Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-28
Nearby Notes

Wednesday morning.
castle Summit in the Apple Riv.
er canyon, near Stockton, has beer
selected for marking as one of the
100 most beautiful spots in the state
of Illinois.
James Campbell, 81, pioneer OF
| Crawford county, was found dead in
his livery barn at Pra du Chen, Sun
day morning week ago. Death was
due to heart failure.
John Mick, county treasurer OF
Richland, died at his home near Rich
land Center last Thursday. Death came
suddenly after he had completed his
evening chores. He leaves a widow
and three children
Business men and farmers of Pra
du Chen are taking steps to petition
the state highway commission to es-
tablish free bridge on S. T. L. 19
at Bridgeport crossing the Wisconsin
river
At the big Bridgeport spring Fred
Day of Patch Grove has made a picnic
ground for tuorists. He has a stand
from which coffee, ice cream cigars,
ETC.. may be purchased and tables and
fireplaces have been built. People
patronizing Fred say he is a fine host.
/ DR.. Joseph G. McCrail, a former
well known Savanna man, was shot
in Indianapolis Monday evening about
8:45 o'clock by a highwayman and
died on an operating table in the st.
Francis hospital in that city. The doc
tor fought the bandit and was shot.
! Mrs. Bert Handy, residing on Horse
Creek, Richland county, picked a two
gallon pail of morelS, succulent var
| iety of mushroom now blooming. The
Handy farm contains a abundance of
the growth and the family has been
eating mushrooms three times a day
recently
A barge ferry, 24x60, maintained
| by Sank and Columbia counties, is
! ferrying the Wisconsin at Merrimac.
| The barge was built at Dubuque and
| floated up the Mississippi and Wis
consin rivers, considerable trouble be-
ing experienced in negotiating vari-
GUS bridges.
DR.. Charles C. Gratiot died at his
home in Shullsburg, Tuesday evening
after a long illness. DR.. Gratiot was
rs years of age. Burial was made in
Galena Friday afternoon in Green
wood cemetery. DR.. Gratiot was the
father of DR.. Harvey Gratiot of Du-
buque and DR.. Will Gratiot of Cali
fornia.
J. r. Ames of Ferryville captured
two baby wolf cubs and went back
for the old "She." He met the pa of
the pack and after desperate battle
subdued him. The old wolf bore the
scars of many battle with dogs and
was generally victorious. Ames got
$50 bounty for the male and 81 apiece
for the cubs.
Mrs E. r. Baroody and Mrs. Leila
Mari had an exciting battle one day
last week in the bluffs along the river
north of Savanna with a large rattle
snake. The snake was finally killed
by a workman in the quarry on the
Pullford property after the two wom
en- had stunned the reptile and driven
it to cover under some lumber.
The state highway commission de-
cided to change S. T. l.. 80 back to
it's old location, direct from BOScObel
bridge to Soldiers Grove, and discon-
tinue the state trunk line from Ferry
vile to where it connects with S. T.
l.. 27 near Seneca. Crawford county
residents have objected to the COM
missions disposition of the routes
but the action is final.
The Viola fair officials have voted
to abolish the free pass system for
that fair and hereafter stockholders
and others will have to pay their way
into the grounds. The Viola News
states that the association has to take
in enough money at the gate to pay
running expenses and if this is not
done the fair business will have to be
given up entirely
Albert Frank, residing near Han
over, was severely injured Wednes-
day when he was kicked by COW.
Mr.. Frank was working in the barn
when the COW kicked him knocking
him against a manager. A farm hand
heard his shouts and carried him to
the house. He suffered a broken leg
above the ankle. He was otherwise
bruised about the body.
Neil Washburn, Kernick Stephens,
Lois Schuster and Maxine DOran,
Montfort young people, figured in an
auto accident near Mt. Horeb Satur-
day a week ago. A car driven by Miss
Doran went into a ditch when the
radius rod broke. Washburn suffered
a wound in his knee that required
four stitches to close. Miss Doran
had a cash in one thigh that took
eight stitches, Miss Schuster suffered
a bruised shoulder and eye and
Stephens was bruised in the face.
Young Washburn summoned aid from
farmer and the young people were
taken to Mt. Horeb for treatment. The
party was enroute to Madison for
weekend outing when the accident
happened.
Ralph Lehner and Sam Hill, both
of Stockton, had thrilling escape
experience and a narrow escape from
death or serious injury Monday night,
when their car, an Oldsmobile 8,
plunged over an embankment twenty
feet high Hill jumped from the car,
but Lehner stayed in. The Oldsmobile
turned completely over and pinned
him underneath. The crash was heard
by residents who rushed to the scene.
Hill with assistants turned the car up
right and released Lehner. He was
taken to a nearby residence and 10
cal surgeon called. Upon examination
it was found that he suffered badly
dislocated left shoulder and otherwise
badly bruised. Hill suffered no injur-