Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-05-07
COUNTY AND NEARBY.

Mineral Point will establish city
mail delivery.
BoscObel is soon to have furni-
ture factory for making kitchen tab
: les.
Mrs. Chas. Sittig died at Highland
aged 40 years, of pneumonia. hus-
band and five little ones mourn
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gollmar of
Darlington celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary last week.
Richard Freymiller of Woodman
township, is home again from over
seas. He was gassed Oct. 23rd and
has been in hospitals most of the
time since then.
Harry Young, a Galena business
man aged 81 years, dropped dead at
the Majestic hotel, Chicago, from
heart failure, just as he checked out.
Anna Manuel of Galena, was one
of the II war nurses to arrive in
New York Wednesday from overseas.
Mrs. Fred Mehrlen of Platteville.
died last Wednesday morning of
lingering complaint. She was 40
years DID,
Mrs. Gertrude Palzkill died at Min
eral Point Monday. When a young
woman she came to Wisconsin from
Germany
The Platteville School of Mines will
install strictly modern mining lab
oratOry. The building must be chang
ed to hold the new machinery which
is very heavy.
Charles DuCray, a native of France
aged "a years, celebrated his birthday
not long ago. DuCray is a Civil war
veteran and lives now in Iowa coun-
ty.
Ellie Johnson of Avoca, died last
week shortly after reaching home af-
ter an absence of six years. In Min.
nesota last winter he had the flu and
came to recuperate but died.
G. Lampe and Aft Cookson of Fen
nimore, have bought the $40 acre
farm in Gran Grae valley seven
miles from WauZeka, from NJ j. Mart
ner and w. Mulheim of Prairie du
CHEN.
Henry Nettick, Apple River, lost
valuable Hackney stallion by having
some unknown enter the barn dur
ing his absence and entirely cut the
animals tongue out. The horse had
to be shot.
David Burns and Harold Cupp, two
15-year-old Benton boys, stole a team
from tie shed and sold it at Savan-
ma for 500. The boys were held in
Jail until they became 16 when they
went to the Green Bay reformatory
for g year.
Mrs. Thos. Blight, whose maiden
name was Ruth Arthur, died at her
home in Mineral Point Thursday.
Miss Hilda Bortram died at Shulls-
burg following an operation, the sec
ond one she had undergone in the
las six weeks
Three Richland boys thought it a
great 'oRe to borrow a stray automo-
bile which they saw standing at the
curb. The boys took some girl
friends OUT for a ride When they re-
turned the marshal was waiting. SIS
and costs apiece.
Galena had another big Grant day
last, Wednesday in honor of the old
generals birthday. Major Reed Ian
dis and his father, Judge K NJ. Ian
dis, were on the program for speech
es. Capt. Vincent, aged 81, who en-
listed for the Civil war when 40 years
old, was in the parade.
Tom A. Fosdal, St0ughton retired
farmer, bought $4,000 in Victory
bonds and established record in that
village. The high rate of interest and
the gilt-edge Investment qualities
strongly appealed to Mr. Fosdal as it
has to other keen investors
Martin Kelly, a Highland farmer,
hauled two carloads OF walnHt logs
ITO the railroad but the armistice
4 came and the government, the buyer,
would not accept the logs which were
ITO be used in making gunstocks. Now
Mi. Kelly will saw the logs into two
inch lumber and sell it to- builders.
number OF farmers in North
4 Grant are increasing their tobacco
acreage this year Some are putting
1.-THE crop in as a new venture being at
Etracted by the high prices of the, past
1.-TWO years. The Boscobel factory is
still busy preparing leaf for ship
ment.
/ Tine highway between Dodgevf1le
and Ridgeway is to- be relocated and
became part of the military trunk
line from Milwaukee to Prairie du
EChien. All railroad crossings are to
: be cut out as, FAR as possible and the
new road Will run smth Of the NJ w.
.. railroad all the way. The new road
is to be finished this year and next
year is to be extended to- Barneveld,
making highway from DOdgeV1lIo to
the Dane coanty line without q rail-
road crossing ON it-Fennimore
Times
\ Three GaEena miners engaged in
hosting an emergency pump for re-
pairs. were. hurled to- the bottom. The
men were in the tub about 80 feet
down when a chain broke striking
Everett Montgomery on the head. His
companions attempted to catch him
. but his wet rain coat made hold i'm
possible. Montgomery fel1 $50 feet
|. and was killed. Bennett and She'll
. horn, the other men, were knocked
J to the bottom of the tub and severely
! hurt, Benefits hip being injured and
two of Shellhorn's ribs broken Mont
gomery leaves wife and four chill
J dren.
Darlington had a high old time
when the war train arrived in that
), city according to the Journal of that
city. One of the tank men 'had his
| tank fu1T' or was plain drunk. He
became abusive and when the matter
was taken to Mr.. Lewis, the man in