Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-07-12
NE|GHBOHHQOD
BREv|TIES and
NEARBY NOTES
important EUentS
of Week From ri-
State Area.

tank. Both were badly burned in the
explosion.
Mrs. Chas. Thompson of Platteville.
plans to go to Caracas, Venezuela, So,
america, where her daughter, Mrs. A.
II. Lewis, resides. Mr.. Lewis is in
the automobile business there.
The big A. & P. condensery at Ga
lena has opened for business and is
taking milk from a large number OF
farmers. In addition to affording a
big outlet for milk the plant EMPLOYS
fifty hands.
Thirteen cars of merchandise were
derailed on the |. C. road west of
Wadhams station Tuesday morning.
The accident happened shortly after
circus train had passed down the
line to Dubuque.
Steve Hruska, Marquette, Iowa, was
killed by train Thursday afternoon.
Driving a truck Hruska was struck
by a train while returning from Post
vile. He was thrown forty feet and
every bone in his body broken.
Waukon, Iowa, has let paving con-
tract of $154,O00. Fifty blocks will
be paved. The construction is six
inches of concrete base with two
inch top composed of asphalt and
crushed rock The contract is $278
per square yard.
Congress has appropriated for the
repair of the Galena river locks, above
Savanna. OF late years the locks be-
came leaky and navigation came to a
standstill. Three-quarters of CEN
fury ago the river was used as a traf-
fc lane by steamboats, enroute be-
tween st. Louis and the Wisconsin
Illinois lead fields.
The 11-year-old son Of August Sire
low, Monroe, Iowa, farmer, was seri-
ously wounded by the explosion of dy-
Mantle The boy watched his father
blowing stumps and in an idle
moment struck a piece of the explo-
sive with a hammer. The stump blew
to pieces and splinters entered the
boys legs. He was taken to a hos
ptial
Ross Marsden, Galena man who has
been in numerous accidents recently,
was q victim of a motor smash-up
near Milbrig Wednesday, Going down
a long hill the drive shaft on the car
broke and the machine turned turtle
over a bank, wrecking itself Mars
den escaped serious hurt, but has a
badly bruised leg. Elmer Rising, a
companion, escaped hurt
Filing Bake, Winnishiek county,
Iowa, farmer, filed on his land 70
years ago upon his arrival from Nor
way and has lived there ever since. He
is past 100 years old. Bake lived in
Crawford county when he first came
to America, footing it to Iowa when
the Winuishiek county land was
thrown open for settlement.
The car Of Rud Koepp, Eastman
took fire while Koepp with some
friends was driving home from
dance. Koepp turned the car to the
side of the road and all jumped out.
The car. Case, burned except for
the front wheels and non-intlamable
metal parts. No one was hurt. 1t is
presumed that gasoline leaking from
the tank was ignited by the hot eX-
Eaust gasses.
An inn has been opened at the
heights. a picturesque and airy spot
above McGregOr The place can ac-
comodate large numbers OF guests.
Stepping off a houseboat on which
he was living, during the night, VIII
liam Powell, telegraph operator for
the Burlington railroad at Genoa, was
drowned. His body was found float
ing in the river near the houseboat IN
the morning.
James Funston, 10 Daviess county
farmer. relates an unusual and almost
unbelievable story. Funston, residing
on Hanover ridge, was ploWing corn.
The pillow turned turtle on slope and
the farmer was pinned beneath III
such a manner that he was helpless.
The team stood quiet for long time,
but finally one of the horses packed
against the pillow and by pushing ana
showing released the injured man. VINO
hobbled to his home. He suffered
fractured leg and bruises about the
legs and body.
Tudge Ray Stevens, Madison, re-
versed his decision in the Fennlmore
school consolidation controversy
The consolidation had been ordered by
tho county board of education ana
sustained by ruling OF the state
snnerintendent. Action was brought
Nv los. F. Griswold in Judge Stevens
court. Madison, to have the state SUI
nerintendent's ruling set aside on the
grounds of irregularity OF proceed
ings. The original decision OF june
* of Judge Stevens was III faVor OF
Griswold. This decision Judge stew
ems reverses and he affirms the rullng
of Supt. Callahan. - ~.
The Warren-Gratiot branch OF the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
road will soon be only memory.
Workmen have been taking up the
rails and ties and the abandoned rlght
of wav will be returned to the owners
Of the adjoining farm lands, in ac-
cordance with an agreement enteFeu
into when the road was built more
than thirty years ago. For many
wears after its building the line did a
thriving business. Then came a grad
nal falling off of traffic, both freight
and passenger, and finally the com 9-
nanv ran a train back and forth put
once or twice a week. Eventually TINS
was was discontinued and the rusting rails
Law unused for about a year. Permls-
sion at last was granted to remove
the track. The line was seven ml!es
long and served as connecting INK
between the Illinois Central at War
ron and the C. M. & st. P. at Gratlot.