Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-04-02

Roy Peters of Darlington, a tele-
phone man, was kicked by horse
above the heart. One rib was brok-
en-.
Elmer Skate and Harry Livings-
ton sold their racing horse, Dug
Pendleton, to q Minneapolis buyer
for $4,000.
Gullick Torgeson living six miles
north of Dodgeville, had his left arm
broken by the kick of horse last
Wednesday.
Miss Anna Wiseman has resigned
as assistant postmistress at the Ben
ton office. Miss Laura Mccarthy has
accepted the position.
Mrs. Margaret Pesch, aged 80 years,
died at Chicago. The remains were
brought to Mineral Point, the old
home, for interment.
Miss Clara Johnson of Edmund,
died at the Mendoza hospital, where
she has been for several months re-
ceiving medical treatment.
BENZ. Woodbury. died at Mineral
Point aged SO years. He was q native
of New Hampshire and came to Blue
Mounds in 1852 and settled at Mineral
Point in 81.
Two carloads, $500 crates, of egg
cases were received by one Darling
ton dealer to be shipped before the
| or ic TTINic &c than
100000 eggs.
| Frank Vega, Mexican who was
drafted at Galena, Oct. 5, 1917, and
went overseas, had one knee badly
shattered with shrapnel in the July
4th fighting. The report came home
that he lost both legs but this was I'M
true. Vega recovered and is ding oc-
cupation duty in Luxembourg.
Oliver Campbell of Chetek, a neph-
ew of John Campbell of Potosi, was
killed on July 18th in battle. The
story came back first with Arthur
Nelson, chum of the dead boy. Mrs.
Sarah Campbell Of Chetek, refused to
believe the bad news until it had been
officially confirmed by the war de-
partment. Oliver Campbell was %
years old and a fine young man.
Oliver A. Rice died at the home of
his son, Arson, in Marion township,
Thursday a week ago. He was 80
years old and located in Marion in
1854. Mr.. Rice was native of New
Hampshire. Mr. Rice's wife died six
years ago. The living children are:
Mrs. Gertrude Cooper, Bay City, Mich. );
Mrs. May Nelson, Rapid City, S. D.;
Arson P, Harley P, and Herbert E.,
all we'll known farmers of the Marion
vicinity.
Frank G. Ludden of Mineral Point,
will pay the estate of Leslie Baum,
the sum of $1,000 by the terms of a
jury verdict in the Iva county case
tried at Dodgeville last week. Baum,
school boy, was struck by Ludden's
automobile Oct. II, 1917 The testi-
mony was all in writing dispositions
for the plaintiff being made in Doug
las county and for Ludden at San
Juan, Texas.
! John G. H. Peters of Mineral Point,
recently appealed to the King of Eng
land and got results. He wrote to
the king asking for the discharge of
a younger brother from the British
army, explaining that as their father
had lately died at home in England,
the young man was needed for the
support and care of the family. He
sent the letter by registered mail
from the Mineral Point postoffice and
promptly received a reply from sec
rotary who said that the letter had
been received by the king and would
be given careful attention Very soon
thereafter, John received letter from
his brother saying he had been hon
orably discharged from the army and
had reached home. 1t is needless to
say that John is highly pleased over
the result of his correspondence
Mineral Point Democrat