Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-09
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREv|T|ES AND
NEARBY Notes
Important EUentS
of Week From Tri-
state Area.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Tucker
of Ellenboro son, Sunday.
Sank county's taxes for the year
will be SCI, 900 less than in 1924.
Andrew Griffin died at his home
near Cobb, Monday, after long ill
ness.
Joseph Kirkpatrick and Miss Lille
Pratt of Shullsburg were married on
Nov. 25th.
Willis Harris of Mineral Point died
at the Methodist hospital following an
operation for inward goitre.
Miss Agnes Banf1eld, daughter of
Andrew aBnfield of Cuba, and Henry
Miller of Galena were married Tues
day.
Mrs. John Dawson of Darlington
suffered stroke while at the home
of her brother, Mr.. Simmons of Hazel
Green.
The funeral services of Charles
Leavitt were held at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Samuel Terrell, at Min
eral Point.
Platteville's tax rate is the lowest in
years-$22.30 per thousand. This is
prorated as follows: State and coun-
ty, $4.68; City 1854; School, $1068.
Among the jurors drawn for next
session of u S. Court are Thos. Cody
of Highland, Thos. Davis, Rewey; G..
J. Grenander, Rewey; Walter Price,
Hazel Green.
Harold Sampson and Clyde NeCol-
Inns, two Cuba City farmers, sold a
shipment of hogs that averaged $50
pounds at $11.50 per hundred, within
5 cents of the top price.
George Raine, who was born at
New Diggings and spent his entire
life in that section, died Tuesday at
the Soldiers Home at Marshalltown,
Iowa, at the age of IS years.
Elmer, oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Severt Severson of Edmund, had his
finger badly crushed in the pulley of
pump engine so that amputation at
the second joint was necessary.
Gays Mills has a new and modern
school and gymnasium and the last
named is thrown open to the public
every Monday evening so that older
men of the community can get recre-
alton.
Dick Holmes has been appointed as
night police at Platteville, assisting
Officer Savage. Conditions in the
Mound City are such that it is deemed
advisable to carry an extra officer
during the winter months.
Thomas Murray, while at work on
corn shredder at the Ed. Hopman
farm near Cuba City last Monday, had
one arm badly hurt When he saw
the accident inevitable, Murray seized
the arm with the other hand and pre-
vented his arm being drawn into the
machine
Dodgeville is determined to have an
addition to its public buildings in the
form of a community center which
the newspapers of the city say is i'm
perative but which the voters have
two times refused to finance. On
Dec. 10 a proposition to expend not
to exceed $4,000 will again come up
for a vote.
Dodgeville is to have its first COM
munity Christmas tree this year as
definite steps have been taken to
erect a tree in that city for the holi-
days Miss Isabelle jerks sponsored
the idea of adopting this custom and
her efforts have met with ready res
ponse. The churches will join in the
services at the tree.
The remains of Dr. Chas. Rowe, a
native of Dodgeville, were buried there
last week. DR.. Rowe, aged 40 and
the father of a son, lived at Hubbell,
Mich. A couple of weeks ago he suf-
fered a bruised shin while attendin g
to his furnace. Nothing was thought
of the injury for a time but blood
poisoning developed and he died two
days later.
United States Marshall James Har-
ris of Madison appeared in Pra. du
Chen to arrest Allen Milchs and Dick
Perrine, McGregor residents, who had
taken refuge in the Wisconsin town to
be safe from the Iowa laws. Their
offense, making and selling moonshine,
was made a federal case by applica-
ton to the U. S. attorney at Cedar
Rapids and the federal marshall
then bounced down on the men, taking
them to Cedar Rapids to stand trial.
The barn on the Clarence Porter
farm near Arena was destroyed by fire
with a loss of $4,000 Sunday week
ago. A son, Clarence, saw the light
of the flames as he lay in bed and
made an effort to release the stock.
He saved the horses and cattle but
was too late to release and drive out
ten calves which were tied in the
barn. Young Porter then shot the
animals with a rife rather than see
them die a horrible death. The barn
and entire contents were destroyed.
Robert O. Quick, chief deputy U. S.
marshall with headquarters at Madi-
son, has resigned his post with the
government to enter the employ of
the Homberg Commercial Service of
Madison. Mr.. Quick was group chief
of the U. S. prohibition enforcement
in this state up to last August when
he took the deputy marshallship under
u. S. Marshall Harris. Better oppor-
tunities are open to Mr. Quick nj pri-
vate life. He is a brother of r. D.
Quick, editor of the Montfort Mail and
was born and raised at Montfort.
Gertrude Either, eleven year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Eft
ner. residing four miles south of Lo-
ganville, was injured so that she at
a Reedsburg hospital few hours af-
ter her fathers car had collided with
a team of horses. The Ettner's were
driving from their home to Reedsburg
to meet a daughter returning from
Beloit Their lights failed and they
were driving the car without illumi-
nation and failed to see the team. 1t
is supposed that one of the horses
Jumped on the car and crushed in the