Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-10-04
BOSCOBEL

Paul Mertz, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Mertz of Marion township, had
the misfortune to fracture his right
arm in a fall last Friday while en-
Lake Geneva, formerly Miss Ida
Rutherford, a teacher in the public
schools of this city, will regret that
she is belfast from conclusion OF the
spine, due to effects of recent Sc
we're fall.
James Lewis Of Woodman township
transacted business in this city Fri
day. Mr.. Lewis is ready for the car
penters to erect a substantial new
barn 30x50 on his farm. The struc-
ture will have an eight foot basement
under all and be big Improvement
to the place.
VIM. Ware brought in stalk OF
corn Saturday, raised by John Daugh-
erty of Scott township, which beat
tLe one Fred Zimpel exhibited Mr..
Daugherty's is Of the Wisconsin NO.
Z variety. 1t was not cut close to the
ground and yet measures IA feet,
inches. The best of all it carries
Is leaves and two large ears.
Lou Young Of Hickory Grove, had
BADLY mutilated in a corn binder last
Thursday that physicians at Brook
size were Obliged 20 remove the mem
DGI.
This is a week of serious accidents.
John Kligora OF Hickory Grove, fell
from a barn yesterday and fractured
a leg. Mart Carl1n OF Soldiers Grove,
mad a leg broken in an accident oc-
patients at Brookside.
Mrs. Ben Haskins died Thursday OF
last week at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Geo. Dyer, in this city at the
advanced age OF "a. Deceased was a
pioneer settler of Crawford county.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev Albert Hurlbut at Haney church
Saturday.
The task Of remodeling the Com
stock block, owned by H. Marcus &
Co., is underway with Herbert Wheel
er in charge Walls will also be laid
at once for the commodious addition
10 be erected in the rear. The ground
floor store room will have dimensions
of over 100 feet in length and greater
than so feet in width, the addition be-
ing two stories high.
George Hunt: We have quintette
Of tame mallard ducks out home
pair of old ones and three young
ones. They spend considerable time
in the creek and get quite distance
from home at times. With the hunt
ing season open | thought best the
other day to drive them into closer
quarters for fear some hunter might
take a notion to bag them. While
they were in the water one could
throw sticks at them and they paid
but little attention, but in the barn
yard when l simply tossed a handful
of corn to the younger ducks they
arose in hurry and flew clear to the
brewery before alighting. We had
quite a time in getting them back
again.
DoscobeI high schools champion
fruit spraying team, consisting OF
Chas Scott, Melvin Gunderson and
Glen Nelson, arrived home Saturday
afternoon from Sioux City, where they
represented Wisconsin in spraying
contest in which teams of II states
competed, the event being feature
of the Interstate fair. The boys made
a record for their state and brought
home hOnOrS to their local school in
tieing for first honors with Iowa, the
latter state getting the decision, how
ever and Wisconsin accepting second
place gracefully Considering the
strong competition encountered the
boys certainly did fine in landing the
second prize.
Many accidents have occurred on
the road to the river and numerous
are the narrow escapes. A car owned
and driven by John Denoy, with John
Perry of 'Wauwa tosa and Allie Ham
ilton of this city as passengers, went
off the embankment on the upper side
Of the road near the slough bridge
Sunday night, crashing into tree in
it's course. The occupants were given
a rude jolt and at Brookside hospital,
where they were conveyed it was
found that Mr.. Benoy had three frac-
tured ribs, while each of the other
gentlemen sustained broken arms.
The car was seriously damaged