Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-03
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREVITIES and
NEARBY NOTES
Important EUents
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

on or before FeD. l.
The Bale Drug Co. store at Galena
was enterer by robbers Sunday night
a week ago. $27.50 in cash and a
quantity of dope" were taken. No
clue exists as to the visitors identity,
Monroe's three banks have asked
refunds in taxes that were paid on
capital stock this year and all have
been refused by the common council.
Should threatened suits end in favor
Of the banks, it would cost the city
$13.646.18.
Asa Nicholas Randall, the Oldest
settler of the Muscoda and Avoca
region, died at his home there Nov.
II, at the age of SO years. He came
to that vicinity about 1910 and mar
ried there in 1857. He is survived by
a family of grown children.
Vernon county is starting drive to
secure signatures for a county wide
tuberculin test of it's cattle When
go per cent of, the owners of cattle
sign the petition, then the test is con-
Quoted by the state. All cattle in the
county are tested and diseased cattle
condemned.
Isaac Gesme of Mt. Horeb, is on his
wav to the orient as manager of an
orchestra which is contracted to play
on an excursion steamer carrying
tourists from the United States. The
first stop on the 52-day trip will be
at the PHILIPPINE Islands. The ship
sailed from Seattle, Wash, about a
week ago.
Frank Springer, %, of Lawler, Ia,
was instantly killed by bullet from
q revolver in the hands of his brother,
Vernon, II, a supplemented lad. The
father and sons, Frank and Charles,
had killed a hog with the gun and
we're dressing it. Vernon picked up
the pistol and pulled the trigger, the
bullet piercing his brother Franks
heart.
fatal automobile accident hap
Dened near Spring Green on Wednes-
dav of last week, when Charles Rob-
son. of Wilson Creek, was caught un-
der Ford when it turned turtle. He
had delivered chickens to Spring
Green. and was a mile from that vii
LACE when his car turned over Whlle
he was driving at a moderate rate OF
speed His head was crushed IN the
accident.
An attempted robbery of the Ward
&, Kneezel storehouse OF valuaDle
furs at Brodhead Friday night was
frustrated by the night Waterman Oh
that CITY. who was successful IN
frightening away three suspicious
characters. The fur storage has peen
looted twice in less than three years.
At one time the thieves obtained S5OO
worth of loot and on later occasion
the loot amounted to S3,OOO.
Orville Plank, one of two youths
who stole a Ford coupe from the Bal
1antvne garage at Pra. du Chen ana
went on pleasure jaunt to Peoria
nleaded guilty before Judge SIlalley
IN Crawford county circuit court ana
was given two years in Green Day
reformatory. His partner IN CRIME, =
youth named zimmerman, pleaueu
guiltv few weeks ago HIS sentence
was the same as Planks.
Iowa County Highway Commission
or Chas L. Wonn, made report 10
the hoard of the work covered during
+ha wear He stated that HIGHWAY
10 was one of the heaviest traVeleu
highways in five southwestern coun-
+ias as an average count Tor elgIo
dovs showed 2022 cars per day. he
also stated that Iowa county hau Inc
lowest fax. rate for county purposes
in the state. Mr.. Wonn was Te-eiee'o"
by an almost unanimous Vo.e. 90
Harold Lester of East Duouque' LH
wears old. son of Justice Oh Ine
Peace Frank Lester, was Iatall'
wounded when his own gun was az
cidentally discharged while ne Wa
hunting near Bankston about 4'Vo
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. he was
taken to Mercy hospital ana MS
fathnr was notified. Mr.. Lester mas.
tened to the bedside of his son, pu.
tbn youth was dead before MS ldCnoi
reached him. possin o
Frank Mitchell and Victor RossIns
1,-a,o chased in from the northeln
woods Monday morning by a sno"
storm which seemed to be proteo1lnte
in behalf of the denizens OF the Ia v.ot 9
On ooch side of their auto hooo "a5
deer and riding on top win tic tic
thrust beyond the radiator was +baf
black bear. They stoutly am 1T. ~ &C,
+hnv wore nowhere near Rlilslln?S
winter quarters and that the Ilop,.,n-
were won by nerve ana MAJ h0AAi''-
Si' NJ ha9 nolicv of allowing little
bovs the use of firearms or leaylps
al1ne where they can get at them We
i1lustrated at Lodi Saturday w.
ago when Harold, 8, son u sa+o11v
Schmidt. was accidentally am ~ bovs
shot bv his brother, Roy IL. ne ~, was
took their fathers gun Whlle ~ ~ the
absent to Madison and Went ~ q
marsh to hunt ducks. Roy aliuI JIo,.o1d
flock and pulled the trigger. bie
received the charge in ms p ''a AZ
lungs being punctured he li'o
GaIena is to have Golf and Co eons
trv club so decreed some tnlIly = IN
II an enthusiastic meeting helu
tho FIks rooms last week. A colllli.ae
toe was amounted to make ARA p
mants with II, J. Oldenberg 70
cnra tiftv acres or more OF lanu ' sar
also mart of the spacious nolile 20
club room Another commlttlee
apnoin+ed to investigate the metnou
Of other clubs and to lay OUT pi. az
for financing this club. AIteI
committee reports at an aoJoul 1aoC
meeting then work will be comlientso or
At once getting the ground READY ioi
use.-GaZette. c,;on 10
A move is on at Pra. du Cnlen ~ ~
restore old Fort Crawford ian1ou 81
early early day g' history of the old FIRE Tren oId
town as quarters for soldiers. inc, The o tc
fort was built by the British pIloi .te
American occupation and duTnis ,:at
war of 1912 passed back into En s ,l.o-
hands left Davis and other noteu ~. ~
were ere posted at the fort prior .o to 'h !
will he a scenic and historical pom