Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-11-21
NEIGHBORHOOD
BREVITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.


evening week ago and seriously
hurt. Dorothy and playmates were on
high bank near the road when a Car
driven by Mr.. Baxter of Montfort,
drove along Dorothy's hat was
thrown in the road and she ran after
it and in the path of the car. Just DIS
she stopped over, the Baxter car com
ing from the other direction struck
the child on the head, throwing her
into the air. Falling on the ground
the little one was again caught by the
car She sustained terrible injuries
and for two days remained uncon-
scious. On Tuesday she seemed to
rally little and understood what was
said to her, one side being paralyzed,
however. Her condition is still criti-
cal, the outcome very uncertain
While coming this way from Ora
tiot, Wis, travelling salesman max
ing his trip by Ford route was forced
to pass a bull on the road. He had
just room enough to go by the animal
he figured, but in doing so sgrazed
him. This act evidently angered the
bull, which turned and charged at the
Ford, denting the radiator badly. he
was not content at that but charged
again at the side of the car. The man
had presence of mind enough to step
on the gas, and with a quick turn or
the wheel, got back in the road and
on his way. AS he looked back, the
animal was still paving and prepar-
ing for another charge. The travel
ing man was glad his Ford was out 81
reach of the oncoming rush.
Lord & Co., of Ontario, recently
made shipment of ginseng valued at
$4,000. The shippers received casa
payment of $1,000 down, the remainder
to be paid when shipment arrived
which was sent G. 0. d. Later 1t was
reported that the shippers received
word from the buyers that the market
was so demoralized that they had de-
cided not to accept the shipment OF
arrival, preferring rather to torlelt
the initial payment. The dried root
is used chiefly in China and Japan Tof
various purposes and generally COM
mands high price.
Merle Sweet, Monroe, farmer,
wanted to see how near filled MS Foru
tank was so he lifted a lantern from
+be rear seat and tried to look. De-
snite the warning of the garage man
who was manipulating the filling ma
chine Sweet was in the next instant
enyeloDel in flames. He catapulteu
from the car. Three extingulshers
were brought into play and the names
ouenched without an explosion anu
with onlv slight damage to the car.
In Vernon county a movement mas
haan started to create a fund to cor
rect MINOR defects in school children
whose parents cannot provide the
needed minor operation, glasses, or
remedy for other defect The children
Of the county will contribute and the
elders are not barred. A county treas
nrer for the fund has been provided.
Ansel Russell of Bell Center, en-
route in his auto from show, turn
Oh ont to pass a car. Russells ma
chine tipped over a couple OF times
and the driver was knocked uncon-
scious. When he came to life cou-
ME of hours later his pocketDook anu
wrenches were missing. Inc IhleN0'
did not offer assistance.
FIRE last Monday at midnight caused
.oroo damage to the Perkins Bros.
building at Dodgeville The cracking
4amas awakened the Kelly family, re-
siding on the second floor, ana an
alarm was Sent liz
ment extinguished the blaze.
Eneene Comstock, Bridgeport
fisherman, has an order from soien
tific institution in Massachusetts loi
400 water dogs or water llzaros. Wh"e
use the eastern concern is 10 MAKE u
the Shiny four-footed creatures 10 I"
matter of conjecture.
Lawrence Finley, member OF tne
Ferryville cow testing association mas
a crippled cow. When can ene
broke her hip and almost Went 10 Tue
slaughter house. Today she Is pr
ducing 46.5 pounds OF DutterIat III
month. 1,,
A 12-year-old boy named benson
was killed by an automoblle urlEen
nv Ben Brown of Viroqua. Inc lau'
enroute home from scnool' trleu ~
run ahead of the car. He mlsJuogeu
the distance and was struck deau.
Bv a vote of nearly two TO one Tue
proposition of bonding the village ol
Cuba City, Wis, for the sum Oh 30
400 for the installation of system Oh
boulevard lights carried at the spec
ial election held recently.
Mrs. Bertha Nutter, Crawford coun-
~ farm woman, was working near
gasoline engine. Her clothlhs cauS
in the fiywheel and she was pullel
backwards. Mrs. Nutter was hurC'
but is recovering.
4 car load Of Richland county cows
Holsteins and Ayrshires, started sat
urdav on a long trip to Gautemala'
Central America. The consignment
went to New Orleans by rail, thence
by boat. -, ,on-
aged a large dairy farm near Rlcn-
land Center for some time past nave
moved to Madison to reside.
The Nuzum Lumber Co. barn at
GAYS Mills was partially DESTROYED ny
fire Friday night and faithful oe-
livery horse persisted.
peter Wedge of Belmont, broke ms
arm while excavating rock from the
abutment of an old bridge with a tra1-
tor. tod
The Dodgeville city council voted
fax budget of $4,000 to meet local eA-
nenses for the coming year.
The eighteen miles of concrete nlgn-
wav between Monroe and BrowntoWn
has been completed.