Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-05
COUNTY AND NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
CONCERNING PEOPLE OF THIS
AND OTHER COMMUNITIES.


The North Survey mine in Iowa |
county, is shut down for an indefinite |
period, because the price of ore is so
low it is impossible to continue oper- |
ating.
Byron Stacey and Miss Jennie Cru
Der, Mifflin, surprised their relatives
and friends by slipping off to Galena
where they were quietly married on
Jan. 14th, 1919 This just came to
light last week.
Mrs. Charles Blewett formerly of
Mineral Point, died at Madison, Mon
day and on Wednesday her body was
taken to Mineral Point and buried in
the family lot at Graceland.
Word was received in Platteville
last week of the death of Mrs. Chas.
Newton in California Mrs. Newton
was in Platteville for some time dur
ing the illness of her husbands faith
er, the late E. F. Newton.
a week ago last Saturday night
burglars broke into the store Of w. j.
PeDhallegon at Mineral Point and
helped themselves to a quantity of
merchandise, including some wearing
apparel and about SIS worth Of jew
elry Entrance was effected by
breaking through window in the
basement
Michael Mcdonald had a narrow es-
cape while cutting wood with cir
cular power saw last Thursday for
M Slattery & Son, Galena. He stepp-
ed too close to the saw the teeth OF
which caught his trousers tearing
them, but did not injure Mr.. McDon
aid. He resumed his work as though
nothing had happened.
Another good man has answered
deaths summons. Henry G. Glindin-
ming, Shullsburg, one of the pioneers
of Lafayette county, died at his resi-
dence four miles east of that place
on Thursday last, aged 70 years. He
leaves to mourn his loss a wife, one
daughter and two sons.
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John Dorsey was badly injured at
the Rodham mine last Tuesday after
noon while being lowered to the bot
tom of the mine near Shullsburg He
in some way fell fifty feet breaking
his limbs and sustaining serious
bruises. He was taken to the nOSpi-
tai and is getting along as we'll as
can be expected but is in very dam
gerous condition.
Oscar Melbourne, aged II, son of
Irving Melbourne, Dodgeville, had his
left eye shot out with a shot from an
air rifle in the hands of a playmate a
week ago. A number of boys were
playing in Mr. Melbournes yard
Among the stock of playthiugs was
one of those dangerous air rifles One
OF the little lads pointed the gun at
the Melbourne boy and either by acct
dent or thoughtlessly pulled the trig
ger
Among the many sad deaths that
have occurred through the epidemic
OF influenza and pneumonia, one of
the saddest is that of William Ford
Garter, cashier of the First National
Bank at Blanchardville, who died at
his home in that village jan gath,
after an illness of about a week
the influenza. Mr.. Carter was al
DOdgeville boy.
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Charley Rohr son of Chris Rohr
was out hunting in Governors Grove
near Dodgeville, when his dog, a
young Beagle hound less than a year
old, started up a large red fox which
he chased till it ran under ledge
Of rock near the Blotz MILL where
Mr.. Rohr caught and killed it, The
fox only had three legs, having lost
one of his hind legs, most likely in a
trap.
The case was brought before Jus
tice t. H. Arthur On last Thursday
on complaint of A. w. Hall of OAR
hngton, Mr.. Hall being game warden
there, against Lawrence Vgnden of
the town of Moscow, charged with
killing a deer on January 10th, not
knowing it was unlawful to kill deer-I
in Iowa county. Examination being
waived the case was sent to Judge |
jerks in county court where a plea
Oh guilty was entered and a fine of
$50 and costs assessed.
The cash registers of the stores of !
J. w. Jaeger and Co. and F.. A. Els
tori, Apple River, were visited last |
Friday night and were relieved Of |
their contents, about $40 at the Es- I
tori store and IS at the Jaeger store
The thieves picked the locks at both |
stores. On leaving they locked the |
Estorf store but the door at the Jag
ger store was left unlocked 1t is he |
first burglary in that town in several |
years, and we thought everyone was !
employed-and making living.