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

Ed. Prideaux, Iowa county farmer,
leaned over a stanchion in his barn
to secure eggs from stray nest and
nurt his size. Later the surgeon
found that Prideaux had split one of
his ribs.
Geo. Butteris, son of Arthur But
teris, Cobb, caught his fingers in the
pulley of a hayrope and was pulled
te the top OF the barn. Aside from
losing the flesh from the inside of his
hand the youth escaped without mis-
hap.
Mrs. Merle Edgington, Cobb, was
| badly frightened when her infant son
attempted to swallow the contents of
/ powder box his mother was using
to sprinkle him with after bath.
The child strangled badly but got ov-
| er it by "hisself" before a physician
could get there.
Forty-seven years ago, Mrs. Geo.
| Klein babe farewell to her sister, Mrs
Dora Leipe, in Kiev, Russia. Mrs.
Klein was sailing for America with
her husband and son, with the inten-
| ton of making Dubuque their home
! Sunday the two sisters met for the
! first time since their parting. The re-
union took place at the home of Jake
Leipe in Dubuque. Two years ago,
Mrs. Klein met a brother she had not
seen in As years. He is coming to
Dubuque and regular family reunion
will take place at the Klein home
Eight years ago, Mrs. Leipe sailed for
America with her children and made
her home in New York Letters pass
ed between the two sisters regularly
but a visit was always postponed.
The body of Charles Lamb, Linden,
was discovered Monday of last week
in a brushpile near his home. The
discovery was made by miners who
walked through bayfield, on their
way homeward. They noticed an odor
and searching found Lambs body
! Lambs throat was slashed he hav-
! ing committed suicide the Wednesday
preceding. Mr.. Lamb, "a, had been
! i'll for some time and unable to work
He disappeared on Wednesday a week
ago and upon his failure to return the
family began to look for him. Blood
hounds were procured from Mansion
and these led the way to an abandoned
shaft A man going down thought he
found evidences of body falling. AS
1 the shaft was partly full of water a
pump was procured and an effort
made to pump out the shaft. On Sat-
urday the pump broke and another
| larger pump was procured The next
day the body was found as stated and
the useless labor was ended. Near
Lambs body was a butcher knife in
dicating the manner of suicide. Mr..
Lamb leaves a wife, married daugh-
ter and two grandchildren.
The search of Jesse Lewis, Dodge
Vile, was ended last week when he
attended the reunion in Chicago Of
the 3rd expeditionary forces, A. E. F.
Mr.. Lewis son, Conner Lewis, was a
member of this division reported mis-
sing in the fighting of August s, 1918.
No further word was received and
while Mr. Lewis feared the worst he
had no actual knowledge of his sons
end. At the reunion the commandant
asked him to stand before the 600
boys remaining from the division,
and then told the story of Lewis
search. Mr.. Lewis was loudly cheer
ed and after the meeting soldier boy
stepped up to relate that Corners
company had been detailed to hold a
bridge. Later the fire became intense
and the men were ordered to fall
back. All did SO except young Lewis
and three companions who pressed
forward and were instantly killed by
rife fire. Conner Lewis body was bur-
led near where he fell Mr.. Lewis
and his companion, Rev. G. E. Jones.
were royalty entertained by the 3rd
division boys while in the city.
Joe Kelly, Is, Bellevue, attempted
to flip a Milwaukee freight for Du-
buque and lost his left foot Kelly
fell between the wheels but moved
fast and escaped the wheels except
for his foot which was amputated to
save modification.