Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-04-28
COUNTY AND NEARBY.


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Belmont is forming an American
Legion post
The Eagle Point bridge into Du-
buque was re-opened for traffic last
Tuesday.
Mrs Minnie Wharton of Hazel
Green died at Dubuque following an
operation
A 13-lb. daughter arrived at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. E. McGovern
of Muscoda last week
Senator r. NJ. La Toilette under
went an operation for gall stones at
Rochester last Tuesday.
General Frank Marshall and wife
OF Camp Taylor, Kentucky, were at
his old home at Darlington last week.
Ben Kane of Mt Hope, bought the
Dodgeville Produce company and will
engage in the flour and feed business.
James Johns of Dodgeville has been
appointed Federal Agent for census
of manufacturers in Iowa and Grant
! counties
S. S. Smalley of Cuba City was men
toned for the circuit judgeship Mr.
Smalley received the endorsement of
II1S AdldyOIIS County oar.
Benjamin t. Prideaux, an old Civil
war veteran, died suddenly at his Min
eral Point home following few
hours illness. Mr. Prideaux was n
years old. He was member of Co.
/ c, 31st Wisconsin volunteers.
A moving truck owned by the Mil
-WaukesLa Moving Co. went
through the south end of the bridge
at Bridgeport and rested for day
with the back part on the road and
/ the front on the bridge Next day the
truck was put back on the road and
the bridge repaired temporarily. The
truck proceeded to Prairie du CHEN.
Mathew W. Parker, an old Montfort
resident, died at the home of his
daughter in Rockford of shock due to
accident. Mr.. Parker tripped on a
rug and fell fracturing his hip. He
died few days later The body was
brought to Montfort for burial. The
aged wife and one daughter survive
Mr.. Parker was born in Indiana in
1886. He was civil war veteran and
was wounded in the hip at Shiloh His
death leaves but seven members in
Sam Monteith post, FennimOre G. A
r.
! Lee G. Legler of Davis, H.. former
ly proprietor of the Hyland Stock
Farm at Monroe, was fined $3.50 il
United States district court at Mad
lson when he pleaded guilty to {
charge of using the mails in a scheme
to defraud. He advertised pedigree(
Holsteln calves for sale, but was un
able to furnish pedigrees, having beer
expelled from the Holstein- Friesiar
| association.
Poison contracted from an old raZ
or blade which she used to remove {
corn from her foot, resulted in the
/ death OF Mrs. Mary Johnson, in Mus
cat1ne. Three months ago, Mrs. John
son. to get relief from an aching corn
used one of her husbands old razor
blades to remove it. While doing thi:
she accidentally cut herself. The Gu
was very small and the incident pass
ed unnoticed. A few weeks later thu
foot became poisoned and she was con
hned to her bed, and death ended hel
suffering.
The city Of Fennimore has expend
4 ed $4,000 in the purchase of land fol-
a park and has $4,000 remaining will
which to equip the same in park styIe
This is due to the generosity of VIM
Marsden, deceased, who bequeathe(
SlOOO0O to the city for that purpose
The remaining $4,000 remains in
tact as trust fund. the income from
which is to be devoted to maintenance
The plot known as the "big day.
grounds has been acquired and an adj
ditional acreage obtained adjoining
which will furnish a 20 acre tract il
all. 1t will be big asset when lait
out end completed