Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-04-22

Geo. w. Woodruff has resigned as
Montfort village marshal
100000 trout fry are to be planted
in the streams of Iowa county this
spring.
City Clerk Ed Older of Viroqua was
injured in a fall at his home last week
when he fell from an apple tree he
was trimming when the ladder turned.
The national convention of the
Izaak Walton League in Chicago last
week voted to give the wild life
school at McGregor $500 for their
August meeting.
Clarence Kilmer of Viroqua has his
leg terribly lacerated from the bite of
a dog. The animal was killed before
the thought of placing it under OBJ
servation for rabies came into mind.
The trial of D. J. Murphy, finan-
cier of Waukon, on charges of en-
bezzlement, will be heard at Cresco
on a change of venue. There are
many cases against Murphy, chief
among which were the closing of two
banks which went under.
Miss Clara Mott, a prominent mu-
stefan of Chicago but formerly resi-
dent of Postville and sister of DR..
John R. Mott, general secretary OF
the Y. NJ. G. A., died at Chicago last
week and the body was buried Fri
day in the old home town, beside her
mother.
The town of Eagle and the village
of Muscoda in Grant county are to
hold special elections on April 27-29
on the question of a new bridge
across the Wisconsin rievr The VII
!lage and town are for bonding for
$4,000 toward the construction OF
the S1S0000 bridge.
Oraline Welzel, ten year old girl,
died Monday evening as the result
of an accident on Saturday when she
was caught in the belt of gasoline
engine driving a pump on the farm
near Postville. In trying to save her
life. one limb was amputated but she
failed to revive following the opera
=, ton.
Bridge promoters are now consld-
ering a bridge over the MISSISSIPPI at
De Soto, connecting with Lansing,
instead of the Pra. du Chien-McGreg-
or project At present there IS no
vehicle or pedestrian bridge over the
river from Dubuque to La crosse, d
distance of 100 miles. 1t seems GER
tain that either the Pra. du Chlen or
the De Soto project will go through
and local residents of both cities are
hard at work to pull the project their
! way.
The largest number of ducks to be
seen in years have been in the waters
of the Mississippi near McGregor, the
past two weeks. Hunters report nlosC
of them to be big Mallards. The blrds
seem to know they are protected as
thousands of them stayed in that part
of the channel used by ferry boats OPP
Grating between McGregor and FRA.
du Chen The birds seemed not 10
mind the passage of the boats, stay.
ing on the water within lew roos OIL
the passing craft.
Despondent because OF months Oh
illness and the fear that he would not
regain his health, caused Willis Al
linson, 43, formerly driver with the
American Express Co., to commit sui
eide Sunday morning in the garage at
his home in Rockford. His body was
found hanging from beam. Deceased
was a resident of Lena for the greater
part of his life, being mail carrier
when residing there. He had llVeo III
Rockford the past five years a VIE
and two daughters survive.
Leo Heaton. seven year old son or
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence ii. Heaton Oh
Gutenberg, was killed last Sunday
when he fell beneath the wheels OF
a moving freight train, He, with three
companions, was on his way home
from church and the little fellow tried
to save part of his walk and bosted to
the BOYS that he was going to ride
home. He grabbed the steps of the
tenth car and rode several blocks but
when he let go, his body was hurled
underneath the wheels and terribly
mangled.
w. G.. Schenk informs the Bellevue
Leader that he has decided to appeal
the case which he lost last week, when
Judge Barker ruled in favor OF the
Bolte heirs. Schenk's attorneys, KIN
Finger & Stuart of Dubuque, will take
the case to the Iowa Supreme court.
The case has to do with the sale by
the late Mrs. C. Bolte of her farm to
Mr.. Schenk for $22,500. The money
was deposited by Schenk in the bank
of J. Kelso, which failed. Judge Bark
err ruled that Mr.. Schenk loses the
money and must either surrender the
farm or pay the price to the Bolte
! heirs.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Ketterer of Rev
ey celebrated their golden wedding
day April H. A sumptuous dinner was
served and all members of the fam
lily and number of guests were pres
ent Mr.. and Mrs. Ketterer have four
sons and a daughter. They were mar
ried at Shapville, 10 Daviess county,
Ill, and resided in Rewey 80 years,
Mr.. Ketterer being in business there
for 81 years. In the evening a recep-
ton was held for the old couple at the
town hall, $50 guests being present.
They received a handsome rocking
chair as a testimonial of the esteem