Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-04
NEIGHDORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
nearby NOTES
rr,Dortant Events
of WeeRFron Tri-
State Area.

tn STAY as IOuS do WIN 49,
some Of them have remained below
Terra frma for years.
1obn Ringing, millionaire circus
who lived at McGregor in his
, ul@I DAVIS, has established a civic
49, ar Sarasota, Fla, where he has
inter home. 1t is to be memorial
% the late President Harding, who
Tas Ringling's friend.
Kenneth Harris, Sam ORourke,
San Runde, John Carney, A. w. Boyd,
9 7"n cfhsoa and D. J. O'Neil, all of e.
G,,brono we're hailed into court on
abaroas of liquor law violation and
G,od S100 and costs each by a federal
5ldga sitting at Freeport last week.
c9rna wardens are distributing
,hoasants among the farmers north OF
cayanna Eggs will be set the coming
1,oar Pheasant propagation was tried
oTt several years ago at Savanna but
t,,,,tors killed the birds off before
+bov had A chance to reproduce them
selves.
family of New mcrtggiMlssmmoyyyJJJt
family of Cuba City were forced TO
aon IN their night clothes from their
burning home in the tWo-story build
inc owned by N. J. Wagner, when the
structure was destroyed by fire early
ono morning of last week. The loss
i estimated at $4,000. The barking
of a doe aroused the Stoddard family.
A family of three barely escaped
death in fire at the farm home OF
c Foster. one mile north Of Rich
land Center. early Wednesday morn
inc They got out of the house just
as the second floor collapsed. % fine
HoIstein cattle and three horses per-
tsbpd i'm the blaze, which destroyed,
besides the house, the barn and silo,
and all contents. The loss is put at
100000. Origin unknown.
While going over the ruins of the
Elizabeth garage several days ago,
WorI,men noticed a small blue flame
running from a barrel. Quenching
the fame. they discovered the barrel
to be almost full of alcohol which had
failed TO explode in the intense heat
of the fire Likewise, some so gal
Ions Of kerosene in an oil truck were
still intact, although the truck was
UuIutt. Wy LILY ltICOC NOAIlO 49,
not explode is a mystery.
The village of Cazenovia by vote
of 60 to 20 turned down proposal to
raise So 400 to be used in putting the
defunct Cazenovia and Southern road
back on its feet The road was forced
to suspend operations last fall when
government inspectors condemned the
one engine as useless. Since then
Cazenovia and WestfOrd farmers have
depended On a gasoline car to do the
hauling on the line. They connect
with the Northwestern at LaValle.
Ernest Sleeman and John Pedley of
Cobb We're victims of an auto accident
which occurred Sunday evening of
last week The men were on their
way to Highland when they met two
cars racing Sleeman endeavored to
make his car pass the racing ma
chimes buj was unable to do so and a
badly wrecked car resulted. Slee-
man suffered torn ligaments in one
arm and Pedley was thrown through
the windshield, his face being LAGER
ated. Il stitches were taken to close
the wound in Pedleys face.
Mrs. Lizzie Clark Dolphin, native OF
Dayton, o., died at her home in the
city Of Platteyille, Jan. %, at the ripe
age OF 81 years. She was the last of
a family of seven children. For
many years the family resided at
Livingston There in 1890, George
Dolphin and Elizabeth Clark were
married The family lived at Living
Ston until p years ago when they
moved to Platteville. For the past
Ten years Mrs. Dolphin resided with
daughter, Mrs. D. H. Harms of
Platteyille. Burial was made at Hill
SIDE cemetery, Platteville, on Jan. "a.
Clarence Green, Maquoketa, Ia,
farmer locked the doors on his place
year ago, disguised with farming.
Today ne is singing baritone part
with the Chicago civic opera company.
green was caught by defation and
Aad 10 quit farming Possessed of a
Helodlous voice but with no training,
ne went to Chicago and studied. In
1eSS taan year he landed a paying
part Mrs Green, the wife who took
care OF the homework and the other
UulleS on the farm, plays Mr.. Green's
aecompaniments when he gives reel
I"iS. daughter Helen, finished high
senooI OF Maquoketa last year at the
age OF y. She is now enrolled in
northwestern University at Evanston,
taxing work in public speaking and
dramatic expression.
ne Farmers and Merchants State
pahk OF Wateryille, Iowa, suspended
business Friday week ago, the af-
tairS being turned over to the state
p@nklns department According to
onlclaIs the closing of the bank was
S@uSea indirectly by the default in
payment of loans negotiated and
guaranteed by D. J. Murphy of the
o%tuFphy Condensing Co. of Waukon.
nuFpny is now held under $4,000
DolluS on number of indictments,
eH"IsIng forgery and embezzlement
- Incredible sums. Murphy is on
uiai at Waukon this week. He has
gledued not guilty to nine of the
1ndFseS filed against him. Murphy
o vas always regarded as a progressive
f flsIzen and money maker but his
a!enqs say he dreamed on too large
$50 Seale and got beyond his depth. The
Dronuensery, a Murphy proposition,
- proved to be a failure. Murphy went
sto IOWA from New Diggings, this