Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-10
NEIGKBORHOOD
BREvITIES and
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From 7ri-
State Area.

The sum Of $5O0 was quickly raised
III Bellevue last week for q baseball
team this season.
Dan Wilkinson, 62 years Of age died
at Darlington He had been suffering
from kidney trouble for a number of
years.
Major and Mrs. George S. Avery of
Galena are home from Orlando, Fla,
the famous resort, where they spent
the winter.
James B. Sheean, formerly of Ca
lana, has been elected vice-president
and general counsel of the North
western road
Judge Harry Edwards at Galena
second time fer the murder of Mr.
Fitch, a nelghbor, a new trial.
George Etherly, old resident OF Ga
lena, aged 80, died suddenly at his
home Saturday a week ago He had
been i'll with pneumonia for several
weeks.
The marriage of Helen Kober of
Belmont, normal student, and John
Fowler, Benton, took place at Ga
lena Mrs. Fowler will continue TO
attend the normal and will finish at
the close Of the summer school.
Grace Livingston II, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. r. H. Livingston OF
Livingston, quarantined for diph-
iberia, took a teaspoon of lySol by
accident and was in a critical con-
dition for several hours. She is re-
covering.
Edward Hummer, Darlington, has
been granted a patent on vapor
guage for steam boilers and furnaces.
He has received numerous inquiries
from large factories concerning his
device Hummer is a machlnist anu
carpenter
Theodore EmmanuelsOn, cigar mer,
chant Of Rockford, who unw1ttlngly
gave cigar box containing $500 to
stranger, has his money back. The
stranger was collecting boxes to be
used on tag day. When located ne
hadn't opened the box Emmanuelson
gave him.
Irve Neuschanger, living near Mt
Carroll Ill, has a freak duck. The
bird has four legs and can run about
as we'll as its normal mates. Last
year Mrs Neuschanger set a double
volk egg and raised twin chicks, not
of the Siamese kind, but regular de-
veloped chicks.
Judge Smalley has ruled i'll the NO
wax will case that the father was OF
sound mind when the will was made
and that the deeds given his sons,
Ferdinand and Friedrich, must
stand. Mr.. Novak was a wealthy Iowa
county farmer who died leaving
large estate for heirs to wrangle
over.
Five hundred dollars worth OF
clothings and mems furnishings
were taken from the clothing store or
Ellingen and Davis at DodgeVllle on
Tuesday night The robbery was dls-
covered at 5 o'clock Wednesday by
woman WHO noticed tnat the screens
had been removed from a rear WIN
dow. The thieves tok nothing but
the best and left no trace OF thelr
identity.
lanes A. Peacock, 81, New Dig
gings. missing from home for two
weeks. was found. dead, in the G@leha
river bv q fisherman Sunday after
noon. Willard Richards, Galena, saw
q form bobbing up and down IN q
whirl pool and notified the sherlft.
The body was badly decomposed.
Mr. Peacock leaves a wife and ioar
children. How he met his death IS d
mystery.
The industrial commission has ruled
that Mrs James S. Bartle, widow OF
tho former city treasurer OF Dodge
vile cannot receive compensation
rnder the industrial act, from the
citv Mr.. Bartle was fatally hurt III
= collision with truck while en-
ronte home from work but he was OH
dntv at the time the accident happen
ad and in such cases the city IS not
liable for damage.
Dodgeville plans to celebrate the
Ath in fitting manner this year
william James West, native OF
Dodgeville where he was born III
1894 died April 30 at the Prespy7
terian hospital, Chicago, April z9th'
Mr. West entered the mining business
while Young man and became gen
o,.o1 manager of the Penobscot mines
~ Hibhine. Mimi. He resided dI
T1irminia MINI. He was married put
had no children.
George Evans, Edward Kunze ana
Edward Fischer, three ChlcaSo Wy
aged about 19 years, were helu - va
20 for vandalism in a score OF cot-
+oree along the river from Dubuque
to Savanna. The depredatlons were
terrific with doors smashed ana N
teriors looted of their contents or
wrecked. The loss will run lilto tng
thousands. The young men carrier
! FIJI arsenal of guns but were oul-
,rittad nv the sheriff and placed unaeL
y "rre They give no good reason TOT
+ba;r wanton acts.
4 letter reached this office last Wees
-fron, s A. Williams, former Ricnr
land county boy. now at the neau VI
t "a ~ FaII River, Wis, schools. lie en-
oi,e Russian postage stamp lor
S5o rnbles. which was OILS = punch
-, letter he had recently recelEeu
From 4r Russia. Before the war a ruole
= o. worth 511bc, and this stamp IN
those mos balmy days before the oolsnen.
~; ;l1o9 cot busy over there, would nave
i lS' , value of $12750. On the letten
t ha received Mr.. Williams states were tas
+rantv-fve of these stamps Wiz
1m oans that to send the letter rom
4 the.lN country of unstable government
n ra1as which would have rep re a3a
~ p99 i, nre-war days the sum OF SS'zl =,