Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-03-26
From Grant and It's
Border Lines


! Taps sounded for Peter Lesser of
/ Fennimore, veteran of the Civil war.
A wife and one son, Adolph of Ruth
ven, Ia, survive.
A mass meeting was held at Mont
fort last week Monday to consider
building a new school house. The
citizens hope to build a joint school
combining the high and graded
schools.
Mrs. Melvina Hackett Huntington of
Platteville, died March 10, aged near
ly 3d. There are five surviving chill
dren. Mrs. Huntington was a native
of Ohio but had resided in Wisconsin
since SO.
James Pedley of Cobb, an old gent
leman of IS years and five months,
died at his home last week. Mr. Ped
ley was a native of Blades, England,
coming to America nj 1853. He was
married twice and had ten children.
Memorial services were held at Bos-
cobel Sunday week ago in honor Of
Luverne He'll and Clyde G. May The
Rev. Jeffrey, Methodist pastor preach
ed a splendid sermon. The service
closed with taps sounded by drum
mer Fred Beimborn.
Garfield Griffiths of Dodgeville, at
tempted to pick up stick of wood
and put his face in contact with the
upper side of a two-bladed and very
cL oh
was cut to the bone near the right
temple. This is an unusual accident.
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A. w. Schwingel, employed at the
Pier garage, Richland Center, at
tempted TO push load of cinders up
an incline but the push came the
other way and he was carried down
and crushed against a stone wall. His
injuries will keep him in bed for
time.
Bloodhounds were used at Mineral
Point to track parties who set fire to
house. 1t is said that the resident
Of the house gave information in re-
gard to disreputable parties and the
arson was an act Of revenge The
dogs traced the scent to the home of
the suspected man but no action has
been taken as yet.
Charles Remle OF Iowa county, con-
spired with his mother in 1885, and
did away with his father, Conrad Rem
lie. Murder will out and Charles went
to Waupun for life His conduct was
so exemplary that he was paroled ten
years ago and last week Gov Philip
granted final pardon. Remle has
amassed fortune since his release
from duress.
Lieut.. Frank Aide of the u. S. Ma
rines, who died of heart trouble at
Philadelphia, was native of Miner
al Point. He taught school and later
studied law. Nine years ago he en-
listed with the marines and when the
war began he was in active service
overseas. About six months ago he
was given furlough to give Liberty
Loan lectures.
Eta May Beecher, 3 years, of Hol-
landale, was seriously burned last
week. Her little sister, Wilhelmine
was polishing the family stove with
kerosene when the rag caught afire
and the panic-stricken child threw it
and ignited the clothing of little Eta
standing nearby. The child's mother
wrapped her in a skirt and the flames
were extinguished.
The new Livingston bank building
will be 32x50 it. and a single story.
The material used will be brick with
Bedford Indiana limestone trimmings.
The estimated cost will be $1,000.
The interior arrangement will afford
added facilities and accommodations.
assuring the best of service and safe
ty. The concrete vault will be 12x12
it., the floors of tile and the woodwork
and furnishings quarter sawed oak
A man named James O'Connel, i'm
bibed too freely at Woodman and in
attempting to board a freight train
fell between the moving wheels. The
Mortified bystanders ran to the spot
but found the injuries (under the cir
cumstances) to be of a minor nature.
He broke an ankle, lost two fingers
and part Of his clothing and then went
to Brookside hospital, Boscobel, for
treatment.
Ice men from Prairie du Chen and
other river towns made frantic at
tempts to complete their ice harvest
before the thaw which came on final
ly last week With the channel open
all winter the ice gatherers worked
in the sloughs. Great booms were
built into the river so that the float
ing cakes could be diverted as they
came down. The cutting nowadays
is done by engines instead of teams
the way when the writer was a boy on
the big river.
A sad accident happened at Galena
where Adelbert Russell, IA, dipped
a train and was ground beneath the
wheels. Twenty cars passed over the
boys arm. His head was crushed by
the ties. The boy miscalculated the
speed of the train and paid his life as
forfeit. This should be a warning
to other boys but never is.
/ MEDAL FOR WAR WORKERS