Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-03-26
Nearby Notes

Owen Hitchcock is foreman of the
Phoenix mine near Rewey.
| Mrs. Rebecca Teasdale died at the
| home of her niece, Mrs. Sam McIvee
at Bloomington Sunday.
| John Hudek ST., 81, Highland, died
March 13 from the effects of apoplexy.
A widow and eight children survive.
| John Breese died at his home in
Fennimore Tuesday. He was section
| foreman, until he was retired on age
pension.
| Miss Laura Richter and Alfred
Nagel of Cobb, were married March
10th. They will reside on the Richter
farm near Cobb.
w. S. Waters of Boscobel, died Feb.
| 29th, and on March 9th his wife died.
Mrs. Waters was in good health up to
the time of her husbands death.
Mrs. Enos Englehart, Ellsworth,
discovered her baby daughter writing
in pain while house cat was chewing
the child's leg The child will recover.
James Glennon Swift of Darlington,
and Miss Mabel Bordelean of Duluth,
Mimi, were married in Chicago Tues
day. They will reside in Darlington.
The Atlantic and Pacific condensory
recently operating at Galena, was
closed Saturday. 1t is expected that
another company will operate the
plant.
Cats and dogs are under quarantine
at Monroe due to an epidemic of the
dread complaint, scarlet fever. 1t is
figured that house pets are carriers OF
the disease.
The Mineral Point Oil Co. of Miner
al Point, has been incorporated by
Joseph Fielder, A. F. Bishop Jr., and
James Hutchinson for $4,000, $50
shares at 800 per share.
Three baby girls arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Eustice of
Rewey, Monday. Twins were born to
the parents some years ago. There
are nine children in the family.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Greer and son OF
Bloomington, have gone to New York
City, where they will join Ringiing's
circus. They took ave jumping horses
which will be used for high jumping
acts.
Roy Staber of Mineral Point, tried
at Dodgeville on charge OF maintain
ing q gambling house, was fined $50
and COSTS Frank Mitchell. "the man
behind" otherwise known as Staber's
employer, was fined $500 and costs
Adam Drasen and Miss Elizabeth
Adrian, both of Cassville, were mar
ried March 4th. Mrs. Drasen is a
trained nurse. a graduate of st.
Mary's hospital. Racine. They will
reside ON farm near Cassville.
@. H. Lake of Gutenberg has in
vented a modern, labor-saving box
sealing machine and has a patent on
bo c0o1o hnY0C
accurately and rapidly. Mr.. Lake has
leased part of the old Farm Horse
Tractor Works and will open up
factory.
Mr. and Mrs. William Eustice of
Pecatonica are the parents of a trio
of baby girls who made their arrival
in a simultaneous manner recently.
The infants weigh SIS. and 6.5 lbs.
each. All are fully developed and ap-
parently on the way to long and
happy life.
After living for more than century
without ever having had the care Of a
physician, Mrs. Helen Eichstadt, aged
1O1, one of Green county's oldest resi-
dents, died at her home near Monroe.
A native of Prussia, Mrs. Eichstadt
was married there and did not come
to America until 1881 after the death
Of her husband She never advocated
the use of strong liquors and attribut-
ed her long life to the will of God.
An electric company has been or
ganized in RichlaRd county to develop |
the power resources Of Bear creek, a
large stream. A dam will be built be-
tween Gotham and Lone Rock. En-
gineers claim "a constant horse power
can be developed. 1872 users will take
current from the new dam. The idea
of developing water power for electric
uses will probably be carried out to a
considerable extent in the next few
years.