Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-08-11
COUNTY AND NEARBY
A GRIST OF RECENT EVENTS RE-
VlSED AND CONDENSED
FOR QUICK READING.

John Ryan, Lansing, Iowa, farmer,
naa a close call one afternoon re-
Gently while picking berries. Ryan
nad his arm in the bushes and feel
ng pressure surmised that piece
OF timber was pressing it. He soon
woke up when he discovered big
snake coiled and ready to strike. Ry-
an shook the snake off and dispatched
1t. 1t was a RATHER with Is rattles.
Otto Fenske, Richland county cleo
trician, fell from a chair on the porch
Of a residence, and to save himself
jumped and fell with one foot and
leg through the open steps. The
bones of his leg were broken so the
bone protruded through the flesh. He
was taken to Madison for treatment.
Jos. Marcus, we'll known for get
ting into trouble, is in jail at Rich
land Center for forgery. Marcus is
wanted also at Sank City on a sim
liar charge.
Peter BOebel, a pioneer of Marion,
died last Tuesday aged sc years. Mr..
BoebeI lived in Marion go years. He
is survived by a wife, five sons and
a daughter.
Hal Horton, farmer residing on
Green river in northern Grant lost
all his farm buildings except the
house by fire last Tuesday afternoon.
The blaze was noticed by the crew
of a section gang who discovered the
flames emerging from the big barn,
recently erected. Before much could
be done the barn, machine shed and
contents, corn crib and garage, in
Guiding much feed and machinery,
were total loss. Efforts directed
to saving the house prevented it from
burning. The loss is about $4,000
with small insurance. Spontaneous
combustion in the new hay is blamed
for the blaze.
The Manley garage at Montfort has
been purchased by A. H. SINNERS
and F. G. Wing of West Bend.
Ben Contell, a Prairie du Chen
clammer, found 2113 grain globe
pearl last Tuesday. Contell had been
claiming but short time and is
considered lucky as few pearls have
been found this year.
A new Kisselkar left standing with
out the brakes being locked went on
a mad flight down the bluff at Pic
ture Rocks near McGregor and after
gaining a momentum of 100 miles per
hour struck a huge oak tree and
stopped. The radiator was mashed
in and the car body and top sadly
shattered The car belonged to
party of tourists from 100 miles in
land in Iowa. No one was in the car
rowly escaped being run down.
William Allen, colored, was shot
and killed at Savanna, Sunday night
of last week as the result of a quar-
rel over crap game in @. bunk
car. Frank Wells, also colored, is
held for the murder. Wells declares
that Allen and other men robbed him
Of $S5 and he determined to get even
He procured a shotgun and cut loose.
Allen was riddled one charge going
clear through his body. The rest of
the gang escaped.
George Harker of Waldwick had the
misfortune Saturday to fall thru the
hay chute in his barn, breaking three
ribs. This is a serious handicap to
Mr.. Harker during this season of the
year, with the harvesting to be done.
-Blanchardville Blade.
Government improvements on the
Mississippi river at Dubuque dis
trict will be temporarily postponed
because of the extreme coal shortage,
Captain S. Edwards, United States en-
gineer, announced Saturday. The gov
eminent fleet is locked in the Du-
buque harbor and will remain idle
until sufficient coal to furnish power
for the snagboats, steamers and dredg-
es is received.
Two inmates of the Darlington Jail
confined on a charge of drunkenness,
made merry with serious consequence
es to themselves They were arrest
ed on Saturday night and confined in
jail. Waking with two heavy heads
they saw to their delight bottle of
whisky reposing on a shelf near their
cell door The ingenuity of the con-
fined is remarkable and with the aid
of a window stick they pulled the bot
tie to them and then followed heaven
Of delight while they drank the bottle
between the cell bars The turnkey
found his charges in a blissful stu
por. 1t developed that the bottle had
been stored by federal agent Ehrig
following recent raid on Monroe sa-
loon keepers. The confined face a
charge of breaking a government seal
and stealing government property.
The village of Evansville, near
GAINESVILLE, has voted bonds for
school house to cost 100000.
Prof. Leo F. Jones of Chicago, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Jones of Ell
mo, and Miss Florence Sphinx, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. August Sphinx of
Platteville, were married in Chicago
last Tuesday Since leaving Platte
vile Normal in 1910 Prof. Jones has
taught in Washington and saw ser
vice overseas where he was wounded
and became captain in the infantry.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones will reside in
Kelso, Wash
A slight scratch on his thumb prov
ed to be the cause of death for Ralph
E. King. 80. employed by the Can't
we'll Printing company of Madison.
Mr.. King paid no heed to the injury
which occurred week ago Thurs
day. On Monday he was seriously i'll
with blood poisoning and was remov-
ed to hospital. Friday last he died.
Mr.. King was unmarried and lived
with his parents in Madison.
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