Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-03-17
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Walter Stephenson of Miflin. a
miner, was badly hurt when rock fell
from the side of a mining shaft and
struck him on the hip knocking him
down. = -
Mrs. Raymond McCrea died at Ben
ton Tuesday. She is survived bv her
husband and four children. the Young
est but week old.
LOUIS Larson, Readstown, employed
on the Hall farm, went to a stripping
shed and blew out his brains. Larson
was young widower with two chill
dren
Adam Scott of Marietta was iniur-
ed while loading logs. A binding
pole flew loose and hit Scott a terrific
dow over one eye. He narrowly es-
capec blindness anc possible death.
attorney General Blaine has moved
ms household goods to Madison where
ne recently purchased a fine home
he expects later to move back to Bos-
cobel when his office holding DAVIS are
over -
Inc Boscobel table company has
oeen shipping tables to all narts of
the country 300 being sent out since
March 1st. The demand far exceeds
| the supply.
Mrs. James Monahan, an aged resi-
dent OF Elk Grove, took a dose of
Paris Green. Medical aid was called
at once, but she died a few hours LAT
er. She is survived by her aged hus-
band. -i'''
Mrs. VIM. Date of Shullsburg cele-
Drated her Goth birthday March LIST
lhough IN feeble health, her mind is
very bright and active. She has been
resident Of Shullsburg over "a
years.
FRANK V. FOrman, son of Mr. and
MRS. JOS. Forman Of Highland. died
at Ketterer hospital Montfort. ON
Monday OF last week, following an op-
Grafton for appendicitis. The deceas-
ed was Is years old.
Ralph Mcdonald the South Wavne
young man who was run over bv q
tractor last July 20, has been in a
Freeport hospital continuously since
then. McDonald's both legs were
broken. He is gradually recovering
but must use a wheel chair for 3
while yet.
Rev. Jeffrey, pastor of the Bosco-
bel NJ. E. church, arrived home from
England last week and services were
held as usual last Sunday. The mas
TOR and wife set sail on the Empress
OF France fast liner, OH Feb %
Iney arrived in America on March 5
being days on The water.
Workmen tearing down the Hunt
ing elevator at Prairie du Chen
found 10 bushels Of hard wheat in an
old bin. The last time wheat was
handled there was Is years ago but
the grains were hard and perfect
This is nothing unusual as wheat
capable OF producing good flour has
been taken from the Egyptian sarco-
phag1 where it was placed thousands
OF years before.
Garfield Lester, a farmer living
near Gays Mills, lost his mind fol-
! towing an attack of the fiji. and wan
dered for hours at night clad in over
alls. socks and shirt. His father
their doctor, and several neighhors
tracked the man thru the drifts and
found him half frozen and nearly ex-
hausted on the banks of a. creek If
was morning and ten below zero but
the man was living.
Grant county was agog two weeks
ago when Clarence Croft of Fenni-
more sold Leader of Fashion. year
Ing Duroc boar, to Ames Bros. OF
Weaver, Mimi. for $4,000. Ames
Bros. in turn sold the hog to the IN
derWood Stock Farm at Lake Citv
Mimi, for $4,000. On hogs bought
at Croft's sale the brothers cleared
$1,000. This firm a couple of weeks
ago bought blooded SOW of Ed
Kern OF Stanton, Nebr., paving $4,000
Tor the animal, yearling Duroc
Two families are bereft in Vernon
county where Miss Cora Tomtengen
passed away three weeks ago at Viro-
qua from pneumonia. Her sister
Mrs. Hoilien of West Prairie nursed
her and was taken i'll upon returning
nome. She died a couple of DAYS lat
er and her brothers, Melvin and Lin
dahl Tomtengen, took i'll and died. Mr.
Holllen and other members of his
family are also i'll. A triple funeral
was held the sister and two brothers
being buried beside the sister who
died a short time before. The four
were all under 20 except Mrs. Hoil-
len who was 81.
John Dering, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Dering of Sinsinawa, died last
week of pneumonia. The deceased
was born March 20, 1893 and had lived
all his life at Sinsinawa. Hg was a
graduate of the local school and a
faithful member of st. Joseph's
church. The funeral was held Friday