Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-24

Audrey, 3-year-Old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs John Robbins of New Dig
gings, died Monday night after very
short illness.
But two to three per cent of the
freshmen are dropped each year for
failure in their studies at the uniYers-
ity OF Wisconsin.
Mrs. Emily L. Breed of Warren, 10
Davies county, ILL.,, committed suicide
by hanging herself while demented on
Thursday, August IL. The body was
found in shed near the house.
Margaret, 6-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Paquette, Shulls-
burg, became suddenly i'll Friday of
last week and died within "a hours.
Her parents and brother and sister
survive to mourn.
Henry Grundahl of Blanchardville
has gone to Bergen, Norway, to visit
his mother and other relatives for
three months. During his stay Mr..
Grundahl will tour the scenic points
in the land Of "the midnight SUM-
The marriage of Everett Day of
Steubenyille, O., and Mary Godfrey
OF Darlington was solemnized at Mad
ison at the home of the groom's par
ents. Rev. Ernest Day, father OF the
groom, performed the marriage ser
vice.
Byron Alton of Linden entered a
plea of guilty in Iowa county court
Tuesday to q charge Of destroying ev-
idence in the case of the state VS. Pur-
ingtOn, a liquor law violation. Alton
was fined $500 and costs, or a total
OF $227.54
Gilbert Baker, Edmund farmer, saw
two deer on his farm one day last
week. They were very tame and came
up near the buildings, but when he
called the family out to see them the
deer jumped the fence and disappear
ed in the woods.
Congressman Nelson has recon-
mended Chas. Olson Of Seneca and
Theo. Hankins of Mineral Point to
take entrance examination to the
naval academy at Annapolis. G. F.
Albrecht of Madison has been recon-
mended for the same privilege at
West Point military academy.
VIM. Zimpel, Marietta, Crawford
county farmer, was knocked to the
cement floor of his hoghouse by an
ungrateful and rambunctious porker
he was dispensing corn to. Zimpel
suffered a broken left knee cap-a
painful and discommoding injury. He
will be laid up for some time.
81 boy scouts have been camping
at Wyalusing the past week. There
ARE SO boys from Dubuque and 80 from
Waukon. Fishing is a popular sport
with the boys and several good catches
have been made. Ball games and
other outdoor sports, also hold the
attention of the youthful campers.
Oscar Knoebber, Galena, while stroll
ling in the country found four new
auto tires in an old mineral hole. The
tires proved to be ones stolen from
the Kitto garage at Scales Mound the
night before. This is the third or
fourth time young Knoebber has
made finds of stolen property each
time receiving a reward from the
owners.
William Symons of Shullsburg had
a narrow escape during a lightning
storm. He was driving a team
hitched to a hayrack when the bolt
struck a corner Of the fence about ten
feet away. The team was knocked to
the ground and Symons thrown over
the rack. The man and the horses
were none the worse for their start
ling experience.
Steener Jacobsen, Viroqua excav-
ator, was buried alive when earth
fell from the roof of tunnel he was
digging for water pipes. Another man
happened to be on the job and he put
in some frantic minutes releasing ia
cobsen from his perilous position
Steener was uninjured save for the
stock. the loss of breath and bruises
about the chest where the handle OF
his shovel struct, him. In 'ess tan
an hour he was back at work.
Engineer Kirkhoffnr arrived from
Madison Wednesday for the purpose
of putting several "shots" in the new
we'll at Viroqua. The dri!lers are now
| down sos feet and are hopeful hat 4
will not be necessary to 10 deeper
| Shooting a well consists of exploding
several charges of dynamite at the
different levels where the water-rear.
ing sands lay. This enlarges the hole
ard increases the flow OF water. Fol
owing this puCap is attached to ser
If the flow is ufti2lent.-CenSor.
Two motor parties of young people
came together with a crash near vi
| 1OQucS 0dlQ hight Vi last WSSh
The cars were going at a good rate
and both were badly wrecked. Flying
glass from the windshields made the
young people look in desperate shape
but an examination disclosed no SER
ious injuries except with one girl, {
Miss May Waldron, who was cut Sc
deeply on the left knee that twelve
stitches had to be taken. She stood
the ordeal without general or lOca
anesthetic.
Thomas Lawless, night operator a
the Milwaukee road depot at Prairie
du Chen, frustrated the efforts O.
| two unknown men to gain entrance
| to the depot Office late at night. Law
less heard some one trying the door
and opened it to find a tall man with
gun in his hand. Lawless wasted
no words but struck swiftly with the
result that the tall man landed clea1
across the platform and on the othel
side of the track. When Lawless go
his gun and came out the men were
gone. The wave of crime sweeping
the country has reached Prairie dI
| Chen.
Us. O'CONNOR