Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-07-23

ne new IdClOIy VI 0OUD 10
in operation and produced 10000 cans
of peas a day last week.
Jos. Hicks of Warren, aged 80, died
at his home July IL. He was active in
business up to the time of his death
Over a million motor vehicles have
been registered in Illinois this year.
A solicitation is being made for
funds to rebuild the Lutheran hospi-
tai at Dodgeville, and $4,000 has been
raised to date. The hospital is sup
ported by the Mt. Horeb district of
Lutheran churches.
Within seventeen hours, 5000 cars
passed the intersection of highways II
and 33 at Baraboo on July 4th, or at
the rate of five minute during the
entire period. Last year on July 4th,
total of 3058 cars passed this point
showing the growth in auto travel in
a year.
DR.. Stansmore Vivian of Barneveld
slept at the steering wheel while
driving near Dodgeville Thursday.
The car struck a culvert and was
wrecked. DR.. Vivian was picked up by
passing motorists and taken to hos
pital He suffered a fractured skull
and numerous bruises but will recov-
er.
The annual Lacrosse district meet
ing of members of the Methodist
church was held at Viroqua on July
9Th. About 500 people were present
from the district, which includes q
territory bounded by Black River
Falls, Mauston, Reedsburg, Pra du
Chen and the Mississippi river to La
| Crosse.
Wy T inc
course at Monroe, was hit on the head
! by a ball driven from the second tee.
The doctor went down like pOlled
OK and laid unconscious. He finally
got up and wanted to continue the
game but friends induced him to go
/ to town to have the wound dressed
He drove his car alone to the hOspl-
tai
The house occupied by George
| Stevenson and family at the Field
mine near New Diggings, was total
! ly destroyed by fire last Friday after
noon together with all its contents.
! The blaze is supposed to have origin
ated from an oil stove while no one
was in the house and had gained such
Roadway when discovered that nothing
could be saved-Darlingto Republi-
can.
Workmen marked the center of
I Grant Highway from Stockton east
| last week. One purpose is to seal the
crack in the road the same as the
cross cracks. Some sort of compost
ton is used and is sprayed with sand.
The work is done with machinery.
The mark in the center of the road is
valuable as a guide. to motorists, par
! 11x in hn nil A 6riU0r
see the mark ahead and will know
whether the approaching car is on the
right hand side of the highway.
This is the period of the year when
there is a heavy mortality among
small town base ball clubs. We I'M
derstand the Blue River organization
! is none too prosperous, while the Bos-
cObel club sent out an S. 0. S. call to
it's supporters last week, saying it
would have to have better attendance
or more money, or give up the ghost.
| Boscobel is to vote on September
End on the proposition of bonding the
city for $4,000 to erect new city
hall.
i Four Mexicans are being held in
the city jail at Savanna on the
charge of shoplifting Thursday morn
ing the men, all we'll dressed, appear
ed at the F. A Herbert clothing store
| in that city and their actions were
somewhat queer. Frank Foren, clerk
| in the store, kept watch on them and
as they were going out noticed that
one of them had a suit of clothes I'M
der his arm. Mr.. Foren took the suit
away and the men fed. He notified
the police and search was begun. Lat
er the four men were arrested and
charged with shoplifting.
Two years ago, w. G. Mckay, a
Madison nurseryman, spent several
months including July, in a hospital.
He realized that July 4th was dull
day in a hospital and that people who
received flowers were gladdened. That
gave him an idea. This year he or
dered that 10000 peony blossoms be
cut at his nurseries while in bud and
! put into cold storage. On Wednesday
of last week, he had the flowers box
ed and shipped to forty hospitals in
southern Wisconsin. The lives of
| 5000 patients were made happier on
July 4th, through his kindness.