Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-22

Mr. and Mrs Phineas Seeley, pio-
neers of Crawford county, celebrated
their 69th wedding anniversary last
Sunday.
Mrs. w. S. Wilson, nee Stott, died
Monday of last week at her home in
Miami, Arizona. Mrs. Wilson former
ly lived in Dodgeville
Allie Ladd, Union Mills, Iowa coun-
ty, was kicked on the head by a
horse and rendered unconscious. A
scalp wound required four stitches to
close.
H. G.. Dent, cattle buyer of Pough-
keepsie New York, was in Iowa
county last week to buy several car
loads of grade Holsteins for shipment
to New York state.
Judge Smalley has postponed the
naturalization cas- IS i'll Iowa county
to April "a as the law forbids grant
ing citizenship within 80 days prior
to a general election.
Andrew Coffee, living near Dodge
vile, was struck by falling tree he
was chopping, and rendered uncon-
scious. He escaped with a cut on the
head and minor bruises.
Mrs Mabel Mershon Graham, Mt
Carroll, ILL.,, was badly burned when,
in passing a gas stove, her dress ig-
nited from the flames She was SER
iously burned about the body.
Mrs. VIM. Jabs, Barneveld, passed
away Sunday evening of last week
after an illness OF short duration
She left a husband and six children,
the Oldest child being under II years.
NeighbOring American Legion posts
have been asked to look for Comrade
Dren Furth, feet 10 inches tall,
light hair and blue eyes, travelling
salesman, who disappeared from his
home in Comfrey, MINI, few weeks
ago.
The Linden Zinc Co. magnetic ore
separating plant, with real estate,
track facilities. tools, etc, was put
under the hammer and sold at sher-
ifs sale, Saturday, March IS, to cover
claim for damages awarded one Sadie
Den.
A motley crowd of trans has again
been infesting Richland Center. An
even dozen of the boys were dined
and wined at the county Jail there
over the Weekend The trip to the
cinder pile given recent group
failed to have the effect the villagers
hoped for
Monday, March IS, was the warm
est March 18th in the history of the
weather bureau in Wisconsin, except
the one in 1903 when the mercury
climbed to a. At noon Monday,
March 18th, the thermometer regis
tered 81 above. The average temper
ature for March 18th, was 80, indica-
ting a great range in temperature.
train with Is cars of coal was de-
rallied at Menominee, Ill, few miles
east of Galena, Sunday evening of
last week. The accident was caused
by an arch bar on one " the gOndola
cars breaking Fifteen cars were
demolished and coal scattered over
the tracks. The most serious side of
the wreck was the death of a young
man later identified as being E. L.
Chaedle, %, an eX-soldier who served
with the A. E. F. in Siberia. A card
and photo in the mans pocket, indi-
Gated his residence as Los Angeles.
A number of other young men riding
on the train were bruised.
Zelma Draper, 17-year-Old student
at Richland county, normal, was APP
pretended by Sheriff Beatty Monday
of last week, after she had unsuc
cessfully tried to pass a forged
check at the Richland County bank.
The check was drawn to a fictitious
name on a Farmers & Merchants
bank, and as the Richland County
bank had cashed one of a similar
nature of SIS, some time ago, they
suspected that the giri could explain
the first one. She was traced from
the bank to the school building, and
the sheriff directed to go there. The
girl was identified and she confessed
to having passed the previous check.
She was held for trial and released
on bonds to her stepfather, Peter
Lee, of BOaz, where she now is
Richland County Rustic.
After a weeks search the body of
Mrs. Elmer DOhse, who left her home
in Pra. du Chen in a demented con-
dition, was found in deep ravine on
the hills near the city, Wednesday.
The discovery was made by wood
chopper after fruitless search by
the husband, neighbUTs and the au-
thOrities. Mrs. DOhSe left home on
Monday of last week and the body
was found two days later. Mr.. and
Mrs Dohse came to Prairie du CHEN
from Langford, S. d., last November,
to spend the winter with relatives.
They had recently been married. On
Feb Is the wife gave birth to babe
that lived but a few hours. Since
that time the woman brooded cOntin-
.ually. The body was taken to her old
home in Dakota for burial. No in