Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-06-10
NE|GHBORHOOD
BREvITIES AND
NEARBY NOTES
Important Events
of Week From Tri-
State Area.

Walter Skate of Livingston, will
teach the Middleton graded school
next year.
Miss Nellie McCrea of Benton, died
Wednesday following an operation for
appendicitis.
John Hasburg of Highland, aged
20 years, died May 22nd. He was tele-
phone operator
Prospecting work is being done on
the copper deposit between Darling
ton and Gratiot
The remains of Will Letcher, who
died in Milwaukee were brought to
Cobb for interment
Miss Hulda Karlen of Dodgeville,
and John Ellingen of Milwaukee, were
married the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gugerty have
moved from Belmont to Lone Park,
Ill, to make their home.
Jimmy, the four year old son of
John Pierick of Highland, is paralyz-
ed as a result of a fall from a high
chair.
An unusual relationship att Argyle
is that of a cat and baby squirrel.
The cat has small kitten and has al
so adopted the baby squirrel.
Two men from the Cheyenne coun-
ty were arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Robinson, charged with dynamiting
fish in the Kickapoo river. They were
tried in county court and paid fines
of 5000 and costs each.-Viroqua Cen
sor.
Clifford Worthington, of Ontario,
convicted at Sparta of throwing acid
on a dog which causer it's death, was
sentenced to serve four months in the
county Jail.
A peculiar disease, said to be SINH
lar to black leg, is reported as having
appeared among cattle belonging to
Charles Minard and Clayton Wasslik
of WilIow.-Cazenovia Reporter.
E. j. Davey, well known shoemaker
of Boscobel, died there Sunday week
ago following a short illness with flu.
A wife, two daughters and son sur
vive. Mr.. Davey was about so years
old
Only once before in 81 years has
the Mississippi river been as low at
La Crosse this time of year, according
to weather bureau records. The stage
of water is 2.7 there. On May H.
1874, the river reached a low stage of
% feet.
Six sows, including two gifts, far
rowed II pigs on the Isadore Fitzmor
ris farm near Elkhorn. One of the
animals narrowed u pigs last June
and raised them all and had IA this
spring. They were pure bred Poland
Chinas.
G.. F. Kies, principal of the public
schools of Blue River, was in this city
on business Thursday. Mr.. Kies has
signed a contract to teach for two
years hence at Blue River. Evidently
his services are very satisfactory. -
Boscobel Dial.
Miss Genevieve Hutchinson, daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hutchinson of Mineral Point will be
united in marriage to Mr.. j. w. Riley
of Rockford, Ill, June 9Th. He is as
sociated with the advertising depart
ment of the Rockford Morning Star.
The scene of the Raftery block fire,
on West Main and North Court, Platte
Vile, is being filled in and surfaced
for lawn, trees and shrubbery be-
ing planted. Eight persons lost their
lives in the fire, which occurred Feb.
8, 1919, and the ruins have since stood
as a grim reminder.
A committee has been elected at
New Glarus to have charge of the
S0th anniversary celebration Of the
founding of their village, which is
to occur some time in August. An
anniversary celebration has been held
there every decade since the colony
was started.