Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-01-16
NE|GHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From 7ri-
State Area.

age OF 10 years.
Sparta occupied it's new junior hlgn
school building when school opened
after the new year. 1t is among the
finest buildings in the state.
Rev. Smetana, pastor OF the Catno-
lie congregations at HillsborO, 4uba,
Mt. Tabor and Dilly, was presented
with a Chevrolet coupe by members
of his congregations at Christmas
time,
Hillsboro has sufficient money
raised for it's community hospital SO
that plans are being discussed with
AZ chitects and the building of mod
ern hospital there this summer seems
assured.
Scott and Morietta townships in
Crawford county, are circulating pc
titions protesting the relocation OF
State Highway 30. Opposition is
strong to the relocated highway in
western Crawford county.
An outdoor recreation center, IN
Guiding a swimming pool, is need
that Mayor Kohl Of Monroe urges be
met in that city in 1924. There has
been talk of such an institution in
Richland Center, and we would like to
see it materialize soon.
Unknown parties with a terrible
thirst drained the radiator on the car
of Peter LaRocque; Pra. du Chlen,
last week and drank the contents.
Authorities are looking for a corpse
emanating wood alcohol fumes as La
Rocuue had the radiator filled with
alcohol non-freeze solution.
Lieut.. Gov. George F. Comings, who
is seeking the republican nomination
for governor, is spending the week in
Vernon county in the interests OF his
candidacy, speaking at Viroqua, West
bv. Coon Valley, UlFarge and Hills
boro. He has announced that he be-
lieves the time is ripe for third
party.
w. w. Gilman, formerly of Bosco-
bel and we'll known attorney, has
entered the employ Of the Northwest
ern Life Insurance Co., with mead
quarters at Milwaukee. Mr.. Gilman
has acted as assistant attorney gen
eral of the state for twelve years past
with headquarters at Madison. Dur
ing his tenure with the state he serV-
ed under six attorney generals
Eek Jewell of Bloom was in Hills
bOro last Thursday enroute to Hust-
Ter to visit his brother. Eek said he
had been suffering from the effects or
poisonous fumes from an auto engine
exhaust and had not yet fully recoV-
cred. There was a leak in the mani
fold of his car engine and he said he
was nearly overcome by the gas FUMES
while driving the car.-HlllSDOro Sen
try.
Mr.. and Mrs Arne Brager of Blan-
chardViIle returned from an afternoon
call to find their home mass OF
flames. The house was locked and
had to be broken into before repres-
sion measures could be carried out.
The Blanchardville fire department
RESPONDED, using / 100 feet of hose but
the distance from the tap was SO
great that little pressure resulted.
The house was nearly destroyed.
A native of India, a graduate OF the
agricultural college of the university
of Illinois, has been engaged as field
man for the Avoca Cow Testing A5so-
citation. His name is Vallablidas Har-
govndas DAM and his native city IS
Bombay. Mr.. DAM comes highly
recommended as proficient in TINS
work After few years of practical
experience he is going back to India
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methods of dairy farming. This col
lege is noted for it's fine herds OF Hoi-
stein -Friesian dairy cattle.
Russell Sloniker of Emmetsburg,
Iowa. and Roy Gatewood of Grant
county, held at Pra. du CHEN on a
charge Of first degree murder in con
nection with the death of Peter Camp
bell at Bridgeport a couple OF weeks
ago. were released from the charge
last Monday and Immediately rear
rested on the same charge. Brennan
& Carthew of Lancaster represent the
defendants The young men will re-
main in Jail until the May term OF
court unless the severity or the
charge is reduced and a reasonable
bail is set for them.
A new postmaster is to be selected
soon for Dodgeville, and the Sun-Re-
public announces there will be no
dearth of candidates for the position.
Muscoda is also to have a new post
master. Charles Lowell, Edith Beck
and Guy Miller were certified as the
three highest in the examination for
the position, but Congressman Nelson
has sent word that he is unable to de-
eide between the candidates and make
a recommendation for the appoint
ment. To settle the matter he has
asked the Boscobel postmaster to hold
an election for the position in Musco-
da, similar to the one held in Blue
River, leaving the people to decide
who Shall be the new postmaster at
Muscoda.
Years ago the barrel gravel hills
in and about GAINESVILLE and Beloit
were Stunned by farmers. and land
was judged to a considerable extent
by the dept of soil above the gravel
deposits. The owners little dreamed
that much of this gravel would be-
come the source of great incomes and
every day of the season hundreds of
carloads are shipped out in all direc-
tions to provide material for building
projects and road work. The supply
seems almost inexhaustable, and mil
lions of tons have already been taken
from the pits. A small tract of land
was purchased at $4,000 to be devel-
oped into a new pit. Brodhead alone
has called for nearly five hundred car
loads of sand and gravel from the
Rock county pits.