Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11
.EIGHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

Alley Sorenson, farmer, went to
Reedstown on Tuesday of last week
to pay his taxes and take care of
some other business, and had an ap-
pointment with one of the bankers
for 900 o'clock on Wednesday morn
ing, but the date was never kept. At
ley was a prosperous farmer living
between Soldiers Grove and Reeds
town and had gone to the upper Kick
apoo village to pay his taxes. He went
the days before, that he might visit
with his old friend, Pat Hale, and they
retired late after visiting the fore part
of the night Next morning Hale arose
early and went to the woods to cut
some timber, telling Sorenson that he
might stay abed as long as he liked.
When Hale returned shortly before
noon to get dinner, he found Sorenson
cold in death The latter had evidently
reached up to get a new rifle off the
wall and in examining it the weapon
discharged and the bullet went
through his head. Vernon county Off
GERS were called and made an investi-
CATION, deciding that the shooting was
accidental.
Lawrence Schmidt, young farmer
living north of Elkader, has disap-
peared from home second time with
out leaving a tangible trace as to his
present Whereabouts. He was last seen
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock. His
car was picked up in front of hotel
at Oelwein and Sheriff Larson was
notified. Schmidt disappeared in much
in
and was not heard of until he returned
home on his own account in January
1924. returning that time from Phila-
delphia. No reason was given for his
disappearance and there is no appar-
en- reason now He had a public auc-
ton billed for Tuesday, Feb. IL, on
the farm he was renting.
While business men and citizens OF
Platteville generally have discussed
the plan of going to a city manager
form of municipal government for
year or more no definite steps have
been taken to bring about the change.
There are those who favor the plan
but sentiment has not crystallzed to
bring about definite action. Dubuque,
only "a miles from Platteville has OPP
Grated with city manager for some
years and has progressed and those
fostering the movement in Platteville
are pointing to that city's experience
as an argument why Platteville should
try it out.
Irwin Martinson of Lansing was
drowned in the Mississippi river Fri
day, when he went through an air
hole in the ice while playing. The
hot oft
several boys young NartinsOn was
playing with a wooden decoy duck
and attempted to kick the instrument
into the water, when he went little
too near the air hole and the ice gave
way, taking his body underneath with
the current. The child's father is
tailor and they came to Lansing from
DEBORAH last spring.
A tragic accident happened Thurs
day morning at Mineral Point when
Albert Johnson, aged about So, met
his death. He with others, were oper-
ating the Martin Calf Feed Co. mill.
He was upstairs at the time working
alone How the accident happened no
one knows, but he was caught in the
machine by a foot and the flesh torn
off up to his thi gh. He yelled for help.
The machinery was stopped, but he
died shortly after No bones were
broken. He leaves wife and five chill
dren.
Jack Tracy, former proprietor OF
the Tracy hotel at Platteville will put
on two big Kentucky Derby Days at
the Darlington fair grounds, July 3
and f. Mr. Tracy will give away two
cars through Red Star sales. There
will be all kinds of entertainment in
Guiding two big ball games with the
Union Giants against two crack teams.
The event promises to be great one
and unprecedented in this locality.
Sixty-five weavers from Hanover,
Ill, were in Pra. du CHEN last week
in response to advertisements for
"help wanted" The men were in the
city Thursday and Friday and upon
hearing of strike conditions departed
as they came. It is authenticity re-
ported that at the textile union meet
ing Sunday, Ill persons reported for
roll call. A number are said to be out
of the city.
The old brewery building located
on the bank of the river at Gutenberg,
is being RACED This was an old land
mark built in 1852 and 1858, and had
been engaged in beer making until
few years ago The rock is being used
for construction of government dams
in the Mississippi. Forty-three years
ago, Gutenberg had five breweries,
two distilleries and twenty-six saloons.
George Doudna, son of Leon Doud-
ma. of Giilingham vicinity, Richland
county. was badly burned about the
face on Thursday evening while light
ing a gasoline lantern. Luckily his
eyes were not injured and the doctor
who was called, gives it as his opinion
that few If any scars viii remain per-
manently on mis- face and neck from
the burns received.
Veterinarian G. III. Leary had mar
row escape last Tuesday when ms
Ford touring car was caught Pr the
KickaDo0 passenger train on the eros
sing in tl1e nam street FL SCORERS
Grove. Tee street was crowded WIN
teams ana bcI cars ON sia oa
seured the view ha sacE aa g
his machine was wrecked but he es-
capped unhurt.
The furniture store oil Z A VS.
foYner-v 81 Ilseo6a yves almost to-
tally des royed b fac iast TUESDAY
evening 81 Crandon.~ 2 he loss was
S12, 600 and the family Lad DaFe1
time to escape from the second floor /
General managers OF the Burlington, /.
Northwestern and Milwaukee roads 7
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