Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-17

MIS-. II. u. DOSC0er, q Well Known
resident of Platteville, passed away
at her home there early Iast Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. Bradley Ashby, SO, Platteville
died suddenly at her nome there Sun
day night of last week. She is sur
vived by her husband and two daugh-
telS.
Frank Bachelor, 20, employed as a
hand by t'enton Wachter, Pra. du
CHEN for p years, died suddenly in
the barn yard while at work. Mr..
Bachelor was born in Pra. du Chen
and spent his life there.
Frank GOrgaS, a fnrelgner, was hit
by an l. c. train while walking on the
tracks near Menominee, south Of Sin
sinawa. He incurred fractured
thigh bone and fractui ed pelvis. He
was taken to a FreepJrt hospital.
Tobacco prices in Vernon county
have doubled and il some cases
trebled in the past few weeks. To-
bacco that six weeks ago sold for &c
d pound IS now gong t)r lie to 21c.
Many Of the present buys cover next
falls crop.
Ralph E. Davis, forT1er president
Of the mining school 1T Platteville,
now Of Pittsburg, will deliver the
commencement address at the grad
uation exercises Of tie school this
year. Diplomas will be granted to
.,-Ateen young men.
A so-called "wilG man." fantastic
ally dressed in a suit of bright colors,
has been in evidence west of Platte
vile the past few weeks. 1t is. thought
&c Il h0i c
from New Diggings. The authorities
have not, as yet, been able to appre-
bend him.
The government tender, DandeliOn,
has been cruising the upper river sup
plying light keepers with supplies for
nc SEASON Of navigation which open
ed May LIST. The Scrogum family, liV-
ing on the head of the two channels
above Pra. du Chen, have been keep
ing the light continuously for SO
years. John Scrogum is the present
tender.
Ed Steinhart, Highland, used gas
oline to hurry along a fire. He was
preparing to smoke meat and at
tempted to hurry the blaze by pour
ing oil on it. The flames followed
back into the can and in a minute
Mr.. Setinhart was enveloped in fire.
He ran to house and his wife pulled
an oilcloth from the table and threw
it around him, but not until he had
been badly burned on the hands and
face.
The residence of r. G. White, near
Mineral Point, was struck by light
ming in a recent electrical storm.
The lightning struck the rod and fol-
lowed the electric wires, burning out
all the electric fuses and charring
the house interior throughout. The
family experienced a great shock ana
thought the home was on fire The
floors will have to be torn up and
the entire lighting plant and tele-
phone system in the house re,nstalled.
Mrs. Nancy Himason died at her
home in Platteville Thursday after i
lingering Illness She was 80 years
old the previous Saturday. She had
been a resident Of Platteville for
many years and was an active mem
Der of the Women's Relief Corps.
Surviving are a daughter in Texas,
a son, Arthur, FreepOrt, and.
brother, Warren Johnson, OF Platte
willie. Funeral services were held
Saturday from the home OF Warren
Johnson.
The Catholic Daughters of Amer
ice held initiation exercises at
Platteville Sunday of last week. The
ceremony began with the attendance
in a body of the Daughters OF High
Mass, and continued through the al
ternoon. Sixteen candidates took the
degrees About 140 members from
Lancaster. GAINESVILLE, Darlington anu
Cuba City were in attendance. Inc
four grand regents from GAINESVILLE,
Darlington, Lancaster and Cuba City
addressed the assemblage. After the
initiation a banquet was served the
courts and visitors at X. ?. hall.
Lester Young, 20, youth who has
been in various escapades IN Rich
land and Crawford counties, is again
in iail at Pra du Chen. The youth
entered the Burlington station at
I.vnxyille and stole ticket. He then
boarded a south-bound freight. When
the brakeman entered the gondoia
where Lester was tie youth produced
the ticket. The train NEW that the
ticket had been stolen End conse-
uuently took the young man 70 Fra.
du Chen where he was Ja44ed. IN
the hoosegow Lester cOnfidingly told
a fellow-prisoner what he had done
and was basely "squealed on" Now
he awaits trial in circuit court.
Mrs. Mary Maxwell, SO, died at her
home in Pra. du Chien Friday a week
ago. She was native of Queens Co.,
Ireland, who came to this country at
the age Of Is. The family first liVeq
in New York, moving to CRAWFORD
county four years later. In 1888 de-
ceased was married to William Max
well. Eleven children were born to
the couple of whom but five survive.
The funeral was held last Monday at
the same church, ST. Gabriers, where
67 years before Mrs. Maxwell was
married. Six grandsons were pail,
bearers. Besides the children the OLD
lady is survived by 10 grandchildren
and two Observation-Disclosures.