Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-05-25
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BREVITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important News Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

Jas c.. Robbins, former sheriff OF
La Fayette county, died at his home
in Belmont last week aged SO years.
He was native of New York and a
civil war veteran.
Wayne City, ILL.,, boasts of three
year old prodigy, Mary Jones, who is
in the third grade at school. Her
ability to handle all branches is well
branches and her instruction in re-
ligious duties has not been sighted.
car driven by Emmett Aweda of
Dodgeville turned over about five
miles north of the city, completely re-
versing itself Aweda was pinned be-
meath but crawled out uninjured. The
was badly wrecked
The completion of the First Nation
al bank building was made last week
at Richland Center and the commod-
iOus offices on the second floor have
been occupied by professional firms
Of the city.
Marlin Rowland, six-year-old son of
Albert Rowland of MuscOda died on
Tuesday a week ago of pneumonia.
The child was preceded in death one
week by a sister, 2 years, and the
mother and an 8-year-old daughter
are ill with the same disease.
John Marion, agent at Richland for
a Madison dairy, pleaded guilty in
county court of embeZzlement and
was given a year in the penitentiary.
Marion worked through a confederate
and one Emil Davis is held on charge
of having taken checks issued by the
other and cashing them. Davis re-
fused to plead and was held for trial.
thorough test by a competent en-
gineer indicated that the toll bridge
across the Wisconsin at Boscobel was
in good condition after its many years
of service. The citizens felt appre-
hensive and asked for a thorough in
spection 1t is said that the timber
used in construction was of excellent !
quality and today the old bridge is as
sound as a nut"
A Milwaukee bond company took the |
entire issue of Darlington street inn
prOvement bonds. The issue is for
$4,000 at 6 per cent to be retired at
$4,000 per year. Six firms bid bat the
First Wisconsin Bond Co. took the is |
sue at par and q premium of 1865 A
bond issue for 100000 was author
lied by special election in February.
Grant county has 81 students, Y men
and % women at the state university
this year.
Conscious until death Mrs. Alice
Lundberg of Rockford, died from in
juries received when a kerosene can
exploded and set fire to her clothing.
The husband was working a field half
a mile away when the accident hap
pened. He came home and found the
house filled with fire and smoke. Go
ing outside he discovered his wife on
the lawn with her clothing burned off,
her hands charred and her face
parched Mrs. Lundberg was taken to
a neighbours for medical attention and
died there. She was 25 years old, had
been married a year and had no chill
dren.
Carey Colvin, Cazenovia, was placed |
under arrest for the manufacture and |
sale of peach brandy. For some time |
preceding the authorities had wind Of
an Illicit still operating in the Gaze
novia country and finally traced the |
supply to Colvin place, well back in |
the woods. Here they found a COM
plete still in operation and Mr.. Colvin !
in the act of running off a batch of |
peach brandy. He pleaded guilty in
county court The court suspended |
sentence to allow arrangements to be |
made for paying fine. Mr.. Colvin
has a wife and six children and says I
he was hard up and needed money. |
John Gallaher. Madison, salesman
for a tent and awning company, died |
at Rochelle, Ill, from the effects of |
moonshine. Ga1laher appeared at a |
carnival company where he had sold |
goods, with bottle of homemade I
liquor He offered drink to one of |
the show employees and the man par
took, later becoming violently sick. |
A doctor worked on the Snowman and |
the latter recovered after ejecting the
poison. Gallaher drank freely of the |
stuff and finally lay down to sleep in
one of the tents. He lapsed into a stu
por from which he never aroused. An I
inquest pronounced the death due to
alcoholism and the body was taken to
Madison for burial