Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-06-29
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important News Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

Judge S. E. SmalIey will hold
term Of circuit court in Prairie du
Chen next month
Ballantine and Frederick, livewira
Nash statesmen of Prairie du Chen,
sold an even dozen of the cars in
month
Mildred Glassbrenner OF Marietta
and Newton Searles of Boscobel, were
married June 18th They will reside
in Boscobel
Mayor Thode of Galena has set an
example 10 all mayors by taking !
scythe and cutting down weeds in
vacant lots and streets of the city.
Alloys Schaumberg, native of Prus-
STA, died at his home in Mineral Point
of paralysis, aged nearly SO years.
Mr.. Schaumberg, mason by trade,
is survived by his seven children.
Mrs. Annie Splinter OF Louisburg,
Grant county, is a daughter.
While dressing twin daughters,
Mrs. G. J. Runde of Dubuque, open
ed her lips to speak and swallowed
one of several hairpins she was hold
ing between her teeth She was TAX
en- to a hospital, where it was found
an operation will be necessary.
James F. Callahan, former Galen-
ian, died in Wallace, Idaho, last week
of paralysis. Mr.. Callahan made
millions in mining. Last winter he
was the victim of stock sWindle one
of the swindlers killing himself in
Jail. Mr.. Callahan refused to prose-
cute the other on account of the
swindlers family
Paul Altfllisch, Guilford, has
~ 10 yD1O
hibition in the Nelson garage, a
splendid collection of rattle snake
rattles and buttons which he collect
ed from number of snakes he killed
recently Mr.. Altfillisch is said to be
quite rattle snake hunter and had
fought and killed some vicious speci-
species-Gazette.
James H. Billingsley former mayor
of Galena, well known and popular,
died Thursday of last week Mr..
Billingsley was born in Indiana where
he served as head of various enter
prises until 1907 when he moved to
Galena to become head of the From
tier Mining Co. He was active in
war work and counted as worthy
and useful citizen. Burial made at
Galena, was largely attended. Two
children, a son and daughter, survive.
In presenting the memorials of the
state legislature of Wisconsin for a
bridge over the Mississippi river be-
tween Prairie du Chen in Wisconsin
and McGregor in Iowa, Senator La
Toilette explained that there was
great need of the Improvement for
DEVELOPMENT of commercial inter-
course in this section, and indicated
that he intended to introduce a bill
soon for it's construction. 1t is set
forth in the memorials that there is
no bridge in that section for more
than 120 miles
Celestial Deery, the seven-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Deery of Truman, near Calamine, was
badly burned about the face, neck
and back She and her little brother.
four years of age, were in the house
alone for a few minutes, and the
cause of the fire is unknown. There
was one burner of an oil stove burn
ing and the only thing that can ex
plain the accident is that the little
brother secured a burned match and
lit it at the fame of the stove and
it accidentally caught the little girls
dress afire.
The Steamer Majestic with an eX
curslon crowd from Clinton bound
for Galena was stuck in the Fever
River last Thursday and the crew
compelled to work from early morn
ing until noon to free the craft. 1t
had become lodged between the banks
on account of the length of the craft
when turning around at Galena.
During the early steam boat days as
many as half a dozen boats have been
locked at the Main street wharf in
Galena. The craft of those days were
much shorter and smaller however,
than the present-day palatial eXcurs-
ion steamers.
w. Dawson, Jr., and Cameron Gray
of Redwood, motoring on the Bosco-
bel streets in an inebriated condition,
were admonished by local police pre-
feet Wicken who advised the boys to
go home and come back again next
day. Some conversation ensued and
Dawson became chesty and proceeded
to chastize the venerable project. The
official was nothing 10th for an en-
counter and soon bestrode the ebbul-
1ient Dawson The lad was then
placed in the local hoosegow. The
car contained two one gallon jugs OF
moonshine and some real whiskey IN
a bottle. Gray was fined $35 and
costs. Dawson escaped with SO
fine he being a victim of shell shock
from service overseas.
John P. Collins, SO. Hollandale.
committed suicide Monday night OF
last week at the Dodgeville hotel
He was found next morning by the
hotel clerk who entered the room
when Mr.. Collins failed to answer
his call The man was lying across
the bed fully clothed, A half emptied
bottle of carbolic acid told mute
story of the cause of death. The day
previous Mr. Collins came to Dodge
Vile and bought a bottle OF the acid
saying he wanted to treat sore toe.
He then went to the hotel and regist-
cred, taking a glass of water to his
room. He was never seen again alive.
Collins, a mason by trade, was single.
He had been in fear of cancer and
evidently preferred q quick death to
a slow and agonizing one.