so mild that
fires were used only for cooking in
northern United States. Weather con-
tinued mild through April but instead
of growing warmer, the thermometer
dropped until the latter part of May
half-inch ice coated ponds, corn was
frozen in the ground, and fields we're
planted again and again. Frosts con-
tinued all through July and August.
In the New England states, ponds
were covered with quarter-inch ice on
July 4th. The diary reveals that the
only crop of corn raised in the New
England states was owned by farm
er in Vermont. All during the sum-
mer and early fall, fires were kept
burning around the field.
While loading sand in his wagon at
the Carson pit, near Evansville, Al
bert North suddenly found himself
buried beneath tons of sand when the
pit caved in. He was able to move his
fingers emerging above the sand, and
attracted attention of Kenneth Hold
en-. Holden summoned telephone line
men, at work nearby, and North was
dug out, very short of breath but
otherwise not much hurt. The pit
wall had been lossened by rains and
North happened along at the psyche
logical moment for a cave-in.
Exploration made of a newly open
ed cave on the Chas. Faivre farm near
Oregon shows that the cave connects
with underground passages leading to
other caves. While Faivre was plow-
ing corn recently he noticed that the
ground was sinking in part of his
field. The next day an opening 20 feet
wide, 100 feet long and rs feet deep
had developed Faivre has since ex-
plored a part of the caverns and finds
a sandy floor with easy entrance from
one cave to another. He expects to
make thorough exploration.
The Central House at Boscobel, an
old established hostelry, has been
sold to Messrs. Chas. Brooke and N.
P. Valerius of Chicago. Possession
will be given Oct. l. The new owners
plan extensive improvements which
include new plate glass for the din
ing room and repairs to the exterior
of the building. F. F. Assay, present
lessee Of the building, will locate else
where.
Officials at Pound, Wis, will open
the grave of John Brandt ST., making
positive identification of the dead body
before his sons, Louis, and John Jr.,
are brought to trial. The elder Brandt
was killed while sleeping July 5, 1921.
The boys were arrested last week af-
ter evidence had developed indicat-
ing they were guilty of parricide.
H. L. Herring, a haywood, Ill. lad,
was pulled from a side-tracked re-
frigerator car at Lodi after spending
"a hours inside. Young Herring was
weak from lack of air and food He
said he had broken an inner door and
packing and thrust a wedge i'll the
outer door to let in more air.
Mayor E. S. Baker vetoed second
resolution unanimously passed by the
council of the city of Portage to pur-
chase oil engine equipment and pumps
for the water plant. This second veto
was overridden by the council, but an
amendment was added to the reSolu-
ton whereby many of the mayors
proposals were met.
Gordon Smith and Frank Reeves,
University of Wisconsin students,
made the trip from Madison to Mem
phis, Tennessee, in six days with a
Ford car which they salvaged from
the city junk heap. The car had no
floor boards, fender, lights, wind
shield, or running boards.
Trix, a Beloit German police dog
and relative of Strongheart, adopt
ed nest of rabbits she found in a
newly cut hay field. Trix guarded her
puppies jealousy and mothered
them. One morning she awoke to find
they had all hoped away on her.
Trix is back guarding cattle.
A Studebaker coupe owned by man
named Diver at Stevens Point jumped
clear over an embankment on S. t. l..
Is and dropped Is feet to the water
below, landing right side up with on
ly the front end damaged. Diver, who
lived close to name, was unhurt.
st. Joseph's parochial school at Bar
aboo will not open this fall accord
ing to present plans. The school is I'M
able to secure nun teachers on ac-
count of demand in the large cities.
1t has run without interruption for
many years.
Browntown again suffered fire los
ses when on Monday evening the
Schwartz restaurant and vacant
SJOr6DOuS6 were IOId1ly uSSI1OyCu'
Browntown has no fire protection and
has been the scene of several disas-
trous fires in recent years.
Lewis Wilson, Endeavor, recently
captured the largest snake reported
the present season. The reptile was
of the species known as the bull snake
and measured six feet in length. A
well-directed shot fro Wilson's gun
put an end to its life.
Homer Rundell of Linwood Farm,
Livin gston, sold one of his pure bred
Guernsey COWS to parties at Mt. Yer
non, Iowa, for 1915. The high priced
individual made her trip to her new
home by auto.
Somewhere in the vicinity of Mad
ison a crocodile is wandering at large.
1t escaped from its cage in car on
the Northwestern railroad, enroute
from Lacrosse to Madison. No trace
has been found.
The new canning factory at Sprins
Green is now canning string beans.
Tomatoes are to be canned at the
pIor+ o1co ond OOa grower for the