Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-07

The remains of Mrs. Marks were
brought to Darlington for burial from
Mineral Grove, Wis. Rev. and Mrs.
Julius Marks were located in OAR
lington three years while he was pas
tor Of the Congregational church.
Ben Isobell died the first of last
week at his home near Hazel Green.
He had been i'll for about three weeks
and death was due to a stroke. The
funeral was held Friday afternoon
with burial at the P. M. cemetery,
Benton, Wis.
w. R. Graves, Pra. du Chen attor-
ney, was made Grand High Priest
Royal Arch Masons at the annual
meeting held in Milwaukee last week.
Sam Smith, Dodgeville farmer, went
to his barn to do chores and found a
red fox in a stall. Smith killed the
animal, receiving bounty of So and $40
for the hide.
Fully clad except for shoes the
body of R. F. Peterka, Dubuque, was
found in his room by police. The man
had been dead for several days and
the body was stiff. In one pocket was
a wallet containing $122.42 in cash
and a stove full of kindling showed
that preparations had been made to
start a fire.
Francis Hilver and 6ancee, Miriam
Troy, Claire and Dale Troy and Ada
Raine, returning home to Darlington
from Dubuque, were pinned beneath
a sedan car when the vehicle skidded
on an icy road and turned over. The
men broke the glass and pulled the
girls out. Miss Raine had one Shout
der bruised but the others were not
hurt
Ruth Lick, aged 5, E. Dubuque
child, was badly burned while playing
with matches at the home of her
grandfather, John Eberle, Monday of
last week. Eberle, arising, heard the
child scream and going downstairs
found her clothing in flames. DR..
Lewis was called and the child taken
to Dubuque hospital. Her clothing
was burned from her body and she
was seriously burned on the body and
hands.
After testifying her husband, Jacob
was a habitual drunkard and treated
her cruelty before deserving her a
year ago, Mrs. Lena Heisler was
granted a divorce by Judge Nelson in
District Court at Dubuque. On sew
eral occasions, she said, Heisler threw
forks at her Another time he hit her
with a stovelid. He came home in
toxicated one night and set fire to the
furnishings, she testified. They were
married at Michigan City, Ind, in
1898.
Ed. Minhinnick, Platteville taxi
driver, with a travelling man as pas
senger, tipped over in his car enrOute
to Leslie last Tuesday. The car
tumbled down an embankment and
tipped over in several feet of water
pinning the men beneath. Minhin-
hicks leg went through the floor
board and lay next to the muffler so
that with the engine still running the
member was nearly cooked before aid
came, lifting the man out. The sales
man was submerged but for his mouth
but kept breathing in spite of the cold
bath. He was not badly hurt. Min
hinnick is in the hospital.
Chas. Wolfe of Platteville has
fish hatchery at his summer home at
Lake Chetac, near Rice Lake, where
he raises brook trout to stock various
streams and for the market. The
water in this lake has an artes1an
source making it especially good for
trout. Mr.. Wolfe bought one million
eggs at Bangor, Me, and these are
Matching now. He has one million
fry and about 10000 adult hsh. A
trout is ready for the market when z
years old and brings 81 pound. Mr.
Wolfe has been in the game for three
years and finds it very interesting
AS another source of revenue he has
SO cottages rented to resorters during
the three summer months.
Dubuque shipping circles hail with
delight the news that a freight car
rier barge line will be established on
the upper river this year. There Will
be at least two power vessels ana tour
barges engaged. Service will be es-
tablished between ST Paul ana 81.
Louis. The craft to be built Will zoe
Ga feet long and carry rs tons. WhlIe
two barges are making trip the
other two will be at terminal points
acting as warehouses. When the
loaded barge arrives the other will be
ready to go north or south, as the case
NAV be. This sounds pitifully small
when one thinks of the majestic ooats
that formerly piled the river, making
nnwards of $4,000 profit a trip, but it
is start. 80
j III. LEWIS says IlAC p1ASS -
lead ore crept up another dollar the
offerings for the week going at SlO7
per ton, so percent lead ore. Far
progress is being made along the lines
of Increased production, and ship
ments of recent date show gains. ON
high grade, milled lead ore at mines
where carried over so percent the
nrice was close to $110. Zinc ore re-
NAMED steady in price, while the Jop-
lin quotations on top grade ore beng
negged at S42 per ton, with the ot1er-
ings. locally, near the $45 mark. me
reserve is out of the way and better
conditions prevail in the field, buyers
Showing more interest than at any
time in two years.
A stranger named Casper Blummer
was found dead in a car at East
Stockton Friday. Andy Rhodes and
Daniel Hall made the discovery, says
the Stockton Herald-News. 1t was
one of those refrigerator cars with
tran door on the roof. Ice is used IN
hot weather and charcoal fre Is
nsad in winter. Rhodes and Hail,