Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-09-10
Cranks Car. Breaks Arm.

Frank Byrne, Darlington, broke
both bones in his right arm when a
delivery truck engine he was crank
ing back-fred. Byrne was thrown sew
eral feet.
Saw Flock of Wild Pigeons.
The Platteville Witness sponsors
story that Frank Tebo of Beetown,
and other members of a threshing
crew, recently saw a flock of wild
pigeonss
Platteyille Electors Reject Park.
The plan to have Platteville city
acquire the old Forehand block burn
ed last winter, was rejected by the
voters 642 to 80. A price of $4,000
had been placed on the building
Cigaret Cause of Child'S Burns.
Lawrence Morgan, A years, OAR
lington, picked up a cigaret stub
thrown away by a careless smoker
and set fire to his clothing The moth
er put out the fire before the child
was badly burned. The front of his
clothing and sleeves were scorched
and one arm painfully blistered.
Dryness Hits East Dubuque.
East Dubuque city treasury is in
bad shape compared to the golden
condition of several years back.
Since July 1st the license money
stopped and on top of that the fine
money formerly a big item) is no.
thing. IN August there were total
of three arrests with costs of SIS.
LynxviIle Man Killed.
Prairie du Chen, Wis, Sept S.
Fred Russell, aged %, eldest son of
Jason Russell a farmer near Lynx
vile, was thrown from a horse and
broke his neck, fractured the skull
and punctured one of his eyes. He
had returned from army service ov-
erseas only a couple of weeks ago.
He is survived by his parents, one
brother and sister.
Wreck at .BOScObel.
A carload of coal tore loose from
the wheels between Blue River and
Boscobel last Wednesday while the
train was going west at 40 miles an
hour. The car happened to be next
to the caboose in which the train
crew were riding AS the coal car
went into the bank the caboose also
left the rails coming to stop Jack
Schmidt, brakeman, was injured one
leg being broken in three places. The
other brakeman and the conductor
were unnuTL.
Poor Boy Becomes Famous.
Louis P. Piquett, former resident of
Platteville, is named as the real head
of the Chicago avenue police district
by Alderman Steffen of, the city. The
matter came to light through aborted
raids on various gambling joints in
the city. officers who made arrests
were transferred upon request of
Piquett, Steffen alleges. Captain Nal
10y of the district denies that he re-
ceives orders from Piquett who is
chief clerk in the Office of Chicago
Prosecutor Harry B. Miller Piquett
has his name in the Tribune and that
means fame.
Tourists Upset Near BOscObel. !
Mrs. VIM. Lewis of New York, with
her son, Col. VIM. Lewis and family
Of Racine, motoring westward from
Racine to La Crosse in a Rolls-Royce
and Packard, with a full retinue of
maids, chauffeurs, etc., was painful
~ injured two miles south of Bos-
cobel week ago last Sunday The
driver of the old ladys car going at
high speed struck a cement cuIvert
where repair work was underway.
The old lady struck the top of the
Car with great force and was pain
fully injured in the head Mrs Lewis,
rs, was taken home by rail the next
day and the balance of the party con-
tinued their journey westward