Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-01-03
NE|GHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

and Roy HuSnlII OF M1Hlln, were mar
ried Wednesday.
Stewart Watson of Livingston and
Miss Eldred David of Montfort, were
married Thursday.
Miss Doris Bohringer and Mr.. Div
er Koecke, both of Bloomington were
married Tuesday.
Miss Carrie Champion Of Bagley
and William Clark of Bagley, were
married at Dubuque.
John Knause, a Richland county
farmer, raised potatoes that averaged
pound and half apiece and ran
about 40 to the bushel
Mrs Sherman Dean, aged so years,
died at her home in Harrison We'd
nesday night. Funeral Friday after
noon at two from the home. Burial
at Wing.
Mrs. Josephine Welty, daughter of
the late DR.. and Mrs. Isiah Hamilton,
was born at Highland Wis, and died
at Hampton, Iowa, her home for As
years.
DR.. w. M. Gratiot who has been at
Shullsburg for several weeks with his
father, DR.. G.. c. Gratiot, plans to
leave Mineral Point this week for Cal
ifornia.
Mrs Bridget Plunkett, aged 80. of
ROCKVILLE, died from burns received
when her clothing was set by burning
tobacco from a pipe which she was
smoking.
William Graham, 6, E. Dubuque boy,
ran his sled against an iron fence
while coasting on steep hill and
suffered a fractured rib. He was
knocked unconscious.
The funeral of the late Charles P.
Doyle was held at Cuba, Tuesday at
St Rose Catholic church. Rev Faith
er Doyle OF Highland, brother OF the
deceased was celebrant.
Thomas Garnett, general manager
of the Mineral Point Zinc Co. and Miss
Elsie Homrick Of Galena were mar
ried Dec. 18th They will be located
at Garnett for a short time, when
they expect to return to Galena.
Several stores in the village OF
Gotham were raided for small sums
of money and articles of merchandise
by a Saturday night burglar who ran
sacked the various stores and left no
clues Local talent is suspected.
James r. Tracy & Son, Platteville
breeders Of fancy Holstein cattle,
have bought a purebred bull, Jullana
Lilith Mutual 4-year-old and weigh
ing $500 pounds. The bull was bred
bv John Hetts Of FIT. Atkinson. He
comes from a fine strain of butter
producers.
Kenneth WISE, Oelwein, Ia, brake
man on the Great Western, was IN
iured at Elizabeth when he coll1ced
with an open coal door while clngng
to the train which was travelling at
high speed. Wise was unconscious
when picked up He was taken TO
Dubuque hospital.
Loren Baptie, Viroqua garage man.
was the victim of an unusual accldent:
Baptie left his Ford coupe on a nlll
while he assisted stalled truck drlV-
er to get his car started. The Ford
backed down the hill, seeking Baptle'
and knocking it's owner into dltch-
Baptie was badly cut and bruised.
Fred Groth opens a candy factory
at PIatteviIle this month. Groth has
recipes for 354 different kinds OF
CANDY and will be able to supply a
number of sweet tooths. Plattevllle
now has a candy factory, lawn mower
factory. doll factory and number OF
mOonshine factories in the immediate
vicinity.
U. T. Prouty, Richland Center, vlo-
lated the Richland Center ordinance
which forbids the operation OF pool OF
billiard rooms. Prouty ostenslDly ran
a nriyate club but it was FOUND thaI
others could play there too. Prouty
maid a fine of SIS and costs Dut Will
carry the case up to determine II the
municipality has the power TO close
his business. 1t probably hash I:
Herman Buelow, an aged resident
Of the village of Spring Green, was
almost instantly killed WEDNESDAY,
evening. when he was struck Dy tle
east bound passenger train as ne en-
dnavorad TO cross the railroad tracks
ahead of the approaching tram, at ti!e
crossing near the village hall III MS
home village. He was seventy years
of age and is survived by his Wlfe anu
six children. Moan
Richland county officers have peen
active seeking out those engage" -
transporting booze. The ohceIs ian
down two Madison men and connscat-
Oh their cargo but the men maue a
getaway while the officers were loao-
ing the stuff into another car. hue
mund Collins, Tavera, suspeSsSu ~
selling contraband, was ralueu CIV -
gallons of clear alcohol, heid III nt0
Mace for rectification, was c a-an 80
ed. Collins paid hne Oh S.OO 60
costs-by all odds the stiHest lne 40
sessed in Richland county 70
Harry Metcalfe was a nasssssio with ne
can Of alcohol IN ms us t pgsdeI later
e Miss Lenora Williams discovered
fire IN the Bellevue school which was wa
due to faulty construction in Coz eonn neid
ton with heavy firing during tn the e bvl
snan The fremen found the ny,
snap frozen fr and were compelled to
o obtains i hot water at residence to to
thaw the valves before a supply ne -
water waite could be obtained a That TaSs
accomplished the work OF III eNi inb but but
m ne buidin g was doomed Had the o
Haze been discovered in the mla %, = y y
the night it is practically s ee5' destroy ry
the building would nav es o onnroximate-
- $500 was sustained, which WIN De