Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-03-25
NEARBY NOTES

At mass meeting held at Richland
Center, 200 people endorsed a resolu-
ton denouncing the rising tide of tax
alton in the state and calling for rig
i'd economy all along the line. Atten-
ton was called to the efforts of leg
islators to repeal the personal prop
erty Offset on income taxes. The vOt-
ers asked that the flood of money now
going to the state capitol from the
corporations of the state be diverted
to the local units to reduce taxation
there. 1t was pointed out that tax
ton has more than doubled in the
state in few years while the cost of
running the state government has
doubled since 1918.
A special election was held at Cash
ton over the provision of funds to
keep the villages unique railroad in
operation, with the result that $4,000
was voted to purchase a steam loco
motive with which to pull the rolling
stock. At present the road is using a
Ford truck mounted on car wheels,
as motive power, an antiquated steam
engine having been condemned by the
U. S. department of industry. The
little road is IL miles long, extending
from Cazenovia to La Vale.
Allan Milks, McGregor fish vendor,
and John Paul, an alien Pole, are I'M
der arrest charged with illicit vend-
ing of moonshine. Two and half
gallons of the potion were found in
safe in Milks' house. AS the men have
previously been convicted of a similar
offense it is believed it will go hard
with them They are awaiting trial
in the Alamakee county courts.
Heavy pressure from an ice gorge
above the Milwaukee road pontoon
bridge at Pra. du Chen, snapped
heavy oak timbers and huge iron
chains used to secure the floating
bridge like chaff. Workmen effected
repairs and the bridge held through
the anxious period. Trains are now
running as usual.
John Kill of Elkader, a butcher, has
been arrested by the Iowa state fire
marshall on a charge of having set
fire to buildings on his farm. Evil
dence in the hands of the marshall is
said to show that the blaze was set by
Kills son and an another youth under
direction of the elder Kill.
Viroqua had two fires the past week,
one of them being the destruction of
the oldest structure in the city, until
recently used as a garage. An eX-
pIosion set fire to the building. A day
later Fire Chief John Schultz found
his own home the scene of a conf1ag-
ration.
The Crawford county fair is ar
ranging unique competition between
the schools of the county. Each school
will have a booth in which to display
material, products, ETC., of the dis
trict. The several best schools will
receive handsome prizes.
The Rev. Robt. Candon, pastor of
st. Marys church, La Crosse, was hit
by an automobile and seriously in
jured one evening last week. The DOM
inie was dragged about block. He
was taken to the hospital in precar-
ious condition.
A baseball league is being formed to
include Viola, LaFarge, Westby, vi
roqua, Elroy Sparta and Cashton.
| The rules provide that the players are
to be home men and none on salary.
A gang of thieves are operating in
! the vicinity of Hillsboro. Last week
! they robbed the warehouse of the Yer
non County Milling Co., taking two
tons of clover seed, valued at $4,000.
Riot and assault cases, growing out
of the strike at the Pra. du Chen
wooden mill, are coming into court in
that city One conviction was Sc
cured and other cases are pending
Paul A. Lawrence has been appoint
! ted postmaster at Wyalusing, this
county. His, commission was issued
Saturday week ago.
A fire early Tuesday destroyed ~
Harris bakery at Viola with loss of
$4,000. This leaves the village with
out a bakery.
DR.. P. H. Hansberry of Hillsboro is
completing the furnishing of a 20-bed
private hospital which ne will open
| April LIST.