Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-22

Mrs. Frank Jeffrey of Cuba City
died Friday after a long illness.
Miss Helen Lee of Dodgeville and
Will Greenwood of Mineral Point were
married Oct. 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Roach, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Keehner and daughter of
Potosi have started on a motor trip to
Eau Gallie, Fla, where they will
spend the winter.
Mary Bennett died at her home in
Mineral Point Thursday. She was born
in Linden and was educated at the
Platteville Normal. She taught in the
schools of Iowa and Wisconsin.
A steel pulley fell 80 feet on the
Zepplin barn near Barneveld, and
struck Thos. Jones, pump repairman.
on one shoulder. Jones was badly
bruised but no bones were broken.
Bert Hanson, Mt. Horeb school boy,
was taken to Madison hospital for
eye treatment following an accident.
Young Hansen fell and ran a silver
into the pupil of one eye. 1t is not
certain as yet whether or not the
sight is affected.
The Utilities Power and Light Co.
with headquarters at Albert Lea, has
Electric Co. 1t is rumored that the
new company plans to erect new
generating plant at Dubuque and to
distribute over a wide territory
James M. Wheeler, 20, of Sylvan
township, Richland county, was run
over by train and killed at Du-
buque Sunday of last week. He lived
Is hours after the accident. Mr..
Wheeler was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Wheeler of Sabin. The body was
taken home for burial.
Some unknown person fired rifle
shot through the pilot house of the
power ferry, Wanamingo, at McGreg
or, while the boat was pulling for
Pra. du Chen Tuesday evening. The
shot sped by the ear of Pilot J. III.
Zimmerman, and crashed through an
auto top just missing J. H. Males, a
passenger. Authorities are looking in
to the matter.
A barn on the James Dewitt farm
13 miles north of Waukon, Iowa, was
destroyed by fire early Tuesday morn
ing with a loss of $4,000. The barn
was erected last summer at cost of
$4,000 and it was full of grain and
hay. The Dewitt barn was the 18th to
burn under mysterious circumstances
in that vicinity in few months.
Bloodhounds were put on the trail at
Devitt's request, he keeping all per-
sons away from the barn lot until
the dogs arrived. No arrests have been
made.
A large hay barn on the Leslie
Eustice farm on the Elizabeth road
u Ixr
fire which started at $3.50 o'clock on
Tuesday morning. The barn was an
exceedingly large one, and practical
ly new, and contained rs tons of hay
and 20 tons of straw, also hay load
er and quantities OF rope and other az
cessories. The cause is unknown and
it is suspected that it must have been
caused by spontaneous combustion.
1t is understood the barn was par
TALLY covered by insurance.-GaZette.
On the night of Oct. IA, Illinois Cen
trail passenger train No. 152, was pas
sing through the small town of Pa
toka, Ill, in charge of Conductor An
derson and Engineer Wilson. The men
noticed that a big fire was raging in
the town and stopped the train to as
certain if the railroads property was
in danger They found that the water
supply had given out and local fire
fighters were helpless so the train was
run onto a siding and the engine tank
placed at the disposal of the towns
people 1t took all the water in the
tank to finally bring the fire under
control, but considerable section of
the town was saved from destruction.