Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-11-01
NeUsy Items From
County & Nearby

rI0uSI1Ch DOChuOp uI0u DIT Ills 1OIIAC
east of Belmont, Oct. Is.
Grant county ranks tenth in the
state in assessed valuation.
Mrs. Susan Stevens of Darlington,
celebrated her Goth birthday the 14th.
DR.. Gratiot who went to California
to reside has returned to Mineral
Point and will resume his practice
there.
James Phillips who died in Milwau-
kee, was buried at Mineral Point Fri
day.
The Fennimore Times reports two
good sized deer have been seen near
that village.
Mrs. Jane Vipond celebrated her
Goth birthday at her home in New
Diggings Sunday
Mrs. Christina Unterholzner and
Nicholas Kieffer both of Mineral
Point were married Oct. 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvert Spendsley Of
Mineral Point, celebrated their 53rd
wedding anniversary Oct. 18th.
Miss Adele Birmingham of Galena,
and Joseph Harvey of Seattle, Wash
ington, were married Thursday.
The old rumor that the st. Paul
railroad will extend it's tracks from
Dubuque to Shullsburg has been re-
vived
A community house will be built at
Hazel Green next spring. Arrange
ments are being made for it's con-
struction.
Fred Walker of Hancock, Mich,
died at the Gardner home in Mineral
Point, Oct. 10th. His wife was Miss
Alice Gardner of Mineral Point.
Mrs. John Conlin of Michigan,
formerly Harriet Pollard Of Linden,
died in Michigan Wednesday. Her
husband died week before her death.
A general meeting was held in
Dodgeville Thursday to establish a
maternity and Health Center in Iowa
county, under the Sheppard-Towner
act.
Miss Elsie Warne, daughter of Mrs.
j. A. Warne Of Livingston, and Ray
mand Baumgartner son of Peter
Baumgartner of FennimOre, were
married at Madison Wednesday.
Mrs. Nan Comiskey, wife of the
owner of the White Sox baseball team
died in Chicago Monday. Their ac-
quaintance was started at Dubuque,
Iowa, when the family resided there.
Miss Ruby Lyons, daughter of Chas.
| Lyons of Benton, and Orville Rich
ards of Cuba, were married Tuesday.
They will reside in Belmont, where
the groom is engaged in business.
Captain John Cowling, former resi-
dent Of Linden, died at Republic,
Mich, last week at the age of rs. He
was born in Devonshire, England, and
came to the Wisconsin mining fields
prior to the Civil war.
T. S. Moore and daughter, Eva, J. j.
| Pollard and Edith Roach all of Dodge
vile, motoring near Clyde, turned out
to avoid another car and skidded on
the slippery road The car turned
completely overs No one was serious
ly hurt
j. H. Billings, Montfort, was guest
of honor at a banquet given by the
local Masons to celebrate Mr.. Billings
53rd anniversary as member of the
order. Roast pig was the piece de
resistance with numerous other good
things on the table.
John Voss, Is, Cobb, native of
Holstein, Germany, died in Cunning
ham hospital, Platteville, Oct. II, fol-
lowing an operation for fatal mala-
dy. He lived on farm near Cobb for
SO years, locating there soon after his
arrival from the old country.
Claude and Starck of Madison, are
completing plans for the $4,000 pub
| lie library for Fennimore that is to be
the gift of Dwight Parker. The lib
rary will be composed of brick and
terra Gotta with tile roof 1t will con-
tain a basement and main floor. The
building will measure 72x32.
The Iowa county district attorney
has withdrawn the prosecutions for
Sunday law violations brought against
various baseball players and club
members in the city. 1t is set forth
that a city ordinance disposes of flu
ture violations and the withdrawal
| follows as a matter of public good
| taste.
Mrs. John H. Argall, GA, Dodgeville,
was found dead in bed Thursday OF
| last week, death being due to apoplexy
after an illness of several months. Mr..
Argall arose and built the kitchen fire
at the usual hour, not noticing that his
wife had passed away until he went
to call her.
Charles Kennedy, Richland Center,
can verify that the way of a helping
Samaritan is not always smooth one.
Mr. Kennedy endeavored to do a kind
ly service for a lady in trouble and
start her bort car for her. He got the
proverbial mule kick, and suffered a
broken nose and two badly mashed
fingers.
An 8-pound squash, grown by Lee
Peterson, Darlington, was awarded
first prize in contest conducted by
local clothing store. The squash was
grown from seed distributed free by
the store last spring. The first prize
was a fur-lined coat followed by four
lesser prizes. Approximately $50 boys
tok part in the contest.
From the report prepared by NJ.
Burris of the County Farm for the
County Board it would indicate that
it was not such terrible place to
live. For winter use they have can
ned 1900 quarts Of tomatoes, 342
quarts of apples, barrels cucumbers,
q barrels of sauerkraut, So bushels
of beans, 1,347 quarts of rhubarb.
These are only few items of eatables
prepared for use at the farm.
Presbyterian Church.
Sunday School 9:45.
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