Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-12-02
NE|GHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
state Area.

Inc village OF Benton IS installing
new McDonald-Johnson double ac-
ton oil pump to handle the pumping
of the water for the town.
Wybe Wybenga, a native of Hol-
land, aged Il, was found dead in a
barn at his farm north of Spring
Green, Wednesday afternoon, death be-
ing due to heart failure.
Editor Togo of Richland Center ran
a little notice in his paper, reminding
his spOrtsmen friends that he relished
coon meat. Before the week was out
friends had delivered three of the
choice animals to his office
A campaign is on to procure the
signatures of the necessary so per
cent of the cattle owners in Dane
county to obtain an area tuberculin
test. Mass meetings are being held
in various Dane county towns.
Unwelcome guests visited the Edw.
Nee, Mike Nee and Ned Killoy homes
at Ithaca last week while the families
were attending a school entertainment
Clothing and other articles were taken
in each case. The men travelled in a
car and left no trace.
Joseph Jaconiski, farmer living
near Fairplay had his right hand bad
ly mangled in a corn shredder last
week. All of his fingers and the great
er part of his hand had to be ampu-
tated. He is now in a hospital in Du-
buque
Michael J. McDermott of Barneveld
met with a serious accident, Friday
while attempting to crank a car AS
hn 4, oh
in gear ran over him breaking his
leg. He was taken to hospital where
he is recovering.
William Meinke, a prominent re-
tired farmer and member of the Jack
son County Fair board, is critically ill
in hospital in Dubuque During an ILL
ness last week he broke the aesopha-
gus while nauseated and that brought
on paralysis of the throat.
Miss Ruth Jarrett, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Jarrett, formerly of
Platteville, died recently at the family
home in Glendale, Calf. Mrs. Clara
Webster of Platteville, aunt of the
young lady, went to California to be
with her sister in her sorrow.
While cutting limbs from tree
preparatory to stretching the electric
light wire in front of the D. D. Thorn
as home in Barneveld, Gene Leary &C
cidentally cut his safety belt and fell
backward to the ground distance OF
some fifteen feet He sustained severe
bruises but no serious injury
On Saturday "Bev." Henry was held
up on highway 20, two miles west of
the village of Gratiot, by four people,
two men and two women, who riding
east in fine sedan. "Bev." was re-
lieved of $50 he carried. Mr.. Henry
a Civil war veteran, hiked it on to
the village on foot and reported the
outrage.
Fire, which is believed to have been
caused by spontaneous combustion of
oil waste, early Friday morning de-
stroyed the Egge garage at Mt. Yer
non and about rs cars which were
stored there. A two-story frame store
short distance from the garage was
also destroyed. Verona and Mt. Horeb
fire departments were called and the
former responded. The loss is estimat-
ed at $4,000.
Katherine Elliott, 3-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Elliott of
Rockbridge, Richland county, died on
Nov. 20 as the result of burns received
two weeks previously. The child had
been left alone in the home and in
some manner her dress caught fire
and before her parents could reach
her she had been badly burned about
the neck and arms. Not until the day
following was medical aid summoned
and the girl taken to a hospital. She
died there after much suffering.
Open charges of graft in connection
with the conduct of the Crawford
county highway department were be-
ing investigated by an adjourned ses-
sion of the county board last week
It is said that a salesman for trac-
tor company paid each member of the
committee 500 to obtain the sale OF
a tractor. Two members of the board
turned their money into the county
highway fund as soon as received, but
1t is charged that the other three
members retained the money.-Rich-
land Democrat.
On his way home from Blanchard
Vile Saturday night about ten o'clock
Robert Uren OF Waldwick collided
with a car driven by Clifford Schind-
Ter. also of that place. The accident
occurred about three miles east OF
RIanchardville. The latter car aurned
completely over, causing considerable
damage. Thomas Schindler's callor
bone was broken in two places and
Clifford had severe cuts on his hand
Grant Campbell and Dwayne Massey
of Hollandale brought the injured
men to Blanchardville where DR.. Nc
Donald attended them. Very little dam
age was done to the Uren car.
II rms
village, was very seriously injured
while working in the Rule mine north
of Linden. Friday. Mr.. Nelson was OPP
Grating a compressed air drill and
Glen Jones was working nearby. All
at once tons of dirt and rock caved In
burying Mr.. Nelson to the neck, his
companion escaping the falling de-
bris. Luckily no large rocks struck
him or he would have been crushed to
lifeless pulp. Help was summoned
and the unfortunate victim released
He suffered bad bruises and was taken
to his home by DR.. Ludden, WIS was
called to the scene. At this writing his
condition is reported as somewhat im-
proved Chronicle.
Burglars again visited Avoca Fri
day night but were rather surprised
and left town in a hurry Three sus-
picious looking individuals were lott
ering about town during the after
noon in the vicinity of ]. B. Eagan's
store and Pechan's garage. Messrs.
Eagan and Charles Pechan decided
they would load their shot guns and
await developments in Eagan's store.
About midnight man walked up to
the front door and proceeded to unlock
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