Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-06-27


Biddick and Cecil Joynt, four young
men Of Livingston, were swimming IN
a creek near Arthur, Clarence Bid
dick, youngest in the party, stepped
into hole 10 feet deep. The others
went to his rescue and found them
selves helpless. Their cries brought
Lawrence Matthews of Werley, pic
nicking nearby. Matthews climbed
out on a limb and rendered aid with
a stick so that all four young men
came out one at time.
A fire on the John Henry farm near
Union, operated by his son, Clarence,
destroyed horse barn and two straw
stacks. There was hay in the barn,
which, together with all the harness
he owned, was burned. The city fire
department responded to the call and
did what was possible to keep the fire
from spreading to other buildings. A
fire at the same farm IA years ago
destroyed two barns. Fridays fire
-Platteville Witness.
Pra du Chen, a city of well paved
streets but with lower tax rate than
Lancaster, is laying down another
paving project. Macadam on Bluff
street is now being torn up and new
cement paving will be laid. An enor-
nous mixer capable of taking 500
pounds of cement, 20 cubic feet Of
gravel and ten cubic feet Of sand in
one batch, will be used. "a men and
truck are required to keep the big
mixer busy
Frank Foley, GAINESVILLE drug ad-
dict, was captured at Monroe after
an exciting chase. He fed after be-
ing discovered in a doctors office,
where he sought dope. Foley took
$3.50 from the till in the Office. He
claims to have contracted the habit
while in France after being wounded
and gassed He was committed to the
Wisconsin Psychiatric hospital at
Mendoza.
At Pra. du CHEN on Saturday and
! Sunday, June 1917, was held a cele-
bration to commemorate the 250th an
nivcrsary of the appearance on the
Mississippi of Pere Marquette and
Joliet. A tablet was dedicated at the
spot where the French vOyageurs sup
pOsedly viewed the Father of Waters.
Il, 900 people witnessed a historical
pageant put on with 600 actors partic-
ipating.
W. r. Simpson, Richland Center
carpenter, while working on a new
school house at Brush creek, suffered
painful injuries. Simpson at work
on a fifteen foot scaffold, stepped on
a loose board and realizing that he
was falling, jumped. He landed on
his feet but with such force that his
spine was injured. He will recover.
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Edith, RichIand Center. departed last
week on a trip to England and Scot
land, the Iand Of rose and heather.
on the Doric. Their first stop is Dun
dee, Scotland, Kirkpatrick's old
home. They expect to land back in
America about Sept. 1st.
Building operations near Platteville
| include a new $4,000 barn which John
Peddington is putting up on his place
on S. T. L. %. Henry Lane and Hen
ry NodOIf are each building fine barns
and Fred Weigel, an Industrious and
! thriving farmer will build home and
barn at a combined cost of $4,000.
Adolf Schroeder is figuring on new
! farm residence.
D. F. Gray, apple King" of Rice
| township 10 Daviess county, went
down a 20 foot embankment on Sugar
Camp hill when the brakes refused TO
work Gray craWIed out of the
| wreckage and to the road. He was
picked up by passerby and taken
home Beyond serious cuts Gray was
unhurt
| Myron Evanson, Monroe 7-year-old,
was run over by a touring car and
lives. The machine struck him as he
ran across the street. Myron was
knocked down, pinned against a curb
and one wheel passed over his stOm-
ach. He suffered no broken bones or
internal injuries.
DR.. l.. F. Rundell, well known prac-
ticing physician of ssand,ho9 CIV
ticing dentist of Livingston, has sold
his practice to DR.. A. w. Reinke of
Appleton, a recent Marquette grad
uate DR.. Rundell will open an office
in Madison in July.
Geneva Ledbury, 5-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Ledbury of
Beetown, died Wednesday of diph-
iberia after an illness of several
weeks Others in the family have the
disease.
Pra. du Chen post of the American
Legion has Cancelled its plans to put
on Fourth of July celebration.
Posts at Platteville and McGregor
will celebrate in style.
Fred Schwerin Jr. of Cassville, and
Miss Ona Brokaw, Pra. du Chen,
were married in Minneapolis We'd
nesday. T1ey will reside in Milwau-
kee.
John Potter, father of Dustin and
Clyde Potter, died June Is at his
home in Burton. Mr.. Potter was IS
years old.
Cobb boosters are considering the
installation of q canning factory for
corn and peas. Promoters are now at
work in the Cob bterritOry.
Schmitt Bros, Blue River cheese
| dealers, have broken ground for q
new cheese warehouse at Viola.