Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-02-08
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREVITIESAND
NEARBY NOTES
Items of Current
Interest By Mail
and Telegraph.

Point.
Jess Tucker, an old resident Of
warren, Ill, recently passed away at
the age of SO years. He leaves wife
past 81 years
Mrs. Henry Bennett died at Mineral
Point on Monday last. She resided
on the same farm for 81 years, fol-
lowing her marriage.
Mrs. Mary Blight kttto died at her
home near Georgetown, Friday, Jan.
81, aged so years. The funeral was
held the Monday following at Hazel
Green.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert James, Mineral
Point, celebrated their golden we'd
ding, Jan 25th. The old couple were
born in Mineral Point and have spent
their lives there.
The Richter Mfg. Co., Highland, is
Incorporating for the manufacture of
adjustable farm gates. The company
is unable to produce gates fast
enough to fill the orders.
Edgar N. Reed, special agent for the
prohibition enforcement office at
Washington, has taken James A.
Stones place at Milwaukee, in charge
Of enforcement in Wisconsin.
Fire in the basement Of the Luther
an church ,Blanchardville, caused con-
siderable excitement Sunday morn,
ing but not much harm The blaze
was put out without difficulty.
Frank M Funk, DOdgCyille mOnu-
nent man, broke his right arm while
unloading a heavy slab of marble
from truck. He had the break set
and went to Milwaukee after a marble
cutter.
Ten thousand pounds of cable have
been received by the Lafayette Co.
Telephone company for cabling their
Shullsburg exchange. The company
will spend $4,000 in improvements
the coming summer.
VIM. Connolly will be the new edu-
cational and recreational director of
the Methodist church at Mineral PIT
F. A. Blashfield resigned the position
to resume his duties as manager. of
Boscobel furniture factory.
G. A. Williams, publisher Of the
Hanover, ILL.,, Journal for twenty
years, is dead at the age of seventy.
Although blind he made a success of
the newspaper business and only re-
tired from work last June on account
of failing health.
Mildred Haffele, Shullsburg, and
Gilbert Chaffin, ranch owner of Cor
Wallis, Ore, were married Jan. 81.
The Picquette Mining Co., near the
city Of Platteville, shipped a carload
of lead last week The company has
tons of lead in its bins.
Michael Leary, rs, resident OF
Seneca since 1857, died at his home
there last week Mr. Leary was born
in Ireland and came to this country
in 1850 He located in Crawford
seven years later. Eight children
survive this pioneer.
The Drs. Jackson of Madison have
been retained by the Pra .du Chen
Sanitarium Co. to have full charge
and responsibility over the surgical
work in the hospital. DR.. r. NJ.
White. incumbent, has gone to Cal
ifOrnia for the benefit of his health.
VIM. Metcalfe Jr., Shullsburg, Z,
painfully hurt his right arm while at
school The child attempted to push
swining glass door open and his
hand broke through the glass. The
arm was lacerated at the elbow, re-
curing several stitches to close the
wound.
George Hull. the Platteville man,
implicated with Ike Bierman in the
ginseng theft has been released by
the state from prosecution on the
charge of stealing ginseng. A war
rant was sworn out for Hull charg-
ing him with perjury in the Bierman
case trial, and he will be tried on the
last charge, more serious one than
larceny.
Mrs. Matilda Stanton-Schanck, SO.
aged resident of Stockton. Ill, passed
awav at her home Monday OF last
week. Almost at the same time at
his home near Stockton, ILL.,, occurred
the death of Scion W. Stanton, ~
son of the old lady. Mrs. Stanton
Schank was the only living mother OF
a Civil war veteran in the state Oh
Illinois. Burial Of the aged woman
and her son took place on the same
day in Chelsea cemetery.
Jerry Valenta. farmer residing Il
miles south Of Richland Center on
English ridge, lost his large barn and
: quantity of feed by fire last Monday
morning. He discovered the blaze pc
fore If had reach ed the stanchion sec
tion and was able 20 save his fne nero
If dairy COWS. Six horses We're lost
va1enta went to the barn to feed ana
while procuring rations III the leeo
room. left his lantern hanging on
horse stall He returned to ma tn2s
NORTON of the barn in names. ne
directed his whole attention 10 the
cows and by good luck saved all the the
cattle. The loss was about S1OoO
and a fair amount of insurance was
carried -
lady who came from Russia all alone
has been visiting her sister, MRS; :.
CoIdherg of Pra. du Chen. Miss
GoIdstein reports Russian conditions
IS 9i very bad. Food and clothing are
difficuit to get. Homespun made
from hemp was the cheapest CLOTH oi,,ea
the people spinning it themselves.
choos arc not to be had, Money IS
hard hard to . get and worth little when
4rast between the United States and
IL kindly. we'll nourjshed and pros
- neonle. to be marked when
COMPARED cor u5 with the land Of the soy VETS
s End She wonders what people here
mean when they talk about nara
times