Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-16

Albert Ready makes a record of
picking 80 bushels of corn a day while
working for George Miller at Bagley.
Dick Jackson of Shullsburg had
fine horse shot in the nead last week
II is thought to be the work of hunt
ers.
What is thought to be gold ore has
been found near F'reeport, H. A COM
pany has been formed to operate 1880
acres. The ore was discovered by well
drillers.
Walter Jarvis, Richland Center,
employed as a carpenter at Clyde, fell
from a scaffold and landed on his
shoulders and neck He suffered a
broken jaw bone.
Harold Vivian, driving Ford, col
/ lided with Highland car on main
street at Dodgeville Vivian's car
had one wheel and an axle broke The
Highland car was unframed.
Two Galena ''hootch" detectives or
dered a stranger to open two suit
cases that bulged suspiciously. The
man had tools in one satchel and
clothing in the other. The officers
crawled off their perch very rapidly.
Grace Lusk who is serving a sem
tence at Waupun for killing Mrs. Da-
vid Roberts has been parOled that she
might receive medicaI treatment for
goitre Expert physicians stated that
she could not live unless she received
proper medical attention.
A story is told Of Galenian who
came into possession of some hOOtch
the other day. He wanted to drink
it but was afraid the stuff might
make him deathly sick or kill him.
To make sure it was alright he gave
foreigner a drink. The foreigner
said it was good, it only made him
sleepy so the man with the hOotch
took a drink to.-Gazette.
John Reed, Sc years, resident of
Iowa county for Sc years, died at his
home in Edmund Monday of last week.
The old man enjoyed good health up
to the time of his death and had just
returned from a visit at Mineral Point
when taken with his final sickness.
Will Jones, son of Mrs. Harvey
Jones of Bagley died Tuesday The
remains will be brought to Platteville
| to-day for interment The family re-
sided near Platteyille until a few
years ago when they moved to
| farm near Bagley.
At the meeting of the directors OF
Tic OHlCdSO Dul SCOI " %kuIllNy an
the Colorado & Southern Railways
Thursday authorization was given
for the purchase of 1900 freight cars
fifty-five heavy freight and passenger
locomotives and 1877 modern all-steel
passenger cars of various types, at
an aggregate estimated cost of over
SIS, 100000.
Prospecting promises to be car
| ~ 20 Jar
ing winter. There are several Gale
mans who have good reasons to be-
lieve they know where a body of
ore is located and now is the time to
prove it up. 1t is stated two or three
companies will be formed for pros
pecting wherein the workmen will
hold an interest and receive part
wages. Ore prices are gradually
climbing upward.-Gazette.
Two Galena young men, LIE Roy
R. Bench, and James Day and a
Chicago drug salesman, Frank
Spiro, met with a painful accident
while driving to Cuba City last eve
ming for the Elks Initiation. They
were not driving at a rapid rate of
speed for the slippery roads forbid
fast travelling when they struck a
chuckhole on the road the men
bounced to the top of the car strik-
ing against one of the bows in the
top frame. Mr.. Bench had his nose
broken, Mr.. Day received a bad
bruise on his face and Mr.. SpirO had
a tooth knocked out. They continu-.
ed their trip to Cuba where a Gale
ma physician who was attending the
doings administered medical and
surgical aid.-GaZette.