Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-03-10
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James L. Bartle, "a, Dodgeville,
died of pneumonia following a ten
day illness.
Mr., and Mrs. Geo Creesey. of Bos-
cobel, celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary on Tuesday last.
Earl Reed, Twin Bluffs, fell on a
circular saw and was instantly killed
He leaves a wife and two children.
John w. McCullick of Crawford
county, former sheriff, was found dead
in the woods. Mr. McCullick was
hauling when heart failure struck
him down. A widow, three daughters
and two sons survive.
Edgar Bryant, Hazel Green, and
Emma Pascoe, Cuba City, were mar
ried at Galena last Wednesday. They
went to Whiting, Ind, where the
groom is employed by the Standard
Oil company.
John German, Wyoming twp, Iowa
county, had his right arm caught in
a cornshredder and badly crushed. He
was taken to Madison hospital where
an operation to remove the arm at
the elbow is contemplated.
small boy discovered two cans
of gasoline and five batteries in the
cellar of the Zimmerman elevator
now being wrecked at Prairie du
Chen Those in charge suspect an
incendiary plot but have no clues.
A Galena young man called on
woman friend and was treated TO sew
eral drinks of "hOme brew" The
young man felt fine at first but later
took sick and two doctors worked sew
eral hours to pull him out of bad
hole"
The Eastman creamery has been
sold to the Prairie du Chen creamery
and the latter firm will operate both
plants. Sweet cream will be pasteur-
lied and shipped to Prairie du CHEN
for buttermaking. Sour cream will be
made into butter at Eastman.
The farmhouse of John Felderman
on the turnpike road miles north
of Galena, was burned last Wednes-
day morning at four o'clock. The
family escaped in their night clothes.
One of the boys smelled smoke and
alarmed the household. Nothing was
saved
Frank Mezera and John Pake. en-
ployed on wrecking huge elevator at
Prairie du CHEN, fell forty feet when
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on pile of lumber Mezera sustained
a broken nose and fractured arm
Pake was badly cut about the head
and body but managed to walk home
Mrs. H. G. Doscher of Platteville
was the guest of honor at a party on
Sunday, Feb. 80, the occasion being
her 18th birthday although she has
seen 70 years of life A number of
friA,Ic ,OIo
In conclusion Mrs Doscher was pre-
sented with diamond and pearl sun
burst.
The Kelly store building on North
Main street Galena, was Quilted by
fire Thursday morning a week ago.
The alarm was turned in at 2 a. M.
by police who saw the chimney ablaze
While they were investigating an ex-
plosfon occurred in motor car re-
pair shop that blew out the front of
the building. The fire spread rapidly !
and soon was beyond control. BY
great effort the firemen confined it |
to the building it originated in.
The danger of using kerosene as a !
means of fire lighting was illustrated
last week at Apple River. A man
named Robert Geddes of Council Hill. |
was employed to cut wood for Geo. I
Willis. Mr.. Geddes endeavored to
start a fire in his shack using kero-
sene. The fluid evidently struck live
Goals as an explosion resulted terrib- |
ly burning the poor man. He was
taken to Freeport hospital and made |
as comfortable as possible until death |
came to relieve his sufferings. Mr.. |
Willis, the employer. recently lost his |
wife and little daughter by illness.