Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-11-11

WOrK Oh SINKING smart at BLOCK
House mine has started and is down
to hard rock. Two shifts are at work
and it is expected the milling of ore
| will be started some time in January.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Stoner, formerly of
Linden, who returned two weeks ago
to their home in Colorado after a visit
to their old home, have recently suf-
fered heavy loss by fire. They had
just moved to fine new house with
| a garage in the basement containing
their car and a large truck Fire start
ed in the garage destroying the house
and garage with their contents Mrs.
Stoner's parents, who are over eighty
years of age, had gone home with Mr..
and Mrs. Stoner to spend the winter
motor car driven by Herbert Egg
gleston, Pra- du Chen butter company
driver, landed on the pilot of north
bound Burlington passenger No. So
when the young man tried to beat the
train to crossing. The car body was
! thrown to one side, the engine and
| chassis remaining on the front of the
engine. Eggleston landed with the
body and while badly shaken up he
escaped with his life. A number of
| spectators saw the accident
| Wednesday, "Smithy' with the Swift
| Co., and Mr. McDermott of Belmont
had serious collision near Belmont.
The two cars were coming toward
each other at fast rate of speed Mr..
McDermott put on the brakes, which
threw his car directly across the road.
SmithyS' car ran head on into the Nc
Dermott car Mr.. McDermott was SER
iously injured. "Smithy' was more
fortunate and escaped with slight in
jury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Johnson and
| Miss Johnson had a most fortunate es-
cape from serious injury when they
were returning home Wednesday night
from Platteville. Their car struck a
rock and due to the icy roads the car
skldded into ditch and tipped over.
The three were somewhat bruised but
escaped any serious accident The
top of the car and windshield were
broken.-News.
A concrete and steel bridge, of at
tractive design, has been completed
across Block House creek on highway
80, main travelled road between Cuba
and Platteville. 1t is much wider than
the structure undermined by a heavy
flood last June. The approaches are
now being filled in and the bridge will
soon be opened to traffic.
James P. McDermott who was born
| at Kendall, died at Rochester, Mimi,
where he had been for year re-
ceiving treatment following an injury.
He left Darlington in early life for
Montana, where he was assayer of ore.
The body was taken to Belmont, bur-
ial being made at Kendall
Clinton Smith and Eddie Johnson,
Iowa county boys, bagged two wolves
while hunting along the Pecatonica
river. The dogs ran the varmints down
and the boys picked them off with a
rifle. They received $50 bounty and
81 for the pelts, making a good days
work
Joseph Hesse, aged 10, Pra du
CHEN, went riding on bicycle. In
trying to dodge motorcycle the child
ran into the path of motor car driv-
en- by Aid Contell. The boy was badly
skinned up but not seriously hurt 9TH
erwise.
Mrs. Holly Bryan, formerly of Ell
lenboro, is recovering from an opera
ton in q hospital at Bellingham,
Wash. She is manager of a beauty
parlor in the west.
Zinc ore went to $61 per ton with
lead at $125. These prices should
cause new properties to be opened
and bring new life and prosperity to
this section-News.
Jacob Schlump of Muscoda and
Miss Grace Delaney of Madison were
i married Tuesday. The bride is a grad
uate nurse of Oklahoma City
The marriage of Miss Sylvia hunk
ell of Keller and Pholop Houtaker OF
Hazel Green will take place in the
near future.
Mrs. Alex Metz, wife of a druggist
and Mrs. John Milling, both passed
away at Mineral Point on Oct. 20.
Miss Una Corpion of Boscobel and
Herbert Turner Jr. of Wauzeka were
married at Galena Saturday.
Miss Genevieve Poole and Harris
Pilling of Darlington were married al
Dubuque Monday.
Miss Pearl Dickinson of Highland
and Forrest Schill of Dodgeville were
married Oct. 81.
Mrs. Ed Haug, daughter of Mrs
Margaret Dali of Cuba City, died al
Waterloo, Iowa.
Miss Adeline thinner of Cobb anC
A. ]. Funnel of Chicago, were mar.
ried Oct. II.
Miss Anna Abrahams and Kenneth
Jackson of Shullsburg were married
Oct. 81.
The Methodist church of Mt. Hope
celebrated it's 50th anniversary Oct
1925.
Mrs. Esther Redfearn died at New
Diggings at the age of 70 years.
Mrs. Sarah Mccormick of Highland
died the past week.
Mrs John Molling died at Mineral
Point Friday.
FLOUR MILL OWNER