Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-01
NE|GHBORHOOD
BREv|TIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important News Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

The Illinois Bell Telephone Co. OPP
Grating i'll 10 Davies county, has filed
an application for an increase in tel
ephone rates.
The remains of James Kennedy, who
died in the service overseas, were
buried at Stockton Monday of last
week. The young man left $4,000
in army insurance to his parents.
Driving to a fire in the village of
Spring Green, a man named Sherwood
put on such great speed that he was
unable to make turn in the road and
the car ran up an embankment and
struck telephone pole. The car oc-
cupants were thrown out and Mrs.
Sherwood cut about the face and
neck
Mrs. Grace Skinner, oldest person
in Galena and 10 Davies county, died
at her home Thursday a week ago, at
the age Of 80 years. Mrs. Skinner was
born in Truro, Cornwall, England, in
1922, and came to the U. S. in the
early ffties locating at Hazel Green.
For the last twenty-five years Of her
life she lived in Galena.
Francis Jones, who with his bride
left Dodgeville a little less than six
months ago to go as a missionary to
China, is on his way home for va
cation. Relatives have received the
word that Mr.. Jones and family sailed
May 21st from Shanghai, China, ex-
pecting to arrive in Dodgeville in
about eight weeks.
People of Morse origin are invited
to come to Mt. Horeb June 9 and 10
to attend a celebration. Addresses
will be given by men of Morse par
entage including Governor Blaine,
songs and concerts of the Hardanger
Violin Musicians and an exhibition of
Morse Folk dances, form an interest
ing part of the program.
Hugo Nye aged 5, son of Charles A.
Nye of DOdgeville, was struck by an
automobile Tuesday evening while at
play in the street near his home. The
fender of the machine hit the child
forcing him against the sidewalk. He
was badly cut on the face and body
but no bones were broken. 1t is said
that the Nye child darted in front of
the car and that the accident was un-
avoidable.
The new wooden mill at Hanover
was put in operation last week. The
mill has SO new looms in addition to
the old equipment and 40 more are
to be installed. The mill will have
a capacity of 1000 yards daily and the
management having spent million
dollars is seemingly undaunted by the
present industrial depression. The
mill is said to be one of the best in the
country.
Neil Hutton, Benton section hand,
was struck by way freight near the
village of Strawbridge last Friday, and
thrown into the river. Hutton was at
work on the bridge and stepped aside
to let the train go by The engine and
one car passed Hutton but the second
car grazed him. He dropped and then
scrambled out of the water Hutton
was taken home where he died the
Monday following. His wife was very
i'll when the tragedy occurred.
The car of Wilbur Geiger, Galena,
enroute from Shullsburg, turned turf
lie when the steering gear went wrong
near Shullsburg Sunday afternoon of
last week. The car first plunged thru
a wire fence and into ditch. The ma
chine then went over with the engine
Geiger was pinned beneath the car
and had to be helped out by Walter
ONeilI, a companion, who was thrown
over the fence and into the field. o.
Neill was stunned but heard the other
call for help and came to his rescue.
The men were hurt but not seriously.
A. D. Chatelle, the Warren man who
makes a hobby of collecting curios,
has letter that Gypsy Smith, the ev-
angelist, wrote to a printing house in
this country in 1914. The letter was
sent on the steamer, Empress of Ire
land, and the vessel was rammed by
the Horstad and sunk off the mouth of
the ST Lawrence river, in 1914. Hun
dreds of lives were lost in the disas-
ter. The letter was secured by divers
four months after the sinking, and
sent to Mr.. Smith who upon his recent
visit in Warren, gave it to Mr.. Chatelle
for his collection.
Static electricity is thought to have
been the cause of flames that burst
from a tank of gasoline at the Reich
ling garage, Darlington, Friday of last
week With his wagon backed into
position Mr.. Gilberts was drawing the
oil from faucets at the rear of the
wagon and empty1ng 1t into runner
that was connected with the under
ground station. A ball of fire, appar-
emily from the blue sky, enveloped the
team, wagon and driver, and followed
the stream into the tank. Mr.. Gill
bert had the presence of mind to shut
off the taps and unhitch his team.
Men came with pyrene tubes and the
flames which could be seen for blocks
were extinguished as quickly as they
started.
The Rev. Nicholas j. Schwartz,
formerly of st. Mary's church, Galena,
was killed near Monmouth Jet, New
Jersey, when he leaped from the OBJ
servation platform of a train. He
was a victim of nervous breakdown
and was being taken by his brothers
from hospital at Rockford, ILL.,, to the
home of his parents at Brooklyn, N. Y.
The train was travelling at the rate
of fifty miles an hour when the priest
jumped after a struggle with his two
brothers and several passengers. Rev.
Schwartz, assistant at st. Mary's, left
Galena about month ago. He was