Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-05-16
NEARBY NOTES

head Of the Mineral Point Zinc Co.,,
arrived in Lake Forest, Ill., Wednes-
day, after sensational race in Il
special train from his winter home in
Los Angeles to receive medical at
tention from his family physician
Mr.. Jones, who is i'll of cancer, char
tered the train at cost of $1,000.
The trip was made in AZ hours and II
minutes. The record, set by a Santa
F'e special in 1905, is "A hours and 81
minutes.
Donald, the two-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Uren, Belmont n
ers, was attacked by an old SOW.
thrown to the ground and bitten OH
the cheek and through one hand For
tunately, Mr.. Uren was not far away,
and saw the old SOW just as she
charged to make the attack He had
hard time beating her off. The
child was hurried to town to receive
medical attention.
A tWo-ton boulder that dislodged
from a cliff near Turkey River
station on the Milwaukee road, rolled
across a railroad track and into the
river The inside rail on the track
was bent out of shape and a passen-
ger train was derailed in cOnse-
quence. The engine crashed into the
bluff and several cars were damaged
None OF the passengers or crew was
hurt.
Edward Jensen, IA, Dubuque lad
brushed from street car by an auto
mobile driven by John Galligan, Cuba
City, is in hospital with broken
leg. Frank Gilbert, IA, the other
youth knocked from the Eagle Point
car, died in hospital from a frac-
tured skull
Little Jack Peart of Hazel Green
who was in the hospital in Plattevillc
for several months, was able to stand
on his feet last Sunday with the help
Of crutches for the first time. Las
summer he was severely burned and
has been confined to his bed since the
accident
A new Ford coupe owned by Her
man Decker, Sandy Hook, was found
at Galena by the chief of police OF
that place. The car was taken from
it's parking place in Platteville, where
Decker had motored for the day.
A four year old son of Edward An
dersOn, of Monroe, had his leg broken
while trying to climb on a MOTORCYCLE
belonging to a traffic officer and
standing in front of his home.-Argyle
Atlas.
Platteville is experiencing a team
sters' strike. "Teamios" employed by
the city refused to take a cut from TOO
to Coo an hour. The city is contem-
plating the purchase of trucks.
Edward West of Monroe, was in
jured while leading a horse. The
animal became frightened, ran anC
the rope was twisted about the hand
cutting the palm severely.
Walter Richardson, so, Fennimore
died in a Platteville hospital, where
he had gone for treatment, Friday
morning. The remains were taken tc
Fennimore for burial
Leo Biddick, who was injured in an
auto accident in Oklahoma severa
weeks ago, has sufficiently recover
ed so that he has returned to his
home at Montfort.
The Platteville Wholesale Grocery
warehouse was broken into last Mon
day night but as no stock was stored
in the building nothing was taken
Edward Montieth of Blanchardville
had an auto collision near the Green
county poor farm, Monday evening
No one was hurt.
Irwin Buell. Of Monroe, aged Is, was
knocked down between two horses
and trampled upon, causing fracture
of his left leg.
Francis, the 21-year-Old-sOn of Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Crow, former resi-
dents of Belmont, died at Kenosha OF
brain fever.
Twenty car loads of tailings were
shipped from Hazel Green to Ian
caster to be placed on roads out OF
Lancaster.
Harold Tracy is rebuilding his resi-
dence in the town Of Harrison. The
old house was recently destroyed by
fire.
Horace Wilder of Cassville and
Retha Cardey of Mccartney, were
married at Dubuque last week.
Reginald Duerst of New Glarus
aged 10, lost an eye by the explosion
of a dynamite cap.
T. G. Lewis and Mrs. Nellie Pengelly
of Fennimore were married Sunday OF
last week.
passed rigid ordinance regulating
Eliza Thresher and Wallace Rich
ards were married in Galena Wednes
day.
Edna Feathers Belmont, and James
Aver, Leadmine, were married in Ca
lena.
Twins were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Schuler of British Hollow.
VIM. H. Kendall, 6S, died at his
home in Dodgeville Wednesday.
Mrs. Rhoda Murray died at her Fen
nimore home, Friday, May 4.
Mrs. Jacob Sauer, aged resident OF
Darlington, died Monday.