Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-03-31
Nearby Notes

Jonn Glaeser of Platteville died
suddenly on TUESDAY last.
hu. Maftner OF frame du CHEN
| has started wood PIN factory.
Mrs. Mamie Barreau, town OF Rock
BRUCE, hlcnIano county, died at her
nome OF pneumonia.
A wneel Weighing about so pounds
! flew into three pieces III the mill at
Tie bun moose NINE cutting Sol
| Wiseman on the neck and 1njur1ng
three myers.
A wholesale -four, feed and grocery
mouse has Deen opeiiou III riaJteVlIle
Win +. II. lodngs as manager. Inc
concern mas 1enJed the ola canning
factory building.
Charles r. Bradley, native of Wy
abusing, died at his home in Colman,
5. d., on Marcn ~, aged 81 years. The
Doay was brought Dack to Patch
Grove for burial
Samuel Tiller and wife of Fenni-
more, celebrated their golden wedding
on March 16. Mr.. Tiller came to Fen
n1more when the present bustling
city was a virgin prairie.
Drillers at the Blewett mine, Ga
Lena made another strike when they
Sul llCO d ~ lOOL IOuG. lie mIuS
produces 40 per cent zinc ore with an
output of four cars a week
The Monmouth mine near Hazel
Green has discontinued underground
pumping and taken out its pumps
Drillings are being made in adjacent
ground to locate workable lack"
James M. Sherard, a Galena car
penter, dropped dead at his home
where he had been shingling all day
Mr.. Sherard fell from the roof to the
ground and was picked up in dying
condition.
Mrs. Godfrey Zubler, aged 80 years,
died Tuesday at Benton of pneumonia
She is survived by her husband and
six children, the youngest being one
week old. The remains were taken
to Farley, Ia, for interment
Fred EVert, a Prairie du CHEN CT
gar maker, was struck down by an
unknown motorist as the unfortunate
man who is deaf, stopped to tie
shoe lace. The unknown sped away
leaving no clue to his identity. Evert
was severely bruised.
Platteville has been agitating fac
tories for the betterment of business
conditions. The latest is a lawn
mower patented by William Boil
which contains improved features.
Ten local men are interested with Mr..
Boil in the machine
The Darlington common council has
adopted an ordinance prohibiting
gambling within the limits of the city.
mania for poker playing seems to
have attacked the older boys of the
city and to give the authorities con
troll of the nuisance this ordinance
was passed.
The Dodgeville Sun-Republic has
retracted statements made derogatory
to McGeever & McGeever, attorneys
OF that city, ending a legal contro-
versy. The newspaper spoke harsh
ly OF the attorneys who acted fo~
Horace Bishop in a suit for division
of property
Scenaus SWenson, Aubrey cheese
maker, was fined $25 by Justice Cur
tiss of Richland Center, for incor-
rectly reading the Babcock test on the
milk for one of the patrons of the fac
tory. Swenson appealed at once say
ing that no violation had been proven
against him.
Conservation Warden Hall of OAR
lington, searched an express coach
and found a package of raw furs go
ing to local dealer. One skunk fur
gave evidence of being taken from the
animal but little while before. The
skunk trapping season closed Feb.
1st To make a long story short a
Mineral Point trapper soon after paid
fine of $50 and costs.
Louis Cleary of Platteville, sailed
for France on the old Imperator The
vessel reached port in a leaky condi-
ton from the severe storms which
caused the loss of several seamen.
William Low of Animation lost a tooth
and had deep cash cut over one eye
when the head blew off the compress
sion chamber of a gasoline engine he
was starting to grind feed
Mr.. and Mrs. JOS erase of Mont
fort celebrated their 55th wedding
day on Friday, March 49, A number
OF old friends dropped in and par
took Of their hospitality. A feature of
the feast was two monster chicken
pies prepared by Mrs. erase. They
were married at Linden in 1865 and
located near Montfort in 1871 where
they lived until 1912 when they moved
to the village.
Mildred, the 5-year-old daughter of
MI. and MIS-. Burr Green OF Marietta.
died of burns at Brookside hospital,
Boscobel. The little one played with
matches in an upstairs room and set
her f1imsy clothing on fire. Her
screams brought her mother who
wrapped the child in rug and called
the father and hired man to assist
her in extinguishing the flames The
little girl was rushed TO the hospital
where death came to end her suffer-
ings during the night following.
A carload of negroes have arrived
from Chicago for work at the Rod
ham-McQuitty mine near Shullsburg.
Chas. ]. Baries of Platteville Nor
NAL won first place at the Inter- Nor
NAL oratorical contest held at La
Crosse Friday a week ago. His topic
was THE Growing Spirit of Lawless-
ness" Paul H. Paulson of the Stew
ems Point school t00k cnp0nd nlaoo