Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-12-19
NEICHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week Fro171 Tri-
State Area.


Miss Mary Joestgen of Mineral
Point, and VIM. G. Hughes of Madl-
son, were recently married.
Miss Eliza Black of Benton, and
|. d. King were married Wednesday.
They will reside on farm near APP
pie River.
Richard Peat and Miss Melva Whit
ish, both of Livingston, were married
at the Methodist church at Galena
Friday.
A change of venue to Dane county
was granted by Judge S. E. Smalley
in circuit court at Darlington on
Thursday, in the divorce action of K.
e. orion and the counter suit filed by
Mrs. Harriet E. orion. Mr.. Orion is
vice president of the First National
Bank at Darlington.
Joe Busch, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Casper Busch of Belmont, was shot
and seriously wounded while hunting
at Wisconsin Rapids. His gun acct
dentally discharged while he was
passing the gun from one hand to an
other. A CHASTITY wound that left the
ribs bare was torn into his left side,
Just above the heart. His recovery Is
expected.
With a bullet lodged in the center
of his brain Leonard Colt, Jr., 8, Of
Monroe, is in a critical condition at
the hospital, following accidental eX-
plosion of his gun as he was crawl
ing through fence while on hunt
ing trip with another lad, Paul Busch,
H. The boys had quarrel and mad
started in different directions, ac-
cording to the story told by Busch,
when he heard the shot and turned to
see his companion fall. He fastened
to his side and helped him walk a
mile to the nearest farm house.
Michael Griebe, while working IN
the Black Jack mine at Galena suffer
ed a compound fracture of his left leg.
In some manner car rolled back
striking him on the ankle.
At Lansing Iowa, there is carp
farm where carp is corn fed and sent
to the eastern markets, where it COM
mands a high price. In this section
this fish is considered inferior.
Charles Richter of Montfort, and
Miss Anna Swenson of Muscoda, were
married at Galena, Dec. 10.
Miss Margaret Reber of Calamine,
and Clinton Harrison of Darlington,
were married Thursday. They will
reside at ShullsIburg.
S. B. Cottingham of Benton, had his
coupe car stolen in Dubuque. He
left the car parked on a street.
Miss Mary Hishen, died in Chicago
of pneumonia She occupied posi-
ton of trust in the Chicago public
library. The remains were brought
to Mineral Point for interment.
John Steiger, cheese maker Of
Mineral Point, has filed voluntary
petition in bankruptcy in the U. S.
District Court at Madison. His liza
bilities are $4,000 and assets $500.
Mineral Point has accepted the
plans of Edward Tough for $4,000
high school building. There are three
sites under consideration.
The roof and upstairs rooms in the
John Book house at Highland were
destroyed by fire Monday afternoon.
A defective chimney caused the blaze.
The daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Weaver of Linden, was badly burned
about the face and chest Sunday even
ing when she upset coffee percola-
tor on her body. The little sufferer
will recover.
Mrs. G. c. Neal, wife of Alderman
Neal of Mineral Point, was suddenly
taken by death at st. Joseph's hospi-
tai, Mineral Point, Tuesday. She was
"A years old. A husband and three
children survive.
When the new Cobb canning fac