Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-10

Eddie Weitzel, 10 years, Bear Valley
Rlchland county, became entangled IN
a fsed grinder and emerged from the
accident with a badly mangled arm.
June Phillips, small daughter CT
Mrs. Phoebe Phillips Of Dodgeville,
drank iodine by mistake, thinking it
was cough medicine. She was given
Immediate medical attention and re-
covered.
Dwight 7. Parker of Fennimore has
resigned his post as member Of the
state board Of public affairs. Joseph
G. Lazansky, county clerk Of Kewau-
nee county, was appointed by Gov.
Blaine to fill the vacancy.
Miss Laura O'Brien Of Darlington,
and James Kane of Kendall, were
married Tuesday. The groom served
War. They will reside on the Caya-
naugh farm west of Calamine.
John Luchsinger, president of the
Citizens Bank of Monroe, a prOmi-
nent attorney and former county
judge, died at his home in Monroe,
Sunday afternoon. He had been a
resident of Green county since 1856
Upwards of 100000 young pine and
spruce trees will be distributed
throughout the state in May from the
state nursery at Trout Lake. Only
nominal charge is made for these
seedlings and small trees, according
to G. L. Harrington, of the Conserva-
ton Commission.
Leslie Tippett, years, Galena,
fell from doorstep and sustained an
arm fracture so severe that an anes-
thetic had to be administered before
the bones could be set. An X-ray
had disclosed compound fracture.
A contract has been let for surfac-
ing with tailings the Mound road
from the Lafayette county line to the
old state capitol, distance OF four
miles. The work will be started i'll
about two weeks. The tailings from
the old Acme on the Segelke farm
will be used. 1t is thought it will take
about 5000 yards-Plattevill Jour
nal.
A. j. Maso, Fennimore business
man, plans to convert his large gar
age building 56x112 feet, into a COM
munity hall The building will COM
pletely ref1Oored with hard maple and
repainted and decorated. The plan
calls for mems and wOmen's rest
room and large hall suitable for BAN
quets, dances and community gather
ings. When all is in readiness Mr..
Maso will give grand opening ball
to which all will be invited.
A Richland county man who lost
purse containing 5000, gave a fine
example of meanneSs when his pOck-
etbook and money were found by a
little girl and restored to him. The
meanest man offered the little one a
worn nickel as a reward and the
paltry gift was refused You keep il.
Mister, | believe you need it worse
than l do, said the girl. The man
pocketed the nickel with this reply:
Guess you have some hifalutin' no
lions, amt yeh."
Mrs Elizabeth Newcomb, So aged
resident of BoscobeI, died there Fri
day night a week ago, the Dial says.
Mrs Newcomb was born Elizabeth
Fairbanks at Chautauqua, New York
in 1910 Her first husband was
Davis McCord, to whom she was mar
ried at the age Of 16 years. Eight
children were born to this union. In
1908, several years after the death of
Mr.. McCord she was married to H. c.
NewcOmb, who survives her. Burial
was made at Boscobel last Monday.
Farmers living along the upper
reaches of Platte river used unique
method to catch fish during the recent
high water Woven fence wire was
fastened to posts and run through the
water for several hundred feet, clos
ing in a recess or pocket When the
water went down there was little
difficulty to catch fish. The farmers
went inside their huge trap and
picked up the fish lying in the pools
Large carp and buffalo and an occas-
ional catfish were the invariable re-
suits of the catch.