Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-21

Alvin Bridges, Platteville. 81 years,
died at his home last Tuesday. Burial
was made Thursday.
Adolph Hegre, Woodville, was kill
ed while walking on the railway
tracks. HIS daughter was passen-
] ger on the train that killed him.
VIM J. Andrews and Mrs. Emma
! A. Biesant of Hazel Green, were mar
ried at Dubuque on Jan. Sth. They
Will be at home after Feb. Isl.
VIM. Ghastin of Sextonville. had a
narrow escape when his clothing
caught in wood saving outfit. The
mans garments were torn off but he
luckily escaped with a few severe
/ bruises.
David Kitch, an old resident of
Montfort, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Chas. FARMLAND. at
Menasha, on jan 10, aged Sc years.
Inc funeral was held at Montfort last
Wednesday.
Charles Alexander, cashier of the
! 1st National Bank, Platteville under
went an operation for cancer of the
stomach at the Buck hospital, Platte
vile. The operation was critical but
Mr.. Alexander seems to be recuper-
ating.
The Platteville post, American Lee
gion, held its annual installation on
Jan. 7th with a banquet and program.
! Scott A. Cary is p. c.; Chas. Wells
| V. p; Walter Bauer. Adj; Elmer
Richards, F. o.; VIM. Murphy, His
torian.
Calvert Spensely of Mineral Point
! was recently operated on at Dubuque
Il for tho 1oY nf 10. 81
one eye. The operation was success
full. Mr.. and Mrs. spensely have
gone to the Bermuda Islands to spend
! the winter with their daughter.
The men employees building at the
Sank County Insane asylum at Reeds
burg, was destroyed by fire Friday
night. The flames originated in the
! basement and were discovered about
II o'clock, giving the employees barely
time to partly dress and hurry from
tho building.
Henry Snyder of Montfort. well
known as Northwestern roadmaster
for thirty years, died Friday night a
week ago of Bright's disease. Mr. Sny-
der was ga years old. The body was
buried at Platteville with full honors
/ by officials and fellow workmen of
the road. A widow and four sons sur
vive.
Smallpox has made its appearance
in Richland county where a family
named Lowrey residing on Brush
! Greek has five members sick The
/ disease was brought in by a girl Wis
/ itor from Montana who later visited
another family and brought them
down with smallpox
DR.. Chas Schmitt, a leading veter-
marian of Iowa county reports numer-
Gus cases of horse influenza in his
practice. 1t has been % years since
equines were attacked by this dis
ease in violence DR.. Schmitt advises
warmth and ventilation with the SER
! vices of good veterinarian to adj
minister proper serums.
Lena and Florence Johnson, sis
ters of Akan. Richland county, have
preferred charges against Wesley
/ Wright and Roland Bailey, two young
men of the same neighborhood. alleg-
/ ing statutory offenses. Bailey gave
bonds for a later appearance but was
Immediately arrested by the sheriff
/ of Crawford county on complaint of
Crawford county Miss Bailey was
! taken to Prairie du Chen and Wright
will await trial on the Richland coun-
/ ty case.
Paul Rogers, formerly Of Platte
/ vile, will be married to Miss Agnes
| Gauthier, an Indian maiden Mr.. Rog-
ers, who now lives in Milwaukee,
while on a motoring trip thru north
ern Wisconsin last summer was
stricken with paralysis. The girl
nursed him back to health. The ro-
nance developed thru her devotion
The bride came originally from the
| Menominee reservation at Neopit
For several years she has made her
home with Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Ker-
/ shaw Of Milwaukee. During the war
she acted as telephone operator for
the fuel administration. Miss eau
thier is highly educated
j. W. Huston, humane officer for
Richland county, reports a case where
mother with two grown daughters
and a little son turned the govern
ment of the boy over to an older
daughter. The girl stripped the lad
on New Years eve and drove him
naked into the streets at o'clock D.
/ m. The hard-hearted dame refused
! to allow her little brother in the
! house and as result he was nearly
| frozen before neighbors discovered
him. This is true story and illus
trates the bestial cruelty of some
natures.