Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-11
BLOOMINGTON

Mr. and Mrs George Budworth 70
turned from Rochester last week.
Mr. BudWorth is somewhat improves
ia health
Mr. and Mrs. George Holford living
at Modesto, Calf. report the death
81 one Of a pair Of twins, a son. The
remaining twin is daughter.
Mrs Minnie Fox recently received
4 letter from her brother, VIM. War,
wick. Of juneau, Alaska. Mr. War
wick has been in the Alaska coun,
try some time and has had experiences
and adventures of a most interesting
nature In business way he seems
10 have done we'll there.
Following a ng-established GUS
tom, the young people of the village
rang the old year out and the new
year in Nearly everybody in the viii
lage heard the tuneful midnight nlu
Sic The six large bells of this vii
lage make an unusually merry chime
When they all ring at the same time
Several Of our merchants have re-
ceived cards announcing the fiftietE
anniversary OF the engagement Of
rheo (Garry) MetzgoT, as travelling
salesman for the r. Barrett wholesale
has been coming to this city for over
forty years. He is still going strong
and we believe has no intention OF
retiring. SO far as we know, his ser
vice beats the record for a travelling
position with one firm.
IL anv have ever been taken alive
i good gorilla specimen would pc
worth from S5.00000 upwards. Then
~ the second place the gorilla Is a
NOT climate animal One would Gle Oh
pneumonia a day or two after he met
b temperature below frost. The Her
ald wild life writer recalls the STORY
and advises everybody to sleep easy
and hunters to save their powder lot
Grant county rabbits.l
a large animal resembling a gorllla
il said to be at large in this county
L Is reported that it visited william
LtghtfOots farm near the Hurricane
one day last week and carried OIL a
200-lb. hog. Mr.. Lightfoot was not
at home but his wife is alleged 70
have seen it. An animal escaped
rom a circus in the eastern part o.
the county last season, and thls =
said TO be the lost attraction.
arge hunting party was organized
al Beetown and vicinity and made
search for the strange intruder, pot
found no trace of it.-Bloomlngto1
saeord Edgar Allen Poe, writer
Of wild stories, seems TO have noVea
from Grant County Herald ana taken
UP his abode with the Record. rms
same story appeared in the Heralo
couple Of months ago with the settlns
at Elk Grove and the story thaI Z.
cow had been killed by the gorltld-
The whole thing was 50 ridiculous
that the Herald supposed that no one
would take it seriously but lt seems
people have and now the gorilla y ~
the Hurricane. The Herald HEREBY
brands the whole story as lmpro6-
able and advises no one to take y
seriously. In the first place clrcuses
don't carry gorillas-the animals aTe
the hardest to capture known ana rev
Yern Brookens with force O.
about fifteen men yesterday Compel
cd the 3-days' ice harvest OF the hrst
crop Of ice on the pond south OF TOWN
Vern is an old hand at the business
and had all things in good order. ne
pl0w and saw were used to cut the
cakes and the boys pulled them down
to the chute. where they were hauIsa
into the shed, fifteen cakes at q lliile.
About 10000 cakes Of perfectly cleal
solid ice. over a foot thick, We're pas