Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-20
NE|GHBORHOQD
BREVITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

A large barn on the Ernest Julson
farm, near Hollandale, was consumed
by fire Thursday evening. Mr. and
Mrs. Julson were attending gradua-
ton exercises in the village and did
not know Of the blaze until they re-
turned home. By that time the barn
and adjacent small buildings were a
mass of flame Julson will rebuild at
once.
The Connecting Link Mine buildings
and mill plant northeast Of Cuba City,
was burned to the ground in spec
tacular fire Monday morning of last
week. The fire was discovered in the
main hoist about 3 a. m. The loss is
around $4,000 with $4,000 insurance.
Dubuque and Lamont, Iowa, parties
own the mine.
Jack Gunderson, Boscobel cheese
maker, had Ford coupe stolen from
him while he was attending picture
show. Gunderson left the car parked
in the center of the main street. A
bridge tender saw the car being driv-
en- north the same evening. Gunder-
son carried insurance.
Carl Oman, Boscobel lumber dealer,
had $50 stolen from the office till IN
broad daylight. Tramps are suspected.
Thos. Duffy, E. Dubuque marshall
for % years, died Thursday in Mercy
hospital, Dubuque, after a long illness.
Howard Donnelly, Galena telegraph
operator, advises everybody not to
fool with an electric fan while one is
in operation. Howard tried to adjust
one and the blade caught his fingers,
severely decorating them.
Phillip j. McGeever, 65, Cuba City,
died Sunday of last week of heart
trouble. Death came suddenly. A
wife, one daughter and two sons, j. D.
and w. G. McGeever, Dodgeville at
torneys.
The entire estate of the late Mar
garet Hearton, former Galena resi-
dent, has been left to the Catholic
diocese of Rockford. The estate is
valued at from $4,000 to 100000.
C.. A. Parfrey, Richland Center mill
operator, has acquired large tract OF
elm timber near Rockford The logs
will be shipped to Richland Center
and worked into box veneer.
| Mrs. Ella Jenkins, ReWey, suffered
an injury to one hand while hanging
wall paper A ring on one finger
caught hook on the wall, resulting
| in deep cash on her hand.
A motor party Of four Waukon, Ia,
men Jumped for their lives when big
Buick car stalled on the tracks of the
Milwaukee road near WaukOn Jet. The
car was demolished.
| Lightning struck a hay barn, 40X60,
on the Anthony Dempsey place, near
Galena, Tuesday causing total loss
from fire. Some valuable muachinery
was destroyed.
Carl Klofanda Montfort optome-
trist, and Miss TLelma Dyer, Rewey,
were married Saturday. They are On
a honeymoon trip to Minneapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. U. Price of Lone
/ Rock, celebrated their golden we'd
ding Saturday, June 2. Eighty-four
relatives were present.
The body of James ConnOrs, Clyde
| farmer who drowned in Sneed creek,
was found floating in the Wisconsin
river, near Lone Rock.
Platteville masons have started
work on their 100000 temple with the
expectation of having the building en-
closed by fall.
Fred Speth, formerly of Belmont,
died at Edmund Friday. Funeral was
held at Cobb. He is survived by a
wife and five children.
Martin Tuythsch, 36, Elkader, COM
mitted suicide with a % caliber rifle.
The man was a world war veteran and
in poor health.
]. T. Jewell of Galena, American
Consul at Birmingham, England, was
married June 2 to Miss Seers Of Eng
| land.
Nelson Bower, aged resident of
Darlington, celebrated his S7th birth
day last week.
Mrs. John Baker of Cobb died Tues
day, May Goth.