Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-07-26
NE|GHBORHOOD
BREv|TIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Trt-
State Area.

Green, was struck by lightning Sun
day and burned.
Mrs. Tom Clark died at her home
in Mifflin Sunday. She was the
daughter of A. Hird.
Miss Clara Griest and William
Campbell, both of Bagley, were mar
ried at Dubuque Wednesday.
Leah EidsmOe of Blanchardville,
and Villain Murphy, son of Patrick
Murphy, of Darlington, were married
Wednesday.
A Waukton, Iowa, Judge inflicted
heavy fines upon four bottleggers
brought before him. One man was
fined $500 and went to Jail in default
of payment.
Miss Minnie Vance, young lady of
Viroqua, has announced her candidacy
for the office of county clerk. She
served three years as aide to her faith
er, an invalid, who held the office
some time ago.
Goats are bringing fancy prices in
the cities on account of the food value
of the milk At a goat sale held near
Delavan last week 80 head brought
$24,220. The highest price paid for
any was $1,000 for nanny.
Mrs. Gusta Stabin, Pra. du Chen,
fell when a veranda railing she was
leaning against broke and threw her
to the ground A large pan Mrs. Sta
bin held in her hand broke her fall
and prevented serious injury.
A spreading or broken rail caused
an engine derailment on the Ricnland
Center branch Of the Milwaukee road
Monday. The train was proceeding
slowly and no cars left the track.
Traffic was resumed the same day
The body of VIM. Swafield, fisher
man, was found on Nine Mile Island,
south of Dubuque, after four-day
search. Death was due to drowning.
Swafield, recluse residing on Round
Island, was a government light ten
der for years.
Two women candidates are in the
field for clerk Of circuit court in
Crawford county, they are Mrs. w. B.
Tart and Mrs. F. A. Barney, both resi-
dents of Pra. du Chen. Former oil
inspector, Chas. Speck, is also an as
pirant for this position.
Rev. John Feldt, pastor of St.
Mary's church, FenimCre, has rounded
out twenty-five years service in the
cation has greatly increased and
church and parochial school property
worth 100000, erected or bought.
Gaylord Stewart, travelling man for
an implement house, was struck by a
train while motoring across Milwau-
kee tracks near Viroqua. Stewart
was thrown on the cattle guards but
escaped with severe cuts and bruises.
The car was completely demolished
Mark w. Terrill of Mineral Point,
has in his possession a broad-aXe
which was used to build the first
house in Mineral Point and also in
the construction of the old log Jail
which was located on the site of the
Municipal theatre. The exact age Of
this old relic is not known but it was
made in the '30's.
The city of Dodgeville claims to
have the Oldest court house in the
state. 1t is still in use. The building
was erected in 1856, ten years after
Iowa county was divided into two
parts, the lower half taking the name
of Lafayette. Settlers in Lafayette
voted down q proposal to name the
county Montgomery"
NJ P. Peavey, editor of the Darling
ton Republican, has received word OF
the death of his uncle, John Reese. at
Newton, Kansas, Friday a week ago.
Deceased was a native of Iowa cOun-
ty, who went to Kansas in 1887. He
prospered in the prairie state and be-
came the head Of a large business. A
wife and two sons survive.
John Martin, Iowa county pioneer,
has the heel off the boot worn by the
Confederate General Armisted at the
battle Of Gettysburg. Confederate Of
ficers wore high boots of English
make, very expensive. Mr.. Martin
picked up the relic on the day of the
battle near the spot where Armisted
fell after a futile charge through the
Union lines.
Mrs. Ross Shuman, Mrs. Catherine
Dewey, Misses Florence Brophy, Irene
Fries and Ellen Case, swimming in
Pine river, near Richland Center, al
most lost their lives. The girls posed
for a kodak picture, standing inside
an auto tube. In some manner the
tube responded to the current and the
young women were swept into deep
water. Two men effected rescue.
The Kleinfelter tobacco warehouse
at D00TIl0Iu was OSSIIOyCu Wy liz .
with loss of $4,000 in blaze early
Wednesday. Hire fighters concen-'
trated their efforts to keep the fire
away from oil tanks adjacent to the
tobacco property. For time it was
though the town would go. Fire fight
ers came from Cambridge and adjoin-
ing towns. Several men were burned.
Harry Mitchell, Viola, motoring
near Sugar Grove, was injured in a
motor accident. MitchelIs car was
stuck in the mud and a companion
was endeavoring to push it out when
the vehicle went down the side OF
ravine, turning over three times.
Mitchell was found with his body
''jacknifed' under the car. He suf-
fered torn ligaments along the spine
but will recover.
Railroad Jack" otherwise Harry
D. Cooper, a unique character, has
been visiting Kickapoo valley towns
recently. Mr.. Cooper lectures and
demonstrates memory tests. He de-
votes half his receipts to charity. He
entertains by answering any question
of a historical reference instantly. Mr..
Cooper lives outdoors, generally
pitches his tent in a cemetery and is