Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-06-23
COUNTY AND NEARBY.

The Fennimore Equity will have a
picnic at the city park, Thursday.
Jue "a.
Levi Slayback, "A, Soldiers Grove
died at Boscobe] hospital last week
following an operation for appendi-
citis.
Lyle Fisher, Bagley, 16 years. shot
himself accidentally while examining
a revolver the bullet going through
one hand.
The epidemic of hog cholera in Joe
Davies county has been taken in
hand by local veterinaries and is un-
der control.
E. l. Hurlburt drove a racing car
from Des Moines to Prairie du CHEN.
distance OF 270 miles, in hours
running time.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Mobiles whose
home is in Gratiot, celebrated their
golden wedding recently with a num-
Der of friends and relatives in at
tendance.
The heavy rains of last week wash
ed out a section of the tracks on the
Milwaukee road between Bridgeport
and Wauzeka. The damage was re-
paired in few hours.
Arnold Reiling, Bellevue's oldest
citizen and Oldest surviving business
man died Friday morning at the home
of his daughter, Mrs Christina Web
er in Bellevue. He was SO years old.
Chas. Sigafus, Savanna, was fatal
ly injured when struck by a @. pas
senger train, north bound, near the
proving grounds. The body was hor-
ribly mutilated. A wife and four
children survive.
Mike Sandt, clammer of Bellevue,
found pearl worth $3.50. Sandt let
the pearl slip by when he opened the
shell but discovered it while sailing
the meat for fish bait. The gem
weighs ten grains and is of fine lus-
ire.
Frank Niedermeyer, Prairie du
Chen, has returned home after IS
months absence from his natal city.
During the interim Mr. Niedermeyer
visited in Florida and New Orleans
and now he plans to spend next win
ter in California.
Mrs. Roy Maxwell of Richland Cen
ter was thrown clear through the
windshield and badly cut when the
family car collided with a truck dur
ing a bad storm last Monday Max
well himself was unhurt but the car,
a Maxwell, was badly smashed.
H. l.. Maher, a switchman on the
Chicago Great Western railroad, had
his right arm and hand crushed while
working in the yards in East Stock
ton Wednesday, in which city he lives.
An inquiry disclosed that the injured
members were caught in draw that
was being lowered. Maher was TAX
en- to the Mercy hospital in Dubuque
on special train where he is now
confined.
Jos. Sheberly and son Cyrus, oper-
ating a drilling machine on the Pas
coe farm three miles east of Cuba
City last Wednesday, were injured by
a boiler explosion. The elder man
was thrown against tank wagon his
right leg being broken in three plac-
es. The son was badly scalded about
the face and arms by escaping steam.
The explosion sent the boiler rs feet
high and shook the ground for many
feet. The injured men were taken to
Platteville
A. D. German, Richland Center,
adopted unique method of hustling
freight. German had cement ordered
for work on his warehouse but the
material failed to arrive He finally
went to Beloit, the shipping point,
and stayed there until the cement
was loaded. He then followed the
cars through and saw that they
weren't sidetracked. AS a result the
cement reached Richland in a couple
of days after being loaded and now
the building is going ahead.