Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-02
COUNTY AND NEARBY.

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The Empire drug store at Richland
Center, was damaged by fire last
TUESDAY morning. The blaze origin
ated from causes unknown and the
building was Quilted. The drug los
ses are $4,000; Dr. Ainsworth, 81 900
and building and fixtures $4,000.
A fire visited the Dodgeville bust
ness center at 3 o'clock Sunday morn
ing of last week A row of frame
structures were more or less ruined
by the flames. The losses are: Louis
Ryall loss of building and electrical
shop, $1,000; Paul Bielecki. stock in
bakery and household goods. $4,000 ;.
George Elvod, loss on bakery and
building, $500. The cause of the fire
is unknown. Quick work by the fire
department prevented wholesale
burning. The losers were insured
Unknown parties thought to be
criminal or crazy stretched wire
across the main highway between
Mineral Point and Dodgeville. last.
Friday night a week ago. One car
struck it and sustained broken
windshield. A while later another car
came along and found the wire which
had been replaced in the meantime.
A third motorist cut the offending
wire down.
Fred Luder of Mt. Horeb had his
skull broken, Mrs. Fred Luder sus-
tanned broken leg and Mr.. and Mrs.
/ N. G. Nelson were seriously hurt in
motor accident near Brillion while
returning from an Elks convention in
Manitowoc to their home at Mt. Hor-
eb. The spill occurred at night about
6 miles from Appleton
Cars driven by Garrett Schaak OF
Cobb and Frank Lynch of Dodgeville
collided near Dodgeville Sunday af-
ternoon of last week injuring three
people. Miss Regina Doyle had a
wrist artery cut; Miss May Fecht was
cut on the arm and Geo. Schaak. a
boy, was badly cut about the face.
Rev. A. ]. Hood of Muscoda, was
elected chaplain of the Wisconsin De-
partment G. A. r. at the Waukesha
encampment last week. Robert Camp
bell OF Green Bay, is the new de-
/ partment commander.
Lights going out caused Jesse Ma
thew of Dodgeville to run into team
The horses jumped on the car and
smashed the windshield. Mathews
and his passenger, Miss Elva Rhin-
erson, were cut up but will recover
Another accident took place between
Dodgeville and Mineral Point wher
the car of Orville RUDE turned turtle
on the driver and Miss Beatrice Ped
ley The girl was hurt but will re-
cover.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hanrahan Of
Darlington, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary on June 18th
Mr.. Hanrahan is native of ireland
and came to Darlington when young
man. His wife is a native of LaFay-
cite county
About forty of the foremost farm
ers of the Pleasant View district
| have banded themselves together for
the purpose of installing an electric
light circuit to illuminate the farms
and homes of the community. It is
splendid idea and makes for the
progressiveness of the Wisconsin
farmer. The line will be built from
BetmOnt and the current supplied
through our transmitter. Another
Dand OF only four farmers just north
OF town have formed a pool of $4,000
" hofO Lie line SAI0uQ0Q TO their
farms. The farms to be supplied in
this run are Voigt Bros, Herman
Bartels, Fritz Voigt and Dude Buff
ngtOn.-Belmont Success.
The Ellenboro hill is being put in
fine condition and when finished will
be one of the best The grade will
be about three per cent so that going
up the hill the grade will scarcely be
noticeable
Mary Ann Griffith died at her home
five miles east of Rewey, Sunday
night and was buried Wednesday.
Mrs. John Blaine and daughter
Helen have returned to Boscobel for
the summer from Madison. Atty,
General John Blaine expects to
spend the week-ends in Boscobel.
Z. j. Fitzpatrick has purchased the
Frank Prussing farm west of Bel
mont, consisting of 24O acres, for $193
an acre, and HOWE Simmons has
bought the Jacob Oettiker homestead
north of Belmont for $115 an acre.