Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-01

AHuICG dIG6uWOOu VI hluG1 dl L Ol1t
and Chas. Foster of Phillips were wed
at Galena, Sept. 8.
Thos. H. Bennett, for more than so
years a resident of Dodgeville, died
Thursday week ago.
A part of the Red Cross funds of
the Livingston chapter has been used
for playground equipment.
Mr.. Crum of Mt Hope died at Bos-
cobel. Mrs. Crum is teaching in the
grades Of the Mt. Hope school.
Mr. and Mrs. George Chandler of
Montfort celebrated their Goth we'd
ding anniversary the past week.
Miss Lillian Jussen Proctor is a
candidate for the assembly from YER
non county on the La Toilette ticket.
E. c. Story, Sc, Madison business
man, disappeared leaving note say
ing he was tired of life. He was iden-
titled with a number of lodges.
Earl Dvorak, Wauzeka farmer, who
terrorized neighbors with a rifle while
drunk, paid a fine of ST. at Prairie
du Chen. Dvorak paid two fines but
got off easy.
Miss Eunice Dobson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Dobson of
Mineral Point and Homer Sweeney of
Argyle were married at Galena last
Thursday
Mrs. March Chase, wife of Rev.
Chase, died at Winnetka, II. Mrs.
Chase lived at Mineral Point thirty
two years, when Rev. Chase was rec
tor of the Trinity church.
Shullsburg thinks that it is reach
ing its hundredth birthday and asks
for reliable information on the sub
ject, so that the centennial anniver-
sary can properly be observed.
Frank Bordner, a Darlington far
mer, filed voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy with the U. S. district court
at Madison. He listed his liabilities
at $17 200 and assets as $4,000.
Anton Nussbaum, Highland man,
was left $500, all the building machin-
cry, trucks, and automobiles OF the
late Leig Gilbert, well known Mad
while employed by Mr.. Gilbert.
The youngest child of VIM. Fergu-
son of Mt. Hope was attacked by dog.
One side of his face and ear were
badly chewed. Men who were work
ing nearby at threshing saved the
child
Monroe had its first khan wedding
Friday along with parade, speech
making and naturalization ceremonies
in field near the city. Police were
on guard to prevent demonstrations
but everything was peaceable.
The Homer Biddick farm was pur-
chased by the Livingston State Bank
at S16O per acre. The farm north
west of Animation, sold to Ernest Gold
man by Mrs. Fred Gundlach was pur-
chased by Mrs. Gundlach at $50 per
acre.
Noah Thomas, of Hampton, Iowa,
passed away at the hospital in Dodge
Vile Wednesday morning. The body
was shipped to Hampton for burial.
Mr.. Thomas came to Wisconsin about
three weeks ago to visit relatives at
Platteville and Linden.
A short circuit in the wiring set fire
to a 40-h. p. electric motor used in the
Dodgevil1e Produce Co.'S warehouse to
grind feed with. Fire extinguishers
put the blaze out and the motor was
taken to Madison for rewriting. 1t is
now working as smooth as ever.
Monticello's new band makes it bow
to the public next season with a fem
mime bandmistress. Miss Marion Bur-
gy, u. of w. coed, has directed re-
hearsals so far and will resume her
work next year after another years
study in music at the university.
Mrs. P. ]. McGeever, mother of j. D.
and w. C. McGeever of DOdgeville,
died at her home in Cuba City last
Monday, having been i'll since Thurs
day preceding. She had been in fail
ing health for a long time. Mrs. Nc
Geever was 20 years old. Funeral
was held at Cuba City Wednesday.
John Biddick and two sons, Mont
fort, driving a Buick six touring near
Dodgeville, collided with an Iowa Sc
dan Wednesday near the Severson
cheese factory. The Buick was COM
pletely wrecked and Biddick and the
boys were bodily cut about the heads
The Iowa car was turned around and
the frame and fender bent.
The Milwaukee depot at Gratiot
was broken into Monday evening and
it is reported that over forty dollars
were taken from the depot safe which
was broken open. Luckily there was
very little money in the safe for the
thieves would have made an easy get
away as the robbery was not discov-
0T6u uuIll Tue agent CdIl1C O11 uuIy GhetI
morning. No clue to the robbers has
yet been found.
Drillers at work exploring the ore
veins, on the Bergman farm, east
of Dodgeville 1 mile, have put down
90 borings to date, drawing but two
blanks so far 1t is the best contin-
uous run of ore discovered in this To-
cality with a drill. According to A.
w. Stops, who is at present inter-
ested in this prospect, the ore vein
is a continuation of the Mckinley
mine where a force of men are at
work again underground. Several
hundred tons of zinc ore held in bin
by the owners of the Mckinley mine
were sold last week to the Mineral
Point Zinc Company, in order that
the ore bins might be emptied to make
room for the newly milled ore now
being mined.
A peculiar auto accident occurred
on South Bench street Sunday From
meager reports received, the injured
auto was being driven north when it
met another vehicle going south. In
order to pass each other it was nee
cessary for the north-bound car to
swing partly off the road where it