Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-14
NEWSY BRIEFS Of
PAST SEVEN DAYS.
FIRES, ACCIDENTS, THEFTS AND
OTHER ITEMS OF MAIN
INTEREST.
BOILED DOWN; SNAPPY.

On Saturday week ago the Petrus
block at Highland was destroyed by
fire which originated in the attic. The
fire was noticed at 1870 a. m. and burn
! ed itself out by s a. m. The. loss is
j $4,000 on the building and $23, 900 on
the stock. H. Petrus, a Syrian, went
to Asia Minor last fall to look up rela-
tives and the store has been conduct
ed by Miss Minnie Salzman during his
absence.
The Woodman State Bank has de-
clared dividend of % per cent for
the three years ending Dec 81, 1919
The house of Albert Barrels on his
farm three miles east of Montfort was
destroyed by fire Monday morning OF
/ last week. The fire was due to a de-
/ fective chimney the blaze centering
in the roof and gaining enough head
way to overcome effort to put it out.
Roy Dolphin and family who lived in
the house, sayed their furniture.
| 1t is highly possible that Saint Clara
college, Sinsinawa, will be moved to
Chicago In a recent communication
to the Dominican sisters at Saint
Clara Archbishop Mundelein paid sew
eral compliments to the sisterhood
and stated that the college would be
| located in the big city as a training
school for sisters in educational work
The Galena Iron works has erected
two furnaces on the Glenridge mining
land near the city. The furnaces are
l6xSxS weighing TONS A monster
sled with runners 9 feet long and 81
foot tread was used to get the furnac-
es to the property six teams pulling.
The furnaces are unique in that they
VIII smelt platinum, gold, silver, CO.
Dalt, copper, iron, lead, zinc, or any
metal delivering them separately. AS
each metal has different fusing
point the heat is regulated for the var
lous metals. A sustained heat of 1000
degrees fahrenheit is possible with
| the furnace.
| ALI. Gray, former Galena boy. is
visiting old friends there and at
Platteyllle. Mr.. Gray went west 20
years ago and located in the Hawaiian
Islands Following that he was
successful lumberman in the north
west and at present runs a bank at
Everett, Wash.
Grandma Hartsook, pioneer of
Monrfort, died at the home Of her SON
ln-laW, James Allen, River Falls. on
Jan; 3 The daughter, Mrs. Allen,
ulea zee, q, 1919. The remains were
buried at Montfort.
Ruth Quick, daughter of r. d,
Quick, Montfort, was taken suddenly
i'll with appendicitis an operation he
ing performed at Bucks hospital IN
Platteville, three days later.
Albert GRADER of Mineral Point md
Miss kathryn Sabish OF Highland
were married Jan. 9Th. Mr.. GRADER Is
farmer and breeder of pure bred
cattle. Mr. and Mr. GRADER are
spending their honeymoon in New
/ Orleans.
Dr. Paul Lewis. Of BLOOMINGTON. a
4 normal graduate, has gone to Seattle.
WASH, where he will locate for the
\ practice OF his profession. During the
war he was given the commission of
major.
Roy Edwards, Big Patch, was q vic
tim OF spinal injuries and crushed
/ leg due TO being on the ground side of
a tree he was chopping down. Mr.
Edwards was taken to Platteyille for
/ treatment
The Rev. K. N. Rude, Argyle, slipp-
/ ed on the steps OF his home Christ
mas morning sustaining internal in
Jurles that caused his death at Chi
/ cago week later
FRANK Scott and James Thomson
residing near Darlington, spend their
spare time fishing and trapping. They
4 presented the skins of two foxes at
the county clerks Office and demanded
bounty OF 81 a head. Being inform
/ ed that it would be necessary to scaln
the animals they decided not to mu-
tlate the skins and disposed of tha
hides for $35 each.
Mrs. James Jeffrey of Georgetown
VINO with her husband celebrated
golden wedding Pm December, died last
wednesday of paraIytic stroke The
iuneral was held Friday at Cuba City.
MI. ana MRS. Vim. Arthur of Miner
! d Folnt celebrated their golden we'd
Jung anniversary on Christmas day.
The farm home of Bert Vivian Iocat-
ed between Mineral Point and Linden
was destroyed by fire Friday Furni,
ture on the first floor was saved.
i Major Will Houghton. II :.
| West Point man who has been in tba
service about seven years, spent tha
Mondays at the home of his parents
at Cassville. - S-A''
substantial improvements are RI ho
made on the Crawford county high-
ways the coming season. The plans
include an estimated expenditure If
S9U,OUO on a trunk line from Wauzela
TO bridgeport. The patrol system is
working out very satisfactorily in that
county, as it is elsewhere, and * adj
QltloraI men for this portion of tba
work will be engaged in 1920. -
Jonn Wise, a venerable Mason. has
the distinction of having been elected
ana installed as tiler of the Beefown
lodge 81 consecutive years.