Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-23
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COUNTY AND NEARBY.

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Miss Josephine Tomshaska. a resi-
dent Of Highland for 62 years. died
at the Dodgeville hospital last week
of cancer. -
Harold Earl and Rose Fangmeyer
OF Fennin1ore, were married at Ga
lena on Wednesday, July 8. They
Will reside on the Rector farm where
the groom is employed.
Y vivian Ludden, formerly of Miner
al Point but now of San Juan, Texas.
and Miss Daisy Bowden Of Wingville.
were married at Chicago on July 10.
They will reside in Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F.. HugilI cell
eDrated the golden anniversary of their
wedding at their home in Darlington
last week. They have spent their en-
tire fifty years of welded life in that
city. Both were born there.
Jimmy Sias, child of six years, is
looking for home. The little fell
low was taken from Hollandale to
Dodgeville for a skin grating opera
ton following his being badly burned.
The operation was successful but the
child is without home.
Patrick Ash of Iowa county. was on
Grated upon at the Dodgeville hospi-
tai for anemia blood TRANSMISSION of
twelve ounces being made from the
arm of James Ash to the arm of Pat
rick Ash. The patient is on the road
to recovery so surgeons state.
Michael Powers of Iowa county
sued his brother-in-law, Herman
Schultz, for the settlement of an old
account. The men transacted bust
ness for ten years without a settle
ment and had forgotten many items
The plaintiff received $61.36 in judg-
ment.
Charles Miller of Davenport, Ia,
president of the Zinc Hill Mining Co.
has authorized Gen. Manager Wolfe
resident of Platteville, to expend
100000 in exploration work in the
mining district of southwestern Wis
consin. One of the richest strikes OF
zinc ore ever made in this state was
found Thursday at the Little Dick
mine near Cuba City.
A fight occurred between Azeroth
Chandler of Highland and HI. Petrus
merchant, in which Petrus was
worsted. He accordingly had Chand-
Ter arrested. Chandler worked foI
Petrus during the winter and ran be
hind as his family was sick. Later he
worked at Cokerville agreeing to pay
his debt by installments. The fight
grew out of Petrus insisting thai
Chandler pay the costs of suit fol-
Judgment. The matter will be finally
settled in court.
Thomas Keska Of Avoca, met with
a serious accident Thursday while do
ing carpenter work on big barn on
the Wall farm near Highland He
lost his footing and fell about twenty
four feet, lighting on his feet. He was
taken to the hospital at Madison
where it was found that both feet
were broken. The four-yeaI
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sheen
beck of Avoca, was quite seriously in
jured one day last week. While the
men were unloading hay the child
caught his hand in a pulley and man
gled his fingers. He was taken to the
hospital in Madison and had two fing-
ers amputated. -Dodgevill Chronicle
The personal propert assessment Of
the Mineral Point Zinc company was
almost doubled from $351,675 last
year to $633,OSO this year.
The sale of the Madison Cooperative
dChlnS plduJ W ENlSCdI MAYER q
Bros. Of Chicago, large meat hand
lers, for 100000 was recommended
by the board of directors of the plant
few days ago after conference
with Hill & Spohn, the plants attor-
neys, Oscar Mayer Sr. and Oscar
Mayer Jr. and their attorney, George
S. Schein A meeting has been called
for July 30 of all stockholders tic
ratify the sale 1--WE want to settle
here because it is an attractive coun-
try, because there seems to be great
future here, and because we car
build up a big business by offering q
good cash market to the farmers OF
this community and by selling high
grade goods locally" was the state
ment issued by the two representa-
tives. 1t is the intention, they ex-
planned, to merge the two concerns
rather than bring an entirely new
business here. The good will and
business of all members of the CO.
operative organization is sought. Nc
immediate improvements of any mag
nitude at the plant are planned, al
though it is promised that success
full period of business will be follow
ell by large additions Madison Dem
ocrat.