Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-17
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREv|TIES and
NEARBY NOTES
Important News Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

the side of the road in Norwegian
Hollow, Iowa county. The lad thought
SeverSOn was asleep but went to tha
Gold Mine cheese factory, nearby. and
gave the alarm. The sheriff came
and took the body to Dodgeville
The corpse was seated in the front
seat of car when found and evidan-
ces of vomiting and a strong oder of
liquor indicated that the young man
had met death by drinking moonshiIle.
An investigation disclosed that Saw
ersOn had gone the previous evening
to the Ben Peterson place six mite,
northwest of Dodgeville. He was
there about an hour, going home in
his car with young man named Dew
ey Jacobsen. Jacobsen rode with Sew
ersOn to within a mile of Dodgeyille.
1t is said that Severson complained
of illness and that the other urged
him to let him take him home, but that
SeversOn refused, saying he could get
along all right. Then Jacobsen left
him. and apparently that was the last
time Severson was seen alive. The
unfortunate boys stomach was remov-
ed and sent to the state chemist at
Madison for analysis. Funeral SER
vices were held Wednesday. Sever
son was the only son in his family.
The matchless heroism that goes
with mother love was aptly Illustrated
at Cold Water Canyon, near Kilbourn
Thursday of last week A little child
belonging to some Chicago visitors,
lost it's footing and fell thirty fee. to
the water below. A young man Of the
parry made an attempt to live GOWN
but the mother anticipated his effort
Being a good swimmer she did no. hes
itate for moment, but plunged to
the rescue of the youngsttr and
brought it out in time to save As life.
Her leap was none too soon as ~
child was UNCONSCIOUS when taken
from the water being made SO by the
fall The mother larself barely es-
capped seri"us injury SIS she grazed
a tree in her preciptate descent
Since the falling off in mining ac-
tiyities, the big Galena plant of the
Interstate Light & Power Co. has had
some trouble finding an output for the
enormous amount of current genera
ted. Since last fall, however, the COM
pany has been closing contracts with
numerous municipalities to supply
current for local uses. The latest
towns to be operated from the Inter
state source are Monroe, 80 miles, dis
tant, and BrOwntCWn, nearby village.
The Interstate now supplies current
to sixty towns in Illinois, Iowa and
Wisconsin and is truly an Inter
state" company.
John B. Schweiger, Bloom City
blacksmith, was shoeing mule but
remembers nothing of the incident ex-
cept that he was brought to life by
friends who found him dead to the
world" and alone in his shop. The
doctor found that Schweiger's right
arm was fractured at the elbow and
that the middle finger on his right
hand was stripped of flesh from the
middle joint to the end. The finger
was removed and the smith made as
comfortable as possible 10 muse over
what should be done with mules.
The Byrd's Creek store, across the
river from Muscoda in Richland
county, owned anu operated by Thos.
Tysdale, was destroyed by fire last
Wednesday night. The value OF the
building was estimated at $4,000 and
stock at $500, with $4,000 insurance.
The bungalow Of Martin Brenneman,
situated in the bank of the Wisconsin
river in Richland county, was also
burned to the ground with contents
The fire was due to the explosion OF
an oil lamp.
The l. c. road has had a crew OF
surveyors out in Guilford township,
10 Davies county, and it rumored that
the road has plans to survey new
line to eliminate or reduce the SUN
grade between Galena and Scales
Mound. Another report is tnat the
road is planning an air line between
Dubuque and Chicago that would cut
out Galena and other towns nov OIL
the route. The last view is not pop
ular in the cities that might be anec'
ted and it is also hardly credlDle.
Charles Allen and Arthur Mack
Galena young men camping on the Dig
river, had an unusual experience When
they opened the stove in their shack
about ten o'clock one evening. When
the door opened a flood of swallows
flew out filling the room. 1t kept the
boys busy killing birds and driving
others out of the camp. When they
counted up their informal hunt Haa
reaped "a slain swallows,
Nicholas Plear of East Dubuque fell
in faint while cutting grass Ill lrolls
of a residence Friday He was touna
by Wallace MCGEE who threw water
in the mans face. Plear dled While
MCGEE was working on him. "A cor
oner's jury brought verdict OF near,
disease. Plear was 70 years old ana
leaves a widow, one son and seven
daughters
Gypsy Smith, the celebrated evan
gelist who was born within the con-
fines of the great Epping Forest IL
England and after a life of peril SIN
and hardship found his way to Christ.
ianity. has been holding meetings at
Epworth, over the line in Illinois
and goes to Lena soon Tor IKE NJ nI'a,.
ings. MIR. Smith is a gifted preacher
and fine gospel singer.
Lightning caused bad fire at tne
farm of John Rikli, Wakefield ioa LOVE
county, early Wednesday, the awei-
ling and contents were total loss.
The board of directors OF the Reeus-