Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-14

thursday week ago.
MISS Leta Pluemer, Potosi, has gone
u Los Angeles, Calf, to be married
u b. Brunson has returned from
Calltornla TO spend the summer in
Fennimore.
The city of Boscobel is developing a
concert band. Fifty men and bows
have enrolled.
James Pinch, Cuba City, and Mrs.
Matte Miller, Mifflin, were married at
Galena Wednesday.
The Baptist church at Cassville has
voted to either buy or build a parson-
age and committee is at work.
Effie Magee and Rodney Vickerman
were married Wednesday at Fenni-
more. They will reside on the Magee
farm near Fennimore.
Paul Miller, 35, attempted suicide at
Galena Friday by slashing his throat
and wrists with razor. He was
taken to Dubuque hospital.
10. P. Vaughan, editor of the Wau-
zeka Chief, has enlisted in the govern
ment air service and will enter the
training corps at Arcadia, Fla.
Postmaster Dietrich of Cassville has
thrown out old fixtures, in use since
Adam called for his mail, and is in
stalling brand new steel fixtures.
Lawrence, Blair, Hazel Green, is
employed by the extension division of
the university. He will soon be mar
ried to Minnie Sanborn of Madison.
Rev. H. Evans, Cuba City, preached
farewell sermon Sunday. He left
for Boston Monday and will sail for
his old home in England, June 10th.
Mrs. Daniel Phillips died Monday Of
last week at the home of her dnugh-
ter, Mrs. Daniel Phillips, east of Cuba
City. Burial was made at Elk Grove.
r. G. Kirkbride, rector of Trinity
church, Mineral Point, sailed with his
family, May 81, for Liverpool. They
will be in England until September.
Harold Roe, 20, was arrested at
Freeport, where he admitted that with
companions he broke into Darling
ton pool hall for cigarets, but found
only one package.
Mrs. Thos. Mullen of Shullsburg
died Tuesday. She was "A years old.
Rev. S. Evert has left Shullsburg
for Sun Prairie, where he will be
pastor of the Congregational church.
"Spud" Jackson, Cuba City, a grad
uate of the school of mines, motored
to Montana in a Ford, making the trip
of 1900 miles in seven days. He had
two tires down but no other trouble.
R. E. Orion, Darlington, was elected
president of group two Of the Wiscon-
sin Bankers Assn. This group COM
prises the banks of Lafayette, Grant,
Iowa. Dane, Crawford and Columbia
counties.
The Patchen creamery, Rewey, has
installed a complete cold storage sys-
TEN, doing away with ice in the plant.
The plant is modern in every respect
and said to be a fine one for town
the size of Rewey.
The case of Farmer Peacock of New
Diggings, VS.. the Wisconsin Zine Co.,
in which Mr. Peacock was awarded
$4,000 for damage to his crop from
fumes, has been remanded back for
trial by the Supreme court.
Hazel Green, acting under persuas-
ion Of a Chicago band instrument
salesman, is contemplating the organ
ization of forty to fifty piece brass
band. A meeting was held at the
town hall Thursday night.
Fire in suspended electric motor
at the Boscobel creamery plant
caused some excitement Sunday of
last week The blaze was discovered
and put out but with little damage.
An extremely high voltage is given as
the cause of the trouble.
Mrs Agnes Stephens Goldsworthy,
an old resident of Benton, died Sun
day, June 4, at the age of Is years.
She was a native of England, coming
to Wisconsin at the age of Is months.
Of nr+ tInn f0
lily lived in Hazel Green. Three sons
and two daughters survive.
Mrs S. G. Walters, Postville, Iowa,
was injured as she left the family cow
after milking The animal began to
kick and jump and its feet became
entangled in the wOman's dress. She
was thrown down and badly trampled.
An examination disclosed a broken
collar bone, four ribs broken, left
forearm broken and several body
bruises.
Warren Allen, a county agent in
Iowa, recently visited his mother at
Rewey. He states that people OF
this section, engaged in dairying, have
no conception of the bad business con-
ditions in other sections. In some
parts of Iowa, owners of the finest
farms are almost bankrupt, while in
this region there is general appear
ance of prosperity.
A sneak thief entered the lowIy hut
of Nick Flucke, a cripple living on an
island north of Pra. du Chen, and
stole the poor mans provisions. The
loot consisted of bushel of potatoes,
jar of salt pork, box of crackers, dish
es, etc. The only things of value left
were the cabin and the pump, used as
water supply by fishermen along
Black slough. Flucke makes an
humble living making hay and tilling
the soil. He feels the loss keenly.
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