Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-12-04
COUNTY AND NEARBY

up the work of nurse.
1t is reported that Homer Lewis, a
Dodgeville boy that was reported mis-
sing, is now in a German prison
camp.
Sister Constantia, aged Is years,
| died at Sinsinawa, St. Clara's College
She had been a sister for more than
so years.
Miss Margaret Stocker, teaching at
Muscoda, was accidently shot when
one of those unloaded revolvers went
and it at her home until the wound is
healed.
| The funeral of Violet Sleeman who
died at the home of her sister, Mrs.
James Suthers at Mineral Point, was
held at Linden.
John Logue, aged SO, died at New
Mexico. The remains were taken to
Darlington for burial. He was the
son of the late John Logue.
Charles Gilmore and mother left
u,
he will be employed by mining COM
pany.
Word mas been received that Cliff
ord Huntington of Darlington, died
of disease while an American soldier
in France.
DR.. E. A. Ruka of Boscobel, has
h.0 \
will go overseas as an expert on spin
al diseases.
J. D. Layton & Son of Crookston,
Mimi, have bought the Montfort
Hardware company from Martin A.
Johnsrud who gets a Minnesota farm
near Crookston and will till the soil.
John Fingerson of Cobb, died of
wounds in France He was wounded
in action Sept. 18th but letters home
indicated his recovery A wife and
parents mourn.
Jesse Van Malta, Iowa County Sup
erintendent of Schools, has resigned
his position to take a more lucrative
one as head of the schools at Phillip,
| Wis.
Don Mulligan of Soldiers Grove.
took an old musket and loaded it to
the brim in honor of the peace cele-
bration. The musket exploded and
Don went to the hospital with frac-
tured skull. He is better now.
Clyde May of Boscobel, died in ac-
ton on Nov 9Th. He was a member
of the Seth or Blackhawk division and
went overseas in September. The
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. May.
Ed. Nesvacil Of Mazomanie, was
sent to Waupun for three years for
breaking into a Milwaukee road ca
boose with intent to rob. Chas. Jor-
dan Jr., who squealed on Nesvacil,
was sent to Green Bay for two years.
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George Gerber, IL, was buried while
playing in the sand near his home at
Hyde's Mill, Iowa county. A bank of
sand slid burying the boy in an up
right position. His parents got him
out and took him to the hospital. He
will recover.
Miss Hannah Spitzbarth of Mineral
Point, aged 3S, was found uncon-
scious in bed and died soon after. She
had retired the night before perfect
ly well. Heart failure was the cause
of her DEATH
Miss Dolly France of Montfort.
died Tuesday evening at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Sabinson. Miss
France came to nurse her sick sisters
family and fell victim to the dis
ease. The funeral took place at Bos-
cobel
A military wedding took place at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs.W. C. Hill
OF Platteville, last week, when their
daughter, Florence, was married to
Curtis Callow, an instructor in avi
alton at Great Lakes. Mr.. and Mrs.
Callow will make their home in Ev
anston, Ill.
Jesse S. Smith, a former Grant
county boy, was killed in action Oct.
18th. He enlisted from Sitter and
sailed to France last spring. Mrs.
Celesta McReynolds of Boscobel. is a
sister, and Ernest Smith of Steuben
a brother.
Floyd Blashfeld, a Boscobel boy. is
expected home soon. Mr. Blashfield
graduated from the Chicago Techni-
cal school and passed the officers
exam for Camp Taylor The abrupt
ending of the war prevented him from
! getting a commission.
Bernard Kuehn of Mineral Point
was fined at Dodgeville for reckless
driving. Kuehn with three other bows
ran into buggy throwing a woman
out and smashing the rig. They were
let off with fine of $18.25.
| N. L. James, a resident of Richland
county for So years, died Nov. %.
Mr.. James was born in New Hamp-
shire and came to Wisconsin at the
age of Is. He taught school, worked
as a barber and served in the Civil
war. After that he was in business
IN Richland Center for many years
and was instrumental in getting a
railroad through. Mr.. James was a
member of the state senate and once
delegate to the National Republican