Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-11-29
NE!GHDURHDOD
BREvITIE:S And
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From 7ri-
State Area.

j. P. Bonn, 70, former PotOsi resi-
dent, died Nov. 10 at Salt Lake City,
Utah.
The A. & P. syndicate have leased
quarters at Pra. du CHEN, and will
open store there soon.
Miss Helen Dickson, Hollandaie
high school teacher, died at Dodge
vile Thursday following an operation
TOP appendicitis.
John Cornish, 70 years, died at
Dodgeville Wednesday, Mr.. Cornish
was born and spent his entire lie III
the city of dodgeVille.
Geo Wilson, Richland Center hun
Ter, accidentally discharged ~ rihe
and the ball ploWed through the
fleshy part of his arm.
The school district of Mineral Point
has taken action authorizing pur-
chase OF a site and erection OF $lzo,-
900 high school building.
Elizabeth, two-year old daughter or
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Erickson, Blue
Mounds, fell into a cesspool on the
premises and was drowned.
Joe Wanek a veteran Of the World
war and sole support of his aged par
gnts, has disappeared from his home
at AvOca. A violent end is feared.
Richland county may be high on in
sanity, but it has little poverty. There
are lit asylum patients but only eight
poor patients in the county infirm-
AIRY,
A gravel truck driven by Frank
Meyers, Aurora, Ill. collided with an
s.ast-bound passenger train at Blue
Mounds, Thursday. Meyers has little
show Of recovery
A report current that the MOntfOrt
State Bank, now in receiyership will
nav out dollar for dollar, is refuted
by statement that the bank will pay
about so cents on the dollar.
Mrs. G. H. Hesselman, wife Of the
well known Dyersville, Iowa, real es-
tate man, died Nov. 16, at the age of
ST years. She was the mother of ten
children Of whom eight are living.
William Young, Pra. du Chen, was
arrested the second time on boot
logging charge. 1t is said that moon
shine found in the car of Chas. Mara,
killed Oct Is, was sold to him by
Young.
Burglars set off three blasts of
dynamite in an effort to loot the state
bank of Mazomanie Wednesday night,
but left without making a robbery,
leaving their tools scattered over the
bank floor.
Arthur Shelton, Clyde, stepped
through an opening in his barn loft
and landed on the lower floor. In
falling his arm caught a nail and was
ripped so badly it took 16 stitches to
close the wound.
The Crawford county board did
away with the office Of county agent
as a measure of economy. The board
mad no antagonism toward the pres
ent agent, A. II. Wright, but doubted
tae economic value of the office.
Ole Paul Of Wyoming township,
iowa county, states that d number OF
aeer are making his farm their nome.
dia..e laws forbid the shooting OF
deer. PAU mas not killed a deer
since 1902 and is puzzled what to do
about his present guests.
l4unI1 uuea-E, M lnntapOliS brakes
man running on the Burlington, was
killed at Alma, Wis, while attempting
to board the moving train. he was
accustomed to jump off and accoSC ms
parents who lived a few rods from the
tracks. The body was badly managed
Herbert Beals, 15, Nashville, Tenn,
youth who came north to work in the
wooden mills at Hanover, ILL.,, lost one
foot while hunting along Apple river
as the result Of q shooting accident.
The boys foot was removed and he is
resting easy at the home of the mill
superintendent, his cousin
Jack WeadOck, CampiOn college boy
who lost one leg at the knee and the
other at the ankle, while Tipping
a train, will be back at school New
Years with artificial feet. Further,
he promises to bring a new student
Wcad0ck lives at Saginaw, Mich, and
Is q second division boy at the 5is
school
John Eisenegger, ~, Dubuque gro
GER, was fatally hurt Saturday a week
ago while crossing the street i'll front
Of his place of business. Driving rain
made it impossible for J. BurriChter,
Galena. to see Etsenegger. Burrich-
ter stopped and rendered every as
sistance He was eNOnerated from
blame Eisenegger's leg and several
ribs were broken He died the next
day
Ben. f. Kneeskern, DEBORAH, Iowa,
man, sent to prison for life following
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Mrs. Br0cklin in their little cabin
near Frankville last spring, has APP
pealed for a new trial and arguments
were heard at DEBORAH by Judge H.
T. Taylor last week. Kneeskern is
visibly worn by his imprisonment and
appears ten years older.
The Iowa county board passed
resolution petitioning the legislature
to do away with the Office of supervis-
ing teacher. The board also passed
petition asking the legislature TO do
away with the February and August
terms of county court, leaving two
terms year. The Iowa county cours
handles all criminal matters excepf
murder and civil actions up to $780,
900
A Galena young man decided to go
into the trapping business. He pur
chased a number of traps and set
them far out in the country where he