Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-25
NEARBY NOTES

j. |. Emery has been reappointed as
state dairy and food inspector.
George Chamley shipped a carload
OF beef cattle from Omaha to his farm
near Livingston.
Galena has two cases of smallpox.
The town is under rigid discipline in
regard to spreading the malady.
Michael Reichling of Mineral Point
died at Dodgeville following an oper-
alton for appendicitis. Burial was
made at Darlington.
Mrs. H. Fl, Marshall, formerly Mrs.
Bessie McEwell of Darlington, died at
her home in BlanchardvilIe last week
Court st. Joseph, c. D. A, was or
ganized at Dodgeville recently. The
work was put on : by the Darlington
team assisted by Mrs F. V. Baxter of
Cuba City, state regent.
Charles Luke of Shullsburg is ex-
hibiting a sample of copper ore that
weighs IL pounds in one solid ingot.
1t was taken from a mine of Luke's
farm.
Miss Lillian Jacka of Mineral Point
recently received a letter by airplane
from her brother, Henry, of San Fran
L
Tuesday, Feb g., at six D. M, arriveing
at Mineral Point on Friday, the 9th,
on the morning mail from Chicago.
There were Ice in stamps on the let
ter.
John Thomas, Mineral Point boy
has completed vaudeville tour of
central and western New York cities,
including Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara
Falls and jamestown. On Feb. u,
he played at the Grand Opera house
in New York city, and is now sending
his act, which includes IL people, on
tour over the western Pantages cir
cult. Thomas is well known orches-
ira conductor and one of his Orches-
tras is used for record work on phon-
ographs.
Addison Townsend, Civil war vet
eran of Shullsburg, has returned to
the Soldiers Home in Milwaukee, after
a months visit at Shullsburg.
The Rev. John Croke, late priest of
the Shullsburg Catholic church, left
his library of $50 volumes to Camp
ion college, Pra. .du Chen.
Eugene Wirz, cheesemaker at Ken
dali, was given forty dollar gold
watch and $35 in cash by the cheese
makers federation, as prizes for
award winning cheese. Wirz has a
string of prizes and medals for fine
work in the cheese line.
VIM. McNamer had a narrow escape
from drowning not long ago when he
attempted to cross Pine river at Rock
bridge. He and his brother, Tom, had
been visiting at the home of D. Beatty,
Mr.. McNamer's daughter Tom walked
over Pine river first safely but when
William went to cross he stepped into
an airhole with just arms and head
above water and his feet without any
foundation. By laundering he man
aged to crawl onto the ice none the
worse for the experience.-Cazeno
Reporter.
Teh Sterling Orchard Company has
been organized in Crawford county
and will plant 120 acres of apples and
cherries in the Kickapoo orchard tract
this spring. The company is financed
by Crawford county residents. There
are now $50 acres of orchard in the
tract, and the new planting will bring
the total up to HOO acres With favor
able weather for apples this year it is
expected that the product of the Kick
apOO orchards will reach 100000 bush
els of first grade apples.
The aMuscoda Progressive states
that. movement is on foot to organ
ize the Southwestern Wisconsin Base
Ball League this year with all home
players in each team. This will en-
able the teams to run on smaller
budget, and the Progressive expresses
an opinion that teams of all home
players will command a better sup
port than those composed of hired
players from out of town.
The Supreme court has denied pc
tition of Ridgeway taxpayers to re-
instate suit brought against the
Ridgeway state bank and the Mineral
Point Public Service Co. The lighting
concern arranged to wire and light
the village but the expense was
$4,000 higher than the villagers fig
ured The bank loaned the village the
money to pay the Public Service Co.
Disgruntled taxpayers brought suit
but the village board arranged to have
the action dismissed The high court
upheld the action of the board.