Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-24

FOId Will uOlu a carnival on JULY
18th for the benefit of its fair associa.
| ton.
Heavy rains and floods did damage
to points in northwestern Iowa the
| past week. Near Maquoketa thous.
ands of acres of corn land were sub.
merged and the grain will have to be
re-planted.
Ed. Garvey and John Meganck, Prai.
| RE du Chen, leave this week on g
trip to Europe. They will visit the
British Isles, France and Belgium, the
latter country being Mr.. Meganck's
native land.
Two men known has Harry Silver
man and Harry Viner were arrested
at Clermont, Iowa, recently with n
gallons of alcohol in their car 1t was
thought that they had intended to dis
pose of this liquor to bootleggers in
some Iowa city.
During severe storm at Prairie du
Chen Monday of last week the John
Bunders home caught fire. Stored pa
per in a building adjacent was ignit-
ed by a lightning bolt. Four men,
occupants of the house, barely escap-
ed with their lives.
The Rule Mining Co., of Linden,
started up the Ellis mine at Dodge
vile two weeks ago and have a good
producer, it is reported. The ore now
taken from the mine assays So percent
zinc. The average of Wisconsin mines
is concentrate running 35 percent.
Three mines are being developed at
Linden
The Union Construction company of
Des Moines was awarded the contract
for paving at Elkader last Monday.
The work to be done this year amounts
to about 100000 The price is to be
1928 for eight inch reinforced con-
crete paving, $2.18 for the seven inch
reinforced paving, and $1.93 for the six
mich reinforced concrete paving. Work
on the project was started Wednesday.
Petitions are being circulated over
Richland county asking State Super
intendent Callahan to appoint Miss
Nellie Wightman as county superin-
tendent of schools for Richland coun-
ty upon the resignation of r. B. Nolan
from that office. Mr.. Nolan has been
elected to the position of principal of
the teachers training school at Amigo,
and plans to leave the office of county
superintendent on August 1.
The Carnation Milk Products Co. at
the local condensery last week handl-
ed daily as high as 10000 pounds of
milk, making about two and half cars
of condensed milk a day. Manager
Marhofke states that the amount of
milk received daily is still increasing
and with the fine rains of the week he
looks for the peak production at the
local plant the last of June or the first
of July-Richland Center Democrat
James E. Jones, for fifty years edit
or of the Kilbourn Weekly Events, died
in his home city Wednesday of last
week at an age of II years. Mr.. Jones
served in the Civil war and then for
many years as a member of Clusters
army on the American frontier and in
Indian wars. He had been prominent
in the G.. A. r. and in the state press
association, and his work as a newspa
per man has won for him the title of
'The Greeley of the Dells."
The collegiate department at Cam
pion College, Prairie du Chen, is to
De discontinued, and the school made
nto a large preparatory school. The
school is under Catholic direction and
n announcing the change it is stated
hat there is a growing demand for
Catholic preparatory education, while |
he Catholic colleges are not growing |
n attendance. A larger enrolment is |
for Campion as preparatory
school than it had as college.
Fossie Coney of Excelsior, killed a |
arge female wolf at his farm home |
sunday He had just turned his sheep |
Dose into the pasture when his atten- |
ion was attracted by an unusual COM
notion among the animals. By the |
ime he arrived on the scene with a |
run, the animal had already killed sew
raj sheep. The wolf is one of a pair |
hat has been terrorizing farmers in |
his vicinity for five years, which re-
Gently ventured into chicken yard |
md killed large rooster. The litter |
If seven was found by hunters few |
weeks previous.
Albert Frieslaben, II, road work
II employed in camp near Spring
Green, is held in the Baraboo Jail on
harge of robbery. The youth is
harged with having stolen 800 in
ash, $50 in checks, three watches and
lLnGT dTLlCl6S 1IOlu lGllOW WOIhllch
lie was traced to Richland Center
where he made purchases to repair an
Id car he was driving. The chief of
'olice at Richland Center held the
outh and then released him. Later
'rieslaben was held again and ques-
toned. He finally admitted stealing
he articles and directed the officers
There to find all but the cash. The
aluables had been hidden in the grass
n the + rouskop farm.
Congre sman J. D. Beck has been
efused embership in the Vernon
ounty chapter of the Izaak Walton
eague, according to statement pub
shed in a Madison paper. Mr.. Beck
-as one of the officials who went to
[adison and opposed the original
Mississippi river wild life and game
efuge bill sponsored by the league,
nd was responsible for the passage
{ a substitute. Beck was admitted
, the Viroqua chapter or the league,
ut later received letter from the
napter's president stating that the is
lance of the membership card was
mistake and returning his member
Zip fee.