Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-09-26

ing Oh Bogus BiuIl III crawford cOuN-
ty, have found an ore bearing strata
containing both gold and silver. Mr..
Warren recently had samples assayed
that ran SO worth of gold and an
ounce of silver to the ton. Mr.. War
rem expects to install machinery very
soon to exploit the project. Bogus
Bluff has been a mystery to residents
of the surrounding territory for years.
Recently Warren and man named
ROhrbacker appeared and leased the
property from the owner. They be-
gan excavation. Warren says his
father, an old prospector, worked the
prospect years ago but was forced to
quit when his funds ran out. He al
ways had faith that fortune was in
the ground there and upon his death
urged his SON to come back some day
and work the mine. Warren labored
in the west for years finally amassilg
enough money to come back and take
up the quest ITO date we have spent
approximately $4,000 to excavte the
cave" Warren says. 1--WE have dug
about 600 feet of tunnel. We have
found many old Indian relics believed
to belong to the stone age"
John Thomas, who died at the fam
lily home in Cassville Monday night,
Sept. II, was born in Lancaster, Oct.
II, 1851, the son of Reuben and Eliza
Thomas. When John was five years
old the family moved to Cassville and
for many years were proprietors of
the Deniston House. John Thomas
was married to Ida Webster August
Is, 1851. Their only son, John, died
Is years ago. There are two daugh
tiers: Maude-Mrs. Chas. Schnering,
and Mary-Mrs. Glen Ashlock of
Cassville. There are six grandchiid
rem. For nearly 40 years Mr.. Thomas
had charge of the government lights
on this part of the river and until a
couple of years ago attended to the
work himself. His last illness dates
from November of last year and he
was belfast since last March. Flu
neral services were held at the resi-
dence last Wednesday, the Reverend
Harry Lee officiating. Burial in the
Cassville cemetery
Mrs. M. S. Henderson of Shullsburg
last week received a letter from Ger
many and it certainly was a curiosity.
The envelope was plastered with
stamps amounting to $4,000 marks in
value. There were twenty in all, each
of 5000 marks denomination and they
were about the size of our special de-
livery stamps The back of the en-
velOpe was entirely covered and there
were several on the front for good
measure. Germany will have to either
make larger envelopes or smaller
stamps at the rate marks are deprec-
iating., 1t is fortunate thot prohibit
ton has ont struck that country yet;
they still have good ''lickers." Pick
and Cad.
George Smith sr., an old resident of
the town of Little Grant died Friday,
Sept. IA, after an extended illness.
Mr.. Smith was born in Ireland Jan. z,
1916, and attained the age of II years,
s months and II days. He came to
America at the age of II years and
after a short residence in New York,
located in Grant county. Mr.. Smith
leaves one brother, Patrick, and twp
sisters, Rosa and Catherine. Funeral
services for Mr.. Smith were held at
Bloomington the Monday following his
demise, with burial in the Catholic
cemetery there.
Sheriff Simmons of Lafayette coun-
ty visited Shullsburg one day recent
ly and played a number of slot ma
chimes in the village. After obtaining
this first-hand evidence he returned
with warrants, deputy and a truck
and proceeded to get busy. The ma
chimes were confiscated and the men
keeping them were fined $10.75 each.
Charging that her daughter, Mrs.
Louis Evans, had ridiculed her in
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a contract to feed and clothe her
properly, Mrs. Mary Goldbin, So, was
granted the return of a Madison lot
which she had decided to her daugh-
ter yeors ago.
T. F. Anding, formerly of Highland,
where he resided up to two years ago,
was found dead in an elevator shaft
at Grand Rapids, Mich, Sept. Is. The
body lay four days before being dis
covered The elevator had been con-
stantly in use and as the space be-
tween the bottom of the lift and the
pit is only five inches the body was
squeezed to pulp. Anding was 80
years old
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph V. Rogers of
Dodgeville celebrated their 57th we'd
ding anniversary Saturday, Sept. Is.
They were united in marriage at
Dodgeville by the Rev. Jas. Anderson,
an uncle of the bride. Mr.. Rogers is
"a and his wife, 70. Both enjoy good
health.
Miss Mabel Huntington of Belmont
has entered in new field in the bust
ness world. She has contract to
supply Gimbel Bros, one of the big
retail stores of Milwaukee, with bit
tersweet and Jacobs Ladder. She re-
allies a considerable return for the
work
Rev. J. w. Griffiths, Congregational
pastor at Dodgeville for the past five
years has resigned to take effect Oct
z. He is the third Dodgeville minis
ter to leave within two months. Rev.
Griffiths has accepted call to Shulls-
burg
Robbers entered the Golden Eagle
store at Dubuque last Monday night,
taking about a dozen pairs of trous-
ers and several caps. The same night
the Althauser store on Central avenue
was entered and between SIS and $25
in cash taken from the cash register.
Shipment of machinery of the Har-
vey Paper Products Co. is being made
from Waukesha to Monroe where the