Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-29

Point June 9Th
Lyle Brogley, Ellenboro, 10-year-
old son of John Brogley, fell from
horse he was riding and broke one
arm.
While bathing in the wisconsin
river near Mosinee, John Bozel Bo-
holizaek, 80, was drowned. His body
was recovered.
Grover Pakely and Adam Zierfuss,
both Richland county, are carrying
right arms in sings due to kick-backs
OF gasoline motive plants.
Boscobel freeholders will discuss
increasing the school board from
three TO five Or seven members a.
the annual school meeting
The VIM c. Schumacher farm of so
acres in the town Of Dayton, Rich
land county, sold last week for $14,-
600, John Hart OF Viola, being the new
buyer.
w. ]. Bartle, Dodgeville, fell from
wagon in front of his home and
landed on his head and shoulders.
He suffered injuries that laid him up
for few days.
Charles F. Scott, old resident of 10
Davies county, died Friday a week
after a long illness. Mr.. Scott, a
bachelor, was we'll known as a raiser
of pure bred horses.
William Dcppe, Sr., aged 70, ma
tive of Hanover, Germany, and for
over 50 years a progressive farmer
in the Shullsburg vicinity, died last
week after q lingering illness.
Bradley Ashby and Mrs. Clara Bis
hop, both of Platteville were married
at Galena Wednesday by the Rev.
Jerome McGlade of the Presbyterian
church. They will live in Platteville.
Gel. Lull landed a large 4-pound
rainbow trout Sunday. This is the
largest trout caught in Little Green"
since Jim Heating landed seven
Mrs. P. o. Sullivan, wife of an Ar
gyle farmer, died before a doctor
could be called. Mrs. Sullivan was
as we'll as usual and around the house
when taken with violent pains. Inside
of an hour she was dead.
Eugene Tracy and Fern o. Nc
Limans were married at Dubuque on
Friday of last week. They kept the
event surprise from their friends
for day or so. The young people
live in Platteville where the groom
is employed by the Standard Oil Co.
Driving thirty miles in buggy is
something of a novelty nowadays but
Mr.. and Mrs. John Knewstubb of
when they drove that distance from
their home to Dodgeville to visit their
daughter. They were seven hours on
the road
Francis MCGOWAN, Kenosha, and
Miss Frances Toomey of Platteville,
were married at ST. Mary's church,
Platteville, last Tuesday by FIR. F. J.
Lillis. The ceremony was very i'm
posing Mr.. and Mrs. MCGOWAN are
visiting western points, including Salt
Lake, and upon their return will re-
side in Racine.
The body of William Harbican, who
died in Spokane, Wash, last week,
reached East Dubuque Monday and
was taken to the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Schilling, where brief
services were held. The principal
services were held at Big Patch F. M.
church. Burial was made at Big
Patch, the casket being borne by sons
of the deceased.
A new Ford car driven by D. P.
O'Brien of Shullsburg, collided with
horse driven rig directed by John
Harry, on the Seymour road, Sunday
night. Miss Inez O'Brien, driving,
failed to see the vehicle. The car
was overturned and smashed up.
O'Brien suffered four broken ribs.
Harry suffered a broken foot bone.
Miss Vaughan, his passenger, re-
ceived scratches about the face
Rock river claimed its first victim
of the season at Beloit June 16, when
canoe in which four young people
were riding capSized, and Richard
Ward of Beloit, and Ruth Neis of
Jefferson went down to watery
grave The bodies were recovered
shortly after the accident. Miss Neis
was teacher in the Merrill school
of Beloit and Mr.. Ward was a nephew
of the late Father Ward who one time
was pastor of the Catholic church at
Benton, Wis
Two Fayette girls, Bridget Nc
Illhatton and Kittie Long, had an ex
perience at Crystal Lake, Dodgeville,
Sunday, which they will not forget.
They were in wading in the lake and
neither could swim. They were hav-
ing fine time, with others, when
they walked out to far and stepped
into the bed of the creek, which took
them over their heads and they be-
came more or less filled up with
water. Help was at hand and they
were taken out.
Ivan Smith, a rural mail carrier
out, of Argyle, while covering his
route on motorcycle, saw a pigeon
sitting in the road ahead of him but
was unable to stop his machine. His
curiosity was aroused and on going
back found that it was dead He
thought it was an ordinary bird but,
endeavoring to learn the cause of its
death, found a brass metal band
around one leg and one of white
metal around the other bearing the
number 304S0W. 1t was a carrier
pigeon.
$4,000 worth of radium in a con-
tainer of glass and lead was received
at st. Joseph's hospital, Dodgeville,
last week. The priceless tube was
placed in an unhealed opening in
James Kiley's neck and allowed to
there for "a hours. Kiley
suffered no discomfort while the