Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-10-04
Belmont school fair will be held on

Oct. 18th
Thos. Ellery died at his home in
Mineral Point Monday.
Mrs. Mary Thomas died at her home
in Hazel Green Sunday
Miss Dora Riege, Big Patch, died
Monday Of last week after long ill
ness.
John Murray and Evelyn Bates both
Of Darlington, were married at Galena
Sept. 18th
Mary Teasdale, New Diggings, and
VIM. Wells, Shullsburg, were married
the first Of the week
Editor and Mrs. Goldthorpe of Cuba
are entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Zimmerman Of Florida.
Miss Mary Harrison, Darlington,
was married to Wallace Brewer, Min
eral Point, Tuesday. Sept. 18th.
Mrs. Mary Prideaux, Dodgeville, fell
from a stool while arranging vines Oh
her porch and broke her left arm in
two places.
Dwight James, Mineral Point, sold
a carload of cattle in Chicago for lie
pound, averaging 400 pounds. R.
G. White averaged 5000 a pound on
his cattle.
A II pound son was born at the
hospital in Boscobel to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ted Griswold of Livingston, Saturday
a week ago. The child died soon after
birth.
A bus line has been put into service
from Dubuque to Shullsburg and re-
turn, via Hazel Green, Cuba City and
Benton. Two trips a day will be made
each way.
Mrs. Benz. Gleason, Benton, died at
Finley hospital, Dubuque, Friday fol
lowing an operation for appendicitis,
performed two weeks ago. Burial was
made at Benton.
John Kelly, aged 81, died at Shulls-
burg Thursday. He is survived by
his sisters, Mrs. Edward Cummings of
Darlington, Mary Kelly Shullsburg,
and brothers, Edward and Giles.
Stating that he was member Of the
legislature that framed the primary
law, State Treasurer Henry Johnson
SAYS he will not be an independent
candidate against Sol. Levitan, the re-
publican nominee.
The Platteville Toy & Garment fac
tory will soon open to manufacture
non breakable dolls and other articles
Of daily use. The company is
Platteville concern with local officers.
Jack Tracy is president, E. j. Stone
man, vice-president, and Jesse RuDle'
secretary and treasurer.
Harry Strong, 43, Bruce, Wis, died
Sunday a week ago of cerebral men
nights. Mr.. Strong was a former
resident of COrnelia, this county, ana
burial was made there Tuesday fol-
lowing services at St. Mary's church,
Platteville Mr.. Strong left widow
He moved to Bruce eight years ago.
Ralph Benish, Highland, fell from
the top of his silo to the bottom wed
nesday and lives to tell the story al
thouhg he dropped 81 feet. He suffer
ed sprained ankles and blisters on
his hands and legs from catching an
iron pipe on the way to terra hrma
plank broke on the top of the sllo,
causing Benish to drop.
Allen Simpson, Racine attorney, son
of Judge Simpson, Darlington, acct
dentally killed Miss Evelyn Canaan, "a,
a school teacher, at Racine Wednes-
dav week ago when he struck her
in the back of the head with golf
club. Simpson was demonstrating
golf strokes when the young woman
stepped in the way of his swinging
club.
Francis Coston, residing near Car
mi. Ill, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed Wednesday. Mr.. Cos
ton was cutting weeds in his front
ward. It had been little cloudy, but
the sun was shining brightly when
the bolt of lightning struck him. His
hat was torn to pieces and the top OF
his head and one side of his face and
body turned black.
A raise of 100 per cent in the price
of zinc ore has taken place in the last
twelve months. Last year 80 per cent
ore brought $1,000 Today $4,000 is
offered for the same grade In con-
sequence mines in the lead and zine
ore belt, a narrow strip from Galena,
Ill. to the Wisconsin river, may soon
be opened and mining prosperity will
again flourish. Lead ore is now
bringing $85 a ton. The. Fordney
tariff bill is said to have boosted the
lead and zinc market.
V. Bevans & Son, Platteville, have
installed a good-siZed radio receiving
station with 200-foot aerial and seven
strand, IS guage, 5wire equipment.
They have connected the Methodist
churcn TO the CITY nall TeCelFAHS op
paratus and will give Sunday even
ing concerts prior to the regular SER
vices. The Bevans hope to Obtain
radiograms from foreign countries.
The Rev Lowell Young, Chicago,
has been selected for the pastorate OF
the Congregational church, Darling
ton, effective Nov. LIST.
The Cazenovia Northern railroad,
which runs from CazenOvia to La
Vale, changed hands last week, the
owners, the village of Cazenovia and
the township of Westford, selling the
entire line and its meager equipment
to w. w. Cash, well known promoter
of New Lisbon Mr.. Cash has been
identified with several railroad pro-
jects in the past and was some years
since at the head of scheme to ex-
tend the Hillsboro road to Richland
Center. That deal fell through and
now W. w. bobs up as the new owner
of the Cazenovia line. There will be
something doing the coming winter
with Mr.. Cash at the head of this pro-
iect.-Richland Center Democrat.
A Superior federal court jury re-