Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-20
COUNTY AND NEARBY

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JOS F. Marsoun, a soldier boy of
Hickory Grove, died of disease in
Franco.
VIM. Cody residing on a farm near
Highland, died at his home there on
Sunday last.
The Dodgeville Sun says that Bert
Hoskins of Mineral Point, died last
Wednesday of influenza.
Mrs. Morgan Williams of Dodge
vile, fell while stepping from a bug
gy and broke her arm above the
wrist.
David, the Oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Price of Avoca, died in
France a short time ago, so his par
ents were informed.
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Mrs. John P. Costello of Big Patch,
died Wednesday, Nov. 9Th, of infiu-
enza. Mrs Costello, nee Georgia
Harper, was married Feb. 4, 1918.
Mrs. Anton Peterson of Hickory
Grove, died of influenza last Tues
day night. She is survived by the
husband and a number of grown chill
dren.
Katherine Swift former resident
of Benton, died of double pneumonia
at Cedar Rapids, Ia. The remains
were brought to Benton where burial
was made.
Mrs. Lovinia Beters, native of the
town of Beetown, died at the home
of her daughter, in Scott, Crawford
county, on Nov. 7th. A husband and
five children survive.
Jos. Boman of Belmont, died at his
home there last Friday. Mr. Boman
was married to Martha Hatfield at
Platteville in 1882 and his early life
was spent at Highland.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Rundell, widow of
VIM. Rundell, died at Platteville last
week. Mrs. Rundell, nee Cooper, was
born in Cornwall, England, in 1885
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Blanch Dixon, aged IL years, died
last Sunday at the home of Roy Mag
by at Belmont of pneumonia. Miss
Dixon had suffered four attacks of
pneumonia during her lifetime.
Milton Wiseman of Benton, wa~
killed recently on the front in France.
Young Wiseman was % years old and
son of James Wiseman. He had
been in the service since last May.
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Mrs. Herman Gilbertson of Hollan-.
dale, died last week of pneumonia. A
little son and daughter entered into
a better land two weeks before The
husband and four small children sur
vive.
The body of John insolvency, a
soldier boy of the town of Scott, in
Crawford county, was brought home
last week. The boy died at Fl. Sill,
Okla. The body was laid to rest with
military honors.
The body of Chas. Schreiver, a
soldier boy who died in a California
camp, was brought to the home of
his sister, Mrs. Harry Streeter of Mt.
Ida last week. Interment was made
at White cemetery.
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Mrs. Daisy Kuhnhenn Pickerell, ar
rived at her old home in Benton last
week with the remains of her hus-
band and little two-year-old son,
both victims of pneumonia. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pickerell were married in the
Philippine Islands five years ago.
Miss Edna Maher of Platteville, and
Edw Sawbridge of the Vinegar Hill
Zinc company, were married at Du-
buque, last week. The wedding was
planned hastily after the groom's
call to the colors had been cancelled.
The young couple will live at Platte
vile.
Harry Pinch of Cuba City, died on
the French battlefield on Oct. 10. He
was a son of Jos. Pinch. Henry Pinch
was indicted into the service in
Sept, 1917. He attained prominence
as a sharpshooter and was sent to
France in March of this year. Hen
ry Pinch was 25 years old.
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Don Mulligan, 10, of Soldiers Grove
celebrated with the rest of the boys
and now has some bad wounds. Don
took the powder from ten ordinary
shells and put in a cartridge with
two wads. The load proved too Sc
we're a test for the firearm which ex-
ploded burning the youth badly about
the face and mangling his forearm
He has a chance for recovery.
Perry F. Bowers, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bowers of Montfort, died
of wounds in France on Oct 3rd. Per-
ry was a member of the 96th Co. reg
iment., End Bait, U. S. Marine Corps,
A. E. F. He fought at Chateau Thier-
ry, and in many battles since The
last brief note from him to his mother
was written rarity by another, giving
the Inference that he was sorely
wounded.