Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-08-27

RE Rue, Is years, away from home
Kever awaits trial on $4,000 bonds
He was arrested at BelOit but the
girls whereabouts are unknown.
PlattevilIe Boy on Sweeper.
Wilbur Pitts of Platteville, who is
now with the U. S. Navy has been with
the mine sweepers in the North sea
He writes home that they have re-
turned from their last trip and from
now on they are gong to be a supply
ship. "The change is made because
our sister ship was blown up July IL
A mine exploded within her stern and
she went down in three minutes. She
took a commander and seven men
down with her. Sixteen men were res
cued and two officers out on the
rough sea-" he said.
Bicycle and Auto Collide.
Frank Hanson, a Richland Center
laborer, had two ribs and a leg brok-
en- when he collided with an autOmo-
bile. Hanson was on his way home
riding a bicycle. Miss Carolyn Smith
drove the car.
Farmer Holds Up Motorists.
William and Virgil Dietzman of
Mifflin, are held for trial in the Iowa
county court under $500 bonds. Dur
ing July an automobile party stopped
near the Dietzman home and annoyed
him to the extent that the brothers
took lanterns and guns to the spot
and made the tourists hold up their
hands. The guns were loaded, it is
alleged. The. complaining parties are
Chas. Wilkinson, Raymond Slack
Ralph Biddick, Lillian jenkins, Mel
lie Biddick and Anita Noble.
Travelling Statesmen Meet.
Nick Hunt, Dubuque, and Will
Voigt, Belmont, statesmen, met in a
collision at the Amos Stephens farm
near PlatteVille, while driving %
miles an hour. Hunt kept too close
to the railing. Voigt's car went over
and the driver crawled out thru the
top. The side OF his car and hind
wheels were torn Off. Hunts radiat-
or and wheels were badly damaged.
The cars were of first quality. Meth
er driver was hurt.
Accident OF Edge Hill.
A party of motorists from Water
loo, Ia, went over on Edge hill on
the Platteville road, one day last
week. The driver was going fast
when he struck the steep and rocky
turn. The seven occupants were
thrown in the ditch and the front
wheels torn off the car. The pas
sengers' injuries were not serious.
How Would You Like This?
While Clarence Richtman, Diamond
Bluff, near Maiden Rock. was shock
ing grain, he picked up a bundle in
which huge rattlesnake was coiled.
The reptile sank his fangs deep into
MI. R1chtmans hand. First aid meth
DDS were at once used to check the
spread of the poison and the young
man was rushed to a physician. He
will recover.
Old Clifton Resident Dies.
Joseph -Dvorak, "A years, died a
week ago Saturday at his home IN
Clifton township The surviving fam
liy consists og a wife and six chill
uren. Mr.. DvOrak was one of the en-
lgrant types who came here in an
early day, worked hard and found >
peaceful, quiet existence in his own
family circle. !" I
Dies at Auto Wheel.
William Altman OF Richland Cen
ter, 66 years, died while on a motor
lng Trip with his wife and two eueste
MIS-. Altman noticed that sometime
was wrong with her husband and
turned the ignition off before tha % :
could run wild. The machine sl1iddad
INTO the fence and STONED Mr. All
man had been ailing for faw daur
put his sudden death was eraa :
shock to the family.
Cousins Have Picnic.
Inc seventh annual picnic Of tho
bail cousins and their families was
held at the home of Ernest AJayon ~
er' mt. Hope, Aug. IL, there hain
present e1ghty-one, including tbo ~, 2
ents: Mrs. Carrie Bidwell and he he,
Ofotners, David Ball and VIM Pail IS
Grant county, and their sons an :,
daughters and their families. EIo,rd
rascoe and wife and three cbi1dn oyu
MIS-. Pascoe's sisters. Gertruda 49, -.
hrele Ball, daughters. of T,oray PaI u
u austin, Mimi, also Mrs NJ -
GieDe and her family. Leslie crah =
miie and little niece, George RoLo,.
ana WIFE, Lee Cauffman. Vie 0n NJ
p Gliluren' Ellsworth Landon and Do,
PAINE as invited guests. 4 sn1on asGs J
ninner and games of yarions 11ir.da
present. iol tnose
A Case of Misfortune.
John Aide and daughter Nav i.
6enton were Livingston visitors ~ :,
saturday. Mr.. Aide was the vict;n, -,
u an unfortunate accident at the mi
moose nine four years ago in which
ne lost his eyesight. Under the VOL
men,s compensation act. he was
awarded $4,000 paid in monthly nav s
ments. These cease three v ear
hence. Last fall, Mrs. Aide. 4 vonn >
woman OF 30 years, died during the
influenza epidemic and the three III
tie children of the Aides are loft
motherless. Mr. Aides mother from
Hlghland is living with the family
making it possible to keep the family
together. Mr.. Aide, guided by the If.
tie daughter, travels from town to
town and gives street concerts with
a litlet hand organ by and through
the generosity of the charitabIy in
cllned adds to the family income. Mr..
AIDE was formerly employed at the
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