Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-27

ed in marriage.
The Methodist church at Dodgeville
has been remodeled at a cost of
$4,000 1t was dedicated Sunday.
Harry Jackson with the Commercial
bank at Madison, Hazel Green man.
was married recently at Waukegan,
Ill.
Claud Watson and family of Liv-
ingston have gone to Albany, Wis,
where he will be principal of the
schools.
Another terrific storm struck Pra.
du Chen Tuesday demolishing hum
dreds of shade trees. Dozens of the
old historic elms were uprooted.
Wilbur Watson of New Diggings
and Miss Elva Preston of Leadmine
were married at Freeport, ILL.,, Thurs
day.
Mrs. Solomon Richards of Dodge
vile died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs C. Sandstrom, at Rockford,
Ill.
Mrs. Thos. Williams has returned to
her home at Hazel Green from Roches
ter, Mimi, where she has been for
nine weeks receiving medical treat
ment.
Albert Dunn, retired farmer, died
at his home in Dodgeville Tuesday.
Maud Redman and Perry Halpin
both of Beetown were married at Du-
buque Thursday.
The tents for campers at the Free
Methodist grounds at Livingston were
blown down Monday but were replac-
ed in time for the opening Wednesday.
Miss Mary Fleming of Shullsburg
and Raymond Harry of Two Rivers,
Wis, were married at St. Mary's
church at Seymour Monday morning.
Lake Pepin has been yielding up its
treasures very literally this summer
in the form of pearls. One of the more
recent finds was made last week. G.
B. Fuller of Pepin, in boiling out
catch of clans, found perfect globe
pearl weighing 80 grains and valued
at about $1,400. Early in the season
Milo Foster, of Pepin, found fifty
one grain globe pearl which is report
ed to have sold for $1,225.
During the storm of the morning OF
August 8th, bolt of lightning struck
the John Swaziek barn at Muscoda
and rather twisted things up before 1t
finally disappeared in the ground. 1t
ran down the electric wires from the
barn to the house and thence into the
kitchen, where it made stove lids, pots
and pans fly in every direction. A
rather badly shaken up little family
had breakfast that morning.
John Lunda, Argyle, pays heavily
for giving free rides, says the Mon
roe Times. He was fined $50 and
cists, amounting to 1878, last week
when he appeared before justice on
a charge of driving too fast. Not only
did he drive too fast but he also
gave Mrs. David Becker ride. Mrs
Becker was about to cross Russell
street near the home of Mrs. Amelia
Dahms, when she was caught on the
bumper of the speeding car and given
a ride for about 80 feet. Mrs. Becker
was uninjured.
While Osmar Hoffland of Montfort
was motoring to Madison, he was run
into near Verona by Mr.. Bell or
Madison Both cars were wrecked, ana
the occupants of Mr.. Hollands car
were seriously injured. Mrs. Hablsch
was bruised and shocked, her two
months old baby suffered the fracture
of a limb between the hip and knee,
and her little son was badly cut up,
one scalp wound requiring four
stitches to close Mr. Hoffland was
driving carefully, while Mr.. Bell was
stepping on the gas. The latter Will
settle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson Alderman and
baby and Mr.. Alderman's sister who
is visiting them, were returning from
Galena Monday evening, and when at
the narrow culvert near Elmer Bid
dicks they met Ariel Bayley. Both
cars were slowed down, each waiting
for the other to cross and both start
ed to make it when the cars came to-
gether. The cars were damaged and
the Ableman baby was rendered I'M
conscious The baby was brought to
the Ketterer hospital where it was
some time before it could be revived.
-Montfort Mail.
At about 2:30 in the morning, last
Friday lightning struck and set fire
to the Darwin Parish barn in the town
of Eagle. and completely destroyed
the structure. Even though it was
raining considerably at the time the
quantity of hay in the barn made it
impossible to save it. No other build
ings were burned and the damege was
confined to the loss of the barn and
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in. Some insurance was carried on the
property destroyed but not enough to
replace the building that was destroy
ed. The loss is keenly felt, this seas
on especially, because the loss of the
feed will cause a good deal OF lncon-
venience. -Muscoda Progressive.
During a severe electrical storm on
the upper Kickapoo, Friday morning,
Grant Markee went from the house
to the barn and few moments al
ter entering the stable, lightning
struck the structure killing Markee
and cremating his body. A beautiful
collie dog which was not only the
pride of the family but loved by all
who knew the animal, had followed
his master and he, too, was killed.
The family saw him leave the house
but did not realize the terrible at
fiction that had come upon them I'M
til they saw the barn in flames. Mar
kee lived about midway between La
Fargo and Rockton. He was about 90
years old and is survived by wife
and son. Several head of cattle were
also killed in the barn.
According to the Daily Republic OF
Baraboo. Sank county's noted resort,