Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-02-25
Nearby Notes

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The many deaths in Iowa county
recently has caused much grief in the
various communities. Among those
taken were Thomas Laughnan, 80, of
Hillside, who died leaving a wife and
three Children. Thos. II. Reeson, died
at his Dodgeville home of influenza.
Odella Christopher, %, died at Otter
Greek, OF pneumonia. Mrs. Ole Narver-
son died at Dodgeville leaving eight
children. Mrs. Frank Kitelinger died
at ReWey leaving husband and three
children. Baby Jane May Reeson,
daughter of John Reeson, died near
Dodgeville of pneumonia Bridget
Walsh, Mineral Point, died of pneu-
nonia, aged 81. William F. owen of
Arena, returned soldier, died of
pneumonia. There We're other deaths.
John Podhola or Madison, an ex-
soldier, met an untimely death at the
farm Of an aunt, Mrs. Emil Lampke
OF Highland, where he was visiting.
Podhola with his uncle, Henry went
10 the woods to saw and cut wood
They had sawed a large white oak
with the cross-cut saw and the tree
IN falling fell in an opposite direct
ION from what Mr.. Podhola thought
It would. He ran in the direction of
Ghe falling tree, and was caught UNI
der it, limb striking him in the alb
domen and completely disemboWeling
him. Death was instant. The body
was taken to Madison for burial.
The Bert Peck family of Dayton
township in Richland county, are in
mourning for the loss of an only son,
Milan. The young man was in his
usual rugged health up to a couple of
weeks ago when he took mildly ill,
Nothing was thought of it for few
days but when the young man did
not get better his parents called
doctor who diagnosed the case as
pneumonia. The son died three days
later leaving his parents in great
sorrow.
Fire and water caused much dam
age to the South Presbyterian church.
eIalena, Sunday morning at $3.50 a
week ago. The janitor saw smoke
issuing from a hot air register and
sent in fire alarm. The blaze was
extinguished but it will be a week or
so before the damage can be repaired
Dust accommodating around the regist-
er is supposed to have ignlted and
caused the fire.
Harold Rude Of Edmund, had one
of the biggest farm sa-es ever pulled
sot in this section. There were over
1000 people at the sale and the total
proceeds were $17,963. The top Hol-
stein COW brought $3.50. The grades
sold for 5000 up to 1905. Mr. Rude
has bought the farm where he lived
of p. A. Peterson, and will continue
to raise purebred Poland China hogs
and HOlstein CATTLE.
Speaking of being paid high wages
a local man employed in the Blewett
mine recently worked 10 hours divid- !
ing the time in two days, made $19
at shOveling The work was done in |
what is called heavy ground. This |
shows that men can make big money
in and around Galena if they are
willing to work for it. Gazette
Chancellor Asa Royce OF the Norm
al, has been awarded one Of the Mil |
waukee Journal tours to Europe as I
the result Of being voted the most |
popular educator in his district. The !
visiting pedagogs will tour the battle /
fields and also study the social and /
economic effects of the great war.
the Brick school at Platteville was
broken into last Monday night and .
$34 taken from the techers' desks. The
money belonged to the children and
the teachers feel morally responsible
for it's return. The room was general
ly vandalized. The authorities have
several parties under suspicion.
Milard Wagner, Savanna, was run
over by an engine on the @. tracks
and lost a leg The binding steam
confused the man. His calls for help
being unheard Wagner dragged him
self across the network of tracks to
his home, 800 yards away.
Mrs. Eugenia Hale, direct descend
ant of Nathan Hale, died last week at
GAINESVILLE of exposure having spent
four days without food or fuel. She
left $4,000 to various religious and
charitable institutions.
Mrs Grace Skinner Of Galena. a
native OF Cornwall, England, who loo
ated at Hazel Green in 1916, passed
her 9Sth birthday last week. Mrs.
skinner reads the papers and is very
lively indeed
William H. Bennett former owner
OF the Mineral Point Tribune. died at
Madison last week, aged so years.
Since 1908 Mr.. Bennett was chief
clerk in the land office at Madison.
The Mineral Point school board has
voted to pay a bonus of $500 to the
principal and 500 to each of the
teachers providing they serve to the
end OF the year
August Geyer, Lafayette county.
has barn 30x192 that houses 100
cattle and holds $50 tons of hav in it's
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