Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-06
NE|GHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

illness OIL SIX nlOnLuS.
The body of the infant son born to
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Cooper who died
at Madison was taken to Blooming
ton for burial.
Jno Paulus, aged 43 years, took
his life by taking strichnine. The body
was taken to Highland, his old home,
for burial from Beloit.
Hugo Take, Elkader farmer, fell
80 feet from hay track to the barn
floor. He suffered fractured skull
and numerous broken bones.
Peter Erickson, working on a farm
near Postville, fell from a haymow
while fixing a rope, and broke his
back on the cement floor % feet down
John Dean and Ray Spies, returned
to Platteville from So. Dakota, devel-
oped smallpox They were Immediate
ly isolated and placed under treat
ment
DR.. A. Mcclellan, 81 years old, prac-
ticing physician at Blanchardville for
the past 35 years, died Wednesday. He
is survived by his wife and four
daughters.
A car load of lumber has been sent
into New Diggings by the Mineral Pt.
Zinc Co., that is supposed to be used
for new jigs and other repairs at the
Champion mine.
The zinc mill on Cocker mine No. 2
at Livingston is recovering about 80
tons of concentrates a day. The Co
ker mines have been operated for more
than fifty years.
Miss Grace Curnow of Platteville
died Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
Mary Wilson Cooper of ColfaX, Wis,
where she was visiting. Burial was
made at Platteville Friday.
The four months old baby of Mr..
and Mrs. Sylvester Runde of Cuba
was left alone for a few moments late
Wednesday and on the return of the
mother the little one was found to be
dead.
The body of P. j. Rice of Wilton
was found in the Kickapoo river near
the spot where his wife was found
dead three months ago. Rice had
brooded over the death of the wife
who had wandered from a hospital
and committed suicide while demented.
Albert Hanson of Gotham, received
painful bruises, scratches and
sprained foot when a load of hay up
set on which he was riding last week.
AS the load tipped he was thrown
free of the load, landing on the hard
ground.
The four months old baby of Mr..
and Mrs. Sylvester Runde was left
alone for a few moments late WedneS-
day and on the return of the mother
the little one was found to be dead.
The bereaved parents have the sym
pathy of all in their sad loss.-Cuba
City News.
NIurrell Gassen, Pra. du Chen boy,
was perhaps fatally injured at Men
dota, I'll, where he was ope1 ating a
tractor on a street paving job. Mir
rell fell from a road grader and hit
the ground in front of tractor. He
was run over, both hips being crushed
and his pelvis broken. He will be a
cripple for life if he RECEIVERS.
A movement has bene started to-
wards securing better drainage of the
lower Fancy Greek valley. 4 dal in
age district was put in some years
ago on the upper part of the valley,
but it is now proposed to drain the
creek valley from its mouth in Pine
river for a distance of about four
miles by widening, Strengthening and
deepening the creek bed. A prelimin-
airy meeting of those interested will
be held some time tn coming week
to discuss the matter.-Richlard Dem
ocrat.
A few days ago people on Castles
Prairie noticed q brown thraSher max
ing strange motions and acting very
queerly in the bushes beside the road.
They supposed it was a young bird
making its first attempt to fly, but
soon saw the reason for the strange
actions. In a moment a large blue
racer came out in the road, the brown
thrasher following and striking the
snake on the head. Apparently the
brown thrasher was getting the best
of the battle The observers could
find only small stones for weapons
and the snake escaped unframed
Lodi Enterprise.
Rewards to a total of $1,750 have
been posted for the arrest and con-
viction californian O. Luce of Platte
vile, alleged murderer of man nam
ed Collicott at Davenport last March.
1t is alleged that Luce and compan-
ion attempted to rob the Collicott gar
age and were resisted by the owner.
1t is said that Luce or his accomplice
fired and Collicott fell dead. Collicott
had around $4,000 worth of diamonds
on his person when slain. The slayer
procured neither jewels nor money.
Davenport police have been securing
the country for Luce since the shoot
ing The search has conferred around
Chicago where Luce is believed to be
hiding Papers of last week said he
had a long criminal record.
Henry Miller of Richland Center lies
unconscious and at the point of death
as the result of an accident a week
ago at the farm home of a son. Mr..
Miller and VIM. Reagles were haying
together Their team. high-lifed pair
of colts, became unmanageable and
began to run. The men decided to
jump and catch the horses by the bits.
Reagles caught his horse but Miller
fell and was picked up unconscious
and has remained in that state since.