Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-10-18
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREvIT|EShND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

Gt6T II CuL Dr., d pioneer ClLlZ0u
of Highland died Tuesday.
Francis Bartle of Arthur and Mrs.
Bessie La Flash, Montfort, were mar
ried in Galena Monday of last week.
The farm of Jacob Wenger, a farm
er residing near Belmont, was raided
and still, a quantity of moonshine
and some mash taken.
DR.. w. j. Pearce has just returned
to his home in Dodgeville from a
seven weeks tour in France, England,
Germany and Switzerland.
Fire of unknown origin totally des-
troyed the farm home of Henry Elem
ing, one mile north of Highland, early
Saturday. Most of the furniture was
saved. Assistance from the neighbors
and villagers confined the fire to the
house. The loss is partially covered
by insurance.
Monroe authorities have found no
trace of the burglars who broke into
the l. c. depot Friday night and car
ried away the 800-pound safe. 1t was
found 200 yards down the track, CHS
eled open. About $1O0 was taken. The
ticket office was ransacked, but offic-
ials found no tickets had been taken.
John Eberle, So, East Dubuque, en-
ployed in the Farley-Loetcher plant,
was badly burned about the chest and
hands when he came into contact with
$4,000 volt electric circuit. Eberle,
washing windows above a large
switchboard, fell across the switch
when a frail support collapsed. He
frantically grasped the switch, re-
ceiving the charge Of current and then
dropped unconscious to the floor. He
will recover.
The Dubuque motor truck which
carried a large load of furniture
through Benton Monday morning go
ing from East Dubuque to Stockton,
was destroyed by fire few miles the
other side of Shullsburg. The engine
back fired and gasoline escaping from
the tank caught fire and the truck
load of furniture were consumed by
the flames in short order. A high
grade piano was destroyed among
other things.
John Robinson of Savanna, was shot
in the right lung in front of the Farm
ers' hotel, Savanna, by VIM. NOEL
vain, fellow employe at the Prov
Ing Grounds, the government station
near the city. Bad blood had existed
between the men and it is said that
Robinson had threatened to get Nc
EIwain. Robinson was shot as he
drove up in his car, McElWain claim
ing that he thought Robinson was go
ing to draw a revolver and that he
shot to cheat him to it." McElwain
was arrested. Robinson had no wea-
pom on him and things look bad for
his assailant.
Drillers working for the city of
Mineral Point, extending the sewer
age system, found clippings of lead
and jack in one of the borings Satur-
day Thereafter sludgings were made
every foot and a strongly mineralized
area, from IA to 16 feet in thickness,
was penetrated. The Mineral Point
section of the mining field shows car
Donate zinc and lead ore in the upper
horizons but very few substantial de-
posts of zinc lower down. Attempts
to develop mines such as the Tripoli,
Liverpool, Merry Christmas, Hazel
Patch and Hoare and Harris mines
failed some years ago. The new de-
post makes at a depth of 80 feet, and
in all the mining history of Mineral
Point nothing so strong has ever been
located Mining men are interested
and work of exploration will be or
ganized and followed up extensively.
me myers OIL some hluS Ld1l1 ICCh
for mischief during the period they
are awake and some of the depreda-
tions they commit border on vandal-
ism. The drinking fountain on the
sidewalk in front of the postoffice re-
ceives lots of attention from the
youngsters daily. They are not sat
isfied with altering the flow of water
to suit their fancy but take delight
in making the basin a catchall for
everything in their pockets. On two
or three occasions recently some of
the juveniles have emptied lot OF
unpoppeG kernels of popcorn in the
receptacle which clog the basin and
cause an overflow of water on the
sidewalk. Local authorities have lost
patience with the kids and unless this
monkey work ceases some of the par
ents will have fines to pay as result.
Pichland Rustic.