Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-01-14
NE|GHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

1uS OOuSSVlIle CITY IdLn6rS nave
fixed up a nice skating pond and also
designated Level street hill as coast
ing place, closing it to traffic be-
tween the hours of and 10 p. m.
DR.. Phil Trentzsch, formerly of
Dodgeville and recently of New York,
has gone to Boston to join the staff
of Rockefeller Foundation, doing re-
search work along the line of PSYCHE
atrics.
Buster Leonard, IL, Pra. du Chen
boy, fell through the ice at the Slough
bridge while crossing at that point.
He was rescued by draymen who
found the boy gamely swimming
around in the water. Young Leonard
suffered no ill effects from his cold
bath
The Pra. du Chen Canning Co. re-
ports pack of 268,000 three-pound
cans of tomatoes and 100000 No. 3
cans of sauerkraut. The company lost
money on it's 1924 operations but re-
ceived such a generous demand for
it's product that it is encouraged to go
ahead.
Four fox pelts were brought to the
10 Daviess county court house for
which a bounty of SIS each was paid
but no mileage fees. E. McFadden OF
Apple River, turned in one, w. F. Bon
Jour of Rush, one and Ignat1uS Schon-
hoff, two So far this fall there has
been bounty paid on 40 fox pelts and
one wolf pelt.-Galena Gazette.
John A. Loveless ST., one of the
Oldest residents of Richland county,
died last month aged 80 years and IL
days. Mr.. Loveless was born in Erie
county, New York, and came to Wis
consin in 1862. He always took keen
interest in local affairs and held many
important positions of trust. He was
a Civil war veteran and the father OF
four children.
c. A. Thompson, Dodgeville cheese
buyer, acquired a pair of beautifully
blackened eyes at the Lone Fine
Cheese factory near Platteville where
he tarried buying cheese. A belt on
an engine broke loose and the emu
struck Thompson in the face, giving
him the count. After medical atten-
ton at Platteville he was able to go
home in a much bruised condition
The Prairie Queen Radio Corpora
ton has been organized at Fra du
Chen. Sets will be manufactured ana
installed. Louis Silberschmldt is pres
ident. C. w. O'Neill, vice president,
Chas. A. O'Neill, secretary, and Fred
Silberschmidt, treasurer OF the new
concern. They will have an office ana
factory, employing an expert radlo
man for the assembly of the receivers
Harry Bowling, Dodgevllle farmer,
lost a thumb in peculiar manner.
Bowling was working on wagon pole
and had the vehicle propped up WIN
. plank. The plank slipped and the
wagon dropped, catching Downing
thumb between the butt and the front
hounds. shearing it off as neatly as
though a surgeon had cut 1t. He re
ceived medical attention and is TAX
ing his injury philosophlcally.
The Elizabeth (IllO garage, owned
nv the Howard Vanderheyden estate,
went ND in smoke Sunday, Dec. 2S, To-
eether with thirty-eight autos IN the
bniIding. Owing to the cold Weather'
If was almost impossible to hght the
flames which were increased occa-
sionally by an explosion OF gas tanks.
MANY supplies were consumed. me
oars were mostly stored autos and the
loss will fall individually on the own
ers unless the cars were insured.
Green county is going on the air
to broadcast it's Swiss cheese fame.
After using practically every means
available in the past to spread the
news of Green county SWISS cheese
tba newest method will soon be trleo.
The Green County Concert orchestra
of thirty pieces, a Monroe organlza-
tion and the Swiss yodler's quartet
will 90 to Davenport, Ia, in motor
cavalcade. to broadcast by raolo
musical program from station WoC'
nrotest signed by hundreds OF
natrons of the postoffice at Muscooa
has been sent to U. S. Senator Len
root due to his appointment OF JOS
CIV Miller as postmaster. Congress-
nan Iohn M. Nelson, unable to declue
who should be postmaster, calleo iol
on election by the patrons OF the post
office. Jan. 10, 1924. Edith BOOK won
Nv substantial majority over the
ofber two candidates and the patrons
Of the office are requesting Sen Len
roof to reconsider his appointment.
Felix Gleisner, car inspector IN the
Nfarnuette yards. narrowly escaped
5ooth when his head became caught
heturean the aprons of two coaches.
While switching, the coach he was
working on was bumped py anoenel
and his head was horribly bruised the
blood oozing from his eyes, ears, nose
and mouth He is in a hospital ana
exnected to recover. Archie Lawn
while inspecting the top of a refrlg-
arotor car in the same yards, was
bumped off the top. He alighted on
the coupling which threw him clear
of the rails. He also is in hospltal.,
Dubuque police marked Io1 run
notch on their trusty six shooters last
week when they raided still on CITY
island, near the village. Aildon Atch-
ison was caught red-handed in dug
ont and a still and barrel OF masn
we're destroyed. Three gallons OF
moon were taken as evidence. Inc
raid was the fourth of recent date
and altogether six large stills have
been conflscated and destroyed. Ihere
Is good market in Dubuque and VI
cinity for all the moon the outlaws
can make and they do not hesitate TO
take advantage of it despite the risk