Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-02-02
County and Nearby

Mrs Henry Nagle of Cobb died sud-
denly Friday afternoon of last week.
On that day she felt i'll and spent the
time lying down. About three o'clock
she decided to bake and went to the
basement to get wood. On the way
down she was overcome by a heart
attack and fell striking the back Of
her head. The blow crushed her
skull causing instant death. A son,
Arthur, who came home from school
early heard his mother fall and sum-
moned aid but the mother was dead
when the doctor arrived A husband
and five children survive. Mrs Nagel
was born near Darlington in 1875.
Her maiden name was Ida May Turner.
Or. Duncan McGregor, for over so
years connected with the Platteville
normal as teacher, president and re-
gent has presented the school with a
number of valuable historical docu
ments relating to the school life half
a century ago.
Richland county farmers who own
big woodlots have quit hauling saw
logs due to the drop in the timber
market and are now busy bringing in
ties for which there is a good price
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suddenly Sunday evening of last week
The funeral was held Wednesday. Mr.
and Mrs. Plimpton moved to Mt Hope
a short time ago to reside with son.
The 3-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Lester Browning of Rich1and Center
was badly scalded when it fell into a
pan of extremely hot water. The
mother had been doing laundry work
and set the pan she used to dip water
out of the boiler, on the floor. While
she was absent from the room her son
fell backwards into the water but the
shape of the pan prevented full i'm
mersion and instant death. The child
has severe burns about the body and
his life is matter of doubt.
Maude Floyd. the Sharon Pa woman
charged with the murder of Clarence
AlcOck of Platteville, has been placed
on trial for murder. Alcock was shot
and killed Nov %.
A. E. Gravenbrock, veteran harness
dealer of Fennimore, passed away at
his home there last Wednesday morn
ing Death was due to paralysis.
John Dugan, East Dubuque, fell on
a wet sidewalk and landed with his
IdCG against dl lIOIl l6IIC0 SldhS. Tic
stake penetrated Dugan's jaw and as
he was unconscious he lay impaled
for several minutes before assistance
came
The Savanna bunk cars leaped into
the lime-light again last Monday night
when Phillip Donovan, employed at
the proving grounds, was shot through
the head with a 32-calibre pistol and
killed The fracas arose over a card
game and three negroes are held by
the Savanna police for the murder
This is the third incident of the kind
staged in the Savanna bunk cars in
the past year or so.
Leo Hudson, town of Scott farmer,
nearly lost his left arm via the corn
shredder route last week. Hudson
while operating the machine found
that his hand was in the roller. He
called quickly to his assistant to
shift the belt. This was done immed-
lately and the fact that the machine
knives were dull let Hudson off with
a mangled arm and badly crushed
fingers.
Archie Kessler the Dodgeville man
who put in two years in Siberia with
the U. S. army, was married last
week in his home burg to Miss Hazel
Wilson of that city
William Strickland, Galena, saving
limbs from tree he was sitting in,
was knocked to the ground by a
branch that flew from the saw and
slapped him over Mr.. Strickland
struck the ground breaking a leg and
bruising his body
Laverne Patton, 21a years. son of
Earl Patton of Plattevile, fell into a
pan of extremely hot water his MOTH