Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-07-28
Nearby Notes

The Preston postoffice has been
discontinued the village now getting
its mail from r. F. d. out of Fenni-
more
James Watkins, g. Edmund, fell
from barb wire fence and broke his
left arm at the elbow. The surgeon
found break and dislocation.
Work on the new bridge at Oar
lingtOn has been suspended as the
contractor cannot secure cement
Mrs. Elizabeth Kicking, aged 81,
cied at her home in Darlington Mon
day
James Ellis, %, world war veter-
an, was drowned in the Pecatonica
river near Harrison, in sight of his
mother and sisters. A weak heart
due to Ellis's being gassed, it is be-
lieved caused the tragedy.
Ralph Symons, 3, Dodgeville, was
severely injured by pet sheep he
was playing with around the barn.
The animal hunted the child knock
ing him down and causing severe
cuts and bruises on Ralphs head
The barn of Charles Zepplin, Barn
eveld, was burned to the ground and
the motor car of Henry Duack stored
therein went up in smoke also. All
this happened at midnight Friday of
last week. The village is without fire
protection and hard fight was put
up to save adjacent buildings.
James Williams, a retired farmer of
Council Hill, was instantly killed
while walking down the /. C. tracks
to assist his son make hay, Williams
was deaf and did not hear an ap-
preaching train. He was thrown
clear and the only marks upon him
were two small cuts above the left
temple
DR.. Cunningham of Platteville was
summoned to Morristown. N. j.. to
care for the daughter of H. S. Kim
pail, an old friend. The doctor was
delayed on his trip by a train wreck.
he found the child suffering from an
infection that had meningitis symp-
toms but left her showing some i'm
provement. The child died the Sun
day following the doctors visit.
Owen Smith, Darlington, SO years.
was mortally injured by an accident
which occurred while haying on his
farm. Smith was putting his hay in
the barn and while standing on the
load he pulled the check-rope to re-
turn the fork. The rope parted and
Smith pitched head-long to the
ground. He was rushed to a James,
vile hospital where he died without
regaining consciousness.
Miss Ida Roberts Of Dodgeville, left
New Orleans last Saturday bound for
the canal zone. Miss Roberts be-
comes the bride of John Patterson of
indianapolis, Ind, who has a contract
for paving streets in the South Amer
lean city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, right
over the equator. Patterson has been
there year and comes as far as the
zone to meet his bride. They expect
to remain two years longer.
Frank F. Bower, GAINESVILLE. a
camper on the Darlington fair ground,
was kicked by a fractions horse and
badly injured Sunday of last week.
Bower and his brother were clipping
the animal in box stall. The horse
took fright and raised a terrible rum
pus. Bowers injuries consisted Of
cuts about the face and a bruised
chest due to the heavy clipping ma
chine being thrown against him. He
is expected to recover.
Mrs. Frank Hutchcroft Sheriff., a
former Platteville resident and wife
of a New Diggings miner, died at Du-
buque last Wednesday of injuries.
Frank Smith, Dubuque, is held pend
ing investigation of the death Ac-
cording to Miss Irene Currier, prop
rietor of the boarding house where
Mrs. Sheriff. worked, Smith came to
see the woman. The couple was left
alone in the parlor by Miss Currier
who returned later to find Mrs Sher-
rjl lying unconscious, face down, on
stove. Later it is said Mrs. Sher-
rill said that following an argument
Smith struck her below the left eye
fracturing the bone and knocking her
against the stove. Mrs. Sheriff. died
and an autopsy indicated a fractured
left sinus with secondary infection
which caused her death. She was
the mother of two children by for
mer marriage and married Sheriff.
eight years ago.
The band of gypsies rowing through
Grant county continued their depre-
dations into Illinois. At Mt. Carroll
they stopped a farmer named Aubrey
asking for a cent. The obliging Aub-
rey pulled forth wallet which was
quickly grabbed by one of the gang
who upon the farmers protest re-
turned the roll a bill at a time Aub-
rey counted up and found $40 bill
missing and then sped to the sheriff.
The officer followed the gang and sue
ceeded in getting the money back and
S4 in addition. The same gang work
ed similar trick on a railroad flag
man and terrorized farmers in East
Galena stealing chickens and every
thing they could lay their hands on.
j. NJ. Blotz & Sons, Iowa county
breeders, sold a 4-year-old Scotch
Shorthorn COW to H. l.. Warmicke of
Lena, ILL.,, the consideration being
$4,000.
Mrs. Annie Bonar, Menominee, wife
of Nicholas Bonar, was committed to
the Illinois insane asylum following
the burning of the farm buildings.