Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-07-22
CITY WATER IS
FOUND TO BE
CONTAMINATED
Village Board Meets to Find
Cause and Prevent
Condition.
Especial Correspondence TO the Herald,


BLOOMINGTON DR.. McLaughlin
health officer, sent some of orr
city water to the state uniyersi-
ty for examination recently and
it was found to be unfit for use
The village board met Wednesday
evening to consider how best to rene
dy the trouble. The big tank and
bydrants are being thoroughly cleaned
and it is hoped the source of the trou-
Bile can be discovered and prevented
in the future.
Dies From Poison.
Mrs John Gates received a letter
from her brother Levison Woodhouse
OF Gordon Nebr., telling of the tragic
death of his daughter, Mabel from a
dose Of poison given here by her hus-
band, Ed NeWcomb The poison was
also given to their two children, bow
Of ten, and a girl of five years. and
some Of it taken by the man himself.
The children were saved, after hours
Of work. Newcomb is alive.
The WOOdhOuse family lived here
for many years, and Mabel was born
in this village about A years ago.
Besides her children she leaves her
father, one sister and one brother. The
relatives and many friends here were
shocked and deeply grieved to hear of
the sad affair and sympathize with
the family in their trouble.
Little Burdell Alderman got his
hand caught in the hay rope, and it
was quite badly burned and Iacerated.
Rosemary O'Neil who was injured
last week in an auto accident is recov-
ering rapidly.
Miss Camilla Pohle of Polo, Ill,
came Saturday to visit her friend,
Miss Althea Sprague Mr.. and Mrs.
Sprague, Althea and Miss Pohle will
start this Tuesday on an automobile
camping trip through northern Wis
cOnsin.
Mark HOskins came over from Lam
caster and conducted the funeral of
Albert Dewey's mother at Patch Grove
Wednesday, r. n Hoskins is in Da-
kota and Ralph was laid up with a
lame foot, the result of having a piece
of needle extracted from it a few
days ago,
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schweitzer of st.
Paul were calling on old friends here
Thursday. Mrs. Schweitzer lived here
before her marriage, and Mr.
du CHEN.
Mrs. Leo Ryan, who is visiting here
received word that her husband had
been hurt by head of stock at their
home in Plateau City, Colorado. Later
word reported that he was better.
Attorney R. NJ. Orchard, of Lancas-
ter. spoke at the NJ E. church Sunday
morning and gave an excellent dis
c
Legal Standpoint"
Frank Critchlow Jessie White,
Frank Edwards and Frank Cornell
with their families attended the pa
trolmens picnic at Platteville Thurs
day
Miss Alta Wetmore went to Richland
Center Sunday to visit friends. With
them she will go to see the Wisconsin
Dells this week.
The ladies of the Congregational
Aid society accepted an invitation
from Mrs. J. w. Taylor of Cassville to
meet with her Friday. A picnic din
ner was served at riverside park. 1t
was a beautiful day and the visitors
enjoyed the outing.
Mrs. "Dode" Woodhouse of Esther
vile, Iowa, her son-in-law and two
daughters, Mr.. and Mrs Tedrow of
Princeton Ill, Miss WOodhOuse OF
EsthervilIe and the two Tedrow chill
dren we're here for a few hours Friday
on their way to Madison to visit the
Lee Greer family.
Mrs. J. B. Gilligan and Patricia went
to Palmyra Saturday to spend week
at the M. f. Baldwin home. Mrs. H.
d. Mcpherson accompanied them as
far as Madison, returning home Mon
day
Mrs. Ed Morrow and Mrs. Minnie
Welsh of Lancaster are visiting rela-
tiyes here.
Miss Ruth Hudson of Monroe, is
spending a week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Hiram Hudson.
Ed Kottke drove to Johnsons
Creek Saturday and took his mother'
who had visited here the past week.
Miss Alta Field visited at the home
of her sister, Mrs. H. Greenawalt IN
Dubuque this week
Mrs. Ed Patterson and daughter
Mary spent the past week with frlenus
at Baraboo
Mrs. Louise Hayden is visiting at
Dodgeville this week.
Frank Tummond of Dubuque, is Wis
iting his friend, Seward GarthWaite'
A new daughter arrived at the nome
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dolphin Iues,
day morning. Mrs. Minnie Ishmael
of CassvilIe is caring for the mother
and babe.
Miss Leah Schneyer is home from
Lacrosse for a two weeks vacation.
She has good office position IN
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