Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-01-07
Nearby Notes


Mrs. Rose Wildermuth of Cuba City,
died in a Platteville hospital leaving
a week-old baby.
Growing traffic acros the river at
Prairie du Chen has caused the NC
d5regor council to issue ferry iicens-
IS to Geo. Freeman of McGregOr and
los Zimmerman of Prairie du Chen.
Mr.. Zimmerman has the backing OF
his home business men who believe
one ferry inadequate TO handle the
volume of traffic. Last year 5000
ears were ferried across the big riv-
er at this point.
Unknown thieves burgled the cash
drawer of the Poole Motor Co., Rich
land Center, taking $34. An element
of mystery is contained in the draw
er lock being intact altho the Poole
brothers have the only two keys sup
posedly in existence.
The village of Gotham, Richland
county, was the scene OF two burglar
les during the night Of Friday week
ago The safes in the Genge meat
market and the Bennett store were
blown open and booty amounting to
81 200 taken. The thieves threw reg
lstered Liberty bonds along the road
side between Spring Green and Arena
as this class Of securities are of no
value except to the owner. No clues
exist to date.
Darlington tax rate has jumped to
$2.76 the new bridge across the Pee
atonica accounting for part of the
raise.
Anthony Topp died in Highland
leaving a wife and eight children.
A double death in one family oc-
Cured at Dodgeville where Mrs. VIM.
c. Pratt died Christmas day her life
partner of 48 years passing on Dec.
20. Mrs. Margaret Peacock of Lam
caster Is a sister Of Mr.. Pratt.
James r. Doyle of Hazel Green, died
the day before Christmas after an ILL
mess of one year. Mr.. Doyle was S5
years old and an expert mechanic.
VIM. G. Schulz of Cuba City, died on
Dec. 28th after an illness of three
months Deceased was an old bus
5ness man of Cuba City.
VIM. F. Shafer, a former Platteville
resident, died at Newton, Kas., where
ne had resided for the past 40 years
Small boys shooting a match from
an air riff, were responsible for fire
in a barn on the Fay Johnson farm
near Platteville, Sunday week ago.
The match hit the hay and ignited.
In few minutes the building and its
contents including new car were
quickly burned. Mr.. Johnson saved
a valuable team and a silo and anoth-
er barn.
Mr.. and Mrs James G. Robbins of
Belmont, pioneer residents of Lafay-
cite county, celebrated their golden
wedding a week ago. Mr.. Robbins is
81 and his wife 81.
James Jeffrey and wife of George
town, celebrated their golden wedding
last month. Mr. Jeffrey, a merchant
and former chairman of Smelser,
have lived in Georgetown continuous
1y since their marriage.
John Edge Of Whig had a narrow
escape while hauling out mine crush
1ngs The frozen heap had thawed
and came down with Edge under it.
Mrs. Sarah Granville, an old Lin
den resident, died following a brief
Illness.
Roy Thrasher, Mineral Point died
from pneumonia leaving a wife and
Ehree children.
Sheep raisers in the vicinity of
hOutlOlt nave IdlSeu purse ana Oh
fer $50 a head for wolves killed in
that vicinity
w. d. McIIugh of Omaha, has been
employed as general counsel for the
International Harvester Co. at a sal
airy of 100000 a year according to a
dispatch Mr. Ntzhugh, a practicing
attorney in Omaha, started life as a
shoemaker in Galena, H., it was said.
No official of the Harvester corpora
ton could be reached to confirm the
appointment
Tony Posky was killed by a cave in
at the Hoskins mine Friday afternoon.
One side of his body was completely
crushed and death resulted Instant
ly. The unfortunate victim had no
relatives in this country. He was a
Russian and before working at the
Hoskns he had worked at the Fox.
Burial was made at ST. Patrick's Gem
etery at Benton.