Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-07-18
AROUND THE COUNTY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
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AND CONTRIBUTED.
FENNIMORE.

The Times says:
Rev. n Matthews wears his left
hand bandaged as the result of a pune
tured artery, sustained while opening
blueing bottle with a sharp pen
knife, Monday, the blade slipping and
cutting his hand between the thumb
and first finger.
Ed, Rosenau accompanied his neph-
,ew on a thousand mile auto trip
through Iowa, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota. Visited with relatives
out there and was gone two weeks.
But he had SO much auto riding he
says he doesn't want to see a car any
more.
Carl Him is getting away pretty
good down at FIT. Sheridan. The other
day he acted as lieutenant and cap
tain Of a platoon. In a two hour quizz
he received a standing OF go. This is
fine considering the average is only
20, very few getting over co. From all
reports Carl stands a good chance of
getting a commission.
DR.. &C. E Howell received his COM
mission Monday from President Will
son as first lieutenant in the medical
corps of the U. S. army and will be in
the pay Of the government from July
21. He has not as yet received orders
as to when and where he shall report
His many friends here will be loath
to part with him but wish him we'll
in the service of Uncle Sam. DR..
Bridges, veterinary Of Boscobel, has
been granted a commission as second
lieutenant in the army.
The Prof. F. E. Drescher home has
been the scene of a most pleasant
family reunion the past few days.
Mrs. Drescher has the pleasure of en-
tertaining her mother, Mrs. VIM. See
field, Of Fond du Lac. her sister, Mrs.
VIM. Forbes, of Marshall, Mimi. and
the latter's daughter, Mrs. Michael
and baby, Of the same place. Four
generations and the family took ad-
vantage of the occasion to have a
group picture taken at PHOTOGRAPHER
Brintnall's.
An accident occurred Wednesday
afternoon that might easily have re-
suited fatally. The four year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Doyle started to
cross the road in front of their home
in the west part of town, just as A.
w. Roberts was passing in his auto.
The child crossed safely but evident
ly became confused and turned back
and the fender Of the car struck him
down and one of his hands was injur-
ed. Beyond a few bruises the child
was not badly injured and is able to
be about again.
VIM. Graney, wife and three child
rem, who came from Mason City, Ia.
last week in their car for visit at his
brother Georges and with other rela-
tives and old time friends, returned
home, Saturday. Mr.. Graney has re
covered remarkably we'll from the ter
rihle accident that befell him a year
ago in February. It will be remember
ed that an accidental discharge Of a
shot gun he was carrying tore away
his entire jaw, lower lip and tongue
and he lay in a hospital for many
months. 1t is miracle that he recov-
cred at all, hut to think the lower por-
ton of the face has been practically
restored and that speech has retuFn4
ed to him is wonderful. For long
time he could not talk, in fact had to
learn all over again, but his speech
is constantly getting palmer. A cas-
ual glance at him would hardly re-
veal any disfguratiOn at ALL The
physicians certainly worked wonders
with him. He is enjoying good health.
Conductor Mills, on the Lancaster
Galena train looks more like judge
than ever since his return last week
from three weeks fishing trip up at
Lake Owen with party of congenial
railroad friends. He is considerably
more portly, more tanned and more
important and distinguished looking
than before. Must have put on at
least pound day while away. And
the fishing tales related by the genial
conductor have all the elements of
being real fish stories Too bad they
had no scales large enough to record
the weight of two or three big ones
landed. The prize of them ala huge
muskie that measured "A inches in
length-fell to the prowess of Mr..
Mills, who landed the big fellow after
a hard tussle, aided by two other COM
panions. John Hull caught one that
measured 80 inches and his brother
one slightly smaller. Conductor Mills
estimates the weight Of the big fish he
caught at not less than 80 pounds. We
do not doubt his veracity in the least
but that is surely some fish.